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and Sarah (Moore) Wayland. His parents immi- grated to America from England in 1792, and in 1805 his father was ordained a Baptist minister. He attended Dutchess County academy, Pough- keepsie, N.Y. ; was graduated from Union col- __ lege, A.B., 1813,

A.M., 1816; studied medicine in Troy, N.Y., 1814-15, and attended the Andover Theological semi- nary, 1816-17. He was a tutor at Union ^- college, 1817-21 ; was


 * ^ pastor of the First

"^ Baptist church, Bos-

\ . ton, Mass., 1821-26; and professor of mathematics and nat- ural philosopy at Union college, 1826- 27. During his pas- torate in Boston, he had attracted widespread at- tention by two able sermons : " Tlie Moral Dignity of the Missionary Enterprise " and " The Duties of an American Citizen," delivered in 1823 and 1825, respectively. In February, 1827, he accepted the presidency of Brown university, succeeding Pres- ident Asa Messer, who died Oct. 11, 1826. Presi- dent Wayland continued in office until 1855, when he resigned and was succeeded by Barnas Sears. lu addition to his other duties he filled the chair of moral philosophy, 1834-55. During his administration Manning hall and Rhode Island hall were built and a fund of $25,000 was created for the library. He was a pioneer among college presidents in welcoming the modern branches of learning, and in adopting a par- tially elective system. He was twice married : first, Nov. 2, 1825, to Lucy Lane, daughter of Heman and Elizabeth Lincoln of Boston, Mass. The children by this marriage were Francis Wayland (q.v.) and Heman L. Wayland (q.v.). He was married secondly, Aug. 1, 1838, to Mrs. H. S. Sage of Boston, Mass., who died, Oct. 22, 1872. President Wayland received fi-om Brown university the honorary degree of A.M. in 1822; from Union college that of D.D. in 1827, and from Harvard D.D. in 1829 and LL.D. in 1852. He was first president of the American Institute of Instruction, and a member of the American Philosophical society. He delivered the Dudleian lecture at Harvard in 1831 and the address at the opening of the Providence Athenaeum in 1838, and is the author of seventy-two publica- tions, among which are : Occasional Discourses (1833); Elements of Moral Science (1835); Ele- ments of Political Economy (1837) ; Moral Law of Accumulation (1837) ; The Limitations of Human

Responsihility (1838); Thoughts on the Present Collegiate System in the United States (1842); Domestic Slavery considered as a Scriptural In- stitution (184:5) ; Sermons delivered in the Chapel of Brown University (1849) ; Memoir of Harriet Trare(1850); Memoir of Adoniram Jitdson (2 vols., 1853); Elements of Intellectual Philosophy {ISM); Notes on the Principles and Practices of Baptist Churches (ISol); Memoir of Thomas Chalmers, D. Z). (1864). Amemoirof his" Life and Labors " was written by his sons, Francis and Heman Lincoln (2 vols., 1867). He died in Providence, R.I., Sept. 30, 1865.

WAYLAND, Francis, lawyer, was born in Boston, Mass., Aug. 23, 1826; son of Francis (q.v.) and Lucy (Lincoln) Wayland. He was graduated from Brown, A. B., 1846, A.M., 1849 ; attended Harvard Law school, and began prac- tice in Worcester, Mass., in 1850, removing to New Haven, Conn., in 1858. He was judge of probate for the district of New Haven, 1864-66 ; lieutenant-governor of Connecticut, 1869-70 ; professor in the law department of Yale uni- versity in 1872 ; and in 1873 became dean of the law school. He was president of the board of directors of the Connecticut state prison for four- teen years, and of the Connecticut Prison Aid association from 1875 ; chairman of the execu- tive committee of the National Prison congress, and president of the Organized Charities of New Haven for twenty-five years. He was also pres- ident of the board of visitors to the U.S. Military academy in 1874, and vice-president of the board of visitors to the U.S. Naval academy at Anna- polis in 1880 ; chairman of the jurisprudence de- partment of the American Social Science associ- ation, 1876-1902, and actively connected with various other organizations. He received from Rochester university the honorary degree of LL.D. in 1879 ; from Brown (of which univers- ity he was trustee, 1872-88, and fellow from 1888) the same degree in 1881, and from Yale that of A.M. in 1881. He is joint author with his brother, Heman Lincoln Wayland, of the Life and Labors of Francis Wayland (2 vols., 1867) ; also of many public addresses, and of contribu- tions to leading periodicals on subjects connected with social science, prison reform, jurisprudence and education.

WAYLAND, Heman Lincoln, clergyman, was born in Providence, R. I., April 23, 1830 ; son of Francis (q.v.) and Lucy (Lincoln) Wayland. He attended Phillips academy, Andover, Mass., and the University Grammar school. Providence, R. I.; was graduated from Brown, A.B., 1849, A.M., 1852, serving as assistant librarian of the university, 1849, and was a student at Newton Theological In.stitution, 1849-50. He was prin- cipal of the Ladies' seminary, Townshend, Vt.,