Identifier: encyclopaediabri28kell (find matches)
Title: The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Kellogg, D. O. (Day Otis), 1796-1874 Baynes, T. Spencer (Thomas Spencer), 1823-1887 Smith, W. Robertson (William Robertson), 1846-1894
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : Werner
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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Population 1880,3,512; 1890, 3,831; 1900, 4,260. OLNEY, Jesse, an American educator;in Union, Connecticnt, Oct. 12, 1798.1819 to 1831 he was principal of the HartfordGrammar School. While holding that positionhe published his Geography and Atlas (1828),which was used throughout the United States asa text-book. Later, he published a History of theUnited States, a Common-School Arithmetic, andother text-books. He was a member of the Con-necticut legislature, and was active in the estab-lishment of the public school system. He diedin Stratford, Connecticut, July 31, 1872. OLNEY, Richard, an American statesman;born in Oxford, Massachusetts, Sept. 15, 1835.He was graduated from Brown University in1856, and spent the nextthree years at the Har-vard Law School. Hewas admitted to the barof Massachusetts and be-gan the practice of hisprofession in Boston. Hewas successful as a law-yer, and took high rankin his state. Beyondholding a seat in theMassachusetts legislaturein 1874, he took no part
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RICHARD OLNEY. in politics. Heparty once as wastheii chosen by the Democratic candidate for attorney-general of Massachusetts,but was defeated in the election. He was madea member of Clevelands second Cabinet, holdingthe portfolio of Attorney-General. Upon thedeath of Secretary of State Gresham, Olney wasappointed to the vacancy, June 10, 1895. OLSHAUSEN, Justus, a German Orientalist;born in Hohenfelde, Holstein, May 9, 1800. In1823-52 he was professor of Hebrew at Kiel; in1853-58 at Konigsberg; and a member of theMinistry of Instruction of Prussia in 1858-74. Hepublished a number of works on Oriental subjects,on Hebrew language and archaeology. Amongsuch works is his Hebrew Lehrbuch (1861). Hedied in Berlin, Dec. 28, 1882. OLYMPIA, a city and the capital of the stateof Washington, and of Thurston County, on apeninsula at the southern extremity of PugetSound, 100 miles N. of Portland, Oregon, on theNorthern Pacific and Port Townsend Southernrailroads. The harbor is safe and commodious

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