nm'ITAKIKS. A.MKIMCAN. (KiRKHAM LAMON.) 



uion of the diocese the northern part of the State \\as 

 constituted a missionary jurisdiction. Bishop Kip 

 actively administered his episcopal jurisdiction till 

 his death. He- received the decree of S. T. D. from 

 Columbia College in 1M7, and of 1.1.. D. from Vale in 

 In l^so ),,. u,,s appointed a member of the 

 Hoard of F.xamiliersat the I nitcd States Naval A cad 

 em\.and in 1-v; of the board at the I'nited States 

 Military Academy. Among his numerous publica- 

 tions were: The Lenten Ka-t" (lh'4.'!); "Double 

 Witness of the Church" (1844); "Christmas Holi- 

 davs in Kome" (1845); " Karly Saint Missions" 

 H846) ; "Early Conflicts of Christianity" (1860); 

 " Catacombs of Koine" (1854); "The Unnoticed 

 Things of Scripture ?1 (ISOS); "Olden Times in New 

 York" (ls7-_'t: "The Church of the Apostles" 

 (1^77) : and " Earl v Days of my Episcopate" (1892). 

 Kirkham, Ralph Wilson, military officer, born in 

 Springfield, Mass., Feb. 20, 1821; died in Oakland, 

 Cal.. May 'j|, |s;i;(. He was graduated at West Point 

 in 1842; served through the Mexican War, in which 

 he won the brevets of 1st lieutenant and captain for 

 gallantry at Contreras, Churubusco, Molino del Key, 

 and Chapultepec, and at the capture of Mexico city ; 

 and while in that country made an ascent of Popocat- 

 epetl. In 1848-'49 he was acting assistant adjutant- 

 general at St Louis, and in 1854 he was ordered to 

 the Pacific coast, where he served as chief quarter- 

 master of the Department of the Pacific till the close 

 of the civil war. In 1805 he wot* brevetted brigadier- 

 general for faithful service. After the war ne re- 

 mained in California, acquired wealth, and collected 

 one of the finest private libraries, especially on mili- 

 tary subjects, in the country. 



Ladd. William Sargent, banker, born in Holland, Vt., 

 Oct 10, 1820 ; died in Portland, Ore., Jan. 6, 1893. 

 He removed to Portland in 1851 ; engaged in mer- 

 cantile business till 1859, and then organized the 

 banking house of Ladd & Tilton, at the head of 

 which he remained till his death. He built the first 

 brick building in Portland, acquired large wealth, 

 and for many years bad been in the habit of giving 

 to charitable enterprises one tenth of his annual net 

 income. He bequeathed $450,000 to trustees to be 

 used for charitable and educational purposes. 



Lamar, Lncius Quintna Cincinnatus, jurist, born in 

 Putnam County, Ga.. Sept. 1, 1825 ; died in Vineville, 

 Ga., Jan. 23, 1893. He was graduated at Emory Col- 

 lege in 1845, studied 

 law in Macon, was 

 admitted to the bar 

 there, and removed 

 to Oxford, Mi--, to 

 practice in 1847. Soon 

 afterward he became 

 Professor of Mathe- 

 matics in the State 

 University, and an 

 editorial writer on the 

 "Southern Review." 

 He held these posts 

 but a short time, re- 

 turning to Georgia 

 and resuming prac- 

 tice in Covington. In 

 1853 he was elected 



to the Legislature, and, after serving for two years, 

 again removed to Mississippi, where he was elected 

 to Congress in ltc>7 and Is.v.i. While in Congress 

 he was a vigorous advocate of slavery and State 

 riirhts. In IM;O he res'iL'ncd, to become a member of 

 the Secession Convention of Mississippi, and in 1861 

 entered the Confederate army. During ls03-'64 he 

 was a special representative of the Confederacy in 

 Europe, and while he successfully aided in the float- 

 ing of loans he failed to secure the recognition of the 

 Confederacy as an independent government In isiio 

 he was elected Proie-^or of Political Economy and 

 Social Science in the State I niversity ot' Mississippi, 

 and in the following year was transferred to the chair 

 of Law. In 1872 he was again elected to Congress as 



a Democrat, ami in 1*74 wan re-elect!. Hi* course 

 here was one of hard work in committees, and nothing 

 occurred to cull tin- attention of tin- country particu- 

 liirly to liiin till April J7, 1*74. when In- delivered tt 

 eulogy on Charier* Sllinner. which wus widely copied 

 and admired tor it.- eloquence and lit.eral tone, though 

 tor a time its liberality WUM dl0tHt0fU to 1, 

 stituency, by some of whom an unsuccessful attempt 

 was made to defeat his re-election. In 1877 he en- 

 tered the Tinted States Senate, where at the tirnt op- 

 portunity he placed himself on record as an uncnm- 

 MOmidng opponent of the intlation or debasement of 

 the national currency. Mix conduct in this respect 

 led to a repudiation ot his views in many public meet 

 ings throughout his State, and the Legislature for- 

 mally ilirected him to give his influence and votes 

 against tin- principles he had enut ciated in the Sen 

 ate. or resign his seat. lie firmiy declined to do 

 cither, and in a memorable Hpeech in the Senate, re- 

 ferring to the legislative instructions, he stated his 

 convictions of what was right with so much clearness 

 that he was warmly congratulated l>y Democrats and 

 Republicans alike" for his independent stand. In 

 1882 the Legislature re-elected him to the Senate by 

 an increased majority after he had made a canvas* 

 of the State on the various issues raised against him. 

 In 1885 President Cleveland appointed him Secretary 

 of the Interior Department, and in December, 1887, 

 he was made an associate justice of the United States 

 Supreme Court. 



Lamb, Martha Joan Eeade Nash, historian, born in 

 Plainh'eld, Mass., Aug. l:;. !*_".; died in New York 

 city, Jan. 2, 1893. She received a thorough education 

 in the English branches and in modern languages, 

 began writing on historical subjects at an early age, 

 and married Charles A. Lamb in 1852. After her 

 marriage she lived for eight years in Chicago, 111., 

 where she was a founder of the Home for the Friend- 

 less and the Half-Orphan Asylum, and was secretary 

 of the Sanitary Commission Fair in 1803. She re- 

 moved to New York city in 1866, and from that date 

 gave her time wholly to literary work. Since 1883 

 she had been editor of the "Magazine of American 

 History." She was a member of nearly thirty h'lB- 

 torical 'and other learned societies. Besides papers 

 on historical and other subjects in magazines. Mrs. 

 Lamh was author of 8 books for children (1869- V TO); 

 " Sj.icey." a novel (1873): "The History of the City 

 of New" York " (2 vols., New York, 1877, 1881) ; u The 

 Homes of America" (187!); "The Christmas Owl" 

 (1881) ; " The Christmas Basket " ; " Snow and Sun- 

 shine " (1882) ; u Wall Street in History " ; and " 1 1 is- 

 torical Sketch of New York," for the tenth census 

 (1883). 



Lamberton, Robert Alexander, educator, born in Car- 

 lisle, Pa., Dee. ;. 1M.'4; died in South Bethlehem. 

 Pa., Sept. 13, 18113. He was graduated at Dickinson 

 College in 1843 ; was admitted to the bar of Dauphin 

 County in 1846; and was a member of (iov. t'urtiifs 

 military staff in the civil war. He practiced law till 

 1880, when he was elected President of Li-high I'ni- 

 versity, and continued in that relation till his death. 

 When he accepted the presidency the institution had 

 200 students enrolled on its register, and at his death 

 it had '31 students, ;>7 professors and instructors. 

 valuable grounds and buildings, and an important 

 library. Fie received the degree f LL. 1>. from the 

 UniveYsitv of Pennsylvania in 1880. 



Lamon. Ward H., lawyer; died in Martinsburg. W. 

 Ya., May s, 1 s'.t:;. He was a practicing lawyer in 

 Bloominirtoii, 111., at the time Abraham Lincoln was 

 elected President of the I'nited States, and. because of 

 his friendship and his great size and strength. was 

 selected by Mr. and Nln*. Lincoln to be the per- 

 sonal escort of the President-elect on the journey to 

 the national capital. After the inauguration he was 

 appointed, marshal of the District of Columbia, and 

 he held the otlice till after the President's 

 sination. He continued to reside in Washington till 

 within a few years, when he removed to Martins- 

 burg, W. Va, A biography of President Lincoln by 



