Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . eton, lawver, b. inUniontown, Pa., 7 Feb., 1813; d. there, 18 Sept.,1870. He was educated at Washington college,studied law, and was admitted to the bar, practis-ing first in Brownsville, Pa. In 1845 he was ap-pointed U. S. district attorney for the westerndistrict of Pennsylvania. He was a member ofcongress from 1851 till 1855, and was elected againin 1867. He was the author of the Homesteadbill of 1854. In 1855 he was appointed governorof Kansas, but declined the office. He was a dele-gate to the Democratic national conventions of1844,1848, 1860,
Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . eton, lawver, b. inUniontown, Pa., 7 Feb., 1813; d. there, 18 Sept.,1870. He was educated at Washington college,studied law, and was admitted to the bar, practis-ing first in Brownsville, Pa. In 1845 he was ap-pointed U. S. district attorney for the westerndistrict of Pennsylvania. He was a member ofcongress from 1851 till 1855, and was elected againin 1867. He was the author of the Homesteadbill of 1854. In 1855 he was appointed governorof Kansas, but declined the office. He was a dele-gate to the Democratic national conventions of1844,1848, 1860, and 1868. DAWSON, Sir John William, Canadian geolo-gist, b. in Pictou, Nova Scotia, 13 Oct., 1820. Hisfather came from the north of Scotland early inthe century and settled at Pictou. The son re-ceived his early training at the college of Pictou,and, having finished his course there, entered Edin-burgh university, returning to Nova Scotia afterpassing a winter in study. So early as his tenthyear he manifested that love of science which sub-. t&t^ sequently became his chief characteristic, andwhile prosecuting the regular course of study college he made extensive collections inthe natural history of his native province, In1842 he accompanied Sir Charles Lyell on hisscientific four in Nova Scotia, made several origi-nal discoveries in paleontology, and followed uphis investigations by studies of the carboniferousrocks of Nova Scotia, on which he contributedtwo important papers to the Geological society ofLondon. In 1846 he returned to Edinburgh uni-versity, studying practical chemistry and othersubjects. In 1850he was appointedsuperintendent ofeducation for NovaScotia, an officewhich he held forthree years. Healso aided materi-ally in establishinga normal school inNova Scotia, andin regulating theaffairs of the Uni-versity of NewBrunswick, as amember of thecommission ap-pointed for thatpurpose. In con-nection with these labors he published elaborate reports on the sch
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