Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-05-11
The Administration.

For the information OF such OF our
readers as may not be familiar with the
personal history of all the members of
the new Administration we copy from
the forthcoming edition of MI. Lam
mans Biographical Dictionary Of Con-
gress and Public Men, the annexed brief
notices of the different members of the
Executive Government and of the Vice
President.-National Ltelligencer.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, PRESIDENT.
He was bosn.iA- Har2iAtcounty, Ken
lucky, February II, 1909; removed
with his father to Indiana in 1916; re-
ceived limited education, spending
two years at school in Stafford county,
Virginia; taught school and studied
law for a time in Culpepper Of that
State; and, removing to Illinois IN
1880, turned his attention chiefly to ag-
ricultural pursuits, but ready at any
time to embark in the laboriOus enter
priscs peculiar to Western life. He
served as captain of volunteers in the
Black Hawk war; and was member
for four years Of the Illinois Legisla-
ture, during which period he again
turned his attention to the study of law,
and having been admitted to the bar,
settled at Springfield in the practice of
his profession. lie was member of
the National Convention which nomi-
mated General Taylor for President in
1S4S; and his service as Representa-
tive in Congress from Illinois was from
1847 to 1870, serving on the Commit
tees on the Post Office and Post Roads
and Expenses in the War Department.
In 1853 he acquired distinction by
stumping the State Of Illinois fora scat
in the United States Senate, and in
1860 was nominated by the Republican
party as their candidate tor President
of the United States, to which position
he was duly elected for the term COM
mcncing III March, 1861.
HANNIBAL HAMLIN, VICE PRESIDENT.
lie was born in Paris. Oxford county,
Maine, August q, 1909; prepared hiin-
self for collegiate education, but ow-
ing to his fathers death was obliged to
take charge of his farm, where he re-
mained until he became of age; he
then spent year in printing-otfice as
a conpositOr; then studied law and
was admitted to the bar in 1888, con-
tinuing in active practice until 1848.
lie was a member of the Maine Legis-
laturc from 1886 to 1910, serving as
Speaker Of the House in 1887, 1S39and
1910; was a Representative in Con-
grcss from Maine from 1S43 to 1917 !;
was elected for another term to the
State Legislature in 1847; and in 1848
was elected to the United States SEN
ate for four years to fill the vacancy
occasioncd by the death of John Fair
field. In 1851 he was again elected a
Senator in Congress for six yours; in
January, 1857 he was chosen Governor
of Maine, rcsigning his seat in the Sem
ate, and was iuaugurated as Governor
on the same day. On the 18th day of
the same month he was reelected to
the U. s. Senate for six years, resi- gn-
ing the office of Governor, Feb. Goth,
1857. While in the Senate he has al
ways taken an active part in the busi-
ness of the body and as member Of
important committees.
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, SECRETARY OF STATE.
He was born in Orange county, New
York, May is. 1901; graduated at Un-
ion College, in 1920; was admitted to
the Bar in 1922, and entered upon the
practice of his profes sion at Auburn, in
Ills native State, the followingyear. In
1880 he was elected to the New York
State Senate, where he served four
wears. In 1884, he was nominated by
the Wing party as their candidate for
Governor, but failed of all election; in
1888 he was rc-nominated and elected,
serving four years. During that peri
cd he upheld the system of internal
improvements, and devoted himself
with marked success to reforming and
improving the system of public educa-
ton. On the expiration Of his second
term of office, he declined to be can
didate for reelection, and resumed the
practice of his profession at Auburn,
practicing with success, chiefly in the
Federal courts. In 1849 he was elect
ed a Senator in Congress for six years,
and reelected for another term which
ended with the Thirty-sixth Congress.
Though lover of homo and studious
in his habits, he has been quite an ex-
tensive traveller: he has performed fire.
quent Summer tours in the Southern
and Western States, made pleasure
voyage fow years ago to the coast of
Labrador; and in 1860 he made tour
to Europe, to Egypt, and the Holy