Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-02-07

A eorrespopdent Of the Cincinnati Times
gives the following statement Of the age, place
Of nativity, occupation, &c, Of the members Of
tbe present Legislature. Il is compiled from
table prepared and published by the messen-
ger boys:
ea,iaps Of the members Of the General Assem-
bIv Of Ohio, the places of their nativity, ages,
and social condition, may perhaps be found Ia
teresliug to curious readers.
The Senate is composed Of thirly'hye mem
bers, of whom sixteen are lawyers; eight iar'
mers; four merchants; one manufacturer; TWO
nh, sicians; one minister; one cashier Of
bank; one a miller; and one an editor.
of these, two are classified as both lawyer
and farmer; one as q farmer and teacher; one
as farmer and merchant; and one as a physi-
clan and minister--the Hon. w. s. Lunt. 1he
legal profession lacks but two OF majority 10
the Senate.
Hon. q. G, Hawley, of Lawrence county,
aged twenty eight, is the youngest member oil
ItIa Senate and Hon. Alferd Kelley, of COlum'
ayed sixty six years, the eldest Thirteen
Senators are over thirty and under forty years
Iold. -,
! Sixteen of the Senators are natives OF oalo'
two Of Virginia, one Of Kentucky, three OF New
York, three of Pennsylvania, one OF Massachu-
setts, six of Connecticut. one OF Vermont one
of Maine and one OF New Jersey
of the Senators. only two, Hon. @. q. Haw'
: lev. aged twenty.eight years, and Hon. j. d.
CatteIl, Of Coumbiana county, aged tor'y-ohe
i years, are unmarried
Seventeen members Of the lower House are
Lawyers; tbrty-eight, over one-Ihlrd are
Farmers: fourteen, Mechanics; thirteen, Mer'
chants; fourteen, Physicians. Materia Medica
is well represented;) one Citizenj one a Man
ufacturer; one Collier; one Law Student
1.-THE solitary Trimble member); one Teacher
u one a Banker, two Millers, one Tobacco
: Packer; (the majority are tobacco eaters on
a Confectioner: and four are Editors-in all on
hundred and eleven.
!, Only fourteen are single men, the baianc
;. bsing useful members Of society. The young
81 est member, Hon. John F. Hume, OF Marlo
: county. is twenty four years old, and unmarrl
ed The Oldest is the Hon, S. 4. Blakeslee, 0
Williams county, aged seventy'aIx years. an
is a single man.
Eleven members are under thirty years
age; thirty-thiee are over thirtyIand under ior
ty wears old and twenty two are aged MT
e wears and upward. But three of the singl
d members, Judging from their age, are necessa
l rilv doomed to all the horrible conditions
J. Ibachelorhood.
- Fify.three are native Buckley es; sixteen wer
lie born in Pennsylvania; FIVE in Ola Virgins
D, FIVE in Vermont: four in Maryland, eight
New York one, the Hon. J. II. Boehmer,
nc Putnam county, in Germany, me- the hon j.
a seph E. Egly, Of Hamilton county, in switze s.
-" land. one, the Hon, G. J. johnson, of Hockir
a county, in Ireland (the only three foreign 30 30
ng setts, one in Rhode Island, tso in Ksntuck
nd one in New Jerey three in Maine, and four
~ Connecticut. One sixth ofth entire numbe
W lacking small fraction, are New Englsndel
n The majority are sober rsded, steady lookl
m, gentlemen, and mostly seem to desire to do
In State some service Gin. Times