Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-03-14
The personnel of President Linz
cOIn's Cabinet.

coins Cabinet.
SECRETARY OF STATE--Wm. III. Sew
ard was born in Orange county, New
York, May Is, 1901. lie graduated at
Union College, in that State, and entered
upon the practics Of the law. In 1880, he
was elected to tho State Senate of New
York, and in 1889, was chosen Governor
of the State. In 1910, no was elected
United States Senator from New York,
and re elected in 1855 to the same Office.
In October, 1858, ho made his celebrated
"irroprcssible conflict" speech at Roches-
ter, n. Y. He was a prominent candi-
date for President before the Chicago Con-
vention.
/ SECRETARY OF THE REAsURY-Salmon
/ Portland Chase was born Mt Cornish, New
Hampshire, in the year 1906. He grad
uated at Dartmouth College, in that State,
and entered upon the practice of the legal
profession in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1913
he was elected United States Senator by
the Legislature of Ohio. He was elected
Governor of Ohio in 1855, and reelected
in 1857. In 1860, he was again chosen
United States Senator from Ohio. Mr..
Chase, in the early part of his political
career, was identified with the radical an
ti-slavery men, and is still regarded with
favor by that class of politicians.
SECRETARY OF WAR-Simon Cameron
is native of Lancaster county, Pennsyl-
vania. He was printer in early life. In
1928 he was appointed Adjutant General
of Pennsylvania. He was appointed to
visit West Point in 1881. For many
years, General Cameron was engaged in
Railroad enterprises and in Banking. A.
bout the year 1854. he was, at the same
time, President of the Susquehanna Rail =
road Company, President of the Lebanon
Valley Railroad Company, President Of
the Commonwealth Insurance Company
and Cashier of the Middlotown Bank. He
was elected to the United States Senate
by the Legislature of Pennsylvania in
1915, and again in 1857.
SECRETARY OF NAvY-Gideon Welles
has been for moro than thirty years an ac-
tive politician in Connecticut, and du
ring tiiat time connected directly or indi-
rectly with the public press. Under Pres
dcnt Van Buren's administration, he was
for some time Postmaster at Hartford and
under President Polk, occupied a position
in the Navy Department. After the Re-
publican organization, he identified him
self with that party. Mr.. Welles was a
delegate at largo from the State of Con-
necticut to the Chicago Convention, and
was one of the Committee to go to Spring
field to notify Mr.. Lincoln of his nomina,
tom He was also chosen Republican
elcctor at the last Presidential election.
lie has been for many years on terms of
close intimacy with Mr.. Lincoln.
PosrMArrER Observation-Disclosures
Blair resides at Montgomery Castle, near
Silver Spring, Maryland. He is a son of
Francis F. Blair and brother, of Francis
p. Bl air, Jr., of st. Louis Montgomery
Blair graduated at West Point, practised
law at st. Louis, was brief time Judge,
and was Solcito: of the Court of Claims
during Mr.. Pierces administration He
was counsel for bred Scott in that cele-
bratcd case, and is one of the most ultra
men among the radical Republicans.
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. b.
Smith, of Indiana, was for several years
II Wing member of Congress from that
State, and at one time Commissioner on
Mexican Claims. lie was a member Of
the Indiana delegation. to the the late
Peace Conference. Mr.. Smith is quite
celebrated among Republican stump spea-
kers.
ArroRNEY GENERAL.-Edward Bates
was born September 4 1893, in Goochland
county, Virginia. lii 1913, he served for
a short time in Ia volunteer company rails
ed to assist in repelling an apprehended
attack upon Norfolk by the British. In
1914. he settled in St. Louis, studied law,
and entered upon the practice of that pro-
fession. In 1852, he acted as President
of the Wing National Convention at Bal
timore, and in 1858, was elected Judge OF
the Land Court Of st. Louis County. Two
Colleges have complimentcd him with the
title OF l.. L.. D. Statesman.