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Willard (DANIEL an American)

DANIEL, an American Massachusetts Agricultural College. In Windsor (Vt.) High School and at the 1879 he entered the railway service, occupying various offices with different railway companies until 1899. From occupying various offices with different Vt., in 1861. He was educated at the c 1899 to 1901 he was assistant general manager of the B. & O. railroad; from 1901 to 1904, assistant to the president; from 1904 to 1910, 2d vice-president of general manager of the Erie railroad; and later 3d and 1st vice-president the C. B. & Q. railroad; and since 1910, general manager of the Erie railroad; esident and president of the B. & O. railroad. 1914 he became a member of the board of trustees of Johns Hopkins University .

In During the World War he served as a Advisory Commission of the Council of tries Board, which office he resigned in National Defense, becoming, in November 1917, chairman of the War Indusmember and later as the chairman of the 1918. an Her American educator; born in Berlin, Conn., Feb. 23, 1787. She did much for bettering the education of women. 1918. books, educational and general, include: "A Plan for Improving Female Educa- States" (1828); "Poems" (1830); contion" (1819); "A His ters from France and Great Britain" Cradle of the Deep"; "Journal and Let- History of the United taining the popular song "Rocked in the (1833); "Universal History" (1) "Respiration and Its Effects"; and ters from France and Great Britain" died in Troy, N. Y., April 15, (1835); 1870. died in Troy, N. Y., April 15, 1870.