The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-01-04
Length of Service of our Lead
ing Statesmen.

Ing statesmen.
None OF our grea: men have held so
many offices nor enjoyed such long and
uninterrupted career as John Quincy Ad-
ans. lie was Minister 20 the Netherlands
under Washington, l194 90; Minister TO
Portugal, 1867; Minister to Prussia
during the Administration Ct his father.
| l79T-IS03 Senator, 1903 8; Minister to-
| Russia under Madison, 1909 Is COmmis-
sioner to Client, 1913 II Minister To
! England. 1915 II; Secretary OF State
under Monroe, lol7 a, President, 1873.
! %; and Member of Congress from 1881
| 10 Ie47. the date of his death. Thus, IN
a period OF titiythree years, the interval.
between the la, ing DOM OF one office and
! the assumption OF another, amount, when
! added together, to less than two years.
Philadelphia Press.
| The official career of General Lewis
Cass has been even longer Than that OF
| Mr.. Adams. Commencing as member
of the first State Legislature of Ohio, in
1902, he has ben III high pubic position
ever since--a period OF fifty eight years.
Within that time he has been Governor
of Is te; ritory, Indian superintendent, Sec
retarv of war, Minister 10 France, United
States Senator for twelve years, candidate
| for President, and Secretary Of State
! When lie leaves the Secretary of State
| Department., in 1851, he will complete
a service OF abou. siSty years III high otli-
ces OF The government. lie Is indeed, the
patriarch of our statesmen, SO far as length
| of official service is concerned.
Martin Van Buren,, while he has not
been i'll oflite long as some of our
Statesmen, is the only one who has flied
the four highest, most dignitied and pow
eIful positions under the American COnsti
tuition He has been Minister 10 Eng
land, Secretary OF State, President and
Vice President lis public life COM
Inenced in 1908, as Surrogate Of Coiumbia
county, New York, which he left for lho
Siste Senate, and lhen as Attorney Gen-
ersl of the Stale, United States Senator,
Governor, Minister 10 England, Secretary
of State, Vice President and President
lie was constant, before The people as
an important parsonage down to his re.
:, "ement from the Presidency IN IS4l,
mari. 4 Of thirty three wears. Perhaps We
.rbi I,
,bsn cIo.a,t for lie was a prominent can
JiIate for President be:oro the Baltimore
convention in / III, aud lie ran AS tie
freesoil candidate ior President in 1913.
H-nr, Claws pubic career commenced
in 1907 a, a member to the Senato Of tie
United States, aud comUInded ;iS mem>
her of the same body in 1853, an interval
Of forty five wears. lie was Cnl;ed States
Senator, Member of the House, Speaker
of that body for twelve years-a Longer
period than any other man ever III that
CAPACITY Minister to Client rs one Of the
commissioners to conclude The peace with
Great B.itaiu in 1&14 and Secretary Of
State from 1925 TO 1929.
Thomas H. Benton served r longer PC
riod in Congress than any olhot of o"r
public men. lie entered the United
Stats Senate when Missouri was admitted
in 1921, and continued there until 1851,
period Of thirty years lie lever held
any other Office.
John &. Calhoun entered the House OF
Representatives IN 1911 served there un
til 1916, when he became Secretary Of
War under Mr. Monroe. In 1924 he was
elected Wee President and re elected il
1928 In S2l he re,igne the station
Vice President to become u. s. Senator
Frnm South Carolina The reason for
this extraordinary step was that he might
champion the cause OF nuiiira;iun in the
SsnaIe and reply to Tie arguments of Mr.
Webster on that subject, which were pro-
tiucinr ex,:ajrdinary etiec, on the country.
lie continued in the Senate unul 1871.
when lie became Sertetary Of State under
John Tyler In 1915 he re>entercd tAs
Senate and was uemher Of it in 1850
when he died.
Daniel Webster came to the House Of
Representatives in 1911 from New IIamp-
shire. In 1920 he was elected from Bo4-
ton, Massachusetts 10 which ci'y hs hh
removed. In 1S4S he was elected 10 tl.e
United States Senate. IN 1911 lie Was
Secretary Of State. In 1916 was again
Senator In 1850 he again took charge Of
the Department, anl filled that positiol
at the time of his death. His political
career lasted abont thirtysix years,