DINGHY

rowing boat used by yachtsmen and in Navy; term originally signified small flat-bottomed craft, square at one end, now used loosely of any boat up to 14 ft. in length. an American legislator, b. in Durham, Me. He graduated from Dart mouth College, in 1855, after which began to practice law in Lewiston, Me., becoming also proprietor and editor of the Lewiston Journal. In 1861 he was elected on a Republican ticket to the state legislature, of which he was speaker during 1864-5. In 1873 he was elected governor of the state, and re-elected in 1874. From 1881 until his death he represented his state in Congre , where he became known as an ardent protectionist, and especially of the Dingley Tariff Bill, of 1897. chief town of Ro and Cromarty, Scotland; remains of ancient castle} monument to Sir Hector Mac Donald.