D. D. Blare John Lanris, an American author and clergyman, born at Northwood, N. H., Dec. 21, 1788, died at Orange, N. J., July 6, 1857. He was educated at Brown university, graduating in 1812, and in 1813 he was licensed by the Rhode Island association of Congregational ministers, but soon after joined the Episcopal church, and organized the parish of St. Paul's at Pawtucket. In 1820 he returned to New Hampshire, and, taking temporary supervision of the churches in Concord and Hopkinton, established at the former place a young ladies' seminary, which in 1822 he removed to Boston. He continued in this school till 1830, having charge also of St. Matthew's church in Boston most of the time. Subsequently, he was alitor for a time of the "Literary Advertiser" and the "Gospel Advocate." In 1814 he published a "Text Book of Geography and Chronology," which passed through several editions. In 1835 appeared hia "Biographical Dictionary," of which a second edition was published in 1856 (1 vol. large 8vo). He was the writer or compiler of nearly 50 different works, of which the greater part wen- text books for schools.

There were also two or three volumes on rural economy, the "Family Cyclopaedia," "Letters on Confirmation," a volume on prayer, sermons and addresses, etc.