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 STETSON

STEUART

rissa Fitch (Perkins) Westcott, and great-grand- daughter of Lyman Beecher (q.v.). Her education was largely self-acquired by extensive and system- atic reading. Slie began to write for publication at an early age, and in 1888 removed to California, where she was active as a lecturer in various economic reforms and movements. She was married first, in May, 1884, to Charles Walter Stetson of Providence, R.I., and secondly, June 11, 1900, to George Houghton Oilman of New York city. The subjects of her lectures delivered in the principal cities of the United States and of Great Britain, include: "Mother, Home and Cliild," a series of three lectures; "Public Etliics"; " What Work Is" ; " End of the Servant Question " ; " Body and Soul " ; " The Social Or- ganism " ; "Tlie Real Things " " Our Brains and What Ails Them"; "America's Place To-day." She is the author of: Similar Cases, satirical verses publislied in the Xatio7ialist (1890) ; T7ie Labor Move)iient, an essay for which she received a gold medal from the Alameda County Trades and Labor union (1892); Wotnen and Economics (1898, 2d ed.. 1899); In Tliis Our World, verse (1898); Tlie Yellow Wall Paper (1899); Concern- ing Children (1900) ; The Home and Its Work (1903).

STETSON, Herbet Lee, educator, was born in Greene. Maine, Oct. 16, 1848 ; son of Reuben and Christiana (Tliompson) Stetson ; grandson of Turner and Tliankful (Lumbard) Stetson, and of David and Lydia (Stackpole) Thompson, and a descendant of Cornet Roberts Stetson, who came from Kent, England, and settled in Scituate, Mass., in 1634. He was married in 1871, to Mary, daughter of the Rev. Nathan C. and Lucy Almeda (Dunn) Clifford of Monmouth, Maine. He grad- uated from the Baptist Union Theological semi- nary, 1878 ; was pastor of the Baptist church, Lo- gansport, Ind., 1878-88 ; one of the editors of the Indiana Baptist, 1886-89 ; pastor of the First Baptist church, Des Moines, Iowa, 1888-89 ; presi- dent of Des Moines college and professor of history and philosophy, 1889-1901 ; became professor of psychology and pedagogy, Kalamazoo college, in 1901 ; and was lecturer at the University of Chicago, summer of 1903. He received the fol- lowing degrees ; B.D., Baptist Union Thelogical seminary, 1878 ; A.M., Franklin college, 1886, and D.D., ibid., 1880 ; B.D., University of Chicago, 1901, and LL.D., Des Moines college, 1902. In 1903 he was residing at Kalamazoo, Mich.

STETSON, John Batterson, philanthropist, was born in Orange, N.J., May 5, 1830. He learned the hat trade, which he followed inde- pendently in Orange, N.J., until 186.5. In tliat year he removeil to Philadelpliia, Pa., where he formed and became president of tlu^ Jolin H. Stetson company. In connection with the fac-

tories of the corporation, reading rooms, a hall, dispensary, armory, savings bank and other con- veniences were established for the employees. Mr. Stetson built Elizabeth Hall for the Deland university, Florida, and gave large sums of money to the institution, the name of which was changed to John B. Stetson university. He was residing in Ashbourne, Pa., in 1903.

STETSON, WilUs Kimball, librarian, was born in Natick, Mass., May 8, 1848 ; son of Daniel Kimball and Mary Weeks (Sanborn) Stetson ; grandson of Samuel and Mary (Kimball) Stet- son, and of Dearborn and Joanna Chase (Durgin) Sanborn, and a descendant of Robert Stetson, who settled in Scituate, Mass, about 1G33. He was graduated from Wesleyan university, Middletown, Conn,, A.B., 1881, A.M., 1884 ; taught school in Ansonia, Conn., during the fall of 1881 ; was associated with the library of Wesleyan uni- versity from 1882-87; was librarian of the Russell library, Middletown, Conn., 1884-87, and of the public library at New Haven, Conn., from 1887. He was married, Nov. 2.5, 1886, to Lillian Alia, daughter of John A. and Alia (Sullivan) Minor of Middletown, Conn.

STEUART, George Hume, soldier, was born in Baltimore, Md., Aug. 24. 1828. He was grad- uated from the United States Military academy, and promoted brevet 2d lieutenant, 2d dragoons. July 1, 1848 ; served on frontier duty and on the march through Texas to Austin, 1848-49 ; was promoted 2d lieutenant, 2d dragoons, Nov, 11, 1849 ; was on duty at Fort Graham, Tex., 1849- 51, and at various forts in Texas, 1851-55, escort- ing Lieutenant-Colonel Freeman in an inspection tour through Texas in 1853, and was promoted 1st lieutenant, 1st cavalry, March 3, 1855. He was on recruiting service ; frontier dut}' at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and in the Sioux expedition, 1855, being promoted captain, Dec. 20 ; served in the Chej^enne expedition, being engaged in a skirmish near Fort Kearny, Neb., Aug. 26, 1856, and was again on duty at Fort Leavenworth, 1857-58. He served in the Utah expedition, 1858 ; at Fort Riley, Kan., 1858-60, scouting to Arkansas river, 1859 ; in the Kiowa and Caman- che expedition and at Fort Wise, Col., 1860, and was on leave of absence, 1860-61. He resigned his commission, April 22, 1861, and joined the Confederate army ; was commissioned lieutenant- colonel, Ist Maryland infantry, June 16, 1861 ; was promoted colonel in July, 1801, and brigadier- general in March, 1862. He led the cavalry with General Jackson in advance upon General Banks, May, 1862, and was subsequently in command of an infantrj' brigade. He was wounded at Cross Keys, Va., June 8, 1862 ; particii)ated in an at- tack on Gulp's Hill, Gettysburg, July, 1863 ; oc- cupied the right parallel of the Confederate