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HALSEY, Leroy Jones, clergyman, was born near Richmond, Va., Jan. 28. 1812; son of John and Lucy Halsey; and of Puritan descent, his first American ancestor having settled in South- ampton. Long Island, N. Y. before 164o. His father was born in Edentou, N.C., and removed to Huntsville, Ala., in 1817, where Leroy was fitted for college. He was graduated from the University of Nashville in 1834, was tutor of Latin and Greek there, 1835-37, and then en- tered Princeton theo- logical seminary ft-here he was grad- uated in 1839. He was stated supply at Cahaba, Pisgah and Centre Ridge, Ala. , 1841-42 ; was ordained a Presbyterian clergyman, March 21,1843, and was pastor at Jackson, Miss., 1843—48, and of the Chestnut Street church, Louisville, Ky., 1848-59. In 1859 he was elected by the General assembly to the chair of homiletics, church polity and pastoral theology in the newly established Theo- logical seminary of the northwest, afterward McCormick theological seminary, and was made professor emeritus in 1881, continuing active duties as profe.ssor of church government till 1892. He was stated supply at the South church, Chicago, 111.. 1861-62, and associate editor of the Preabyterian Expositor, 1859-61 ; the Xurth- western Presbyterian, 1869-70, and the Interior 1876-84. He wrote the first Thanksgiving proc- lamation by the governor of a southern state, issued in 1844, by Gov. Albert G. Brown of Mis- sissippi. He was married in 1844 to Caroline Augusta, daughter of Col. Robert Anderson of Pendleton, S.C, and granddaughter of Gen. Robert Anderson, one of the " partisan " leaders in the Revolution ; and their son, John J., became professor of political and social science in Lake Forest university; Edward A., a member of the Chicago bar, and Leroy, superintendent of school in Battle Creek, Mich. He received tlie degree of D.D. from Hanover college in 1853, and that of LL.D. from the Southwestern Preslnterian uni- versity in 1880. His ymblished works include: Literary Attractions of the Bible (1858) ; Beauty of Imnianud (1860) ; Life Pictures from the Bible (1862) ; Life and Works of Dr. Philip Lindsley (3 vols. , 1866) ; Life and Sermons of the Rev. Lewis E. Green, D.D. (1871); Livinrj Christianity (1881); and Scotland's Influence on Civilization (1885). He died in Chicago, Ill., June 18, 1896.

HALSEY, Luther, educator, was born in .Sclienectady, N.Y., Jan. 1, 1794; son of Luther and Abigail (Foster) Halsey, and brother of the Rev. Job Foster Halsey, who was born in Sche- nectady, July 12, 18U0; graduated at L'nion in 1819; lield various Presbyterian pastorates and church appointments; was agent for the Ameri- can bible and tract societies; a professor at Marion college. Mo. , 1835-36, and died in Morris- town, Pa., March 7, 1881. Luther was graduated from Union in 1812, studied medicine, and finally tlieology under the tuition of the Rev. Dr. John Johnson of Newburg, N.Y. On Aug. 7, 1816, he was ordained pastor of a Prebyterian church at Blooming Grove, N.Y. He was professor of natural philosopliy at the College of New Jersey, 1824-29; professor of theology at the Western theological seminary, Allegheny, Pa., 1829-36, and professor of ecclesiastical history and church polity at Auburn theological seminaiy, 1837-44. He then served his old pastorate at Blooming Grove for several j'ears; was insti"uctor in church history at Union theological seminary, 1847-50; resided at Hammonton, N.J., 1850-70; and during the civil war was adjutant in a New Jersey regi- ment of vokuiteers. He filled the post of lecturer extraordinary in practical theology at Allegheny, Pa., 1872-77, and was prof essor emeritus, 1877-80. Washington college gave him the honorary de- gree of D.D. in 1831, and that of LL.D. in 1871. He died in Norristown, Pa., Oct. 29, 1880.

HALSTEAD, Murat, journalist, was born in Butler county. Ohio, Sept. 2, 1829; son of Griflin and Claris.sa (Willitts) Halstead and grandson of Jolm and Ruth (Richardson) Halstead and of James and Amy (Allison) Willitts. He attended the district schools, taught school for a time, and was graduated from Farmer's college, near Cincinnati, in 1851. He was then employed as assistant local editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer; later as news editor of the Atlas and lit- erary editor of the Columbian and Great West ; became a local reporter on the Cin- cinnati Commercial in 1853; and in 1856 purciiased an interest in that paj^er. He became sole owner in 1867, and when the Commercial and the Gazette were combined in 1883. he owned a controlling interest in the con.solidation, and became editor-in-chief of the Commercial Gazette. He also engaged a& correspondent or editor with other newspapers,