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college (now Colby university), Me., in 1835, and at Newton theological seminary in 1839. He was ordained to the Baptist ministry in 1840, and called, after two brief pastorates, to a professor- ship in the New Hampshire literary institute. His connection with this institution continued for twenty years, during the last five of which he was its president. On withdrawing from this relation in 1866 he became one of the editors of the " Watch- man and Reflector," of Boston. He is now (1889) a corresponding editor of the " Religious Herald," of Richmond, Va. He received the degree of 1). D. from Colby university in 1860.

UPHAM, Joshua, jurist, b. in Brookfield, Mass., 14 Nov., 1741 ; d. in London, England, in 1808. He was graduated at Harvard in 1763, practised law in New York and Boston, built the first woollen- mill in this country, and introduced the manufac- ture of salt into some of the seaboard towns. He was a judge of the supreme court of New Bruns- wick at the organization of the judiciary of that province, and died in London while engaged in Bublic business relating to the affairs of the British 'orth American provinces. — His son, Charles Wentworth, author, b. in St. John, New Bruns- wick, 4 May, 1802; d. in Salem, Mass., 14 June, 1875, after serving as an apothecary's apprentice, worked on a farm in Nova Scotia until 1816, when he made his way to Boston. After graduation at Harvard in 1821, and at the divinity- school in 1824, he was ordained col- league of the Rev. John Prince over the 1st church in Salem, where he remained from 8 Dec, 1824, till he was forced to aban- don the ministry, owing to bronchial trouble, 8 Dec, 1844. He was may- or of Salem in 1852,

and during his

term of service reorganized the police force, introducing a new system, and secured the establishment of a state normal school. He was a member of the legislature in 1840, 1849, and 1859-60, and was president of the state senate in 1857-8. His prin- cipal effort was directed to the interest of educa- tion in the district and high schools, the endow- ment of colleges and improvement of the statute laws of the commonwealth, and he reported the measures that made education a regular depart- ment of the state government. In 1853 he was a member of the State constitutional convention, and he was then elected to congress as a Whig, serving from 5 Dec, 1853, till 3 March, 1855. He was chairman of a select committee to investigate the affairs and condition of the Smithsonian institu- tion, and in an elaborate report advocated the policy of making it the foundation of a valuable library. On 24 March, 1826, he married Ann Susan, sister of Oliver Wendell Holmes. He edited the "Christian Register" in 1845-'6, contributed to magazines and reviews, and was the author of "Letters on the Logos " (Boston, 1828); "Lec- tures on Witchcraft, comprising a History of the Salem Delusion, 1692 " (1831 ; enlarged ed., 2 vols., 1867); " Life of Sir Henry Vane," in Sparks's " American Biography " (1835) ; " Prophecy as an Evidence of Christianity " (1835) ; " Life of John C. Fremont" (1856); "Memoir of Francis Pea- body" (1869); "Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather, a Reply " (1870) ; and the last three vol- umes of the " Life of Timothy Pickering," begun by Octavius Pickering (4 vols., 1867-72).

UPHAM, Timothy, soldier, b. in Deerfield, N. H., in 1783 ; d. in Charlestown, Mass., 2 Nov., 1855. He was a descendant of John Upham, who came from England in 1635, and was the first of the name in this country. His grave-stone is still standing in Maiden, Mass. Timothy's father, the Rev. Timothy Upham, was graduated at Harvard in 1768, and was pastor of the Congregational church at Deerfield from 9 Dec, 1772, until his death on 21 Feb., 1811, and had three children — Hannah, who became principal of the Ontario fe- male seminary; Nathaniel (1744-1829), who served in congress in 1817-'23; and Timothy, the subject of this sketch, who engaged in mercantile pursuits in Portsmouth, N. H., in 1807. On 12 March, 1812, he was appointed major of the 11th U. S. infantry, and soon afterward he was placed in com- mand of the forts and harbor of Portsmouth. In September he joined the army at Plattsburg, on 12 March, 1813, he was promoted lieutenant-colonel of the 21st regiment under Col. James Miller, and at the sortie from Fort Erie -he commanded the reserve. He was mustered out in June, 1815, and from 1816 till 1829 was collector of customs for Portsmouth. He was navy agent in 1841-'5, and was a major-general of the state militia. — His nephew, Thomas Cogswell, metaphysician, b. in Deerfield, N. H., 30 Jan., 1799 ; d. in New York city, 2 April, 1872, was the son of Nathaniel, and was graduated at Dartmouth in 1818, and in 1821 at Andover theological seminary, where he remained a year as assistant professor of Hebrew, and was ordained pastor of the Congregational church in Rochester, N. H., in 1823. In 1824 he became professor of mental and moral philosophy, and instructor in Hebrew at Bowdoin, which posts he held until 1867, afterward retaining the title of emeritus professor. Wesleyan gave him the de- gree of D. D. in 1843, and Rutgers that of LL. D. in 1870. He translated " Biblical Archaeology," by Johann Jahn, with additions (Andover, 1823), and was the author of " Elements of Intellectual Phi- losophy " (Portland, 1827) ; " Ratio Disciplina?, or the Constitution of the Congregational Church" (1829) ; " Elements of Mental Philosophy," which was translated into Armenian by the Rev. Cyrus Hamlin, D. D., and used as a text-book in Arme- nian colleges (2 vols., Portland and Boston 1831 ; abridged ed., New York, 1863) ; " A Philosophical and Practical Treatise on the Will," forming the third volume of his system of mental philosophy (Portland, 1834) ; " The Manual of Peace " (1836) ; " Outlines of Imperfect and Disordered Mental Action " (New York, 1840) ; " Life and Religious Opinions and Experience of Madame de la Motte Guyon, together with some Account of the Personal History and Religious Opinions of Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambray" (2 vols., 1847; London, 1854); "Life of Faith" (1848: Liverpool, 1859) ; " American Cottage Life," a series of poems (2d ed., 1850); "A Treatise on Divine Union" (Boston, 1851 ; London, 1858) ; " Religious Maxims "(2d ed., Philadelphia, 1854); "Letters, written from Europe, Egypt, and Palestine " (Brunswick, 1855) ; " Life of Madame Catherine Adorna " (Boston, 1856); "A Method of Prayer: an Analysis of the Work so entitled by Madame de la Motte Guyon " (London, 1859) ; and " Christ in the Soul" (New York, 1872). He also published a prize essay