The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-03-05
Our Delegation in Congress

nor talent or Oy less honorable means, Is to IN
ylte scrutiny which is seldom satisfied till it
has peeTed into the most secret recesses of do
mestic life and traced back the pedigree of its
unfortunate subjects for many generations. Ii
this inordinaie curiosity to follow up the fam
lily thread" is rewarded by the discovery that
the ancestral line ends ''in loop Of stronger
twiDe That plagued some worthy relation" the
explorer feels that he is abundantly rewarded
FOR his pains, SO disinterested is human atfec-
tion e hl
- la our very brief bogra phical notices of In
d'ana's delegation in the National House Of
Represenatives-for the facts of which we are
largely indebted to Ben Perley Poors Congress
ionai Dc.ionary-w We do not propose to crafty
any degree of curiosity which is not content to
forego an invasion Of purely personal and pri
vale affairs. s fssa
4 lie First District is represented by Hon.
VIM f.. Niblack, OF Nncennes, who, our lady
readers will be glad to know, 10 decidedly the
handsoniost man in cur delegation. Mr.. Nib
lack was born in Dubois county, Indiana, May
g. 1922, studied and practiced law; was a
member OF the Legislature of Indiana in 1S49,
s 1850. 1851, 1852 and 1868 was appointed Cir
cult Judgein 1854, and was subsequently e.
lected for six years, but resigned in 1856, when
elected to the thirty Gfth Congress in place of
James Lockhart. deceased was elected to the
thirty sixth ard thirty-ninth Congresses and
was Ie-elected 10 the fortieth Congress as a
Democnat, receiving IL, 255 votes against 49,
sos Tor L. O. DebIuler, Republican. a
Hon Michael c. Kerr, Of New Albany Rep
Tesentative from the Second District was born
at Tisusvilie. Pennsylvania, March Is, 1927
received an Academic education, graduated as a
law student at the University of Kentucky. in
1851; commenced the practice OF law in 1852
IN New Albany; was elected city Attorney in
lo5i ard Prosecuting Attorney in 1865; was
nicmbe: of the State Legislature in 1856 and
1857; was elected TO the thirty ninth Con
sress, and re elected To the fortieth Congress as
Democrat receiving l., 421 votes against l :.
518 votes Tor General Gresham, Republican
Hon Morton g. Hunter, of Bloomington
member from the Third District, was born at
Versailles Indiana February 5, 1925; was ed
ucsted at the State University. Indiana, stud
tel and practiccd law; WAS Presidential cleo
tor in 1860; raised ard commanded rec-
Inent Of volunteers and became Brigadier Gen
cral IN the Union army during the war for the
suppression of the Rebellion, was elected to
tie fortieth Congress as Republican. receiving
3 949 votes against 3, 15S votes for Harring
ton Democrat. t.s- -a.zI
Hon. VIM T.. Holman of Aurora who rep
re=ents the Fourth District, was born at We
rssztap, Indiana, September 6. 1922, studied
and practiced law; was Judge Of the court of
Probate, from 1913 to 1916, was Prosecuting
Attorney from 1847 to 1849; was member Of
the State Constitutional Convention Of Indiana,
IN 1850, was q member Of the State Legislature
of Indiana in 1851; was . Judge of the Court
Of Common Pleas from 1852 to 1856, was e.
lected TO the thirty>sixth. thirty-seventh and
thiriy>cighth Congresses, and was elected to
the iortieth Congress Democrat, receiving
II 92l votes against II, O52 votes for Grover
Republican.
- Hon. George w. Julian, of Centreyille, Indi>
ana born May 5, 1917 received common school
education, and was teacher more than three !
years; studied law and practiced it nearly
twenty years; and was a member ofthe State
Legislature of Indiana in 1845; was elected to
the thirty first. thirty-seventh, thirty>eighth
and thirty ~uinth Congresses; was reelected to
the fortieth Congress Republican, receiving
Is. 4l6 votes against :, l88 for Bundy, Inde- I
pendent, who was supported by the Demo-
Gratis.
General John Coburn, Of the indianapolis
District. was born in Indianapolis, Indiana,
October 1925; graduated at Wabash College
studied ard practiced law, was member of the
State Legislature Of Indiana in 1850 and 1851,
was Judge Of the Court of Con mon Pleas from
1859 to 'Gl, served in the Union army as
Colonel and Brigader General during the war
Tor the suppression ofthe rebellion, was ap-
pointed and confirmed as the first Secretary of
Montana Territory, in March 1865. but resigns
ed at once. was elected Judge of the Fifth Ju>
dicial Circuit Of Indiana in October IS, and re-
signed in &c, and was elected to the fortath
Congress Republican. receiving 26,719 votes
against Ii, Zf0 Tor LOrO, democrat.
Our own representative. General Henry D.
Washburn is too well known here to require
this sort Of notice, but impartial justice de-
mands that he should sui NIT to his share Of
notoriety. General Washburn was born in
Windsor county, Vermont, March 80, '32, re-
ceiyed a common school education, was APP
prenticed 10 tanner, but preferred to teach
school, which he did for some years; studied
law and graduated at the New YORK State and
T.aw A M of
lion county Indiana from 1851 to 81 served
in the Union army Captain, Colonel and
Brigadier- General during the war for the sup
preston of the rebellion: was elected to the
thirty ninth Congress and elected to the for
tieth Congress as Republican receiving H.
S7l votes against IA, $50 for Claypool, Demo
crat.
Hon Godioye S. Or,h, vi Lafayette, member
from the Eighth District was born near Leba>
non Pennsylvania, April ~, 1867: was edu-
Gated at Gettysburg College. Pennsylvania
studied law and commenced practice in indi-
ana: was member of the State Senate of In
diana in AZ, "A, As 49 AZ and '48. serving
one year as President Of that body was
Presidential eector in 40 member OF
the Peace Conference III Ct served as Captain
OF a company Of volunteers during the war for
the suppression of the rebellion elected
to the thirty -eighth and thirty-ninth Congress
e. and reelected to the fortieth Congress
Republican receiving IA 933 votes against H.
728 for Purdue. Independent Republican
The popular member from the Ninth District
Hon. Schuyler Colhx, Of South Bend, was
born at New YORK city. March %, 23 receiv-
cd common school education : in As he be-
came the proprietor and editor of the "Regis-
ter" at South Bend, Indiana, which he pub
shed for eighteen years: was elected in so
delegate from st. Joseph county to the Con-
vention that framed the Constitution OF Ind~
ana: was elected to the thirty-fourth, thirty
fifth thirty sixth, thirty seventh, thirty>eighth
and thirty -ninth Congresses. and re>elected to
the fortieih Congress, Republican. receiv>
ing 2o,22i votes against 1903 votes for Tur>
He S1nea ker Of the HnuSp