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tended Yale Theological seminary for one year, but was not ordained. He was married, Sept. 13, 184:?, to Phebo Worth, daiigiiter of Setli and Elizabeth (Wortli) Clisby of Nantucket, Mass. He resided in St. Louis, Mo., 1843-45; and in Nantucket, Mass., 1845-47; was principal of the high school at Eastport, Maine, 1849-51; librarian in St. Louis. Mo., 1851-55; a teacher in South Boston, Mass., in 1856, and was assistant librarian at the Boston public library, 1857-65. and at the library of congress, "\Yasliington, D.C., 1865-73, and librarian of Princeton college, 1873-90. The honorary degree of L.H.D. was conferred on him by Amherst. He assisted in the preparation of the "Index to the Catalogue of Books in Bates Hall" (1861); " First Supplement to the Index" (1866), six annual supplements to the " Alphabet- ical Catalogues of the Library of Congress " and " Index of Subjects " (2 vols., 1869). and '' Subject Catalogue" (1884). He died in Princeton, N.J. , Jan. 1, 1890.

VINTON, John Adams, genealogist, was born in Boston, Mass.. Feb. 5, 1801; son of Josiahand Betsey Snow (Giles) Yinton; grandson of Josiah and Anne (Adams) Yinton of Braintree, and a descendant of John Yinton who immigrated to America previous to 1643 and settled in Lynn, Mass. He was graduated from Dartmouth, A.B., 18'28, A.M., 1831, and from the Andover Theo- logical seminary in 1831; was ordained to the Congregational ministry, May 16, 1832, and was pastor at Sharon, Maine, 1832-34; Exeter, Maine, 1835-36; Chatham, Mass., 1836-38; Kingston, Mass., 1838-39: Stoneham, Mass., in 1839; West Randolph, Yt., 1839-42; Williamstown, Vt., 1842-44; and Bristol, Maine, 1848-49. He was twice married; first, on June 6, 1832, to Orinda Haskell, and secondly, to Laurinda, daughter of Reuben and Sarah (Yinton) Richardson. He was agent for the American Society for Ame- liorating the Condition of the Jews, 1846-47, and was chaplain of the state almshouse, Monson, Mass., 1859-60. In 1860 he removed to South Boston, and in 1870 to AVinchester, Mass. He is the author of: The Vinton Memorial (1858); The Giles Memorial (1864); The Sampson Family in America (1864), Deborah Sampson, the Female Soldier of the Revolution (1866); The Symm£S Memorial (1873); The Upton Memorial (1874), and The Richardson Memorial (1876). He died in Winchester, Mass.. Nov. 13, 1877.

VINTON, Samuel Finley, representative, was born in .South Iladlfv, Mass., Sept. 25, 1792. He was graduated frmu Williams college in 1814; studied law in Middletown, Conn.; was admitted to the bar in 1816, and established himself in prac- tice in Gallipolis, Ohio, in 1816. He was a Whig representative from Ohio in the 18th-24th con- gresses, 1823-37; a presidential elector on the

Harrison and Tyler ticket in 1841; and a repre- sentative in the 2Sth-31st congresses, 1843-51. He was appointed appraiser of emancipated slaves in the District of Columbia in 1862. The honor- ary degree of LL.D. was conferred on him bj- Williams college in 1847. He is the author of: Argument for Defendants in the Case of Virginia vs. Garner and Others for an Alleged Abduction of Slaves (1865). He died in Washington, D.C., May 11, 1862.

VOQDES, Israel, soldier, was born in Willis- town, Pa., Aug. 4, 1816. He was graduated from the U.S. Military academy, July 1, 1837; was as- sistant professor of mathematics at the academy, 1837-43; promoted 1st lieutenant, July 9, 1838; principal assistant professor of mathematics, 1843- 49; promoted captain, Aug. 20, 1847, and served in the Seminole Indian war, 1849-56. He was a member of the board to arrange the programme of instruction at the Artillery School for Practice, Fort Monroe, Ya., 1858-61. He took part in the defence of Fort Pickens in 1861, being in com- mand of the works, April 11-16, 1861; was pro- moted major, 1st artillery, May 14, 1861, and took part in the defence of Santa Rosa island, Fla., against the Confederate attack, Oct. 9, 1861, whei'e he was captured and held as a prisoner of war until August, 1802. He served on the Penn- sylvania border on the staff of Gen. J. F. Rey- nolds during the Maryland campaign of 1862; was promoted brigadier-general, U.S.Y., Nov. 29, 1862; was in command of Folly Island, S.C, April-July, 1863; constructed the batteries on Light-house Inlet for the attack on Morris Island in July, 1863; was promoted lieutenant-colonel, 5th artillery, June 1, 1863; colonel of 1st artillery, Aug. 1, 1803; took part in the operations against Fort Sumter; was in command of the defences of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Ya., 1864-65; and was brevetted brigadier-general, U.S.A., April 9. 1865, for gallant and meritorious services on the field during the Rebellion. He commanded a district in Florida until September, 1865; was on waiting orders, 1865-06; and was mustered out of the volunteer service, Jan. 15, 1866. He com- manded the 1st artillery at Fort Hamilton, N.Y., 1866-81, and was retired at his own request, Jan. 2, 1881. He died in New York city, Dec. 7, 1889.

VOLK, Leonard Wells, sculptor, was born in Wellstown (Wells), N.Y., Nov. 7, 1828; son of Garrett and Elizabeth (Gesner) Yolk; grandson of Cornelius and Jenny (Conklin) Gesner, and a descendant, through his motiier, of Everardus Bogardus, who came from Holland to New Am- sterdam about 1635, wMiere he was the first Dutch minister. His father was a marble-cutter, in whose shopatPittsfield, ]\Iass., he was emj)loyed, 1844-48, removing to St. Louis, Mo., in the latter year, where he was engaged in marble work and