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was proposed he was one of the party that called on Sec. Gideon Welles to advocate them, and he was made superintendent of the first that was built.

POOL, John, senator b. in Pasquotank county, N. C., 16 June, 1826 ; d. in Washington, D. C., 18 Aug., 1884. He was graduated at the University of North Carolina in 1847, and admitted to the bar in the same year. He was chosen to the state senate in 1850 and 1858, and in 1860 was the Whig candidate for governor of the state. After being returned to the state senate in 1864 as a peace can- didate, and again in 1865, he was a member of the State constitutional convention of the latter year, and was chosen to the U. S. senate, but not ad- mitted. In 1868 he was re-elected, and he then served till the expiration of his term in 1873.

POOLE, Fitch, journalist, b. in Danvers, Mass., 13 June, 1803; d. in Peabody, Mass., 19 Aug., 1873. He received a common-school education, was connected with the press for many years, and edited the Danvers " Wizard " from its establish- ment in 1859 till 1868. Mr. Poole was the founder of the Mechanics' institute library, which afterward became the Peabody institute, and he was its li- brarian from 1856 till his death. He was in the legislature in 1841-'2, and held several local offices. He was the author of numerous satirical ballads that attained popularity, the best known of which was " Giles Corey's Dream."

POOLE, William Frederick, librarian, b. in Salem, Mass., 24 Dec., 1821 ; d. in Evanston, 111., 1 March, 1894. He was descended in the eighth gen- eration from John Poole, who came from Read- ing, England, was in Cam bridge, Mass., in 1632, and became the chief proprietor of Reading, Mass., in 1635. He was gradu- ated at Yale in 1849, and while in college was librarian of the "Brothers in Unity" literary society, and prepared an index to periodical literature containing 154 pages, which was published in 1848. During his senior year he pre-

pared a new edition

of 521 pages, which was published in 1853, and fol- lowed in 1882 by a third edition of 1,469 pages, prepared with the co-operation of the American library association and the Library association of the United Kingdom. He was assistant librarian of the Boston athenaeum in 1851, and in 1852 be- came librarian of the Boston mercantile library, where he remained four years, and printed a dic- tionary catalogue of the library on the " title-a-line " principle, which has since been followed widely. From 1856 till 1869 he was librarian of the Boston atheiiivum. He organized the Bronson library, Waterbury, Conn., in 1869, the Athenanim library at St. Johnsbury, Vt., and did similar work at New'- ton and East Hampton, Mass., and in the library of the U. S. naval academy at Annapolis. He began, in October, 1869, as librarian, the organization of the public library of Cincinnati, and in January, 1*74. the organization of the Chicago public library. He resigned this position in August. 1887. and i'n that year was elected librarian of the library in Chi- cago founded by Walter L. Xewberry. Mr. Poole devoted much attention to the study of American history, and was president of the American historical association, and a member of many other similar societies. He was president from 1885 till 1887 of the American library association, and vice- president of the international conference of libra- rians in London in 1877. He had published many papers on library and historical topics, including the construction of buildings and the organization and management of public libraries. These in- clude "Cotton Mather and Salem Witchcraft," the chapter on " Witchcraft " in the ' Memorial History of Boston," " The Popham Colony," " The Ordi- nance of 1787," and "Anti-Slavery Opinions be- fore 1800." He edited " The Owl," a 'literary month- ly, in 1874-'5 in Chicago, and since 1880 had been a constant contributor to "The Dial."

POOLEY, James Henry, physician, b. in Chateris, Cambridgeshire, England, 17 Nov., 1839. He was brought to this country in early childhood, and graduated at the New York college of physicians and surgeons in 1860. After service as an assistant surgeon in the regular army in 1861-'3 he practised in Yonkers, N. Y., till 1875, when he re- moved to Columbus, Ohio. He is a member of many professional societies, was a delegate to the International medical congress of 1876, and pro- fessor of surgery in Starling medical college, < ihio, from 1875 till 1880. Since 1883 he has held the chair of surgery in Toledo medical college. He has edited the " Ohio Medical and Surgical Jour- nal" since 1876, and has been a voluminous con- tributor to surgical literature. Several of his arti- cles have been reprinted in pamphlet-form, includ- ing "Three Cases of Imperforate Anus" (1870); " Remarks on the Surgery of Childhood " (1872) ; and "Gastrotomy and Gastrostomy " (1875).

POOR, Charles Henry, naval officer, b. in Cam- bridge, Mass., 11 June, 1808; d. in Washington, D. C., 5 Nov., 1882. He entered the navy as a midshipman, 1 March, 1825, and was promoted lieutenant, 22 Dec., 1835, commander, 14 Sept., 1855, captain, 16 July, 1862, and commodore, 2 Jan., 1863. After serving with different squadrons, and in the Washington and Norfolk navy-yards, he was given command of the "St. Louis," of the home squadron, in I860-'!, and in the latter year had charge of an expedition that was sent to re- enforce Fort Pickens. During 1861-'2 he was in command of the frigate "Roanoke," of the North Atlantic blockading squadron. He was ordered to use the steamer "Illinois" as a ram against the " Merrimac," but did not have an opportunity to test its strength. He subsequently passed the Confederate batteries under fire in the " Roanoke," while proceeding from Hampton Roads toward New- port News, to assist the " Congress " and "Cumber- land." From 1863 till 1865 lie was in command of the sloop-of-war " Saranac," of the Pacific squadron, and compelled the authorities at Aspinwall to re- lease a U. S. mail-steamer that had been detained there until she should pay certain illegal dues. He also obliged the authorities at Rio Hacha, New Granada, to hoist and salute the American flag after it had been insulted. In 1866-'8 he was in charge of the naval station at Mound City, 111., and he was made rear-admiral, 20 Sept., 1868. After serving as commandant of the Washington navy- yard in 1869, and commanding the North Atlantic squadron in 1869-'70, he was retired on 9 June, 1870. In 1871-'2 he was a member of the retiring- board. Admiral Poor saw twenty-three years and six months of sea-service, and was employed four- teen years and five months in shore duty.

POOR, Daniel, missionary, b. in Danvers, Essex co.. Mass., 27 June, 1789 ; d. in Manepy, Ceylon, 3 Feb., 1855. He was graduated at Dartmouth in