Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-07-19
Tho Members of the Cabinet.
Mr.. Lnnmnsa's Biographical
sketches.

Oo'S' 49, F. ""s.'o''
! al matter bret biographies Of aii those
| cabinet m'nist re and Justices OF the SUI
Prcme Court who have never held seats III
Congress. The effect of thus eniarginy
mis- plan, will be to supply III single vol
umc the public history and labors OF all
the mcn who have ever been IN conspic-
uous manner identified with the civil ser
vice OF tue general government Much OF
the information Is entirely new and has
been obtained from original sources. We
copy the following sketches ot tile mem
beers vi the Cabinet:
SECRETARY BROWNING.
| Orville II. Rrownipp was horn in Harri-
son conntv. Kentucky: after acquiring n
~onS Envt;sh education i. renewed tn
Srackcn County, and, while performing
the duties Of clerk in the Office Of the
county and circuit clerk went through a
course OF classical stuuies NJ Augusta Cnl'
| College. He studied Law. anu On oelne
| admitted to the uar III iooA' sc'tico ~
Quincy, Illinois, where nc suDse4oentiy
resided. lie served tn!Ougn Tue DiscA
Hawk war ~ Iosfz ID JeO:c was eIees.
ed senator iu the lIlinois legislature and
! served III that capacity Tour years IN lo%O
he was elected to the lower house. eelv.
ing two yexrs and, il eonjunctieu With
his friend Abraham Laucolu, hc was MAIN
| ly Instrumental III forming she Republican
| party OF llliuuis vt tho bloomington Con
vention. He was delegate to the Chloa-
81 Convention u 1o"o' and was WARM
| supporter Of tue government during tue
Rebellion. y" Tue aea.n ol .. a D"ug1a'
yr... to I'll the Vacancy, until the subse-
Hu.nt election OF W. 4. richardson in
1868. On til. organization OF the Nation
al Union Executive Committee i'll June.
l5o6, he became an ac'ise mehlbcr oi Tile
same, and Oh tue retirement oi James
iaflan' on tue ~. VI HeP'e,noei' ,ooo' nc
entered ftesioen' 'oh"s"h o""ne' "s
secretary ol The ihtetiof A''pa' 'N'eh''
SECRETARY N cuLLocH.
Hugh McCu!lu.h was born in Kcnne-
buuk. ,ta,uc in lo44 hc entered Bow.
,,o,u College, but left in his SOPHOMORE
wear, On account Of his health studied
,,,,. and IN being admitted to practice. re
moved to Fort " aync. Indiana, III 1888 !;
In Is35 he WAS cI.useu cashier Of the
i;,a,cn of the State Bank of lnalana, and
=. sn,h. and also AS a director, he was con
IircCcl Viii 1t until 1901 ; ny IrcSiueut
i.lncolu he w.s suou afterwards appointed
,o.nutIo,lcr of the Currency, WHICH hu
r.au ne organized and pat iiito successful
o;eration ami III Marcn 1865 he entered
the cabinet us Secretary Ut the Treasury.
srcrrr,py SEWARD.
William II Seward was horn in Florida,
Or.,,,r., ...,,,,v. New York. Nav IL, 1901,
~r,,i',,.,,.,l Mt ;,n,on College in io2u stud.
,d l,w and waa admitted to the bar in
lc:2, and settled at the state senate Tor
four years III Io34' as u wing he was Inc
unsuccessful cahdidate iof governor u 'ne
state III 1858 hc was feho'i''ii"'c" ""u
elected tor two years was also re-e'ecteo
tor two years ahu ih 1919 he ,esu'no" wv
practicc oi MS p'oiess'on ~ -Aa""'n'
tending to business cl'e"y 'h 'Ae leu'.".
courts IN to4o ne M's yn o,.petm ,r a. ,m",o'
Ill congress from nc" 4v'" W. ga ..;.'', s'
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we're "ouhu WIN A"''e, ;'u"' 'uo .M.I,r G.s,i,..
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