The Portland daily press., 1864-02-02


is one Of the Senators from Penobscot. He
has served one year in the House, and
proved to be a very valuable member. Mr..
Bradbury is a native of Oxford County, was
born in Norway, and is thirty five years old.
He is of medium size, well formed, stands
about five feet ten inches, weighs about $50
pounds, in complexion inclines to the sandy,
is Of active temperament, well-informed, thor
oughly alive to the duties imposed upon him,
. good debater, ready, well-posted, always
seutlemany, and is seldom thrown of his
guard by an antagonist. Mr.. Bradbury spent
some five years in California. He is by pro-
fession physician, has spent much time in
teaching. is a member of the Bowdoin Medi-
cal school, aud will graduate with the next
graduating class. In politics DIR. Bradbury
has been Wing with abolition proclivities,
since Republican, and now finds himself per-
fectly at home and in full sympathy with the
great Union organization of the State.
Franklin County is represented in the Sem
ate by Hon. WILLIAM II. JossELYN of PHIL
fps. Mr.. J. was born in Fayette, is fifty
years Of age, five feet seven inches high,
weighs about 1876 pounds, is Stout compact
aud hardy, and slightly gray; was brought
up on a farm, is selfmade, in avocation mer-
chant and like many other Yankees has tried
his hand at teaching school, and after such an
experience, as might be expected, he proves
to be valuable member Of the body in
which he holds seat, and enters upon the
duties of legislation with the perfect ease Of
one who has confidence in his ability to I'M
derstand and appreciate those labors which
an intelligent, common sense constituency
expect him TO perform. In politics Mr. J.
has been Wing, then Republican, and now
is Jealous in the Union cause.
Hon. LUTHER SANBoRN was born in Par
sonsfield where he now resides, and is one of
the Senators from York. Mr.. S. is farmer,
is 90 years old, stands about five feet ten in
ches high, weighs IT'S pounds, is of sandy
complexion, has a keen bright eye, is man
of unimpeachable integrity, was a member Of
the Senate last year, elected on joint ballot to
Ill vacancy occasioned by death, and is a
man who gives his undivided attention to all
matters before the Senate. Mr.. S. was for
merly Wing, and came into the Union par
ty through the Republican organization, OF
which he has been an efficient and high-mind-
ed member.
Hon. LEVI CRAM OF Bridgton, is one of
the Senators from Cumberland. Mr.. C.was born
in Standish, is Al years of age, tall and spare,
standing about five feet ten inches, and weigh
ing but l40 pounds. Owing to his bleached
hair and whiskers he has the appearance of
more years than his family record calls for.
He was brought up on a farm, has had much
experience in school teaching, has been en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits, bnt now styles
himself a lumberman. Mr.. Cram, like most
OF his fellow-Senators, is entirely self-made,
and in his large business capacity, his ready
comprehension of almost any subject coming
before him, and his tact In legislative duties,
exemplifes the Yankee spirit and Yankee
character to great advantage. Politically Mr..
Cram has come up through the Republican
branch Of the present Union organization
from Wing stock.
&'-S HOhh'AN1SNNih Noahsy III tuC AsatC,
Aroostook, is represented in the Senate by
Hon. PARKER z. BUELEIGH of Linneus.
Mr.. b. was born in Palermo, is 81 years of
age, is well proportional and stoutly built,
standing five feet and eleven inches, and
weighing $50 pounds. He removed from
Waldo TO Aroostook in 1880, and has mainly
followed the business of Civil Engineering,
or that branch of it appertaining particularly
to land surveying. Mr. Burleigh has always
been Democrat, and has been a man of in
fluence in his party in the section of the
State where he resides. He followed the for
tunes of Mr.. Douglas, and was a devoted
friend of the gallant Jameson, whom he sup
ported for Governor of this State. Adopting
Mr.. Douglas idea that there can be only two
parties, patriots and traitors, he has no hesitan-
cy in deciding to which he owes allegiance; he
is found acting in full harmony withthe great
Union sentiment of the State, and will listen
TO no propositions for a patched up peace, or
to any compromises that fall short Of the un-
conditional subjugation of the rebellion and
the re- establishment OF the whole Union on
a permanent foundation. SPURwIyK.