The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-27

In 1861 he appointed Chief Judge and has retained
the position up TO the present time.
SAMUEL O. POMFRoY
was born in Southampton, New Hampshire, January 8,
1916 spent his boyhood on his father farm After an
academic education he graduated at Amherst Coll ge m
1886 spent four years in 0sdensburg New York re-
turned TO his native and held various local Offices
settled in Massachusetts and was elected Legs
ature OF that State In 1854 he engaged in organ
ring the New England Emigrant Aid Society, and be
came us financial agent; removed 10 kau1as IN the
same year aud participated in its affairs; was member
Of The Territorial Defence Committee delegate 70 the
Pittsbnig and Philadelphia Conventions OF 1856, and
also 10 that OF Chicago in 1890 During the famine IN
Kansas he was Chairman of the Relief Committee; and
IN 1861 no took his seat in the United States Senate from
Kansas Tor SIX years, serving on the Committees on PEN
sons, Claims Territories, Public Lands Manufacture,
and as Chairman Of the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims.
ALEXANDER RAMSEY.
He was born In Dauphin county, near Harrisburg.
Pennsylvania September s. 1915; was n clerk in the
Office Of The erster Of thai county in 1895 was Secre
ary Of the Electoral College Of Pennsylvania IN 1870;
IN 1871 was elected Clerk of the State House Of Repre-
sentatrcs; was Representative Congress from Penn
syvana from 1913 to 1S47 and was Chairman Ia lS4s,
OF the State Central Committee of Pennsylvania In
1910 he was appointed by President Taylor the first Tor
ritotal Governor of Minnesota holding the Office until
1853, during which service he took part, in ls49. in
negot atng treaty at Mendoza for the extinction Of the
title OF the Sioux halfbreeds the lands Lake Pepin;
and IN 1881 he negotiated another treaty with the sioux
nation, by which the government acquired all tho lands
in Minnesota west OF the Mississippi river aud opened
that State TO the large population now settled there's
and also made treaty with the Chippewa Indians on
Rcd river which he followed up with another in 1863
In 1855 he was Mayor of the city Of ST. Paul, and
elected Governor Of the State OF Minnesota in 1858,
continuing in that office until 1852 In 1868 he was
elected Senator in Congress from Minnesota for the
term ending in 1862 serving the Committees on Naval
Affairs Post Offices and Post Roads, Patents and the
Patent Oice Expenses In the Senate and as Chairman
oil the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions
GEORGE READ RIDDLE.
He was born in Newcastle, Delaware, in 1877; educated
at Delaware College; studied engineering, and
In md cons
aud canals In Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia. the last Of which was the great work at Har
per's Ferry Afterwards he studied law, was admitted
To the bar in 1S4S and appointed Deputy Attorney
General for his native county, which position he held
until 1850, when he elected Representative from
Delaware to the Thirty second Congress- and reelected
TO the Thirty Congress, serving the Committee
on Roads and Canals and was Chairman OF the Commit
tee on Engraving and also of special committee on the
Peruvian guano question In lS49 he was appointed by
the Governor OF the State commissioner the part OF
Delaware to retacc the celebrated fason and Dixons
line, the report OF which printed by the Leg sla
lures OF Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland in 1850
He was also delegate to the several Democratic National
Conventions Of 1874 1913 and 1855 In 1864 he
elected Senator in Congress from Delaware for the
term ending In 1869, serving on the Committees ON tho
and Printing.
WILLARD SALISBURY
born in Kent county, Delaware, June 9, 1890;
educated at Delaware College and at Dickinson College;
studied law, and admitted TO the bar In 1916. In
1850 he was appointed Attorney General Of Delaware,
holding the Office five years, and in 1859 he elected
Senator In Congress for the term ending In 1865
ing on the Committees on Pensions, Commerce and
Patents and the Patent Office He also delegate TO
the Chicago Convention Of 1864 and he was elected
the Senate for the term commencing in 1885 and ending
in 1871.
He was horn in Lancaster. Ohio May TO- 1928; received
n good education: studied law and came the bar in
ls4 In ls4s and 1852 he was delegate to the National
Wing Conventions Of those years In 1854 he was
elected Representative from Ohio to the Thirty
Congress; reelected To the Thirty hfh and on being
returned the Thirty Congress he the repub
can candidate for Speaker and after unprecedented
contest wanted only one two votes to secure his
the Comait.ce Of Ways and Means In 1850 he was re-
elected TO the Thirty seventh Congress- but the res
in Congress from Ohio for the term expiring In 1867,
serving Chairman of the Committee Finance, and
also Of that Agriculture and as member OF those
the Pacific Railroad and the Judiciary.
WILLIAM N. STEWART.
Born in Wayne county, New York, August O. 1927
removed with his father TO Ohio In 1895 left home la
chiefly in New York entered Yale College in Is4s where
he remained eighteen months and then left for the gold
fields Of California He spent two years in the mining
business in 1852 commenced reading law, and during
that appointed District Attorney for the county
OF Nevada anc was subsequently elected 10 the same
Office in 1854 during the absence OF the Attorney Gen
cral OF California he was appointed TO perform the duties
OF that Office he next spent about eighteen months prac
tcng his profession in San Francisco after that he did
the in Nevada City and Downieville; in 1850 he
removed TO the then Territory OF Utah (now Nevada;
served in the Territorial Legislature in 1861: also
member of the Constitutional Convention held in 1863
and elected senator Congress from Nevada for
the term commencing In 1866 and ending in 1900 In
1886 he received from Yale College the degree Of Master
OF Arts.
JOHN P. STOCKTON.
Born in Princeton, New Jersey, August 2, 1925 his
father and grandfather having both served In the United
States Senate and his great grandfather having been
of the signers OF the Declaration Of Independence He
graduated at Princeton College In 1913 studied law,
licensed practice in 1885, and to the bar in 1919
He appointed by the Legislature of New Jersey 10
revise the laws Of the State for several years the
reporter chancery and published three volumes which
President Buchanan
1858 Minister Resident 10 Rome but the election o
Lincoln asked TO be recalled; since which time until
elected Senator in Congress from New Jersey In 1865
the term ending IN 1871 be has been devoedto his pro
fcssion.
WILLIAM sPRAGUR
born in Cranston Rhode Islasd, September H. 1870
his ancestors having been for several generations honor
ably associated with the manufacturing interests OF Now
England. He educated chiefly at the Irving lnsti
tute, Tarrytown, New York, and subsequently spent
several years the counting OF uncle on the
death OF whom Of the largest manufacturing inter
csts In the country came into his possession Having
taste for military arlffs he joined an artillery company
in Providence and became colonel IN his nineteenth
year. In 1859 he visited Europe and was friendly 10
tho cause and person OF Gsribaldi In 1861 he was
elected Governor OF Rhode Island and the breaking
out Of the rebellion he took great interest In the
tional cause with the Rhode Island troops AT the
first battle OF Run run, and In 1867 he wac elected
Senator Congress from Rhode Island Tor the term end
ing 10 1862 serving Chairman Of the Committee
Manufactures and as member Of the Committees on
Commerce and Military Anairs He is also President Of
several banks, and when at home takes an active part
director various insurance companies. His uncle,
bearing the name, also Senator in Congress-
CHARLEs SUMNER
born Boston, Macs, January O. 1871; graduated
at Harvard College in $780, spent the three following
years the Cambridge Law school; had tho editorial
charge Tor three years, OF the Ameycaa J,s was al
mtted to the bar In 1894, and settled In Boston
subsequently reporter Of the United States Circuit Court
aud published three volumes which bear his
was for three winters teacher at The Cambridge Law
school soon afterwards edited "Dnlaps Treatise Ad
miraty Practice and about this time he declined pro-
fessorship rendered him by his Alma Mater In 1887 he
visited Europe received with marked attention In
England, and renamed abroad until 1870 During the
years 1874 to 1ss6 he produced edition OF I've
Reports twenty volumes from that time onward
he frequently appeared in public speaker various
phanthropic and literary subjects and two volumes Of
hrs orations were published in 1850. In 1851 he
elected Senator In Congress from Massachusetts,; In
1885, for words debate the subject Of slave
ry he was assaulted his desk In the Senate Chamber
by Preston Brooks Representative In Congress from
South Carolina from the effects OF which his health sur
fcred he again visited Europe having been just before
his departure reelected for second term 10 the Senate