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A Conservative A Scottish biographer
and writer on art; b in Dumbarton-
shire; educ. at the Coll. of Glasgow;
studied law at Edinburgh, but devoted
himself to the fine arts and literature.
Denny, John. Thomas. A Free Lance; Hart Leigh; Silverstar; Bient Winwood. An English dramatist and journalist
Dennys, Nicholas Belfield, Ph.D., F.R G S , etc. N B. D. An English civilian , entered the civil department of the navy in 1835 ; student interpreter in China, 1863-65 ; edited the Hong Kong "China Mail," 1866-76, assistant pro- tector of emigrants, 1877, at Singapore; J. P. for Straits Settlements, 1877 ; sec- retary, librarian, and curator of the Raf- fles Public Library and Museum, 1877.
Denslow, Martin Van Buren. Maurice 0' Quill. An American biogra- pher.
Dent, Charles. C. D. An English poet.
De Peyster, Arent Schuyler, 1786- 1832. An Officer. An American loyal- ist ; a Canadian by birth ; served in vari- ous parts of North America ; commanded British forces at Detroit, 1776-85 ; after- wards Colonel of the Volunteers of Scot- land.
De Peyster, John Watts, 1821-. Anchor; A Layman. An American his- torical writer; b. in New York City; principal contributor to the " Eclaireur," a military journal, 1853-54, and its edi- tor, 1854-58, in 1872 resident at Eose Hill, Tivoli, N.T.
De Puy, Henry Walter, 1820-76. An Indian Aqent. An American journal- ist , b. at Pompey Hill, N.Y.; studied law and came to the bar, but preferred journalism, and settled in Indianapolis; d in New York City.
De Quincey, Thomas, 1786-1859 An English Opium Eater; X. Y. Z. An English essayist; b, at Greenhay, near Manchester; passed the latter part of his life at Lasswade, 12 miles from Edin- burgh.
Derby, Edward Henry Smith Stan- ley, Earl of, 1826-. Lord De Terrier. An eminent English statesman; suc- ceeded his father, the 14th Earl, in 1869; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1866-68, and again in 1874.
Derby, Ellas Hasket, 1803-80. E. H. D. ; A Citizen of Boston ; Massachusetts; A Raih oad Director. An American law- yer; b. in Salem, Mass.; Harv. Univ., 1824; practised his profession in Bos- ton.
Derby, Mrs. Emily Jones. Emily
eliille. An American actress.
Darby, George Horatio, 1824-61. John Phoenix; John P. Squibob. An Amer- ican humorist; b. in Norfolk County, Mass ; West Point, 1846; Capt. U. S. Topog. Engineers; brevetted at Cerro Gordo; afterwards stationed in Cali- fornia, where he produced his "Phce- nisiana " ; d. in New York City.
Derby, John Barton, 1793-1867. A Recluse. An American lawyer and poli- tician; b. in Salem, Mass ; Bowdoin Coll., 1811; was the father of Lieut. George Derby ("John Phoenix"); held an office in the Boston Custom House for some time ; d. in Boston.
Derenjzy, M. G, A Widowed Wife. An English lady.
Derham, "William, DD., F.R.S., 1657-1735. W. I)., MA. An English divine and philosopher; b. near Wor- cester ; Canon of Windsor.
Dering, Heneage. S. D., Rtpen- sis. An English clergyman; Dean of Bipon.
Derrick, Samuel, 1724-69. Mr. W ilkes. An Irish dramatist; Master of the Ceremonies at Bath.
Desaussure, Henry William, 1764- 1839. A Federal Republican. An Amer- ican jurist; appointed by Washington Director of the TJ. S. Mint, practised law in Charleston, S. C., and became Chancellor of South Carolina, 1808-37 ; d. at Charleston.
Deschamps, Emile, 1791-1871. Le jeune moialiste. A French poet, dram- atist, essayist, and novelist; b. at Bourges, and educ. at Paris, where he continued to reside ; d. at Versailles.
Deschamps, Pierre Charles Ernest, 1821-. Un Bibliophile / Poche. A learned French bibliographer, of Paris; b. at Magny-en-Vexin (Seine et Oise); was, 1845-54, editor of the "Gazette musi- cale."
Desloges, It. Jt^naud. A French libraire-editeur at Paris.
Desnoyens, Edmond, 1814-. De Biemlle. A French " vaudevilliste," of Paris.
Deuchar, Alexander. A Genealogist. A Scottish writer.
De Vere, Albert. Winning Hazard. An English writer on billiards.
Devereux, Penelope. Stella.
Devlin, J. Dacres. Alfred Kent. An English poet and local historian; a shoe- maker.
Devonshire, Charles, 1783-1851. A Mechanic, An English dramatist ; b, in
