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Busbee, Fabius Haywood, lawyer, author, was born March 4, 1848, in Raleigh, N.C. In 1865 he was lieutenant in the seventy-first regiment North Carolina troops. In 1880 he was one of the democratic electors at large for North Carolina. In 1885-89 he was United States district attorney. He of Busbee's Criminal Digest.
is
the author
Busbey, Hamilton, journalist, publisher, author, was born in 1840 in Clark county, Ohio. During: 1863-65 he was on the staff of the Louisville Journal in 1865 was one of the founders of the
and
Turf, Field and of
Farm
New York
which he
City, of was editor
in 1865-1903.
He was
commissioned by governor Bromlette to represent Kentucky, the state in which Abra-
ham Springfield,
111.
He
Lincoln was born,
at the funeral of the martyred president in has officiated as judge in
many
horse shows; and in 1904 was awarded a medal as international juror of the awards at the St. Louis exposition. In 188396 he was a trustee of the American veterinary college; and in 1892-1900 was vicepresident of the New York state agricultural society. He is the author of The Trotting
and Pacing Horse in America; and Recollections of Men and Morses. Busbey, L. White, journalist, author, was born Nov. 32, 1852, in Vienna, Ohio. Since 1896 he has been Washington correspondent of the Chicago Inter-Ocean. He is the author of
The Battle
of 1900.
Busbey, William Harrison, soldier, journalist, was born Feb. 21, 1839, in Vienna, Ohio. He served in the civil war in 1861-64 in company C, first regiment Kentucky volunteer infantry; and while in the army served was a newspaper correspondent. In 186567 he was city editor of the Ohio State Journal; and since 1876 has been editorial writer on the Tnter-Ocean, of which he was managing editor in 1883-98. Busby, George H., conarressman, was born July 10, 1794, in Darstown, Pa. In 1851-53 he was a representative from Ohio to the thirty-second congress. He died in Ohio. Busch, Adolphus, soldier, manufacturer,
was born in 1842 in Germany. In 1861-62 he served in the civil war. Since 1880 he has been president of the AnheuserBusch brewing company; is president of the South Side bank; and president of the Manufacturers railroad company. He founded the financier,
Adolphus Busch glass company of Mo.
St. Louis,
Busch, Carl, musician, composer, was bom March 29, 1869, in Denmark. In 1901 he was conductor of the First May festival at Kansas City, Mo. He is the author of OrohestrjCl Prologue to Tennyson; and a number of songs and choruses.
Busey, Samuel Clagett, physician, author, was born on July 33, 1828, in Montgomery county, Md. In 1887 and 1894-98 he was president of the Medico society of the District of Columbia. He was the author of Lymph Channels; Reminiscences of Fortysix-'y ears of Pracitce of Medicine. He died in 1901 in Washington, D.C.
Busey, Samuel Thompson, soldier, banker, congressman, was born on Nov. 16, 1835, in Greeucastle, Ind. He was first sergeant and first lieutenant of the Urbana Zouaves in 1861-62; helped to organize the seventy-sixth regiment Illinois volunteer infantry; became colonel and was brevetted brigadier-general. He was mayor and president of the board of education of Urbana in 1880-89; organized Busey's bank in 1867; and conducted its business twenty-one years. In 1891-93 he was a, representative from Illinois to the fifty-second congress as a democrat. Bush, Asahel, merchant, banker, was born June 4, 1824, in Westfield, Mass. He is now one of the most extensive bank proprietors in America. He is connected with banks in
Portland, Seattle and Tacoma; is controlling owner of the Frst national bank of Salem; and has a large interest in mills in Oregon City and Portland. In 1851 he began the publication of the Oregon Statesman in Salem, an influential paper of the early days. Bush, Charles Platte, state senator, lieutenant-governor, was born March 18, 1809, in Danby, N.Y. He was a member of the constitutional convention of Michigan; for four j'ears was a member of the state legislature for four years was a member of the state senate; and was lieutenant-governor of the state of Michigan. He was a presidential elector; was a delegate to several democratic national conventions was the leader of the movement that located the capital of Michigan at Lansing; and was one of the original platters of that city. He died July 4, 1857, in Lansing, Mich. Bush, George, theologian, author, was born June 12, 1796, in Norwich, Vt. He was a Swedenborgian clergyman; and a professor of Hebrew in the university of New York. He was the author of Commentaries on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Joshua, Judges, and the Psalms; Life of Mohammed; New Church Miscellanies; Priesthood and Clergy Unknown to Christianity; Mesmer and Sweuenborg; Treatise on the Millennium; and The Resurrection of Christ. He died Sept. 19, 1859, in Rochester, N.Y. Bush, James Miles, physician, surgeon, was born in May, 1808, in Frankfort, Ky. He established the Kentucky school of medicine
in Louisville,
geon.
He
Ky.
died Feb.
8,
and became
chief
sur-
1875, in Lexington, Ky.
Bush, James Osgood Andrew, journalist, lawyer, statesman, was born Dec. 1, 1854, in Pike county. Ark. For a number of years he was a journalist of Prescott, Ark.; and Is now engaged in the practice of law in that city. For six years he was circuit clerk of Pike county. Ark. In 1897 he was a represen-
