Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-06

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district oi Maryland, was born at Gull
ford. Vermont May, 1888, and removed
with his parents 10 Pennsylvania in 1857,
and 10 Maryland in ls4l, lie graduated
a, Princeton College, New Jersey, and al
terwards at the Cambridge Law School,
Mass, and commenced the practice Of law
in Baltimore. lie was member Of the /
Reform CITY Council of Baltimore in lsbo,
and entered the Union army as Licuten-
ant-Colond Of the 9TH Marylund Nolun-
tecr-. was promoted to the Coloncy and
Wa, houorahly discharged in 1864 on ac-
count of wounds, receiving hreyet as
Brigadier-Gyheral. lie was elected 10
the 30th Congress, succeeding Henry
Winter Davis, and was reelected 10 the
10Th Cougres, as a Conservative, He Is
a member 81 the committees on cxpendi-
,urc- in the War Department and appro-
priations,
Luke Il. Poland va, born at West
lord. NOV |, 1915. He received an
academic education, and afterwards stud
jyl and prtcticcd law. lie was Register
oi Probate far. Iamoille county in 1889
and 20 lie was member Of the State
Constitutional Convention in lsi3, and
States Attorney in 1874 and -, and a
Judge Of the supreme Court from lsi5 to
1850. He received the degree Of Ii. d.,
trnm the University Of Vermont in 1851.
He wa- appointed 10 the United States
Senate 20 fill the vacancy oceasioned by
the death of Jacob Collamer, 10y Gov.
Dillingham; Mr. Morrill, was afterwards
elected hy the Legislature 10 the vacancy
and he was elected 10 the 10th Congress.
He was chairman Of the committees on
rcyisa, aud unfinished business and on
THE revision Of the laws Of the United
States. also a member of the committee
on elections He Is one Of the Regents Of
the Smithsonian Institute.
-Philctus Sawyer, from the fifth dis
trict Of Wisconsin, was born in Whiting,
T Vermont, September ,, 1916 He re-
coivcd public school and business edu-
cation. and removed To Oshkosh, Wiscon-
sin, in lsi,, engaging in the lumber busi-
ness. lie was a member Of the Degisla-
ture oi Wisconsin in 1851 and '63, and a
delegate 10 the National Republican Con-
ycntion at Baltimore, in 1864; Mayor OF
Oshkosh in 1868 and "a, and was elected
10 the 39th Congress and reelected To tn,
i0th. He is mcmber Of the committee:
on commerce and manufactures. Hon
W. c. smith is also a member of the lat
tcr committee
Worthinl,ton G. Smith harm af
-. Alh,ns, April %, 1923: graduated n
the University Of Vermont; studied bu
lid NJ, practice law, but entered int
cuisines, and was largely interested i,
the mauutac,ure and sale Of iron IL
vs., a member of the House Of Repre-
,eutatsye- in 1868 and of the Senate o
Vernon, in 1864 and 30, and was it
President pra tU,pors during the las
term and was elected to the 40th Con
Grn.> 10y "A plurality vote on the scconC
trial sor the election VI member Of Con
yro,> in the third district lie is a mem
her OF the committees on manufacture
aud ou coinage, weights and measures.
FhRdlE~ Stevens was horn at Bar
g net ia Caledonia county, April /, 192
received collegiate education and re
moved to PENNSYLVANIA III 1914 and Will
teaching was admitted to the bar II
wa, member Of the state Legislature il
rcuu-y lyania in 1888, "a, '35-31 an,
II. also OF the State Constitutional Con
ycutiou in 1858, and was appointed Cana
Commissioner in 1888. He removed t
Lancaster in 1912, and was elected to tn
3lst, 32l. 3Gth, 3,th, 3Sth, and 39th Con
CROSSES and was reelected to the 40t
Congress. 10y a large majority. He
chairman OF the committees on Appropri
ation> and Reconstruction, There ar
two Ncrmoutcrs on the former commitr
: beside him, .Beaman of Michigan am
Phelps of Maryland His long Congress
sionnl career and his distinguished posi-
, tion have earned him the title of g Tn
Great Commoner."
Horny d. Washburn, OF the fourtl
district of Indiana, was born in Windso
county March 2S, 1892. He received
common school education and was al
prenticed to tanner but preferred t
teach school, which he did for some years
studying law at the same time, and grad
uated at the law school at Poughkeepsi,
n. " was Auditor of Vermillon county
Indiana, from 1854 to Gl He served i
the Union army as captain, colonel, an
4. brigadier=general during the war for tn
suppression of the rebellion, and wa
elected to the 39th Congress and re-electe
to the 40th. He is member of the CON
mittee on Military Affairs, Revolutionar
Pensions, and on Southern Railroads.
Frederick Z. Woodbridge was Dor
at Vergennes Vt, August 80, 1918
; graduated at the University of Vernon
in 1916; studied law with his fathe,
Hon, E. d. Woodbridge, and practised
was elected a member of the House {
!, Representatives of the State Legislatu,
in 1S49, and again in 1851 and 1858; wa
many times chosen mayor of his natiS
city; was State auditor in 1850, 1851 an
1852; was States attorney in 1856
+ 1855, 1856, 1857 and 1853; engaged
n railroad management, and was sever
N years Vice-President and the active mani
e. ger of the Rutland and Washington Raj
ID road was elected member of the Sta