DUVAL
DUYCKIXCK
DUVAL, John Pope, lawyer, was born in
Riclunond. Va., June 3, 175H); son of Maj. Wil-
liam Duval, a friend of Washington an«l officer
in his army during the Revolution. He was
graduated at Washington college in 1807, and at
William and Mary and was ailmitted to the bar
in Uichmoiul in ISTJ. He served on the Canadian
frontier and in Virginia, as lieutenant and cap-
tain in tlie '.20th U.S. infantry iluring the war of
181--14. He removed to Florida in 18".27. where
he joined his brother, William P.. governor of the
territory. He practised law there, 1827-30 and
at BiiirJston, Ky.. 1832-3G. He was a brigadier-
general in the Texan army, and was on i-ecruit
ing service in Kentucky when the war ended.
He was secretary of the Territory of Florida and
by order of Governor Call made a " Digest of the
laws of Florida" (I84()). He was secretary of
state and acting governor of the territory for a
time, and on tlie admi.ssion of Florida as a state
in l84o, he was prominent Jis a Democratic poli-
tician. He died at Tallahassee, Fla., Dec. 7, 1854.
DUVAL, William P., governor of Florida, was born in Virginia in 1784; son of Major "William Duval, an officer of the Revolutionary army, grandson of a member of the house of burgesses, and great grandson of a French Huguenot who settled in Virginia. He was taken to Kentucky when a boy and was there educated and admitted to the l«\r. He served as a captain in the war ag-ainst the Indians in 1812 and was a representa- tive in the 13th congress, 1813-15. He was ai>pointed governor of Florida Territory by Pi-esi- dent Monroe and continued in office by Presidents Adams and Jackson. .<:erving 1822-34. He prac- tised law in Baird.-^town, Ky., 1815-22, and 1834- 48. He removed to Texas in 1848 and died while on a visit to Washington. DC. March 19, 1854.
DUVALL, Trumbull Gillette, educator, was born in Indianapolis, Ind., 3Iarch 20, 18G1; son of David C. and Sophronia (Nelson) Duvall. He was graduated at De Pauw university in 1888, pursued a theological course at De Pauw and Boston universities, and in 1889 joined the Indi- ana conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was pastor of the Blackford street church. Indianapolis. 1889-90. and in 1890-92 studied in the Universities of Berlin, Jena and Tuebingen, Germany. On his return to the United States he l)ecame an instructor in syste- matic tlieology in the theological department of De Pauw university and in 1893 was advanced to the full chair In 1894 he was transferred to the dei>artment of philosophy in the College of liberal arts, and one year later became full professor in that subject. In 1895 he was called to the pro- fessorship of philosophy in the Ohio "Wesleyan university. Delaware. Ohio. He was niarrieil Aug, 29, 1894, to Delia L. Ogden of Danville. Ind
DUVCKINCK, Evert Augustus, author, wa.s
born in New York city, Nov. 23, 1816; son of
Evert Duyckinck, bookseller. He wasgrailuated
at Columbia college iu 1835, and was ailmitted
to the bar in 1837. After one year spent in
Europe he returned to New York determined to
adopt a literary profession, having already been
an acceptable contributor to the Xeic YorA- licn'cio.
In 1840, in company with L'ornelius Mathews, he
established ^Itrlttnis, a monthly periodical, which
they continued for two years and in which he
published a series of articles entitled " Authors
at Home and Abroad."' From 1847 to 1853, in
conjunction with his brother, George Long
Duyckinck, he edited and conducted The Lihranj
World which they founded and devoted to re-
views of books, art and literature. In 1854, with
his brother, he began the publication of " The
Cycloptvdia of American Literature" completed
in two volumes, giving a comprehensive list of
American authors, with selections from their
writings, portraits and facsimile autographs.
This was revised in 18G5. He was a trustee of
Columbia college, 1874-78; a member of the New
Y'ork historical society, and read before that
body: Memorials of Francis L. llaxrks, D.D.,
LL.D. (1867-71); Memorials of Francis T. Tucker-
man (1872); and Memorials of James W lieekman
(1877). He read before the American Ethnologi-
cal society Memorials o/ i>ami(el li. Drake (1876);
and jirepared a Memorial of John Wolfe (1872).
He published: Wit and Wisdom of Sydney Smith.
with a memoir (1856); Willmot's Poets of the
Nineteenth Century (American edition, 1858) ;
Irvimjiana (1859) : History of the War for the Union
(1861-65); Memorials of John Allen (1864); J'oems
Iielating to the American I^evolittion With Memoirs
of the Authors (1865); Poems of Philip Frenean
(1865); Xational Gallery of Eminent Americans
(ISm) ; History of the World, etc. (1870); liioijra-
phies of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and
America (1873-74). William Allen Butler read a
biographical sketch of Mr. Duyckinck before the
New \'oi-k historical society (1879). and the Rev.
Dr. Samuel Osgood published a memoir of him
(1879). Ib^ died in New York city Aug. 13, 1878.
DUVCKINCK, George Long, author, was born in New York city. Oct. 17, 1823; son of Evert Duyckinck, publisher and Ixtokseller. He at- tended Geneva college, was graduated at the University of the city of New Y'ork in 1843, studied law, travelled in Europe, 1847—48, and in 1848 joined his brother. Evert Augustus Duyc kinck, in the publication of the Lilnary World He also assisted his brother in editing the " Cy clopa'ilia of American Literature."' He revisited Eurojie in 1857. and on his return devoted himself to biographical literature especially in connection with the Protestant Episcopiil church. He was
