The Republican journal., 1873-01-09

The Legislature.
MIR. Howard Owen, of the Kennebec
journal, has prepared with considerable
labor and care, Il list of the members of
the Legislature. with brief biographical
sketches of each. We select as many as
our columns will admit
BROOKS, JOHN g., Belfast, (Waldo Countv.(
Republican, Unitarian, physician, ma: ried; age
u. Born in York. graduated at Dartmouth
College, read medicine in DR.. McRuer's office
1T Bangor, and graduated at Jefferson Medical
College, Philadelphia; since which time he has
been quietly engaged i'll the practice of his pro-
| te>sion at Belfast. Has been member of the
Board OF Aldermen for four years, and one OF
the Trustees of the Belfast Savings Bank since
its organization. A democrat until 1861.
COFFIN, JAMES NJ, Thorndike, (Wado
Gonnty) Republican, Free Baptist. farmer,
married; age 4G. Born in Thorndike, and
educated in the schools of the town and the
| nelghboring academies. Always followed the
business of farming; ten years one of the Select
| men of the town; member Of the House in 1869
Always republican.
WEBSTER, MOSES, VinaIhaven, (Knox Coz
| Republican, no religious preferences, General
superintendent of the Granite Works of the
BodWe Granite Company married; age 50.
| Born in Pelham, N. H., and educated in the
| common schools; has held various local town
| offices. and was member of the Maine House of
| Representatives in 1859. Up to the time of the
nomination made al the last democratic national
convention in Baltimore, acted with the demo-
| cratic party; but his views are in accord with
| those Of the republican party of to-day.
Countv.I Republican, no relig ous preferences
| reported, farmer. married; age 3d. Born in
| Verona; formerly devoted the winter season
| 10 teaching schools has been on the superintend-
| ing school committee for the last twelve years
and has held all the important tow offices; is
| now Town Treasurer. Member of the House
in 1872. Always republican,
HOUSE.
| BoARDMAN, ISAAC NJ. Belfast Republican,
| no religious preferences reported, ship-master,
| married; age 81. Born in Islesboro' removed
| 10 Belfast III 1882, and has resided there since
Attended school until 16 years of age: spent
| the next five Years of his life between going to
sea and attending school at Belfast Academy;
| taught school and went TO sea by turns for the
next five years, when owing to the poor pav
| and small encouragement then given to school
| teachers. he abandoned that business altogether
| and confined himself to sea-arine life eX-
| cepting al occasional rest at home, until 1866.
| Since then he has been trying to learn the farm
| Ing business. Was Il tree-So democrat until
| the rebellion broke out since then has been
| republican.
CLARK. j. T., fremont Republican, Free
| Baptist, house and ship joiner. married; age A.
| Born i'll Surry and educated in the common
| schools of that town. Treasurer and Collector
| OF Fremont IN 1850, town raised S27 900 to pav
war debt, which he collected. Elected to the
| Legislature by majority of 1856, the largest
| majority ever given to a candidate in that dis
| trirt. Always 4 republican,.
WEBSTER, DAVID W., Castine Republican
liberal in religion, teacher and manufacturer,
married; age 90. Born in Belfast was educated
| IT Westbro"k seminary, commenced teaching
| in 1871; went to Pennsylvania in 1913, and
| taught six Years in Philadelphia and vicinity;
returned t" Maine in 1850, and followed teach
| ing As Il profession. In lS49 he purchased the
shingle and griSt mill belonging to Can't. Wrl.
Hatch, and has since run them in summers and
| taught school in winters. He was Supervisor
| Of Schools in Orland one year and has served
| ten or twelve years on the board Of Supcrintend-
! ing school Committee in Castine, of which he
| l. now Il member. Formerly democrat
| KELLoCn, B. X, Thomaston Democrat.
| Liberal IN religion. shlpbuilder SINGLE age 81.
| Born in st. George; father removed from that
| place to South Thomaston "A few wears after
and entered the employ of Geo. Thorndike.
Esq. who was ut that time largely engaged in
shliihuilding. The son entered the ward where
ne worked ana attended the town school at in
tervalS for several years. Removed to Thomas
ton IN 1896; engaged temporarily in teaching
''''''t '
4 portion of the time, working in the shu-y,rd
NE remainder, In 90 attended two terms ot
Thomaston Academy; in the following sum-
ner once more took up the broad axe and re-
l"rheu 10 the yard Where he remained but a
short time, As the Maine State Seminary had
Just opened its doors and he entered there MS q
Studeht studied there and with Or. n r. True
al Bethel, hitting for college, but was obliged 10
abandon the long cherished plan of pursuing a
college course en- account of poor health de-
handing out of door exercise Enoaoed anew
IN tCachlnS and working at his trade: made a
voyage to Europe, West Indies and Florida
studied law with A. P. Gould and admitted to
practice at the bar in 1863; after nracticinr =
lew years with varied success returned anain
TO his oid trade and can now be found earnest
~ ana asslduously engaged in welding the axe
and drawing the saw. Has held various pubir
offices. i''
MANSON, JOHN c.. Pittstield. Donolas and
war democrat, Free Baptist. physician, married:
age ~ Born in Meredith, n. H.; his father a
Free Baptist clergyman for the past fifty wears
| parents moved TO Lmngton, York county.
"heh zen years OF age Pursued an academical
course at Limington, Limerick and Sacarappa:
read medicine in Portland; pursued medical
collegiate course ut Brunswick, Me. and Uni
versity Medical College, n. Y. city; graduated
At the latter place in March. 1852; the following
| May located in Pttsfelh Me-, where practice
was uninterrupted until 1862; was then com
mloSioned. by Gov. Washburn. surgeon of oath
| regiment OF Maine Vols; after a brief period
Seamless competed resignation, and a few
months subsequently resumed practice In
| lS6S was stricken with complete PARALYSIS of
lower half OF body, caused by ABSORPTION of
animal poison, during surgical operation; was
enabled after one year to again resume practice
but has not yet fully recovered the use of the
limbs. Has never taken an active part in
politics. Always democrat
DAVIS, CHARLES NJ, Jefferson. Liberal in
politics, SplrtIlhlist lumberman. married: age
80. Born in Montville and educated in con-
SrhnpIS n MnptIrilla ,nIJ
cd III the manufacturer of tight barrels in Hud-
son and Ellsw orth: traded two years; spent
one year in one of the Western States for the
last ten Years has been in the lumber and mill
business at the head of Damariscotta pond
Formerly republican.
DINGLEI, NELSON, JR.. Lewiston. Repub-
llcan, Congregationalist, editor, married: age
40. Born in Durham; fitted for college at Wa
terVilIe Academy. under j. II. Hanson, the
present principal of the Waterve Classical In
stltute; entered WatervilIe College in 1851 and
remained until the spring of 1858; studied law
for one year with Morrill, and FessenGen, Au-
burn admitted to the bar In 1856; became con-
neCted with the Lewiston journal i'm Sept 1876
as co-proprietor and editor and in 1857 as sole
proprietor, and is one of the ablest and most
successful newspaper men in the State. Has
been largely engaged in politics and interested
m me temperance movement, and has an
| tenslVe legislative experience. Member of the
Maine Legislature III 1862. 1868, 1864, 1860 and
1865. Elected from Auburn for 1862 and 1868.
and from Lewiston afterwards. Was Speaker
OF the House in 1868 and 1864
MOR1LAND, DAVID n, Rockand Repub]i.
can, ConeregationaIist, lawyer, single; age 30.
Born IN Prospect, now Searsport Received
common school and academica education;
taught school several terms; studied law and
was admitted to the bar in Waldo county in
1864: commenced practice in Searsport; re-
moved to Rockland, Knox county, in 1867,
where he Is now in the successful practice of
law, having been engaged IN some of the most
important criminal trials in that county within
the past few years, viz: the Lime kocIl Bank
robbery and the Dix Island murder case.
member of the city government President of
the Common Council and City Solicitor.
REED, ASA REDINGTON WaldOboro'. Inde-
pendent, congregational commercial business
age y. Born and always lived at Waldoboro'
Oldest son of Hon. Isaac Reed. and grandson of
Hon. Isaac q. Reed, each of whom held the
seat now occupied by him for several years, and
by his mother the only grandson of Judge Asa
Rednglon, formerly of Augusta. Member of
the House in 1872.