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which he studied law, and was admitted to the bar. In 1882 he removed to Helena, was elected delegate from the territory of Montana to the 51st congress as a Republican. Upon the admission of the state Mr. Carter was elected its first representative. He was conimissiuner of the general land office from March. 18U1, to July. 18i)2, when he became chair- man of the national Republican committee. In January, 189.'5, he was elected to the U. S. senate for the term ending in March, 1901.

CARUTHERS. Robert Looney. jurist, b. in Smith county, TiMin.. 31 Julv, 1890; d. in Leba- non, Tenn., 4 Oct., 1882. He was graduated at Greenville college, read law, and was admitted to the bar. He was clerk of the chancery court in Smith county, where he edited a newspajier. and in 1827 Ix-came solicitor for the judicial circuit court till 1832 ; afterward he was state attomev. He was electe<l to congress as a Whi^, serving from Mav, 1841, till March. 1843, declining a re-election, ife was made attorney-general of Tennessee in 1844, was a presidential elector on the Clay and Freling- huyscn ticket, and in IS-Vi was called to the su- greme court of Tennessee, serving until 1861. le was a delegate to the peace convention of 1861, a member of the provisional Confederate congress in that year, and was elected governor of Tennessee in 1863, but his inauguration was pre- vented by the presence of the National troops. Judge <'arnthers fiiunde<l Cumberland university. C'ARVALLO GOVENECHE. Vicente (car-v^- yo). Chilian author, b. in Valdivia in 1742: d. in Buenos Ayres, 10 March, 1816. He was the son of the governor of Valdivia, and after studying in the college of cadets went in 1766 as sub-lieuten- ant, to serve ou the fn>ntier against the Arauca- nians. When Ambrosio O'Higgins, in 1786, was app<>int<-<l presiilent of Chili, t'arvallo formed [art of his escort, and continued to serve in Santiago. He solicited [jermission to go to Spain, where he wished to study documents relating to Chilian his- tory, and being refused he fled, and disgiiise<l as a friar crossed the continent to Buenos Ayres. Hear- ing there that an onier of arrest had been issued against him as deserter, he presented himself in Madrid, was pardoned, and for some time searched the archives for the desired documents. Toward the end of 1793 he was assigned to service in the drag<M>ns of Buenos Ayres, and at the opening of the revolution, in 1810, he es|>oused the cause of independence, became secretary of the govern- ment, anil obtained the rank of colonel. He died in poverty in a hospital, and his historical work in manuscript was soM for a trifle. It was after- ward acijuired by Claude (ray fur the National library of Sniitiapo. and was published by the gov- ernment. The title is " I)esfrip<M<'>n histnrica y geognitica del reyno ile Chile hasta el aflo 1788." CAS."IjT. Sir LoniH Na|(oleun, jurist, b. in St. Thomas. yuelH-c. 10 July. 1823. He was edu- cated at the yueiKH- seminary, and studied law. In 18.54 he wa« elected to the Canadian as.sembly from the county of Montmagny. and in 1867 was chosen to the Canadian commons from the county of Belle Chisse, which plat-e he resigned in 1870 to accent the puisne judgeship of the .su|K'rior court. He dc<'linc<l an appointment to the queen's bench in SeptemlxT. 1888. Judge Casault became pro- fessor of common law at Laval university in 18,58, and Uiiig held that chair. The degree of LL. I), was conferreil on him by Laval in 1H65. and he was appfiinted queen's counsel in 1K67. He re- ceived the honor of knighthood in 1894, and in the same year was appointed chief justice of the supreme court. Lady Casault is president of the Quebec branch of the National council of women of Canada founded bv the Countess of Aberdeen. CASEY. Lyman 'Rnfiis, senator, b. in York, Livingston co., N. Y.. 6 May, 1837. He removed in early life to Michigan, engaging in business there until 1882. when he went to Dakota territory, becoming general manager of the Casey-Carring- ton land company, a large farming corporation, which position he still holds. He never sought any public office except the U. S. senatorship, to which he was elected a.s a Republican, holding the office from Januarv, 1890, to March, 1893. He is a kinsman of the (ate Gen. Thomas L. Casey, of the engineer corps (q. v.), who died on the farm of their ancestor. Edward Ca.sey, of Rhode Island.

CAREY, Thomas Lincoln, soldier, b. in Madi- son Barracks, .Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., 10 Mav, 1831 ; d. in Washington, D. C, 25 March, 1896. lie was graduated at the U. S. military aca<lemy as brevet 2d lieutenant of engineers in 18.52. In 18.54- '9 he was as- sistant professor of en- gineering at the mili- tary academy. From ia59 till 1861 he had command of the en- gineer troojts on tie Pacific coast. Duriim the civil war he servcii at first as staff engi- neer at Fort .Monroe, Va., beciime captain in the engineer corfis on 6 Aug., 1861, was super-

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the permanent defences and field fortifications upon the coa.st of Maine, and served on special iluty with the North .tlantic s<iuadron during the first ex- rK-dition to Fort Fisher, N. C, 8-29 Dec, 1864. He was made major on 2 Oct., 186:}, and brevette<l lieutenant-colonel and colonel on 13 March. 1865. In 1877 he was placed in charge of the public build- ings and grounds in the District of Columbia, the Washington aqueduct, and the construction of the building for the state, war. and navy departments, which was completed on 31 Jlay, 1888. He was engineer of the Washington monument from 1878 tilfits completion in 1884, and in 1886 he became president of the Board of engineers, in New York city. In July, 1888, he was appointed brigadier- general and chief of engineers, U. S. army, and in C>ct., 1888, he was, by act of congress, placed in charge of the erection of the magnificent buihling for the library of congres.s, which he substan- tially comjileted Ijefore his death. Besides numer- ous official rejiorts, and articles upon engineering, Gen. Casey cimtributed many valuable sketches to historical and genealogical nuigazlnes.

CASS, George Washington, engineer, b. in Dn-sden. Ohio. 12 March. IHIO: d. in New York city. 21 March, 1888. He was a nephew of Gen. Lewis Cass, with whom he resided in Detroit. After graduation at the U. S. military academy, in 18;J2, with the brevet of 2d lieutenant, 7th infantry, he served on engineer duty, and became 2d lieutenant on 4th March, 1833,' and 1st lieutenant on 3 Dec, 183.5. SfXin after his resignation, on 26 Oct., 18;i6, he wiLS apppointed by President Jackson to the engineer corps fur the construction of the great national road, and was engaged in that work until it was completed through .Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Yirgmia. In the course of this enterprise he constructed the first cast-iron bridge that was ever