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WILDES, Frank, naval officer, was born in Boston, Mass.. June IT, 1S4:J; son of Solomon Lovell and Sophia (Rice) AVikles; grandson of William and Mary (Lovell) Wildes and of Itha- mar and Sarah (Dunn) Rice; great-grandson of Solomon Lovt'll of North Weymouth, Mass., who served siS a lieutenant in the French and In- dian war of 1T5G. and also with distinction as a briagadier-general in the Revolutionary war. com- manding at one time the defenses of Boston and of all New England, and a descendant of Robert and Eliaibeth Lovell, who sailed from Wey- mouth, England, for the Massachusetts Bay Colony, March 20, 1635. Ithamar Rice of Sud- bury, Mass.. fought at the battles of Lexington and Concord, his name being on the Lexington alarm roll of the state house. Frank Wildes was graduated from the U.S. Naval academy, 18C3; appointed ensign, May '28. 18G3; attached to the L(H'J:a wanna. West Gulf squadron, being engaged in the battle of Mobile with the naval battery until the surrender of Fort Morgan, and to the C'hickasaic during oi>erations in Mobile Bay, March and April. 1865. He next served on the Monad- nock and Vanderbilt, being advanced to master, Nov. 10, 1SG5. to lieutenant. Nov. 10, 1866, and to lieutenant-commander. March 12, 18G8; was attached to the Siticanee at the time of her wreck on Vancouver's Island in July, 1868; subsequently served on the Pensacola and the Franklin, European squadron, and was at the Boston navy yard, 1872. He was married, Jan. 1, 1872, to Lucy A., daughter of Robert and Lucy (Roberts) Smith of Kennebunk, Maine. He served as exe- cutive officer on the Wyoming, West Indies station, 1873-74, being transferred to the Wa- chusett in the latter year; and was on shore duty most of the time until April 1, 1880, when he was advanced to the rank of commander. He com- manded the Yantic, 1882-85; the Portsmouth (N.H.) navy yard, 1885-88; was light-house in- spector, 1889-October, 1892; commanded the Yorktoicn, 1802-93, and was in charge of the equipment office. Norfolk (Va.) navy yard, 1893- 94. He was advanced to captain, July 31, 1894, and commanded the receivinf^ ship Indejiendence, 1894, and the cruiser Boston, Asiatic station, 1895-98, participating in the battle of Manila, May 1. 1898. and being advanced five numbers in the list of cai>tains for " eminent and conspicuous conduct in battle."' He subsequently went to Taku, Clnna. to place legation guards at Tien- Tsin and Pekin; was ordered home, Nov. 6, 1898; was captain of the New York navj' yard in Brooklyn, April, 1899-1901, being advanced to rear-admiral. Oct. 9, 1901, and stationed at Pensacola (Fla. ) navy yard. He was presented a sword by the Boston Chamljer of Commerce in 1901. On Feb. 7, 1902, Rear-Admiral Wildes

was appointed junior squadron commander of the Asiatic squadron, flying his flag on the Rainboiv. He was on his wa}' home from China on sick leave at the time of his death, which occurred on board the China, Feb. 6, 1903.

WILES, Irving Ramsay, artist, was born in Utica. N.Y.. April 8, l^Gl; son of Lemuel May- nard (q.v.) and Racliel (Ramsay) Wiles. He at- tended Sedgwick institute, Great Barringlon, Mass.; studied art under his fatlier and at the Art Students' league, New York city, and under Lefebvre and Duran in Paris, 1882-84. In 1884 he opened a studio in New York city with his father, whom he also assisted at his Summer School of Art at Silver Lake, N.Y. In addition to his rep- utation as a portrait and figure painter, he also became well known for his magazine illustrations. He was made a member of the National Academy of Design; of the American Water-color society, the Water-color and Pastel clubs, and the Society of American Artists, of which latter organization he served as treasurer. He was awarded the third Hallgarten jirize at the Academj' of Design for his painting, the Corner Table, 1866; the T. B. Clarke prize of the Academy for T]ie Sonata, 1889; and also received honorable mention at the Paris exposition, 1889, and a medal at that of 1900; a medal at the World's Columbian exposi- tion, 1893; a gold medal at the Tennessee cen- tennial, 1896, and at the Pan American exposi- tion. 1901, and a prize offered by the Washington Society of Artists; the W. T. Evans prize of the American Water Color society, and the Shaw fund of the Society of American Artists, 1900. Among his other notable canvases, are portraits of Gen. Guy V. Henry (in the U.S. Military academy); Dr. Edward Eggleston; Mrs. Samuel Sloan Chauncey; Mrs. Edward C. Smith and daughter; Miss Julia Marlowe, and Mrs. G. H.. Gilbert.

WILES, Lemuel Maynard, artist, was born in Perry, N.Y., Oct. 21, 1826; son of Daniel and Nancy (Richards) Wiles. His great-grandfather was a native of Berne, Switzerland (by name, Wildt), whose son immigrated to America, where he adopted Wiles as the English sjielling of the name. Lemuel Maynard Wiles was graduated from the New York State Normal college, 1847; studied art under AVilliam Hart and Jasper Crop- sey, 1849. and was instructor in drawing in Albany (N.Y.) academy, 1849-50. and in the pub- lic .schools of Utica, N.Y., 1854-00, opening a studio in New York city in 1864. He was mar- ried, Nov. 1, 1854, to Rachel, daughter of Fred, erick and Rebecca Ramsey of Albany, N.Y. He was director of the College of Fine Arts, Ing- ham university, Le Roy. N.Y., 1875-85. and of the art department of Nashville (Tenn.) university, 1892-93, after which he returned to the practice