The Portland daily press., 1874-01-07
The Legislature of 1874.

The following statistics of the Legislature,
which meets to-day will be of interest to cur
readers:-
The Senate is composed of 81 members, and
we have complete returns from this branch
All the members are Republicans with the ex-
ception of one, who islclassed as a "Jeffersonan
Republican, IL were formerly wings, 3 were
Democrats, 2 free-soilers and have always
been Republicans. The Oldest member is
Senator Lothrop of Somerset, who is II years of
age, and the youngest are Senators Foster of
Oxford and Emery of Hancock, who are 80
each. Seven of the members are between 30
and 40 years of age, eight between 40 and so,
ten between 80 and 60, and five between 60 and
20. and one between 20 and so. Twenty-six
were born in the State, and five out of the
State, and seven in the towns where they now
reside; seven received a collegiate education,
four. an academical, and twenty were educated
N the peoples colleges'-the common
schools; twenty five have had legislative expert
4nce; twenty are married and two are
single.
+; Merchants, 3; merchants and farmers, q; far
ners and luTnbermen, 2; physicians 2; mer-
,:hants and lumbermen, 2; editor and lawyer, l ;
merchant and manufacturer, 1; Shipbulder and
Lumberman, 1; General Supt Granite Works,
|; farm er and cattle broker, 1; manufacturer of
lumber, l master mariner, l; tanner, 1; hotel
keeper,1-Total 81.
'Reigion-No religious preferences. 4: no re-
igious preferences reported, 4; Congregational
'ts, 4; Free Baptist, A. Universalist, 4; Bap-
fist, B; Unitarian, 2; Orthodox, 2; Episcopal-
an, i; Methodist, 1; Liberal, 1 Spiritualist 1 !;
Total, 81.
The House is composed of 151 members.
There are 1O3 Republicans, Al Democrats, In
dependent, and Liberal We have succeeded
in obtaining returns from all but fifteen mem
bers, land the names Of these are put in their
proper places.) Of those from whom we have
complete returns, the following facts are given !:
81 Of the Republicans were formerly Wings, Is
were Democrats, 3 were Abolitionists. and -
were always Republicans Democrats were
formerly Wings, l Liberal Republican, and 10
were always Democrats; Independent chang
ed from Republican, and from Democrat
The oldest members are Daniel Libby of
Limestone, and Barnabas Bursley of Sanger
vile. who are 50 each. Daniel Lewis of Ripley
is the youngest member, being % years of age.
Three of the members are between 20 and 30
years of age, thirty between 30 and 40, ffty-two
betweene40 and 80, thirty-tve between 50 and
80, and sixteen between go and 70. Fifty-seven
were born in the cities and towns they now
represent, and sixty-four in the State. Fifteen
have received collegiate education, thirty
eight an academcal education and the remain
der were educated in the common or district
schools, forty-one have had legislative expert
ence; one hundred and seventeen of the men,
bers are married
Profession or occupation. AZ; Mer-
chants, %; Lawyers, IA; Farmers and Lumber
men, 8; Physicians, 8; Lumbermen, A. Manu-
facturers, 3; Farmers and Stock Brokers, 3;
Teachers and Farmers, 3; Insurance Agents, 2;
Shipbuilders, 2; Mechanics, 2; Teachers, 2; Pa
per Manufacturers, 2; Backsmiths. 2; Drug
gist, 1; Trader and Farmer, 1: Butcher and
Cattle Broker. l; Marble Manufacturer, l;
House and Ship Joiner, l; House Joiner, Ac-
countant 1; Journalist l; Jeweler, Il Produce
Broker, 1; Ship owner and Builder, l; Boot
and Shoe Dealer L; Master Mariner, 1; Tan
ner, l; Clother, 1.
Religion -Universalist, 25; Congregational,
IS; Methodist. 70; Baptist, 9; Liberal, 8; Free
Baptist s; Unitarian 6; Christian, 3; Episco
pal'an, 2; Roman Catholic, 2; Spirituast, 2:
SSwedenborgian, 1 Protestant, 1; Evangelical, l;
FREUD, l; Radical, Catholic, 1; Liberal Con-
No religious preferenceJreported 26.
PoAtacs. 1903; Democrat, al; In.
dependent, 8; Liberal, Total, 151.