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SHERIDAN, PHILIP HENRY (1831-1888), an American gen- 

 eral, third child of John Sheridan. 



SHERIDAN, RICHARD BRINSLEY (1751-1816) [30], an 

 English dramatist and politician, son of Thomas Sheridan (1721- 

 1788) [37], an elocutionist who was son of Thomas Sheridan (1684- 

 1738), an Irish clergyman, who was son of James Sheridan, who was 

 youngest son of Rev. Dennis Sheridan. The mother of Richard was a 

 novelist. 



SHERMAN, JOHN (1823-1899) [35], an American statesman, 

 son of Charles Robert Sherman (1788-1829) [30], who was son of 

 Taylor Sherman (1758-1815) [37], who was son of Daniel Sherman 

 (1721-1799) [34]. 



SHERMAN, WILLIAM TECUMSEH (1820-1891) [32], an 

 American general, brother of the preceding. 



SIDNEY, HENRY (1641-1704) [46], earl of Romney, an English 

 statesman, youngest son of Robert Sidney (1595-1677) [32], son of 

 Robert Sidney (1563-1626) [34], son of Sir Henry Sidney (1529- 

 1586) [47], son of Sir William Sidney (1482-1554). 



SIDNEY, SIR PHILIP (1554-1586) [25], an English author, son 

 of Sir Henry Sidney (1529-1586) [47]. The mother of Sir Philip was 

 daughter of John Dudley (1502 ) [40], who was son of Edmund 

 Dudley (1462). 



SIEMENS BROTHERS, German inventors and engineers, Ernst 

 Werner (1816 ) ; Karl Wilhelm (1823) ; and Friedrich (1826). 



SILLIMAN, BENJAMIN (1779-1864) [A], an American physi- 

 cist, son of Gold Selleck Silliman, who graduated at Yale college in 

 1752. Benjamin Silliman, Jr. (1816 ) [35], also a physicist. 



SMITH, ADAM (1723-1790), a Scottish philosopher, posthumous 

 son of Adam Smith, who was controller of customs at Kirkcaldy in 



SMITH, SIDNEY (1771-1845) [32], an English author, son of 

 Robert Smith (1739-1827), who was an orphan at an early age. 



SMOLLETT, TOBIAS GEORGE (1721-1771) [73-^-2], a British 



