Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-07
II. Personnel Of President Lilooln's Cabinet

sscarrnnr OF STATE -WrLLIAM HI SEWARD
was born in Orange county, New York. May
is, 1901. He graduated at Union college,1in
that State, and entered upon the practice OF the
Law. In 1880, he was elected to the State Sem
ate of New York, and in 1889, was chosen
Governor of that State. In ls49, he WAS elect.
al Iln;,sd States Senator from New York, and
,s-.lec,ed In 1855 to the same Office. In DC
tober. 1853, he made his celebrated "irrepressi-
hle conflict speech at Rochester, N. Y. He
was a prominent candidate for President before
the Chicago Couventipp,a VDIJ UT1q
sronrrARY OF THE TREAsusY.-SALnoN PoRr
LAND CHASE was born at Cornish, New Hamp-
shire. in the year 1906 He graduated at
Dartmouth coIlege, lin that State, and entered
upon the practice Of the. legal profession IN
Cincinnati. Ohio. In 1913, be was elected
limited States Senator by the Legislature oil
Ohio. He was elected Governor OF Ohio IN
1855, and reelected to the same ofice In 1901
In 1860, be was again chosen United States
Senator from Ohio. Mr.. CHAsE, in the early
par, Of his political career, was identified Win
the radical anti slavery men, and is still re-
earded with favor by that class OF politicians s.
sroarrAnY OF wAR-SIMoN CAMERON is o
native Of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. de
was a urinteri in early life. In 1928 he was ap-
pointed Adjusant General Of Pennsylvania
He was appointed visitor to West Point In
1881. For many years, General CAMERON was
vigorously engaged in Railroad enterprises and
in Banking. About the year 1854 ne was at
the same time, President Of the susquehanna
Railroad Company, President of the Lebanon
Valley Railroad Company President of the
Commonwealth Insurance Company, and Cash
lar Of the Middletown Bank. He was elected
70 the United States Senate by the Legislature
Of Pennsylvania in ls45, and again in 1857.
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. = GIDEON WELIrs
has been for more than thirty years an
active politician in Connecticut, and during
that time connected directly or Indirect
" with che public press Under President VAN
Bcsrr's administration, he was for some time
Poatmaster. at Hartford, and. under President
POLK, occupied position in the Navy Depart
mept. After the Republican organization, he
identified himself with that party. Mr.. WrLIrs
was delegate at large from the State of Con
uecticut to the Chicago Convention, and was
one Of the Committee to 60 to Springfield to no.
sify Mr.. LrscoIr of his nomination. lie was
also chosen Republican elector at the last
Presidential election. He has been for many
wears on terms Of close intimacy with Mr.. LIN
COLIN.
Posrs.srrs GEnERAL --MosrooMER BLAIR
reaides at Montgomery Castle, near Silver
surine, Montgomery county, Maryland. He is
a son Of FaArcs P. BLAIB, and brother Of +. p.
Bt.rn. IT,, of St. Louis. MorrGonERY BLAIR
Graduated at eWest Point, practised law in St.
IouIs. was for brief time Judge, and was So
licitor of the Court Of Claims during President
P,r,cr's administration. He was counsel for
Dam scorr in that celebrated cese, and Is one
Of he most ultra men among the radical Repub
licans. islk stttoa o. 4 taANetsN el as'f Z.
sxcarrAnr Or rHr INTERIoR. .--CALrB b. Smith,
Of Indiana. WAS for several years Wing mem-
ber Of Congress from that State, and At one
dine Commissioners on Mexican claims. He
was q inember Of the Indiana delegation to the
late Peace Conference. Mr.. SMITH is quite
celebrated among Republican stump speakers.
Arronnxx GErrRlL. -EDwARD BATKs was
horn September 4, 1923, in Goochland county,
virginia. Inlsl3. heseued for short time in
a volunteer company raised to assist in repell-