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Rosenbusch in Heidelberg. He was associate professor of iiiorKaiiic; Ki'oloujy at Jolins Hopkins university. 1885-92 and professor, 1892-i)4. He made invest ipvtions of the geology of Maryland and was employed by the U.S. geological survey to examine the crystalline rocks of Maryland. He was editor-in-chief of " Maryland : Its Re- sources, Industries and Institutions" issued by the World's Fair conimissit)n in 1893 ; edited the department of mineralogy and petrography of the "Standard Dictionary '" and is the author of many jiapers on geological subjects, including : Elements of Crystallography for Students in Chemist nj, Physics and Mineralogy (1890) and Volcanic Rocks of Eastern North America (1894.) He also prepared the " Baltimore Atlas Sheet for the Geologic Atlas of the United States."' He was a member of the international jury of awards, department of mines and mining, in the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 ; a corresponding member of the Geological society of London, a member of the French Mineralogical society, and vice-president of the Geological Society of Amer- ica. The degree of Ph.D. was conferred on him by the University of Heidelberg in 1882. In 1896 bis widow presented the Jolins Hopkins univer- sity with his valuable library and collection of minerals. He died in Utica, N.Y., July 12, 1894. W I LLI A nS, Qershom Mott, first bishop of Marquette, and 181st in succession in the Amer- ican episcopate, was born at Fort Hamilton, New York harbor, Feb. 11, 1857 ; son of Gen. Thomas and Mary Neosho (Bailey) Williams ; grandson of Gen. John R. and Mary (Mott) Williams, and of C'apt. Joseph and Mary (Read) Bailey, and a descendant of Maj. Gershom Mott, of the Con- tinental array. Col. John Read of Massachusetts colony, and of Peregrine White. He was grad- uate from Newburgh academy, in 1871 ; engaged in the mercantile business, 1873-74 ; attended Cornell University, 1875-77, and studied law, 1877-79, and was married, February, 1879, to Eliza Bradish, daughter of William Siiepherd and Svisan Dayton (Ogden) Biddle of Grosse Isle, Mich. He was admitted to the bar in the same year, but abandoned the law, studied theology and was admitted to the diaeonate in December, 1880, and advanced to the priesthood in 1882, He was rector at Detroit and locum tenens at St. Paul's Cathedral, Buffalo, 1880-89 ; was dean of All Saints' cathedral. Milwaukee, Wis., 1889-91 ; rector of St. Paul's, Manpielte, and archdeacon of Northern Michigan, 1891-95 ; deputy from Michigan to the General Convention, 1892, and from Northern Michigan, 1895 ; chaplain in the national guard of Michigan, and was elected bishop of the newly organized diocese of Mar- quette in November, 1895. He was consecrated in Grace Church, Detroit, May 1, 1896, by Bishops

Tuttle, Worthington and Davies, assisted by Bishops Quintard, McLaren and Brooke and Bishop Sweatmau of Toronto. He was elected a member of tlie Buffalo Historical society in 1889, and received the honorary degree of A.M., 1889, and tliat of D.D., 1895, from Hobart.

WILLIAHS, James Douglas, governor of In- diana, was born in Pickaway count}-, Oliio, Jan. 16, 1808. His parents came from Europe, settled in Ohio and removed to Wheatland, Knox county. Ind., in 1818, where his father died in 1828. James was obliged to supi)ort the family, and consequently received a limited education, being almost entirely self taught. He was married in 1831 to Nancy Huffman, and engaged in farming. He was justice of the peace for Harrison town- ship, Knox county, a representative in tlie state legislature, 1843, 1847, 1851, 1856 and 1868, and served in the state senate, 1858, 1862 and 1870. He was a delegate to the Democratic na- tional convention held at Baltimore in 1872 ; was the Democratic nominee for U.S. senator from Indiana in 1873, when Oliver P. Morton was elected ; was elected a representative in the 44th congress in 1874, serving, 1875-76, and on Dec. 6, 1876, he resigned, having been elected governoi; of Indiana, serving, 1879-80. He was one of the incorporators and president of the state board of agriculture. Governor AVilliams died in Indiana- polis, Ind., Nov. 20, 1880.

WILLIAflS, Jared Warner, senator, was born in West Woodstock, Conn., Dec. 22, 1796. He was graduated from Brown university in 1818, and established himself in the practice of law in 1822 at Lancaster, N.H. He was a representative in the state legislature, 1830-31 and 1835-36 ; state senator, 1832-34, and president of the senate in 1834. He was a Democratic representative in the 25th and 26tli congresses, 1839-41 ; governor of New Hampsiiire, 1847-49, and was appointed U.S. senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles G. Atherton, serving from Dec. 12, 1853, to March 3. 1855. The honorary degree of A.M. was conferred on him by Dartmouth in 1834 and that of LL.D. by Brown in 1852. He died in Lancaster, N.H., Sept. 29. 1804.

WILLIAMS, Jesse Lynch, author, was born at Sterling, 111., Aug. 17, 1871 ; son of Meade Creighton and Elizabetii (Riddle) Williams ; grandson of Jesse Lynch and Susan (Creighton) Williams, and of David Hunter and Elizabeth (Brown) Riddle, and a descendant of David Meade of Virginia, who, with his brother. Richard Kidder Meade of Washington's staff, are said to liave been the originals of Thackeray's " Vir- ginians." He was graduated from Princeton university, A.B., 1892, A.M., 1895 ; was mar- ried, June 1, 1898, to Alice, daughter of Henry B. and Elizabeth (Onderdonk) Laidlaw of New