FREDERIC
FREEMAN
professor of natural philosophy and chemistry,
IS 7 1-73, and professor of chemistry, 1873-74. In
1874-81, he was assistant on the 3d geological
survey of Peuusylvauia, and in 1882 went to
France, where after an accepted thesis and public
examination, he was the first foreigner to be
awarded the degree of Docteur es Sciences
Xaturelles. He was professor of chemistrj- in
the Franklin institute, 1881-93, and in the Penn-
sylvania horticultural society from 1889. In
July, 1890, he received the decoration of the
Golden Palms of the academy from the French
government and was made officier de V instruction
publique. He was one of the editors of the
Franklin Institute Journal, 1891-93, and one of the
founders, editors and proprietors of the American
(Geologist. He was elected to membership in
numerous societies including the American philo-
sophical society, 1871; the Ajnerican institute of
miuiug engineers, 1871: the British a.ssociation
for the advancement of science, 1884; corre-
spondent der Reichsanstalt, Vienna, 1886, and the
Sociedad Cientifica "Antonio Alzate, " Mexico,
1891, and an honorary member of the Soci6te
geologique de Belgique, 1897. He was made a
fellow of the American association for the ad-
vancement of science in 1879; was a fellow of the
Geological society of America, of which he was
one of the foimders; was secretary of the Ameri-
can commission to the International congress of
geologists at Beidui, 188.5, and vice-president of
the International congresses of geologists at Lon-
don (1888), and at St. Petersburg (1897). He
also became a member of the Cincinnati society
of New Jersey, of the Military order of the Loyal
Legion of the United States; Pennsylvania Sons
of the Revolution; Society of Colonial wars,
Pennsylvania society of the war of 1813, Naval
veterans, and others. He published: Tables
for the Determination of Minerals after Weis-
bach's Method (1874); four volumes of the Penn-
sylvania state geological reports of the second
geological survey; Matriculate Catalogue of the
University of Pennsylvania (1894); Hibliutics, or a
Manual of the Study of Dncxmients; and nianj-
papers, memoirs and articles in scientific jour-
nals and other periodical literatm'e. He was
married in 1871, to Isabella Nevins, daughter of
Edward Siddons and Isabella (Nevins) Wlielen
of Philadelphia, by whom he had three children:
Charlotte (1872); Persifor (1874) who married
Mary, daughter of John Lowber ami IMaria (New-
bold) Welsh; and John (1882).
FREDERIC, Harold, author, was born in Utica. N.Y., Au.c 19, Is.iG. In 18.";8 his father was killeil in a railroad accident, and at the age of fourteen Harold was obliged to leave school to find employment. He was employed succes- sively by a dentist, a druggist and a confectioner
until 1873, when he obtained a position as a re-
toucher of negatives. His eyesight failed in 1874,
and he returned to Utica. He was employed on
the start' of the Utica Herald, 1876-80, and was
editor of that imper, 1880-82. He was editor of
the Albany, N.Y., Evening Journal, 1882-84. and
London correspondent of the New York Times,
1884-98, meanwhile visiting all the countries of
Europe. His books, which attained a high degree
of popularity, include the following; ISetlis
Brother's Wife (1887); In the Valley (1890); The
LawtoH Girl (1890); Brother Sebastian's Friendship
(1891); YoJing Emperor William II. of Germany
(1891); Xew Exodus (1892); The Eeturn of the
O'Mahony (1893); The Copperhead (1893); Marsena
(1894); Illumination (London, 1896), republished
in America as The Damnation of Theron Ware
(1896); March Hares (1896); Mrs. Albert Grundy
(1896); The Deserter and Other Stories (1898);
Gloria Mundi (1898); and The Market-riace (1899).
He also wrote a Memorial Monograph of Edgar K.
Apgar. He died at Henley, England, Oct. 19, 1898.
FREEMAN, Abraham Clark, lawyer, was born in Hancock county-. 111., May 15, 1843; son of O. S. and Nancy (Clark) Freeman; grandson of Jtihn and Harriet (Alston) Freeman, and of Abraham and Elizabeth Clark, and a descendant of Aljraliam Clark, signer of the Declaration of Independence. He removed with his father to California in 1861, and for two years taught a district school in San Joaquin county. In 1863 he went to Sacramento and studied law, gaining admission to the bar in July, 1864. He was a member of the constitutional convention in 1878- 79, and of a connuittee appointed by the governor of the state to propose such amendments as were required to harmonize the codes of the state with its new constitution. He removed to San Fran- cisco in 1886. In 1879 he became editor of the American Decisions, and in 1888 of the American State Ueports. Heistheauthor or editor of: Lav of Judgment (1873); Cotenancy and Partition (1874); Executions (1876); Void Judicial Sales (1877); and ne:irly two liundred other law books.
FREEMAN, Alice Elvira, see Palmer, Alice Elvira Freeman,
FREEMAN, George Washington, .second bisliop of Arkansas, and 46th in succession hi the American episcopate, was born in Sandwich, Mass., June 13, 1789; son of the Hon. Nathaniel (1741-1827) and Trj'phosa Freeman. He became a resident of Nortli Carolina, and when tiiirty -three years o^ age decided to enter the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal church. He was admitted as a candidate for holy orders, by Bishop Ravens- croft, first bishop of the diocese of North Caro- lina, and after a course in theology was ordained as deacon, Oct. 8. 1826, and as priest May 20. 1827. He was on missionary duties, 1827-28; rector of
