Colburn
ZERAH, an American he raised the French navy to its highest power, and in 1684 he led in person the Vt., Sept. 1, 1804; displayed such remarkable powers of calculation that in 1810 his father left Vermont to exhibit him. At this period he answered correctly such questions as "How many hours in 1811 years?" in 20 seconds. He was shown in Great Britain, and for some time in Paris; from 1816 to 1819 he studied at Westminster School at the COLBY expense of the Earl of Bristol. His father died in 1824, and he returned to the United States, where he served as a Methodist preacher for nine years, and from 1835 was Professor of Languages in Norwich University, Vt., where he died March 2, 1840. His remarkable faculty disappeared as he grew to manhood. an Amercial. Born at St. Louis a law course at Columbia University he City. He was instrumental in bringing ican public official. a law course at Columbia University he in 1869, he graduated from Williams took up the practice of law in New York City. He was instrumental in bringing about reforms in the affairs of the Equi- BAINBRIDGE COLBY was actively associated with Roosevelt table Life Assurance Co. In politics he in the founding of the Progressive party in 1912, but in 1916 supported Wilson for the presidency. President Wilson appointed him a member of the United States Shipping Board, and later made COLBY COLD him a member of the American mission pain and inflammation in cases of gout to the inter-allied conference in Paris in November of 1917. When Secretary Lansing resigned in the spring of 1920 the President appointed Colby Secretary of State. During his term many important documents laying down the principles of American diplomacy with relation to the peace settlement with Germany and Russia were issued by his department.