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years. He was also influential in the establishment of the supreme court in New York state. Columbia college conferred upon him the degree of LL.D. in 1861. He had two sons, Charles Edward, numismatist, and William Henry, lawyer. He wrote many valuable and authoritative books on legal subjects, among them, "American Precedents of Declarations" (1810); "The Law Student, or Guides to the Study of the Law and Its Principles" (1850); "Analysis of Blackstone's Commentaries," and "Nisi Prius Reports." He died in New York city, March 5, 1863.

ANTHON, Henry, clergyman, was born in New York city, March 11, 1795. He was graduated at Columbia college in 1813 with the degree of A.B., pursued his theological course under the superintendence of Bishop Hobart, was admitted to the diaconate of the Episcopal church in 1815, in 1816 had charge of St. Paul's church, Tivoli-on-the-Hudson, N.Y., and afterwards was advanced to the priesthood. From 1819 to 1822 he resided in South Carolina, for the benefit of his health, and in the autumn of 1822 assumed pastoral charge of Trinity church, Utica, N.Y., where he remained until 1829, in which year he became rector of St. Stephen's church, New York. In 1837 he accepted the rectorate of St. Mark's in the Bowery, New York city, where he officiated up to the time of his death. As a memorial of Dr. Anthon, his parishioners completed the church of All Souls (Anthon memorial), which was primarily a chapel of St. Mark's church. A tablet to his memory was erected in the chancel. He published "Historical Notices of St. Mark's Church, from 1795 to 1845" (1845). Columbia conferred upon him the degree of S.T.D. in 1832. He was a trustee of Hobart college from 1825 to 1836. He died in New York city, Jan. 5, 1861.

ANTHONY, Andrew Varick Stout, artist, was born in New York city in 1835. He studied drawing and engraving at an early age. and on the formation of the American Water-color Society was one of its charter members. He became recognized among the few successful engravers of their own creations. Among his best works are his illustrations for Whittier"s "Snow-Bound" (1867); "Ballads of New England" (1870); "Mabel Martin" (1876); Longfellow's "Skeleton in Armor" (1877); and Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" (1878). He resided for a number of years in New York and California, and in 1878 settled in Boston, but removed again to New York city, where in 1896 he had charge of the art department in the publishing house of Harper and Brothers.

ANTHONY, Daniel Read, journalist, was born in South Adams, Mass., Aug. 22, 1824; son of Daniel and Lucy (Read) Anthony, and brother of Susan B. Anthony, the reformer. His first American ancestor, John Anthony, immigrated from Wales, settling at Dartmouth, Mass., in 1646. He removed to Washington county, N.Y., with his parents; worked in his father's factory and taught school, subsequently engaging in the insurance business in Rochester. He went to Kansas in 1854, was one of the founders of Lawrence, Kan., and resided in Rochester, N.Y., 1855-57, attending the first Republican state convention in that place in 1855. He settled permanently at Leavenworth, Kan., in 1857, was major of the 7th Kansas volunteer cavalry in September, 1861; appointed provost-marshal of Kansas city, Oct. 8, 1861, and was promoted lieutenant-colonel, Oct. 29, 1861. He commanded a regiment at the battle of Little Blue, and in June, 1862, was arrested on a charge of insubordination, having refused to countermand an order referring to the return of fugitive slaves. He was released and restored to his command by Gen. Halleck, through President Lincoln, but he immediately resigned his commission. He became mayor of that city in 1863; was appointed postmaster of Leavenworth by President Grant in 1874, and reappointed by President Hayes, and was a government director of the Union Pacific railroad during President Arthur's administration. He established the Leavenworth Daily Conservative in 1861; became half owner of the Bulletin in 1864, and was proprietor, 1865-71, when it was consolidated with the Daily Times, where he continued as editor, 1871-87. He purchased the Commercial in 1876, and in 1889, resumed editorial control of the Daily Times.

ANTHONY, David, manufacturer, was born in Somerset, Mass., Jan. 9, 1786; son of David and Submit (Wheeler) Anthony and a descendant of John Anthony. David worked on his father's farm, and in a store, 1800-'04; taught school one term, and was clerk in Providence, R.I., until 1808, when he entered the Samuel Slater cotton factory at Pawtucket, R.I. He removed to Rehoboth, Mass., in 1812; became interested with Dexter Wheeler and others in a small cotton yarn mill, and in March, 1813, erected and equipped the Fall River manufactory at Fall River, becoming its agent. He was actively connected with the Fall River manufactory, 1814-39, and was elected president of the Fall River bank in 1825. He died in Fall River, Mass., July 6, 1867.