BIOGRAPHY 



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versity, 1888-90: professor of jurisprudence and poli- 

 tics. Princeton, 1890-1902; president of Princeton Uni- 

 versity since August 1, 1902; contributes to leading 

 magazines; public speaker, lecturer. Author: '/Con- 

 gressional Government, a Study in American Politics," 

 -rate: Elements of Historical and Practical Poli- 

 ^m and Reunion," "An Old Master and 

 Political Essays, Mere Literature and other 

 Essays," "George Washington," "A History of the 



an People." 



\\in-litu. llrving, commission merchant; born in 



183'J; educated at English High School, Boston, 



ami I.awr.-n<-e S, ..-ntitic School. Harvard; was assistant 



t'nited States Coast Survey; assistant in Dudley Ob- 



v, Albany. X. Y.; since 1868, merchant. Boston. 



terlinck's 'Pelleas et Melisande.' " 



founder, and joint editor two years, "Time and the 



Hour." Wrote: "Memoir Benjamin Apthorp Gould," 



;nt of the An ti- Imperialist Movement." "The 



cause of the Philippine War An Epitome of Historical 



itralization, Conditions in the Philippines." 



various literary contributions and reviews, weeklies, 



newspapers. 



\Virt. William, an eminent American advocate and 

 author; was born at Bladensburg, Md., 1772. He be- 

 came a member of the bar of Virginia, was a leading 

 in the prosecution of Aaron Burr, and from 1817 

 to 1829. filled the position of attorney-general of the 

 United States. In 1832, he was the unsuccessful nomi- 

 nee of the Anti-Masonic party for the presidency. His 

 "Life of Patrick Henry" is held in much favor. Died, 



Wiseman. Nicholas, Cardinal, born of Irish par- 

 ents at Seville. 1802. He was educated at Waterford 

 and the Roman Catholic College, Ushaw, near Durham; 

 joined the English College then newly formed. (1818) at 

 Rome; became professor of oriental languages and 

 (1828) rector of the English College; returned to Eng- 

 land (1835), and was appointed successively rector of 

 Ushaw. vicar apostolic 01 the central district of England, 

 and Roman Catholic archbishop of Westminster (1850). 

 He was the author of " Lectures on the Connection be- 

 tween Science and Revealed Religion." "Letters on 

 Catholic I'nity," "Papal Supremacy," "Fabiola," 

 "Four Ijwt Popes." and joint-editor for many years of 

 the Dublin " Review." Died. 1865. 



\Vister, Owen, author; born in Philadelphia, July 

 14. 1860; graduated from Harvard, 1882. A. M., LL. B., 

 1888. Admitted to Philadelphia bar, 1889; engaged 

 in literary work, 1891. Author: "The Dragon of Wan t- 

 ! M:-< Tail." "Red Men and White," "Lin McLean." 

 'The Jimmy John Boss." "U. S. Grant, a Biography." 

 "The Virginian," "Philosophy 4," "Journey in Search 

 of Christmas"; also much prose and verse in magazines. 

 Collaborator: "Musk-ox, Bison, Sheep and Goat" 

 (Whitney's American Sportsmen's Library). 



\\itt. John do, born in 1625; Dutch statesman; 



became grand pensionary of Holland in 1653, and con- 



the second war with England. He obtained the 



abolition of the office of stadtholder. which, however. 



was regained by the Orange family in 1672, when the 



French invaded the country, and De Witt and his brother 



.us were murdered. Died. 1672. 



\\itie. (mint SencleJ Jullru itsii. Russian states- 

 man; in of German origin, and was lx>rn in 1849. at 

 Tiflia; educated at Odessa in mathematics and physics; 

 entered the railwav administration, and first 

 on by his clever organi/ation of the tl 

 of troops in the war was (ailed to S- 



burg for employment there in Is7'. and appointed in 

 1886 director of Russian south west railways. In Isxs he 

 became head of the railway department in the mim-trv 

 of finance. < -hairman of oommimOD on tariff.*; in IVtj. 

 of communications, and h 

 t. I'M a. he WHS ;. 



from the ministry of finance and made president of the 



committee of mini ?.-r ]|<- was one of the RuAftian 



rial in the negotiation* for peace with 



I \\-II.M afterwards made n count an<l 



appointed president of the new ministry, although in 

 <>6, he wa.s 



Principles nf Railway Rates." and on 



mist." 



>Volf . .lit -iglinh i gener 



born in i After nerving with high d 



he wn* ru 



mander-in-chief of the urmv writ m- 

 Canada. IT.V.i. and fell, mortally wounded, m 

 the Heigl, 



d. the MarnuiH de Mntitcnltn. 



icd from t'.e tield ,r, -t i|\ mi- . .. 



battle terminated the French posseA.ion of Canada. 



i; was employed diplomatically by Henry VII.. and 

 le Dean of Lincoln, becoming in the next reign suc- 



Wolseley, Garnet Joseph, Viscount, born in 1833; 

 served in Burmah. in the Crimean War, the Indian Mu- 

 tiny, and the China War of I860; commanded the Red 

 River expedition (1870); commanded on the Gold Coast 

 during Ashant War (1873); governor of Xatal. and, 

 later. Cyprus; gave up latter post to command in the 

 South African War of 1879-80. Commanded 1 

 expedition (1882). and Gordon Relief expedition (1884). 

 While commanding in Ireland was made field-marshal. 

 and commander-in-ehief after retirement of the Duke 

 of Cambridge (1895); term expired November. 1900. 



Wolsey, Thomas, born in 1471 ; ecclesiastical states ? 

 man; 



made uean ot Lincoln, becoming 



cessively Dean of York. Bishop of Lincoln, and Arch- 

 bishop of York, while holding at the same time the sees 

 of Bath and Wells, Durham and Winchester. He be- 

 came also chancellor (1565), cardinal, and papal legate, 

 and aimed at being pope. His overthrow, in 1529, was 

 caused by the jealousy of the great nobles and his dis- 

 agreement with the king on the divorce question. He 

 founded Christ Church (Cardinal College). Oxford, where 

 there is a portrait of him by Holbein, and built a palace 

 at Hampton Court. Died, 1530. 



Wood. Leonard, army officer; born in Winchester, 

 N. H., October 9. 1860; graduated from Harvard 

 School, 1884; LL. D., Harvard, 18M. Williams. 1902, 

 University of Pennsylvania, 1903; appointed hr-t lieu- 

 tenant and assistant surgeon, United States Army. 1886; 

 recruited and commanded the "Rough Riders. 1898; 

 brigadier-general I'nited States Volunteers, 1898. for 

 gallant service at battles of Las Guasimas and San Juan 

 Hill; major-general volunteers. 1898; military governor 

 Santiago. 1898 to 1899; military governor of Cu! 

 to 1902; honorary discharge as major-general United 

 States Volunteers, 1899; appointed brigadier-general 

 United States Army, 1901, major-general. 1903; as- 

 signed to command of department of Mindanao, 1903 t 

 and appointed governor of Moro Province, 1903. 



Woolsoy, Theodore Salisbury, professor of inter- 

 national law, Yale, since 1878; born in Xew Haven. 

 Conn., October 22, 1852; graduated from Yale 

 (A. M., 1877). Yale Law School, 1876 (LL. D.. Brown 

 University. 1903); instructor of public law. Yal 

 Editor: ' Woolsey's International Law" (sixth edition). 

 " Pomeroy's International I^aw." Author: "America's 

 Foreign Policy," also many articles in magazines, journal*, 

 etc. 



Worcester, Joseph Emerson, born in 1784; Amer- 

 ican lexicographer; compiled a "Dictionary of the 

 English Language," which appeared in 1860. Died, 



1M1.V 



Wordsworth, William, poet; was born in Cumber- 

 land, 1770; visited France in the early years of the re\>- 

 lution 1790-91. and in the following gained the friendship 

 of Coleridge by the publication of his first poems, and 

 went to live near him in Somersetshire. The friends 

 went on a walking tour, the result of which was " 

 Ballads." published in IT'.is. at Bristol. After a tour in 

 Germany, Wordsworth and his fister lived at Grasmere 

 till 1808. the poet being married in isoj. and "The 

 Prelude" (begun in IT'.t'.M. being finish, -d in 1*03. In 

 1813, Wordsworth was named distributor of stamps for 

 reland. and henceforth lived at Rydal Mount. 

 "The Excurison" appeared next year, and in 1S15 "The 

 White Doe of Rylstone" was published Other poems 

 followed. Imt the whole fragment of "The Recluse" was 



not publi-hed till isxs in js ,, r ,i, became 



poet laureate hied. 1S50. 



Wren, Sir Christopher. '"rn in East Knoyle. in 

 Wiltshii, ,!i eminent Knglih archi- 



tect, best known as the architect of St. Paul's cathedra). 

 He WW. however, the architect ( .f numerous other 

 churches, and of ninny public building*- Me 

 his knighthood in 1' 1 -uned in tl 



Paul's, with the appropriate inscription. "Si mnmimen- 

 tum re<|ums, circums|-ice > If YOU peek a monument lot k 

 around). Died al llampt.-n r.-.itt. ! 



\\ n-hi, . i!i-..ll |>., \ 1. 1*, ,11. r, ei-onomi-1. 



.in; Lorn in Dunbart.-n. N H. J 

 n.adem.c iilucatiMii \ M . I I !> . I 

 Dartmouth; 11 D. Wemleyan. nnd Clark nmvemties); 



t:i(lstns atl'l "I of in- 



jurisprudence and diplomacy. ( 'olntnb :in I 



iMixrriitv ! ruo *l:if it ic. I' 



University. 1000-01 lege, Worre*- 



1 Wnr. pnvnte U 

 'lire Volunteers: member of Mawarhu 



i. chief of Mn-:i 



S8: United States Cni i 



",-. .1 let, i il- 

 ls.,-, 1904 



