Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-08-17
Men who have held Many Offices.


in the United States has filed SO
many offices Of distinction as Martin
Vav Buren has elected the following
from the Boston Transcript:
Mr.. Van Buren, was surrogate OF
Columbia county New York;, mem.
ber Of the New York Senate. Attor-
ney- General of New York, member
of the New York Constitutional Con-
vention QSoD, United States Sena
tor, Governor of New York, United
States Secretary OF State, Minister to
England, Vlce-President OF the
United States, and President Of the
United States--ten offices in all.
John Quincy Adams was Minister
to Holland, Minister to Prussia, com.
missioner to negotiate commercial
treaty with Sweden, member OF the
MASSACHUSETTS, Senate, United States
Senator, Minister to Russia, commits
sioner 10 negatiate treaty OF peace
with England at Ghent, commission
er to negotiate a commercial treaty
with England, Minister to England,
United States Secretary of State,
President of the United States, and
for seventeen years Representative
in Congress-twelve Offices in all.
Mr.. Adams, at the age Of fifteen
years, was private secretary OF Mr..
Dana, who had been sent to Russia
as American Minister, but with
whom Russia refused to treat, save
that she treated him to the cold
shoulder, and much of it, too. lie
was appointed Minister to Portugal,
but he neve: took the Office. MIR.
Adams was professor of rhetoric and
bellies lettres In Harvard College,
which some persons may think was
post almost equal to that OF Snrro.
gate of Columbia county, New York.
James Monroe held more offices OF
distinction than were held by Mr..
Van Buren,. He was colonel in the
Revolutionary army, military COM
missioner from Virginia to the army
in South Carolina. member OF the
Legislature of Virgins (twice), mem
Der of the Executive Council OF Nir-
glnia, member of the Continental
Congress, member Of the commission
to decide the boundary dispute be-
tween New York and Massachusetts,
member of the State Convention OF
Virginia that adopted the present
Constitution Of the United States.
United States Senator, Minister to
France twice., Governor of Virginia
(twice), Minister to England, Minis
ter to Spain. U. S. Secretary OF
State, United States Secretary OF
War, President of the United States,
and member of the Constitutional
Convention Of Virginia in 1929, Of
which body he was Presideat-six.
teen offices in all, or six more than
Mr.. Van Buren held. He was also
Justice of the Peace, which the
great Sir Edward Coke pronounced
to be the greatest OF posts. Timothy
Pickering was colonel of Massa-
chusetts regiment, Justice Of the
Massachusetts, Court of Common
Pleas. Judge Of the Maritime Court
Adjutant General of the Revolution
ary army, member of the Continental
Board OF War, Quartermaster-Gen-
eral Of the Revolutionary army, ne
gotiator with Indian tribes, United
States Postmaster. General, United
States Secretary Of War, United
States Secretary of State, United
States Senator, member Of the Execu.
tive Council Of Massachusetts, men,
Der of the Massachusetts, Board OF
War, and member OF the United
States House OF Representatives
fourteen offices. Gen. Cass held
more public offices than Mr.. Van
Buren ever succeeded in getting, for
he was member the Ohio Legisla-
lature, United States Marshal tor
the District OF Ohio, colonel OF vol
unteers IN the war of 1912, colonel
in the United States army, major
general OF volunteers, brigadiergen-
eral in the United States army, Gov
ernor OF Michigan, Superintendent OF
Indian Affairs in the Northwest,
| United States Secretary of War, Min
lister to France, United States Scna
tor, and United States Secretary. O.
S,ate-twelve offices. We must not
forget to mention Andrew johnson
who was Alderman OF Greenvllle
Mayor of Greenviile, member Of tn
Tennessee Senate, member of tn
Tennessee House of Representatives
member of the United States Hous
OF Representatives, member OF tn
United States Senate, Governor Q
Tennessee, Military Governor Q
Tennessee, Vice President OF tn
8 United States, and President of tn
United States-ten' offices, or quit
|, up to the Van Buren number.