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HORACE GREELY, an architecture in Salem and Boston, Mass.; field, Mass., Oct. 2, 1851; was educated at 1875-1879. He then became special agent for the Massachusetts Bureau of Statis- 1875-1879. He then became special agent tics of Labor, and in 1888 was made its was an architect in the latter city in chief. He held a seat in the Masin 1890 and 1900, and of the State census in 1895. His publications include: "Re- in 1890 and 1900, and of the State census sachusetts Legislature in 1884-1888; was ports on the. Sta supervisor of the United States census sachusetts Legislature in 1884-1888; was Massachusetts" (12 vols. 1888-1901); Annual Statistics of Manufactures of Massachusetts (14 vols. 1886-1901) ; "The Annual Statistics of Manufactures of Massachusetts" (12 vols. 1888-1901) Decennial Census of Massachusetts" (7 Statistics of Labor of vols. 1895) "Carroll, Davidson Wright, Decennial Census of Massachusetts" (7 a Memorial" (1911). public official, born in Boston, in 1876.

He graduated from Harvard in 1898. He a Memorial" (1911). was a member of the firm of Stone & Webster, electrical engineers, from 1907 to 1916. In the latter year he resigned to become vice-president of the Central and served in this capacity until 1919.

He directed the work of the Red Cross in the United States and in France dur- Committee of the American Red Cross, ing the World War, and received decorations for his services from several foreign tinguished Service Medal of the United ign governments, as well as the Dis- States Government. tinguished Service Medal of the United foreign governments, as well as the Diser: born in 30, '1807; was States Government. law with Daniel Webster, and was admitted to the bar in 1833. He enlisted Geneseo, N. Y., Oct. 30, educated at Harvard and Yale; studied in 1861; was appointed a Brigadier- General in August; and as a volunteer in the Union army early March, 1862. He was engaged in the governor of the District of Columbia in battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the commander of a division, and was 1864. and the Wilderness as killed in the last named battle, May 6, t; and became military JR., a United States Senator from New killed in the last named battle, May 6, in 1877, and graduated from Yale in battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellors- 1898. He engaged in stock raising and 1 WAGER general farming and conducted a large ranch in Texas. From 1911 to 1913 he took an active part in politics and was a member of the New York Assembly from 1905 to 1910 acting as speaker from 1906 to 1910. He was elected United States Senator from New York in 1914, and was re-elected in 1920 by a majority of over 400,000. During his term in the Senate, he was chairman of the Military Committee, and had much to do with the passage of the Military Organization Bill in 1920.

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