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the Army; Handy Book for United States Cavalry; Cavalry Tactics; and Conquest of New Mexico and California. He died March 30, 1895, in Detroit, Mich. Cooke, Kichard Joseph, educator, clergyman, author, was born Jan. 31, 1853, in New York City. Since 1891 he has been editor of the Methodist Advocate Journal. Since 1889 he has been professor of theology in the Grant university at Athens, Ga. He is the author of Doctrine of the Resurrection Reason for Church Greek; and other religious works. Cooke, Mrs. Rose Terry, author poet, was born in 1827 in Connecticut. She was the
author of Poems by Rose Terry; Happy Dodd; Somebody's Neighbors; The Sphinx's Children and Other People's; Steadfast; and Huckleberries. In 1888 a complete collection of her poems was made. She died July 18, 1892, in Pittsfield, Mass. Cooke, Samuel, clergyman, theologian, was born Aug. 5, 1815, in Danbury, Conn. In 1840 he was ordained deacon; and his
from Lyons, where he preached for years. In 1857-89 he preached in the Saint Bartholomew's Church of New York City. first call
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Cooke, Thomas Burrage, lawyer, banker, congressman, was born in 1780 in Northford, Conn. He became a judge of the court of common pleas; and in 1811-13 he was a representative from New York to the twelfth congress; and served in the New jurist,
legislature in 1838-39. He was for many years president of the Catskill bank; and was one of the earliest projectors of railroads in this countrv. He died in Catskill, N.Y. Cooke, Walter, lawyer, jurist. In 17871809 he was an associate justice of the supreme court of Rhode Island. Cookinham, Henry J., lawyer, statesman, author, was bom Oct. 1, 1843, in Prospect, N.Y. Since 1867 he has practiced law in Utica, N.Y.; and in 1894 was a candidate for congress. He is the author of Truly Res-
York
cued.
Cookins, James, painter, artist, was born about 1835 in Terre Haute, Ind. He has much talent as a landscape painter; and his illustrations of fairy tales show great power of invention.
ing in the hall of representatives. He died in March, 1841, at sea in a shipwreck.
Cookman, John Emory, clergyman, was 8,
New York
City. Coolbrith, Ina Donna, poet, was born in Illinois. Was formerly librarian of the Oakland public library; and is now librarian of the Mercantile library of San Francisco, Cal. She is the author of The Perfect Day and Other Poems; and Songs of the Golden Gate.
Cooley, Abiel A., physician, inventor, was born in 1782. He invented improvements in friction matches; an ingenious shingle machine; and one of the first power presses in He was also the first to apply the cam use.
movement
to pumps.
He
died Aug. 18, 1858,
in Hartford, Conn.
Cooley, Alice Kingsbury, actress, author, poet, was )orn Dec. 31, 1840, in England. For several years she was an actress in such plays as Fanchon, Juliette and others; and starred over the tfnited States and Canada. She is the author of a child's book entitled Ho for Elfland; and a' work for adults entitled Asaph, an historical novel of ancient
Jerusalem. Cooley, Charles Horton, educator, author, 17, 1864, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Since 1897 he has been professor of sociology at the university of Michigan. He is the author of Human Nature and the Social Order, and of several minor works.
was born Aug.
Gilbert, educator, was bom Strawberry Point, Iowa. In 1885-91 he was superintendent of schools at Cresco, Iowa; and in 1891-1900 was principal of high schools at Aurora and La Grange, 111. Since 1899 he has been superintendent of schools of Chicago, 111.
Cooley,
March
Edwin
12, 1857, in
Cooley, James Seth, physician, surgeon, was born June 29, 1845, in South Hartford, N.Y. In 1858-62 he attended the North Granville academy; in
1864-65 he attended the Fort Edward institute; and in 1869 and 1872 graduated from
Williams college with the
Cookman, Alfred, clergyman, author, was born Jan 4, 1828, in Columbia, Pa. He joined the Philadelphia conference; and held pastorates in Philadelphia, Harrisburg and other cities. He was the author of Stayed on God. He died Nov. 13, 1871, in Newark, N.J. Cookman, George Grimston, clergyman, was born Oct. 21, 1800, in England. He was transferred from Philadelphia to Baltimore in 1833; and was twice chosen chaplain to congress. He preached every Sunday morn-
born June
the New York conference in 1861; and has spent his ministry mostly in the vicinity ol New York, with the exception of three years as pastor of Tremont street church of Boston, Mass. In 1886 he became pastor of the Bedford street methodist episcopal church of
1836, in Carlisle, Pa.
He
joined
degrees of A.B. In 1876 he graduated from the medical department of the university of Vermont; and the following year received the degree of M.D. from the university of the City of New York. In 186973 he taught at Fort Edward institute; and in 1873-76 was principal of Glen Falls academy. In 1877-80 he practiced medicine at Sandy Hill, N.Y.; in 1880-86 at Luzerne, N. Y.; and since 1889 has practiced his profession in Glen Cove, N.Y. In 1894-1900 he was school commissioner of Queens county; and
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