Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-04
OFFICERS or TIE LEGISLATURE
Senate Officers.

| Senate officers.
| REUBEN FOSTER, President of the Senate,
| is native of Hanover Oxford county. His
| age is 80 years. lie fitted for college at
| Bethel, under DR.. True, and graduated at
| Waterville College in 1856 After leaving col
| legc he taught the Vassalboro' Academy two
years, at the end of which time he commenced
| the study of the law with Hon. Josiah II.
| Drummond at Watervlle, where he took up
| his residence and entered upon the practice
| of his profession. At the Bar of Kennebec
| county he maintains high standing for legal
! ability and honorable dealing. But his fell
| low citizens have not been content to leave
| him in private life. He was member of the
| House in 1866 and 1867. He was upon the
| judiciary Committee both years, was Chair
| man of the Committee on Education, also OF
| Bills in the Third Reading, and was active
| upon the floor of the House and in the COM
| mittee rooms. In 1870 he was again a mem
| Der of the House, was elected Speaker, and
served in that capacity with credit to himself,
| and to the entire satisfaction of the body In
1870 he was elected to the Senate from Ken
| nebec county, and served the last session
with his usual ability, being upon the Judicia-
ry Committee, and also Chairman of the
| Committee on Federal Relations. With his
| experience in presiding, and other fine quail
| ficatons, he will be an accomplished Presi-
| dent of the Senate.
SAMUEL w. LANE is Secretary OF the SEN
ate for the third term. He was first elected
| to the position in the session of 1870. He
| had previously served two years Assistant
| Secretary. Long familiarity with the duties
| of his office has rendered him valuable off,
| Ger. The Senate is fortunate in again secur-
| ing his services. Mr.. Lane resides in Au-
| gusta, is a lawyer by profession, enlisted in
| the war as private, and was promoted to Cap
| tain. This third election attests his popular
| ity as Secretary.
| HERBERT NJ. HEATH, Assistant Secretary
| of the Senate, enters into this office for the
| third term. He was first elected in close
contest in 1870. He is a very capable and
| popular young man. His residence is at
| Gardiner.
JAMES II. BANKS of Freeport, elected Mes
senger, has served US Assistant Messenger
four years. His promotion this year was
unanimous, and an excellent mark of appro-
baton for deserving officer.
officers of the House.
FREDERICK Robe, Speaker of the House,
resides in Gorham, where he was born. lie
is now 40 years of age. He graduated at
Bowdoin College in the class of Al. After
fitting himself for the practice of medicine by
regular course of study at Jefferson Medi-
cal College, Philadelphia, he entered upon the
duties of his profession, which he followed at
Bddeford and Waldoboro' successfully for
| twelve years. Returning to his native town
} he was elected to the Legislature in 81, and
reelected in IS and SO. In 1861 he was a
) member of the Executive Council, but re-
signed before the close OF the syear, to be-
come paymast.r in the army of the United
| States, which position he honorably filled
until July 1866, when he was mustered out
with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel by brevet
In 1867 and '6S he was elected to the Senate
and in '6S and go he was Special Agen
of the Treasury Department. He has beer
member of the State board of "Guardians
of the INDECENT Orphans of the Seamen ant
Soldiers of the late war" since its creation
He has long been member of the republican
State committee, in which position he ha
done excellent service for the party. His
ability and high character brought him to tn,
front for Speaker, to which position he will
bring good talents, knowledge of Legislation
and an honest purpose to serve faithfully tn,
: interests of the State.
SUMNER j. CHADBoURNE, of East Dxmont
is now elected Clerk of the House for tn,
: fifth term. One ofthe best officers the House
t ever had, his election is a mark of the goot
judgment of the Legislature, as well as a com
pliment to him. He prominent candi
date for Secretary of State, but in yielding
his claims to that position it is satisfactory tt
= know that he consented to serys the Legisla
ture again in the capacity for which his ex
perience has amply qualified him.
JOSEPH o. SMITH, the Assistant Clerk o
the House, is native of Weston, in ARGOS
took county, and now resides at Hodgdon, il
the same county. He is one of the pioneers
of that garden portion of the State, is, in fact
the first native of the county that represented
one of its towns in the legislature. He was
member of the House in go and 20. He
went into the war as private in the It'll
Maine regiment, and remained three years
4 until Lee surrendered, when he was commits
S stoned lieutenant. lie has q good record a
: a man, and will doubtless make good recor,
as an Assistant Clerk.
0 J. B. WALKER, of Turner, elected Messen
G ger, held the same place last year, and wa
: Assistant the year before. He is prompt ant
j accommodating. the right man in the RICH
S place.
e DAVID c. LOMBARD, of West Bath, Firs
: Assistant Messenger, was promoted last yea
q from Second to First Assistant Messenger
He was worthy soldier, and is good officer