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1886, to Sarah Lacy, daughter of Rev. Dr. James Hall and Susan (Oliver) Brookes of St. Louis, Mo.; and secondly, Aug. 28, 1890, to Eleanor Frances, daughter of James Edward and E. Lo- visa (Walker) Tilton of Natick, Mass. He was or- dained to the Presbyterian ministry in October, 1899, having previously served as a ruling elder and often as a member of the church courts. The honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred upon him by the College of New Jerse}' (Prince- ton) and by Miami university in 1891. He was a trustee ex officio of Lafayette college from 1891; a director of Princeton Theological seminary from 1894; a member of the American Philoso- phical and Historical societies: a fellow of the American Geographical society, and of other learned organizations. He is the author of: The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798, a monograph (1887); At the Evening Hour (1898); Memoir of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, U.S.N. (1898). He was on leave of absence from Lafayette, 1903-03, in Europe.

WARFIELD, Henry Rldgely, representative, was born at " Bushy Park," Anne Arundel county, Md., Sept. 14, 1774; son of Dr. Charles Alexander and Eliza (Ridgely) Warfield, and grandson of Maj. Henry Ridgely. Dr. Warfield (1751-1813) was an originator of the Medical school of the University of Marj-land, and as a member of the Whig club, set fire to the Peggy Stuart at An- napolis, Md., destroying her cargo of tea. Henry R. Warfield removed to Frederick Town, Md., and was a Federalist representative from Mary- land in the 16th, 17th and 18th congresses, 1819- 25, deciding the vote of his state in favor of John Quincy Adams as President. He died in Fred- erick Town, Md., March 18, 1839.

WARFIELD, William, author, was born near Lexington, Ky., May 30, 1827; son of Benjamin and Sarah (Caldwell) Warfield; grandson of Elisha and Ruth (Burgess) Warfield and of William and Ann (Sutherland) Caldwell, and a descendant of Richard Warfield, who immigrated to Annapolis, Md., in or about 1662, and Ellen (or Elenor), his wife. He attended Transylvania university, being graduated from the college of arts in 1846; continued his studies in the medical department of the university, 1846-48, and sub- sequently gave his attention to the breeding of live stock at his country-place, known as " Gras- mere," becoming through his writings, an inter- national authority on the subject. At the out- break of the civil war he was commissioned a cap- tain by President Lincoln, but he served only a short time owing to ill health. He repeatedly re- fused to become a candidate for public office, but among offices received by appointment served as commissioner to the Centennial exposition at Philadelphia, Pa., 1876. He was married, Dec.

21, 1848, to Mary Cabell, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (q.v.) and Ann Sophonisba (Preston) Breckinridge. His publi- cations include: American Short-Horn Impor- tations (1884); History of Shorthorned Cattle in America (1892); and The Theory and Practice of Cattle Breeding (1889), besides numerous papers in live-stock journals, American and British.

WARMAN, Cy, author, was born in Greenup, 111., June 22, 1855; son of John and Nancy (Askew) Warman; grandson of Wilson L. and

Rebecca (Dote) Warman, and of and Nancy

(Horton, Askew, and a descendant of John War- mann, Dutchman, and of the early settlers of Mercer county, Ky., and of Frangois Dote, a pioneer in the settlement of Louisiana, who married Polly McKinney. He attended the common schools, and engaged as a farmer and wheat broker in Pocahontas, 111., until 1880, when he removed to Denver, Col., where he was employed as a locomotive fireman and engineer, and was editor of the Western Railway, 1888. He was twice married: first, in 1879, to Ida Blanch, daughter of George Wash- ington and Sharlot Hays of St. Jacobs, 111., who died in 1887; and secondly. May 17, 1892, to Myrtle Marie, daughter of Ezra Newell and Shar- lot (Cook) Jones of Denver. He edited the Western Railivay, Denver, 1890, and the Chronicle, Creede, Col., 1892; traveled in Europe and the Orient, 1894-95; resided in Washington. D.C., 1896, and in 1897 made his home in London, Ontario. He is the author of the popular song, Siveet Marie, and of: Tales of an Engineer (1895); Tlie E.vpress Messenger; and Other Tales of the Railroad (1897); Frontier Stories (1898); The Story of the Railroad (1898); The White Mail (1899); Snow on the Headlight (1899): Short-Rails (1900); The Last Sjiike (1903), and many poems and short stones in magazines.

WARMOTH, Henry Clay, governor of Lou- isiana, was born in McLeansboro, 111., Maj' 9, 1842; son of Isaac Saunders and Eleanor (Lane) Warmoth. He attended public and private schools in Fairfield and Salem, 111.; in 1861 was admitted to the bar in Lebanon, Mo., where he began practice, and was district attorney of the eighteenth judicial district of Missouri, 1862. He was brigadier-general of state militia; com- missioned lieutenant-colonel of the 32d Missouri infantry, in 1862, being wounded in the battle of Chickasaw Bayou and Arkansas post; assigned to the staff of Gen. John A. McClernand, and served during the Vicksburg campaign; was sub- sequently on the staff of Gen. E.O.C. Lord, 13th army corps, and commanded his regiment dur- ing the campaigns against Generals Forrest and Stephen D. Lee. He joined Grant's army in the attack on Missionary Ridge and Lookout Moun-