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

Born in Lynn Mass, January T. 1873 received good
common school education; was apprentced to = shoe
maker and received his freedom hen nineteen years Of
age after which he devoted himself 70 trading he sub
scquently entered largely into tho shoe and hather bus
ness which he has since followed. He served several
years the City Councils OF Lynn; member OF the
Governors Council in 1851 member Of the Msssachu.
sets Senate 1852 Of the state Constitutional Conyen
ton held in 1859 and In 1853 was elected Repre-
tive from Massachusetts, TO the Thirty sixth Congress
serving on the Committee POS, Offices and Posi- Roads
Reelected 10 the Thlrysevenh Congress and also 10 the
Thirty eighth Congress serving Cha rman Of The Com
mitee on Post Offices and Post Roads Reelected also
10 the Thirty ninth Congress.
WILLIAM q. ALLISON.
lie was born In the township q: Perry. Wayne county
Ohio March q 1893: spent the Of his boybood
farm vas educated chiefly at Allegheny College, Penn
sylvann, and at the Western Reserve College. OHIO
studied law 10 the bar in 1851, and practiscd the
profession in Ohio until 1857 when he settled in Dubuque
Iowa He delegate 10 the Chicago Convention Of
1860; In 1901 he member of the Governor staff
and rendered essential in raising troops for the
war and IN 1862 he elected = Representative from
Iowa TO the Thirty eighth Congress- serving the Com
m,,ecs on Public Lands sud Roads md Canals Reelected
10 the Thirty ninth Congress.
oAHrs AMrs.
i
TO- 1904; his occupation has been that Of a manu-
facturer a member for two years OF the Executive
Council Of the state and In 1862 he elected Repre-
sentative from Massachusetts, TO the Thirty eighth Con
grces serving on tho Committees Revolutionary
Claims and Manufactures Reelected the Thirty ninth
Congress
syDrNHAM v. ASCoNA.
He was born in Warwick, Lancaster county, Pcnnsyl.
wanna, November 20, 1924, and removing to Berks
county for several years connected with the Read
ing Railroad Company. He elected In 1850 Repre-
sentative from Pennsylvania the Thirty seventh con
gress serving on the Committees tho Mniiia and
Manufactures In 1907 he reclected The Thirty
eighth Congress, serving a member Of me Committees
Manufactures and the Militia Re- elected to the
ThIrty.ninth Congress
agoRag W. ANDERSON.
born in Jefferson county, Tennessee, May -, 1892;
received liberal education adopted the profession of
law settled In Missouri In 1858; in 1884 became tho
editor Of the Norm Eoa Nnsoaridn newspaper; was
elected In 1898 the State Legislature after previous
defeat; in 1862 he chosen state Senator remaining
in that capacity until 1868 when he resigned having
previously been eleced Representative from Missouri
to the Thirty ninth Congress Early In 1867 he organized
Home Guard and was chosen colonel thereof and was
subsequently commissioned colonel Of militia and had
command Of The Forty ninth regiment Of his state
u. u. AsHLEy.
rrhp gentleman was elected as Representative from
Nevada to fhry.nlnth Congress- but The particulars
Of his public life have not reached the compiler in time
for pre- sont publicalion.l
JAMES N. ASHLEY.
Born in Virginia, In 1874 self educated became su
adventurer at the age Of 0ftecn time acting -
clerk the store boats Of the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, and then doing service in printing office. He
studied law and admitted The bar Of Ohio N 1872
but instead Of practising his profession he went INTO tho
business OF boat building and also connected with
the press He subsequently settled az Toledo ONO, and
went into the Wholesale drug business, and was elected
Representative from ohio TO The Thirty-sxih Congress-
serving n member Of tho Committee on Iorri'ories;
70 elected to the Thirty eighth conCcs serving on the