Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-01-21
Biographical Nofie es OF the Gov
ernOr, Heads OF Departments
and Executive Councillors of
Maine fer 1873.
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Governor.
Hos. SIDNEY PERuAM of Paris, Oxford county,
was born at Woodstock, in the same county, Mar.
p, 1919. He received an academic education,
and became school teacher and farmer. Was
member of the Maine State Board Of Agriculture
in 1852 and 1853. Was elected member of the
Legislature in 1854, and upon taking his seat was
elected Speaker Of the llsuse, although it was his
first term lie was clerk Of courts in Oxford from
1859 to 1868. Was elected to Congress in 1862,
where he served three successive terms. He was
elected Governor in 1870, and reelected in 1871
and 1872 having majority the first year Of S24S,
the second year of 1858, the third $3.50. The
in II Perham 1925, Opp. 1872; in - Perham
7l,SSS, Opp. 55,3lS.
State Treasurer.
Hon. WILLIAM CALDWELL is resident OF Au-
gusta. Was born in Ipswich, Mass, in 1911, and
was educated there. He entered the State Treasury
Office as clerk at the close of the year lS41,
served Under the following Treasurers James
White, lSi2-47; Moses Mcdonald, 1870;
Samuel Ccny, 1856; Davis and Sanborn
1856; b. d. Peck, 1870; Nathan DANA
lS60-65; n. G. Hichborn, lS65-6S. Was
elected Treasurer in 1869, and is now elect
ed for the fifth term, at the end of which he
will retire, the constitution prohibiting a State
Treasurer to serve more than five years. Has been
at continuous service in the Treasury with the ex-
ception Of one year, since be first entered, having
served in the whole 80 years.
Adjut.nt General.
GEN. B. B. MURRAY, JR., was bonn in Norway
Oxford county Previous to the war he was
member Of the Bar in Washington county, where
he settled. In April, 1861, was appointed Judge
Advocate of the First Division OF the militia of
Maine, with rank of Ma lor. Subsequently raised
a company for the 18th Maine regiment, and was
commissioned Captain of Company A. In August,
1862, he was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel,
while his regiment was at New Orleans. In the
fall of that year, his regiment being at Pensacola,
he was placed in command Of it. This response
bility he held until a severe sickness compelled
him to leave the field for few months. Upon re-
joining his regiment at New Orleans, he took COM
mand of the troops on board the General Banks
during the expedition to Texas. He was in all the
engagements in which his regiment bore a share
during the war, including Fort Semmes, Fort
Esperanza, Sabine Cross Roads, Pleasant Hill,
Mansura, and Cane River Crossing. In the sum
mer of 1864, after the Red River campaign, he was
in the army in Northern Virginia and the
Shenandoah valley. In the winter of 1864
-65 he commanded the troops on the line
of the b. 4 Ohio II. r., between IIarpers
Ferry and Martinsburg, Va, defending the line of
supplies for the army of the Shenandoah under
Sheridan. lie served upon the staff of General
Dwight, and afterwards upon the staff of General
Emory, commanding the 10Th army corps.
In 1860, he raised five companies which were
known as the lst Maine Battalion. The same year
he was commissioned Colonel of the 10th regi-
ment. After the surrender of Lee, he was for a
time Provost Marshal General Of the Department
of the South upon the staff of General @. A. Gil
more. He was twice breveted by the President,
the second appointment being that of Brigader
General, for "aithful and meritorous services dur
ing the war" dating from March 1865. lie
remained in the service until July 1866 when he
was appointed Captain in the regular army, but was
obliged on account of poor health to decline. In
1869 he was member of the State Senate, and
the same year was appointed Adjutant General to
fill vacancy occasioned by the resignation of
General John G. Caldwell. In 1870 he was elect
cd to the position by the legislature, and now is
elected for the third time.
Attorney General.
Gen. HARRIS NJ. PLA1srED, was born in Jetler-
son, n. H., Nov ., 1928, and was the son of Dea.
VIM. and Nancy (MenilD Plaisted. His grand
father, Hon Saml Plaisted, for several years
Judge upon the Common Pleas Bench in n H..
was native of Berwick, in this State, and a de-
scendant of Capt Roger Plasted, an officer of dis
tinction in the Indian Wars. Gen. Plaisted lived
at his home at \. H., working on his fathers farm
in summer and teaching school in winter, until
lSi9, when he came to Maine and entered Water
vile College where he graduated in 1853. While
in College he taught the village school three win
tiers, was Principal of the Watcrville Liberal In
stitutc one year, and was elected Superintendent
Of Schools for the term of three years. He enter
ed the Law School of the University Of Albany in
of the Institution won the first prize a gold medal,
for the best essay upon Equity Jurisprudence
lie studied one yearthereafter in the Office of Hon.
Albert w. Paine of Bangor, and in 1856 was ad-
mitted to the Bar, opening Office in that city,
where he has been ever since, except during the
war, engaged in the practice Of his professions In
1861 he entered the service 1t. Col. of the 18th
Me. lie was promoted TO the Colonelcy ana COM
manded the regiment in the Pennsulal Campaign
Of 1862, participating in all the battles from York
town to Malvern HILL In 1868 he commanded a
Brigade in the siege of Charleston, and also in the
great Campaign of Gen. Grant against Richmond
in 1864 and 65. lie was twice promoted by the
President for gallant and mertorious conduct in
the field, to Brig. Gen. and Maj. Gen. by
Brevet. Gen. Plaisted has always been republ-
can, cast his first vote for A. +. Morrill, as Tenn
perance Candidate for Governor in 1853. Was for
three years member of Gov. Lot NJ Morril's
Staf Represented Bangor two years in the I.egis-
lature and was chosen delegate from the State at
large to the Republican National Convention in
1868.
Land Agent.