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man, and many testimonials to that effect had 

 been presented to him. For nearly twenty- 

 five years he was vice-president of the Lorillard 

 Fire Insurance Company, and was president of 

 the Exempt Firemen's Association until his 

 death. The fire- boat of the present depart- 

 ment was named in his honor. 



lliloii, Pierre Solidor, an American musician, 

 born in Nice, France, Nov. 10, 1787; died in 

 Philadelphia, Pa., March 16, 1887. He served 

 in the French army from July 4, 1806, till Dec. 

 12, 1817, rising from the ranks to the grade of 

 lieutenant, and being appointed a chevalier of 

 the Legion of Honor for bravery in action. 

 Two years after his retirement from the army 

 he came to the United States, and within a few 

 months was sent by Joseph Bonaparte on a 

 secret mission through Mexico. While so em- 

 ployed he was arrested for criticising a paint- 

 ing of Christ, and put into prison. On his re- 

 lease he continued his mission, extending it into 

 several of the South American states. Return- 

 ing to the United States he spent several years 

 in teaching languages and music, finally settling 

 in Philadelphia in 1859, where he was employed 

 for many years as a violin-player in the Walnut 

 and Arch Street theatres. He was the father 

 of sixteen children by two wives. 



Mitchell, Alexander, an American banker, born 

 in the parish of Ellow, Aberdeenshire, Scot- 

 land, Oct. 17, 1817; died in New York city 

 April 19, 1887. He was educated in the parish 

 schools, and early in life became a clerk in a 

 local banking-house. He attracted the atten- 

 tion of George Smith, also of Aberdeenshire, 

 who practically owned the Wisconsin Marine 

 and Fire Insurance Company, with headquar- 

 ters in Milwaukee, and was induced to remove 

 to the United States and take charge of the 

 business as secretary. In May, 1839, he took 

 up his residence in Milwaukee, and entered 

 upon his notable career as a financier, the com- 

 pany being in all essentials a banking institu- 

 tion. From the capital he brought with him 

 he slowly accumulated wealth, and engaged in 

 different enterprises, till he became the owner 

 of the business in which he had begun as sec- 

 retary, and had identified himself with almost 

 every improvement of note in Milwaukee, and 

 Wisconsin as well. His attention had been 

 strongly engaged in railroad matters, and in 

 1848 he became a director in the Milwaukee 

 and Waukesha road. From this time he rap- 

 idly acquired an interest in the different roads 

 in the State. He was elected president of the 

 Milwaukee and St. Paul road in 1864, consoli- 

 dated the Milwaukee and La Crosse, Milwaukee 

 and Prairie du Chien, and Milwaukee and Wa- 

 tertown roads with it, forming the Chicago, 

 Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad, and was 

 president of the consolidated road till death. 

 In 1869 he was elected president of the Chicago 

 and Northwestern road, but resigned a year 

 later to give all his time to the other road. 

 Mr. Mitchell was elected to Congress as a 

 Democrat in 1870, re-elected in 1872, and de- 



clined a renomination in 1874; declining also 

 the nomination of the Democratic State Con- 

 vention for Governor in 1879. He was con- 

 sidered the wealthiest man in the Northwest, 

 and was exceedingly liberal in his benefactions 

 and charities. Among his bequests the follow- 

 ing have been made public : Protestant Orphan 

 Asylum, $10,000; Catholic Orphan Asylum, 

 $5,000 ; Milwaukee Hospital, $10,000 ; St. 

 Mary's Catholic Hospital, $5,000 ; Young Men's 

 Christian Association, $10,000; Episcopal The- 

 ological Seminary, in Nashotah, Wis., $5,000; 

 and Racine College, $5,000. 



Moody, Granville, an American clergyman, born 

 in Portland, Me., Jan. 2, 1812 ; died in Mount 

 Vernon, Iowa, June 4, 1887. He was educated 

 in his father's school in Baltimore, Md., re- 

 ceived into the Methodist Episcopal Church in 

 1830, licensed to preach March 4, 1832, or- 

 dained deacon by Bishop Andrew in 1835, 

 and elder by Bishop Roberts in 1837. He was 

 an active preacher of the Gospel, chiefly in 

 Ohio, for half a century, held several presiding 

 elderships, and took part in the great forensic 

 contests that marked the anti-slavery struggle 

 in the General Conference of the Methodist 

 Church. On Dec. 10, 1861, he was appointed 

 colonel of the Seventy-fourth Regiment of Ohio 

 Volunteers, serving with it till May 16, 1863. 

 He was painfully wounded four times, and a 

 horse was killed under him in the battle of 

 Stone River. These injuries compelled his 

 resignation, but he was brevetted a brigadier- 

 gener;il for meritorious services on March 13, 

 1865. He was a warm personal friend of 

 President Lincoln, and to him the latter gave 

 his pledge to issue the Emancipation Proclama- 

 tion some days before it was acted upon by the 

 Cabinet. In 1882 he removed to Mount Ver- 

 non, Iowa, settling upon a farm, but passing 

 most of his time in literary work. On May 29, 

 1S87, while on his way to deliver the memorial 

 sermon in Jefferson, for George H. Thomas 

 Post, G. A. R., he was thrown from his car- 

 riage, sustaining injuries from which he died. 



Morley, Thomas, an American pilot, born in 

 Fermoy, Ireland, in Sept., 1826 ; died in 

 Brooklyn, N. Y., July 12, 1887. He came to 

 the United States when a boy, and served 

 throughout the Mexican War, enlisting in the 

 artillery, and winning a handsome record by 

 his bravery. At the close of that war he re- 

 moved to New York city and became a pilot, 

 being first attached to the " Moses H. Grin- 

 nell." At the opening of the civil war he en- 

 listed in the Fourth New York Artillery, with 

 which he served during the war, attaining the 

 rank of captain, and receiving several wounds. 

 During the past twenty years he had been at 

 tached to the pilot-boat u Hope," of which he 

 was part owner. Mr. Morley was regarded in 

 maritime circles as one of the most efficient 

 of Sandy Hook pilots. 



Morrill, Anson P., an American legislator, born 

 in Belgrade, Me., June 10, 1803 ; died in Au- 

 gusta, Me., July 4, 1887. Both he and his 



