Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-06
hE RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, lsos,
Vermonter> in Congress.

! pride in the success in life and lsl-
b. Of her sous who have emigraied
|n amid our mountains, and have, per- .
. in their struggle for fame, hcvn tor'
hen in measure, by the companions OF
h earlier days Thinking biographi'
sSetch of the natives Of Vermont, IN
hrtic,h Congrcs, compiled from the
hres,iouA directory, with comments
h additions within our own ohserya-
b, would be- interesting, We have pre-
|ea the following sketches
Fernando e Bcaman, Of Adrian, the
|.re,en,ative from the hr,t district OF
|ch,.an, was born AT Chester VI June
lsl4 IIc received an academic cdU'
lion, and studied and prartisoi law, H.
Is Prosecuting Attorney tor i+nawee
ln,y six years. Judge oi Probate four
|ars, was Presidential Elector in 1886,
! was a Member OF the 3,th, 3sih, and
h. Congresses and was clcc,,ltothe 10Th
|ngrc>s a, a Republican, receiving l'l"'
|tes against l3.ii3 votes iar John :.
|ipmm, Democrat, who W., alsa a NATIVE
Vermont,
JACOB Benton ,he Representative of
e fr,t district Of New Hampshire, r.
|ls. At Lancaster and was l.ru in Va
ka1rl. Vermont Having received a
b.ral',ducatiuu, he studied and prar'i,ed
Nv. H. was "a member Of the Legisla-
re Of New Hamr shire in 1854, - and
., aud delegate to the National r.
|,bHcan Convention in l>Go lie Wa,
| |ajr General Commanding Of the State
|duutcsr.. and vas elected To the ioth
|agre~, 10y 1881 majority.
|--Anlrcw II. Cra-Iu oiI.hauon. United
b., senator from New Hampshire was
a. in Weston. Windsor County. Yer
on. fghruary 3, 1921. IL received an
alemi education and studied and prae-
\ law \ member oi the Legislature
New Hampshire in lSj2, 'j3, 81, 81
-. H. wA,a representative in the
i h and 35,h Congresses, and was elected
|the United STATE, Senate "a, Republi-
O. =, succeed John p. Hale, AMI took
s ,alt ,n 1856 Hi, term Of service ~
|f m ISL H. j., chairman Of the
|namitt,e ou the contingent expense,
,ha Seua;a, and j, a mcmblr Of the
oumtn,- on naval affair, and ter
Eora~.
-l;,or-e I. Elmunds, United State.
EN- from Vermont, was horn AZ Rich,
|aal February /, l>?s He received q
|a m school ,iuca'ion'aud the instruc.
|a % private tutor lie studied law
pc h., b.,n ono of the most ~urees-fu.
Ie in lis profession in the Common
|e th H. was member Of the Legl~
|turs from Burlington iu ISL. -. -
E AMI -, and was Speaker Of the Hou~
| lN'i i's'"''H''- '"' '''''' '3'-'' ear
e "As a.s' m"i"''' "l the senate an,
= r@sIi.ni l'" '."'!''' III N'' anu -
Fe was APpH"'eA 'N "'N'''sof i"'1t'-
AZ 70 the N"na'r"i The / n''ed states u
u he vacancy caused ny 'N' a'''i, .
s..'i.' .'" l "''' "''' ''''N "'' '''' y l'''' %
20 ani WIS ''.'''d %! the l.'-s',l.''" M
1 1t, session ~ 'rl'"rr 'i 'h't year io
remainder '' the ''f'". liz Term @
r<iae '\Wr.~ N'rh l. I>"' IL j
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Chrle- \ EAlria-h Eapr eula,ty
| fha toutth district ot Wisconsin, WA
fu in BrilPora. Vermont, February p
|'2l n" went with his parents t" Nee
! "rk tn reside and received = putin
hoo|tlurttru. lie studied and prac
|l.oi h". lie settled at tont dn Lac
flSe'n~'H, in lNl'' wa, a member Of tn
Ft-te Senate of W i.''nNh IN 1871 and ~
r. membor OF the @Sth and 39th Con
p aniwaS reelected to the 10th Cn
HeSs tie !. politically a Democrat II
mam'"r "i the judiciary committee
n 'm'h'5 'W"'mHmherS o1 tins CON
u 'tee VINO are natives "i Normont Nj
n 'odhridse'"eihg also a ihembef MI
Rhnrchiii, another member was edn'a'e
Miadi'hury' ana long teacher al Gas
ION
Jacob NJ. Howard, United States Ser
Hor from Michigan was born at Shaft
July 10, lSoo. lie graduated q
Williams College, and studied law i
h. :, -. rr -. : ;,
egislatnro &c M;oh;r,an = 1898 u
hnblisbed i, +ran.,,.; g. ~ E,ono
h the SECRET ~ os pn,,.os. 7,
|enb;ne in 1s47 al H.. - ~ ala,