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son of Thomas Chatterton (1713-1752), a school teacher. His mother 

 was 21 at the time of his birth. 



CHAUCER, GEOFFREY (1328-1400), an English poet. 



CHENIER: Andre Marie de Chenier (1762-1794) [39] and 

 Marie Joseph de Chenier (1764-1811) [41], French poets, sons of 

 Louis de Chenier (1723-1796), a French historian. 



CHEVREUL, MICHEL EUGENE (1786-1889) [32], a French 

 chemist, son of Michael Chevreul (1754-1845). 



CHRYSOSTOM, JOHN (347-407), a bishop, doctor and saint of 

 the Eastern church. He was an orphan in infancy. 



CIBBER, COLLEY (1671-1757) [41], an English poet and dram- 

 atist, son of Caius Gabriel Cibber (1630-1700), a sculptor. 



CICERO, MARCUS TULLIUS (B. C 106-43), a Roman orator, 

 statesman and philosopher. 



CLARENDON, Earl of (Edward Hyde) (1609-1674), a British 

 statesman and historian, third son of Henry Hyde. 



CLAY, HENRY (1777-1852), an American statesman, fifth child 

 of Rev. John Clay and an orphan at the age of four. 



CLINTON, DEWITT (1769-1828) [33], an American statesman, 

 son of James Clinton (1736-1812) [46], an American soldier who was 

 fourth son of Charles Clinton (1690-1773). 



CLINTON, GEORGE (1739-1812) [49], an American soldier 

 and statesman, youngest son of Charles Clinton (1690-1773). 



CLIVE, ROBERT (1725-1774), a British soldier and statesman, 

 died by his own hand, son of Richard Clive. 



CLOQUET, JULES GERMAIN (1790-1883), a French physi- 

 cian who "became one of the most eminent surgeons in the world." 

 His elder brother, Hippolyte Cloquet (1787-1840), was also a dis- 

 tinguished physician and teacher of anatomy. 



COBBETT, WILLIAM (1762-1835), an English political writer, 

 son of an innkeeper. 



COBDEN, RICHARD (1804-1865), an English statesman, fourth 



