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OBITUARIES, AMERICAN. (BURNHAM CAMPBELL.) 



ton. The first boat which he built as a professional 

 designer was the cutter " Kondina," and the first to 

 make him famous was the sloop " Puritan," which 

 vanquished all competitors in this country and de- 

 feated the celebrated English cutter " Genesta" in the 

 races for the "America's" cup in 1885. For another 

 international contest in 1886 he built the " Mayflower," 

 which defeated the English challenger " Galatea," 

 and a year later he constructed the "Volunteer," 

 which defeated the English " Thistle " for the cup 

 His services were now in great demand among wealthy 

 yachtsmen, who were becoming divided in opinion as 

 to the superiority of the small center-board yachts 

 over the regulation cutters; and the fact that Mr. 

 Burgess had declared his ability to construct a dou- 

 ble-keel boat capable of defeating even the victori- 

 ous " Volunteer " intensified the general regret at 

 his death. The other Burgess boats included the 

 racers " Sachem," " Titania," " Papoose," " Balloon," 

 " Nymph," " Wraith," " Sprite," '' Saracen," "Rosa- 

 linda," " Chiquita," " Marguerite," and " Vandal " ; the 

 steam yachts " Hanniel " and " Sheerwater " ; many 

 fishing schooners, as the " Fredonia " ; and a large 

 number of smallei boats, all noted for extraordinary 

 speed. In 1887 he was appointed a member of the 

 United States Naval Board, to award prizes for the 

 designs of cruisers and battle-ships, and in 1888 per- 

 manent chairman of the Board of Life-saving appli- 

 ances in the United States Life-saving Service. 



Burnham, Thomas Oliver Hazard Perry, bookseller, 

 born in Essex, Mass., in 1813 ; died in Boston, Mass., 

 Nov. 14, 1891. He began peddling books, papers, 

 songs, and fruit along the wharves and streets when a 

 small boy, subsequently went to Boston and became 

 one of the best known dealers in old, curious, and 

 rare literature in the country. To the surprise of all 

 who knew him he left an estate valued at about $1,- 

 000,000, and greater surprise was created by the dis- 

 coveries following the filing of his will. He be- 

 queathed $40,000 to his native town ; $20,000 to the 

 Massachusetts Institute of Technology; $10,000 to 

 Tufts College ; $5,000 to the Massachusetts Agricult- 

 ural College ; $10,000 to the Home for Aged Men in 

 Boston ; $5,000 each to the Children's Hospital, the 

 Lying-in Hospital, the Massachusetts Asylum for the 

 Blind, the State School for Idiotic and Feeble-minded 

 Children, the Boston Asylum and Farm-school for 

 Indigent Boys, the Washingtonian Home in Boston, 

 Perkins Institute, and the Boston Provident Associa- 

 tion; and smaller sums to institutions in and near 

 Boston the bequests aggregating nearly $500,000. 



Burwell, Theodotna, j urist, born in Oxford, Conn., in 

 1805; died in Spuyten Duyvil, N. Y., April 18, 1891. 

 He was graduated at Union Hill College, in 1830, 

 taught in Capt. Partridge's military school in Buffalo 

 for one year, and on the relinquishment of the school 

 by the proprietor, he continued it as an academy. 

 While thus employed he applied his spare time to 

 reading law. He was admitted to the oar in 1835, 

 and, besides attaining success in private practice, was 

 trustee of a large tract of land on the north side of 

 Buffalo harbor from 1838 till 1846. He remained in 

 Buffalo till 1855, and during this period served two 

 terms as counsel to the municipal corporation ; was 

 county judge of Erfe County, and was defeated as 

 Democratic candidate for State Senator. He founded 

 the Buffalo " Courier." In 1855 he removed to New 

 York city and entered into partnership with James 

 W. Nye, afterward Governor and United States Sena- 

 tor in Nevada. He followed corporation and trust 

 practice till he was nearly eighty years old, and then 

 retired to his farm in East "i onkers, N. Y. 



Butler, David, lawyer, born near Linton, Green Coun- 

 ty, Ind., Dec. 15, 1829 ; died near Pawnee City, Neb.. 

 May 25, 1891. He was the eldest of ten children, and 

 the death of his father, before David had attained his 

 majority, threW upon him the care of his mother, 

 brothers, and sisters. He received a limited district- 

 school education, successively engaged in farming, 

 mercantile business, and cattle dealing, and acquired 

 a considerable fortune, which he lost in the panic of 



1857. In 1859 he removed to Pawnee City, Neb. r 

 and in ten years accumulated $100,000 in mercantile 

 business, cattle dealing, and the practice of law, he 

 having been admitted to the bar in 1861. In 1858 he 

 was a Republican nominee for the Indiana Senate, but 

 withdrew from the canvass before the election ; in 

 1861 he was elected a member of the Nebraska Terri- 

 torial Legislature; in 1863 went to the Territorial 

 Senate : in 1866 he was elected by a majority of 145 

 votes the first Governor of the State; and "in 1868- 

 he was re-elected by a much larger majority. While 

 serving his second term, he was an unsuccessful can- 

 didate for the United States Senate, and in 1870 he 

 was elected Governor for the third time. After ten 

 years' retirement from active political life, he was 

 elected to the State Senate as an Independent, and in 

 1888 he was the unsuccessful candidate of the Union 

 Labor party for Governor. The removal of the State 

 Capitol from Omaha to Lincoln, and the planning 

 and beautifying of the Capitol, university, and as v 1 u in 

 grounds were earned out during his administration. 



Cameron, Charles 8., lawyer, born in Port Stanley,. 

 Canada, May 29, 1825; died in Chicago, 111., May 18 r 

 1891. He studied law in his native town ; went to- 

 Memphis, Tenn., in 1850, and practiced there a. 

 year ; and in 1851 settled in Chicago. While follow- 

 ing his profession he also entered political life, and 

 became a warm supporter of John Wentworth. In 

 1861 he aided in organizing the 9th Illinois Cavalry, 

 and accompanied it to the field as a captain. His serv- 

 ice was mainly in the extreme South, but for some 

 time he was stationed in Memphis. At the close 

 of the war he was elected to Congress as a Republi- 

 can. Before the close of his term in Congress he 

 revisited Chicago, and decided to settle there again. 

 After doing so he re-entered political life, but as- 

 a Democrat. Mayor Colvin appointed him assist- 

 ant city attorney, and Mayor Carter Harrison gave 

 him two terms as city prosecutor. He then resumed 

 general practice, ana recently was assistant to City 

 Prosecutor Sugg. lie was President of the Illinois 

 Veterans' Association. 



Camp, Frederick E., military officer, born in Middle- 

 town, Conn., in 1832; died there, Oct. 8, 1891. He 

 became 2d lieutenant in the 24th Connecticut Volun- 

 teers Nov. 18, 1862 ; was promoted 1st lieutenant 

 April 6, 1863; commissioned captain in the 29th 

 Connecticut Volunteers Jan 23, and major Nov. 24, 

 1864 ; and promoted lieutenant-colonel of his regi- 

 ment Jan. 1, 1865. On the reorganization of the reg- 

 ular army he was appointed 2d lieutenant and pro- 

 moted 1st lieutenant 14th United States Infantry,. 

 Feb. 23, 1866 ; was transferred to the 32d Infantry 

 Sept. 21 following; promoted captain Dec. 12, 1869; 

 assigned to the 2d Infantry June 1, 1871 ; and re- 

 signed in 1875. He was wounded at Port Hudson in 

 June, 1863. After leaving the army he was pay-mas- 

 ter-general of Connecticut under Gov. Bigeiow, and 

 adjutant-general under Gov. Lounsbury. For many 

 years he was a member of the Republican State Ex- 

 ecutive Committee. 



Campbell, Jabez Pitt, clergyman, born in Sussex 

 County, Del., Feb. 5, 1815 ; died in Philadelphia, Pa., 

 Aug. 9, 1891. Both of his grandfathers were engaged, 

 in the Revolutionary War, and his father became 

 a Methodist preacher among the colored people. 

 Though colored and brought up among slaves, Jabez. 

 was never a slave himself. When he was a small boy 

 his father offered him as. security for a mortgage on a. 

 boat with which to make his living at fishing in Dela- 

 ware Bay. After a while business became dull, and 

 thecreditor began proceeding to foreclose themortiraire,. 

 Jabez, overhearing the plans, ran away and found 

 people willing to befriend him in Philadelphia. He 

 soon learned to read and write, then studied for the 

 Methodist ministry, and in 1837 was licensed to preach. 

 As a pastor he was successful in Philadelphia, Balti- 

 more, and several Southern cities. In 1864 he was 

 consecrated the eighth bishop of the African Metho- 

 dist Episcopal Church by the General Conference in 

 Philadelphia, and for many years his field of labor 



