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estate, Cai'eswell, subsequent!)^ became the resi- dence of Daniel Webstei'. Governor Winslow died in MarshfieM, Mass., Dec. 18, 1680.

WINSLOW, William Copley, archajologist and author, was born in Boston, Mass., Jan. 13, 1840; son of the Rev. Dr. Hubbard and Susan "Ward (Cutler) Winslow; grandson of Nathaniel and Anna (Kellogg) AVinslow and of Pliny and Phoebe (Ward) Cut- ler, and a descend- ant of Kenelni Wins- low, brother of Gov. Edward Winslow of the Plymouth colony. His father followed Lyman Beecher as pastor of the Bow- doin Street church, Boston, 1832-44. Wil- liam C. Winslow prepared for college at the Boston Latin School; was gradu- ated from Hamil- ton, A.B., 1862, and while in college aided W. G. Sumner and Joseph •Cook of Yale in founding the University Quarterly Review ( 1861 ) . He was an editor of the Hamilto- nian during his senior year; on the staff of the New York TT'b?'Zd, 1862; junior editor of the Christian Times, 1863-64; was gi'aduated at the General Theological seminary in 1865; was ad- mitted to the diaconate of the Protestant Episco- pal church in 1865, and to the priesthood in 1867; studied archaeology and ancient sculpture in Italy a few months in 1866, and lectured and wrote on the subjects upon his return to the United States. He was married June 20, 1867, to Harriet Stillman, daughter of Joseph Henshaw and Mary (Davenport) Hayward. He was rector of St. George's, Lee, Mass., 1867-70, and during the time served as chairman of the school board and vice-president of the Berkshire county Bible society. He removed to Boston in 1870, where he devoted his time to historical and archaeological work, besides preaching in at least 115 different churches in the diocese of Massachusetts on suc- cessive Sundays, but holding no stated rector- ship. He was chaplain of St. Luke's Home, Boston, 1877-81, and secretary of the Free Church Association from its foundation in 1883. He visited Egypt in 1879-80, saw the obelisk removed for New York, and on his return contributed to the Chiirch Revieio and other leading periodicals articles upon Egypt as a field of research. In 1883 he founded the American Branch of the Egypt Exploration Fund, becoming successively its honorary treasurer, honorary secretary' and vice-president for the United States. He not only

created the American Branch but his incessant labors built it up and these labors wholly gratui- tous extended from 1883 to 1903. Through his efforts §130,000 were raised by subscription of members. At the meeting of the Royal society in 1888 Miss Amelia B. Edwards officially declared " that with the single exception of Sir Erasmus Wilson, Dr. Winslow had done more than any one^ not merely for the work of the society, but for the cause of Biblical research in connection with Egyp- tology throughout the civilized world." Dr. Wins- low was among the first in the United States to ad- vocate archajolog3' as a science to be supported, as he was the pioneer in this country of its research and its promotion in Egypt. For the prepara- tion of forty and upwards illustrated quarto volumes published by the Fund after 1883, the American Branch furnished one half the money. According to Miss Edwards the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, through Dr. Winslow's exertions, possesses the finest monumental and other objects from Egypt, in America. They include colossal statue of Rameses II. , from the Fields of Zoan; the gigantic column from Bubastis; the processional blocks from Bubastis; the exquisite palm-leaf column from Ahnas; the gold handle to Pharaoli Hopliea's tray; the sard and gold sceptre of King Khaskemui of the second dynasty, the oldest extant sceptre in the world. Dr. Winslow induced Miss Edwards to lecture in America in 1890. In 1902 the local secretaries in the United States, some eighty in number, requested the Lon- don committee to appoint Dr. Winslow honorary vice-president of the American branch, and the official circular of that committee for 1899 states that ■' from its foundation (1883) the Egypt Ex- ploration Fund has received large pecuniary sup- port from the U.S.A., chiefly through the enthu- siasm and energy of the Rev. Dr. W. C. Winslow of Boston." He served officially or upon com- mittees in the New England Historic-Genea- logical, Bostonian, Webster, Historical. Good Citizenship, Institute of Civics, American Orien- tal and ot'ner societies, and was an active member of the American Historical, Archaeological In- stitute, American Statistical, Economic and other societies in some of whose Proceedings are his papers. He was enrolled an honorary member of 23 United States state historical societies, and of the Nova Scotia and Quebec historical societies; of the Montreal societ}' of Natural History: Royal Archaeological Institute and the Royal Society of Science and Arts; corresponding mem- ber of the British Archaeological Association; honorary correspondent of the Victorian Insti- tute and fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Scotland. He received the lionorary degree LL.D. from St. Andrew's university, Scotland, 1886; D.C.L., Kings college, 1888; L.H.D., Columbia,