LEDYARD, William, American soldier: b. Groton, Conn., about 1750; d. Fort Griswold, Conn., 7 Sept. 1781. He held the commission of colonel in the militia of Connecticut, and during the marauding expedition of Arnold in September 1781 was in command of Forts Trumbull and Griswold, which protected New London. He refused a demand for the surren der of Fort Griswold, and resisted for nearly an hour the attack of a British force numbering 800 men. The command of the attacking force devolved upon Major Bromfield, a Tory, who effected an entrance into the fort after nearly 200 of his men had been disabled, including 48 killed, the Americans having lost about a dozen killed. To Bromfield's inquiry: com mands this garrison?* Ledyard replied: *I did, sir, but you do now,* at the same time handing him his sword. Bromfield immediately plunged it through the body of Ledyard, killing him upon the spot. A massacre of the Americans ensued, which was not ended until more than 100 of them were killed and wounded. A monument has been erected near the spot to commemorate this event.
LEE, Agnes, American writer, formerly of Boston, now Mrs. Otto Freer, of Chicago, has written many poems for the leading maga zines. Several years ago she published a book of poems for children. She has translated into English theems of Theophile Gautier, Flau bert's 'St. poems 'Maison de l'En fance,> etc. In 1910 appeared her volume of poems, (The Border of the Lake,' and in 1914 (The Sharing,' a book of her later poems. She has written several poetical plays.
LEE, Albert, American author and editor: b. New Orleans, 11 May 1868. He prepared for college at Exeter where he was one of the founders of the Phillips Exeter Literary Maga zine, which still exists. He was graduated from Yale in 1891, having during his senior year edited the Yale Literary Magazine. In 1891-94 he was on the editorial staff of the New York Sun; in 1895 became editor of Harpe?s Round Table; and in 1899 was for a short time associate editor of McClure's Magazine, becoming managing editor of Har pe?s Weekly in the same year. In 1901-03 he was associate editor of Collier's Weekly, tak ing the position of managing editor in January 1903. In 1911 he went abroad for a period
of travel, and in June 1913 associated himself with Mr. Conde Nast in the starting of the magazine Vanity Fair, of which he is now managing editor. He has written (Tommy Toddles' (1896) ; Athletics in Detail' (1897) ; Knave of Hearts> (1897) ; (Four for a Fortune> (1898) ; (He, She and They' (1899) ; Pie and the Pirate' (1910), Phoenix' (1912), which he later dramatized and produced' at the Harris Theatre, New York, in October 1913.
LEE, Alfred, American Protestant Episco pal bishop: b. Cambridge, Mass., 9 Sept. 1807; d. Wilmington, Del., 12 April 1887. He was graduated at Harvard in 1827, and after study ing law practised for three years in New Lon don, Conn. Feeling, however, that his vocation was elsewhere he was admitted to the General Theological Seminary, where he was graduated in 1837. He was elected rector of Calvary Church, Rockdale, Pa. (1838), but on being consecrated first bishop of Delaware in 1841, took charge of Saint Andrew's, Wilmington, the following year. He was a member of the American Committee for Revision of the New Testament (1881) and presiding bishop (1884 87). He is the author of 'Life of Saint Peter' (1852) ; 'Life of Saint John> (1854); 'A Treatise on Baptism> (185.4); 'Harbinger of Christ' (1857) ; 'Co-operative Revision of the New Testament' (1881).
LEE, Algernon, American journalist: b. Dubuque, Iowa, 15 Sept. 1873. He was edu cated at the University of Minnesota, and from 1895 was identified with the Socialist move ment. He edited the Tocsin at Minneapolis in 1898-99, the Worker in New York in 1899 1908, and the Daily Call in 1908-09, when he became a department editor on the Metropoli tan Magazine. He was appointed educational director of the Rand School of Social Science in 1909, and in 1904, 1906, 1916 and 1917 was a delegate to the International Socialist con ventions. He opposed the sale of War Savings Stamps and invited considerable censure by his hostile attitude toward the conduct of the European War.