Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-14
oogeagssIONAL DIRECTORY.

We are indebted to Hon. Barbour
Lewis for a copy of the Congressional
Directory, compiled by Ben. Perley
Poore, the distinguished correspondent
and literateur 1t is book Of l42 pages,
giving a concise biography Of each Sen
ator Representative and delegate to
Congress, besides an official directory
of the various Government departments
and OF the local government of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and other information
valuable for reference. The following
specimens are selected from the space
devoted to the great men of Tennessee:
William Gannaway Brownlow, Of
Knoxville, was born in Wythe county
Va August 20, 1905 When about twelve
years OF age, bis parents died,
leaving him penniless; when eighteen
wears of age he removed to Abingdon,
where he apprenticed himself to house
carpenter, and, after obtaining the trade,
he entered the travelling ministry of the
Methodist Episcopal church. In 1873
be removed to Tennessee. From 1899
he published and edited a newspaper
called The Wing until it was suppressed
bv the rebels in 1861. He is the author
al the Great Iron Wheel Examined
and It's False Spokes Extracted" of
debates on Slavery and Of Sketches
of Secession Ia l943 he ran for Con-
gress as the Wing nominee agains.
Andrew johnson. la 1850 he was ap-
pointed by President Fillmore one OF
several commissioners to carry out Con-
gressional provisions for improving the
navigation OF the Tennessee river; ne
was member Of the Constitutional
Convention which reorganized the
government Of Tennessee. On the
All Of March, 1865, he was
elected Governor Of Tennessee with.
out opposition, and in August, 1867, he
was reelected; be was elected to the
United States Senate as a Republican,
10 place OF David ID. Patterson, War
Democrat, and took his seat March !,
1869. His term o. service will expire
March 3, 1915
Washington Curran Whitthorne, Of
Columbia. was born in Marshall county,
Tennessee, April 10. 1925; graduated
at the East Tennessee University, Knox
vile, Tennessee, in 1913; studied law,
aad has since practiced; was & member
Of ihe State Senate Of Tennessee in
1855, 1856 1851 aud 1858; was elected
IN 1859 to the lower House Of the Gen
eral Assembly Of Tennessee and was
made presiding officer thereof; was upon
the Breckenridge electoral ticket for the
State at large in 1860; was Assistant
AdiutantGeneral in tie provisional
army Of Tennessee 90 1861. and was
afterward Adjutant Geuerd Of the State,
which position be held under Governor
Harris until the close Of the civil war;
his disabilities were removed BY act OF
Congress. approved July. 1870; was
elected 20 the Forty second Congress,
and was reelected % the Fony-third
Congress as Democrat, receiving 950s
votes against 65l9 votes lor Gibbs, Re
publican. aud 9l3 votes Tor Morris.
Barbour Lewis, Of Memphis, was born
at Aiburg. Vermont, In 1874: received
his early education In common schools
e., Canada. Vermont and New York.
80, inatsd az Illinois College, at Jack
--fle Illinois, 10 1876; was teacher
f-----, years az Mobile, Alabama, and
- -, d law AZ the law schools At
49, Ver York, and at Cambridge.
49, essi.s nd is a lawyer by pro
-. -...--,7 ID. Union army as p
ca1tain 0i volunteer,