Fothergill
JESSIE, an English author; born in Manchester, England, June 7, 1856. Her stories show a keen faculty of observation: among them are: "Healey, a Romance" (1875); "The First Violin" (1878), in which German life is faithfully portrayed; "Probation" Indiana, becoming a member of the State Senate in 1883. From 1901 to 1903 he was a member of the United States Civil Service Commission, and was prominently identified with the work of the National Civil Service Reform League. From 1910 to 1915 he was president of the National Municipal League. He wrote "Slav or Saxon" (1887); "Dorothy Day" (a novel) (1911) "Lyrics of War and Peace" (1916); "Today and Yesterday" (poems) (1920). He was a frequent contributor to magazines on historical and other subjects.