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RICHARD WALLACH. 



CITY OF WASHINGTON. 



Regent ex officio, as Mayor of Washington City, August 26, 1861-June, 1868. 



Born in Alexandria, Virginia, April 3, 1816 ; died in Washington City, March 

 4, 1 88 1. Educated in Columbian College, Admitted to the Bar in Washing- 

 ton City, 1836. U. S. Marshal for District of Columbia, 1849-53. Member 

 of Common Council, 1848-49. Mayor of Washington City, August 26, 1861- 

 June, 1868. Under his administration the first fine public-school buildings in 

 the city were erected. 



HIRAM WARNER. 



GEORGIA. 



Regent on behalf of the House of Representatives, appointed February 26, 1856, 



Born in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, October 29, 1802 ; died in 

 Atlanta, Georgia, 1881. Admitted to the Bar in Knoxville, Georgia, 1825. 

 Member of Georgia Legislature, 1828-31. Judge of Superior Court of 

 Georgia, 1833-40. Judge of Supreme Court of Georgia, 1845-53. Member 

 of U. S. House of Representatives from Georgia, December 3, 1855-March 

 3> 1857. Judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia and Chief Justice, 1872. 



JAMES CLARKE WELLING. 



CITY OF WASHINGTON. 



Regent elected by Congress, May 13, 1884; reelected May 22, 1890. 



Born in Trenton, New Jersey, July 14, 1825 ; died in Hartford, Connecticut, 

 September 4, 1894. A. B., Princeton, 1844. LL. D., Columbian University, 

 1868. Studied Law. Associate Principal of New York Collegiate School, 

 1848. Literary editor of the National Intelligencer in Washington, i85o-'56; 

 its Chief Editor and Manager, i856-'65. Clerk of United States Court of 

 Claims, 1865-67. President of St. John's College, Maryland, 1867. Profes- 

 sor of Belles-lettres in Princeton, 1870-71, President of Columbian Uni- 

 versity, 1871-94. President of Board of Trustees of Corcoran Art Gallery, 

 i877-'94. 



JOSEPH WHEELER. 



ALABAMA. 



Regent on behalf of the House of Representatives, appointed January 10, 1888; 

 reappointed January 6, 1890, January 15, 1892, January 4, 1894, and December 

 20, 1895. 



Born in Augusta, Georgia, September 10, 1836. Graduated United States 

 Military Academy, 1859. Lieutenant United States Cavalry, i86o-'6i. Colo- 

 nel, Brigadier-General, and Lieutenant-General in Confederate Army, and 

 Senior Cavalry General, 1861-65. Admitted to the Bar, 1866. Member of 

 U. S. House of Representatives from Alabama, March 4, 1881-March 3, 

 1883, March 4, 1885-March 4, 1899. 



