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WESTINQHOUSE, George, inviiitor. was born iu Central Bridge, N.Y., Oct. 6, 184G ; son of George Westingliouse. He removed to Sche- nectady, N.Y., in 1856, where lie attended the common schools, and spent much time in his father's machine shoi). inventing a rotary engine in 18G1. lie served in tiie 10th X.Y. National Guard, and in the IGth N.Y. cavalry, 18G3-64 ; was assistant engineer, U.S.N., 18G4-65, and was a student at Union college, 18G3-66. His inventions include a device for replacing rail- road cars on the track, 18G5 : the Westingliouse air brake, 18G8, and railway signals, electric machinery, and many mechanical improvements. Resettled in Pittsburg. Pa., as a manufacturer, suhseipiently erecting the Westingliouse Building and becoming an officer and director in various corporations. He received the decoration of the Order of Leopold from the King of Belgium in 1884, and that of the Royal Order of the Crown of Italy, 1889 ; the honorary degree of Ph.D. from Union in ISOO : and was made a chevalier vi the Legion of Honor in 1901.

WESTON, Henry Griggs, educator, was born in Lynn, Mass., Sept. 11, 1820; son of John Equality and Hetty (Bacheller) Weston ; grand- son of John and Sarah (Boutelle) Weston and of Theophilus and Mehitabel (Breed) Bacheller, and a descendant of the Rev. Stephen Bacheller, the first minister in Lynn, Mass., 1632, and of John Weston, Reading, Mass., 1644. His father was a member of the firm True & Weston, publishers of the Cliriatian IVatcliman, Boston, Mass., 1818. He was graduated from Brown uni- versity, A.B., 1840 ; was a student at Newton Theological institution, 1840-42; ordained to the Baptist ministry at Frankfort, Ky., 1843; and served as a pastor of churches in three counties in Illinois. 1843-4G; as pastor in Peoria, III., 1846-59, and of Oliver Street church, New York city, 18.VJ-68. He was married, 1845, to Enda- mile, daughter of Abraham and Sarah (D'Orsey) Van Meter of Hardin county, Ky. In 1868 he was appointed president of the Crozer Theological seminary, Chester, Pa., a position he still held in 1903. The honorary degree of A.M. was con- ferred up<jn him by Shurtleff college, 1846 ; that of D.D. by the University of Rochester, 1859, and thatof LL. L). by Brown, Bucknell, Denison and South Western universities, all in 1891. Dr. Weston was president of the American Baptist Missionary Union. He edited : ' ' Benedicte," by G. C. Child (1867), and the Baptist Quarterly, 1869- 77, and is the author of: Tlie Communion, lectures (1867) : Matthexc, the Genesis of the New Testament; The Four Gnxprls ; 77/c Epistle of James.

WESTON, James Partelow, educator, was born in Bremen, Lincoln county, Maine, July 14,

1815; son of Eliphaz and Elizabeth (Longfellow) Weston ; grandson of Arunah and Sarah (Martin) Weston, and of Jacob and Sarah (Jewett) Long- fellow, and adescendant of Edmund Weston, who came to Boston, Mass., in the ship Elizabeth and Anil, and settled in the town of Duxbury, Mass., in 1635 ; and of William Longfellow, born in 1651 in Yorkshire, England, who married, Nov. 10, 167G, Anne, daughter of Henry Sewall. He at- tended Waterville college (Colby university) for two years and was graduated from Bowdoin college, A.B., 1840, A.M., 1843. He commenced the study of law, but abandoned it for that of theology ; was ordained in 1842 to the Uni- versalist ministry, and was pastor at Waterville, and at Gardiner, Maine. He was principal of the Waterville Liberal institute, 1840-49 ; of West brook seminary, Stevens Plain, Maine, 1853-59, and president of Lombard university, Galesburg, III., 1859-72. During his administration he was influential in increasing the endowment fund of the university and in liquidating its debts. Sub- sequently the fourth ward school of Galesburg was named in his honor. He was principal of Dean academy, Franklin, Mass., 1872-77, and then returned to the principalship of W^estbrook seminar}", which he retained until his death. He was married, June 9, 1841, to Eliza Ellen, daughter of Edmund and Lydia (Ci'oker) Wood- man of Searsmont, Maine, and their daughter, Mary Emeline married in 1883 Dr. Walter Wood- man of Portland, Maine. He received the honor- ary degree of D.D. from Tufts college, in 18G4. He died in Deering. Maine, Dec. 31. 1888.

WETMORE, George Peabody, senator, was born in London, England, Aug. 2, 1846 ; son of William Shepard and Anstiss Derby (Rogers) W^etmore ; grandson of Seth Wetmore and a descendant of Thomas AVhitmore who came from England to Middletown, Conn., 1635, and of the Rev. John Rogers (q.v.) president of Har- vard college. His father, a native of Vermont, was an American merchant, trading with South America and China, and his grandfather a Ver- mont legislator and fellow of the University of Vermont. He attended school in Newport and was graduated at Y^'ale, A.B., 1867, A.M., 1871 and at Columbia, LL.B., 1869. He was married, Dec. 22, 1869, to Edith Malvina, daughter of Eugene Keteltas of New Y'ork city. He was admitted to the bar in 1869 and practised both in New York city and New- port, R.I. He was at the head of the electoial ticket of Rhode Island for Garfield and Arthur in 1880, and for Blaine and Logan in 1884 and in 1881 was a member of the state committee to re- ceive the representatives from France on the occasion of their visit to Rhode Island. He was governor of Rhode Island for two terms, 1885-