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

pembe. Of the Connscticut legislature; in 1881 he VA
ssn ~ ssyor o. and reelected until icoo
70 me Congress Prior 70 1851 he was den-
nned with the democratic party and delegate 70
ana secretary OF the Baltimore Convention Of 1850
< - EIJHU h. wAsHBURNs.
Born In Livermore, Oxford county, Maine, September
~ 1876 served an apprenticeship In the printing office
Inc henneDes soana studied law At Harvard UNI
Ill He was elected Representative from that State 70
me third Congress and reelected 70 the Thirty
iouIh Tmrty-nfth and Thtysixth Congresses, serving
on Two terms as Chairman Of the Committee on Com.
merce also re- elected to The Thrty-seventh and
Thirty eighth Congresses, serving through both a.
Chairman OF the Committee on Commerce, as
| - member OF the Joint COMMITTEES on the
Library and as Chairman OF tho Special Committee
on immigration On account OF his having served con-
nuousiy Tor longer period than any other meper or
.ne thirty eighth Congress usage awarded 70 him the
utlc OF Rather OF the House, though not then nty
years OF age He was the author among many others,
OF the Dill revving the grade Of lieutenant general to
DO conferred on General Grant Two Of his brothers
were formerly In Congress-vz: Israel Jr, and Cadwa
lader .. Washburn. He reelected to the Thirty
ninth Congress, with which will terminate his fourteenth
year as Representative In Congress-
WILLIAM u. wAsuBURN.
he was born In Wnchendon Mass, January 81, 1920
graduated at Yale College in 1874 has always been en-
Se sa 10 .Ss ~ ass was 70
was subsequently President Of the Greenfield Bank, aud
was elected Representative from Massachusetts, to the
Invalid Pensions and Roads and Canals Reelected 10
the ThIry-ninsh Congress.'
MARTIN WALKER t.saI
was born in Knox county, Ohio, April Is, 1879 re-
ceived good education by his unaided efforts,
while working farm emp Dyed clerk in store;
studied law and came to the bar m $780, from lS46 70
1901 he was Clerk OF tho Court Of Common Pleas Tor
Holmes county in 1881 he elected Judge OF the
Common Pleas for the Sixth district serving Ave years.
in 1857 he removed TO Wooster Wayne county and
elected Lieutenant Governor Of Ohio, DECLINING a
nomination. in 1851 he appointed Judge Advocate,
with the rank Of major, serving three months as stan
rSlc tat In 0tpn
Acting Judge Advocate General with rank OF colonel,
under the Governor Of the State; in 1862 he was an
Assistant Aduant General and superintendent the DRAFT
Of the State and in 1864 he elected Representative
from Ohio TO the Thirty ninth Congress.
JOHN WENTWORTH.
He was born in Sandwich, New Hampshire, March ),
1875 he received academic education taught school
for while, and, having entered Dartmouth College,
graduated in 1885, Removing afterwards TO Illinois,
he studied law and settled in Chicago where he has ever
since been connected with the press and practsed his
profession excepting when in Congress- his services AZ
Representative from Illinois having extended from lsis
to 1855. The chief committees upon which he served
were those on Commerce and on Territories. He was
subsequently twice elected Mayor of Chicago; and in
1854 he reelected Representative Illinois TO
the Thirty ninth Congress
KELLIAN V. wHALEY
was born in Onondaga county, New York, May O. 1871
While yet young he removed with his father to Ohio,
and received limited education; when twenty one
years Of age he settled in Western Virginia, devoting
himself to the lumber apd mercantile business When
the rebellion broke out he took the Union side OF the
question: and elected 10 the Thirty Congress
from West Virginia. He acted aid to Governor
Pierpoint in organizing and equipping regiments and
in command at the battle OF Guyand0te, when he
was taken prisoner in November, 1861 After travelling
with his captors sixty miles towards Richmond he made
his escape nj night when surrounded with guards and
after days and nights spent in the mountains suffer
ing much from hunger, fatigue and cold, he arrived
safely at Catettsburg Kentucky, and WAS soon able 70
take his seat in the House Of Representatives He was
reelected the Thirty eighth Congress- serving as Chair
man Of the Committee on Invalid Pensions and a. a
member Of the Committee on Agriculture He was also
delegate TO the Baltimore Convention OF 1854, and was
reelected To the Thirty ninth Congress.
THOMAS WILLIAMS
was born In Greensburg, Westmoreand county Penn
sylyapia August g. 1905 graduated at Dickinson Col
lege in 1926 studied law and came to the bar in 1928
settled in Pttsburg from which place he was sent as
Senator TO the Legislature in 1888 and the three follow
ing years. in 1850 he elected TO the lower house Of
the Legislature and in 1852 he was elected Represents
serving the Committee the Judiciary. Rselec cd
tdPthc Thirty ninth Congress.
Es JAMES v. WILSON.
He was born in Newark, Ohio, October 10, 1928;
sided there until 1853, when he removed 10 Iowa, in
1865 he elected member Of the convention 70
wise the state constitution; in 1867 he appointed by
tho Governor OF Iowa Assistant Commissioner Of the
Des Moines River Improvement during the same year
he elected TO the state Legislature; In 1859 he
elected 70 the State senate also IN 1860 and was Pres
70 the Thirty seventh Congress for The unekprcd term Of
3. r. Curts He WAS reelected 70 the Thirty eighth
Congress, serving Chairman Of the Judiciary Com
mee and WAS rec ectcd TO the Thrty-ninth Congress
STEPHEN y. WILSON.
He Was born Ia Columbia, Bradford county, Pennsyl-
sahs @ scs " W.sbors nssdemy rSer.
he assistant teacher for term; he also Tor
while taught in district school at Wcllsboro studied
and adopted the profession OF law was borough
sor year school director for six years;
Senator I. The state Legislature IN 1865 1864 aud 1885,
sylvana TO the Thirty ninth Congress
WILLIAM wINDoM.
Born in Belmont county Ohio, In 1877 received AN
academic education; studied law, and was admitted to
Knox county In 1882, and removed To Minnesota IN 1853
He elected Representative from that State TO the
COMMITTEES on Public Lands and Of the specia Comm ee
OF Thirty the Rebeious States; reelected
TO the Thirty seventh Congress- serving ON the commit
tee Public Expenditures; also 10 the Thirty eighth,
serving Chairman OF the ConRlittee Indian naiss
and OF the special committee t1yst in $50, the Indian
tribes oT the West Reelected TO the fh'ri! ninth Con
gress
CHARLES II. WINFIELD.
He was born in Crawford, Orange county. New York,
April - ls22; studied law and Ia the bar in 1886
he was six years District Attorney for Orange county
from 1850 1856; and 1867 he elected Repre-
sentative from New York to the Thirty eighth Congress
serving on the Committee Private Land Claims. Re
elected 10 the Thirty ninth Congress. In 1868 he
Chairman Of the New York state Democrats Convention
previous 20 its hnai organization.
rgEDERicK ". WOODBRIDGE.
He was born IN Vergennes, Vermont August 10 ISIS;
graduated at the University Of Vermont in $780, studied
law and came TO the bar In 1872 served three years in
the state Logisatl, two years the state sena. and
three years state Auditor aud In 1865 hc elected
a Representative from Vermont 10 The Thirty ghih
Congiess, serving oh the Committee IN the Jud,ciary
Re-eIecfcd In the Thirty ninth Congress
EDWIN u. v. WRIGHT.
Born IN Hoboken, New Jersey, January z, 1872 re-
celyed an academical educauon adopted the trade OF
printer and early Al 1885 edited and published q
newspaper called the J,rsey Blue. He studied law
and came 10 the bar 1859 lsa5 be elected 10
the Sate Senate and leading advocate VI this pre-
sent free school system the State in 1851 he a
pointed Dstrtt Attorney for Hudson county, and held
The once for i've Year, he was also major general Of
militia for several years commanding the second divi
sion Of The State the candidate in 1898 OF the demo
cratic party the once Governor but by
. small majority and no was elected Representative
from New Jersey 20 the Thirty ninth tougrs~