The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-06

dt DensOn, W., reDTudry, io4~ iecoNo"
an academic education removed to Ober- I
lin, Ohio; was one of the first to volunteer
in the Union army, In which he served
under Gen. Grant at Shiloh, Gen. Buel at
Perryvile, Gen. Rosecranz at Stone river |
and Chattanooga, and Gen. Thomas at |
Mission ridge; in 1854 he was trans |
ferred to the army of the Potomac |
and took part In the battles Of
the Wilderness and Cold Harbor,
serving until the close of the war return
ing to Ohio he resumed business as an en-
ployee of the Sandusky tool company and
and soon chosen its president; on the same
day he was elected without his knowledge,
president of the Arkansas Central railway
company removing to Arkansas he was
chosen chairman of the republican county
and state committees, was offered seat In
congress by the republicans of the first dis
trict, but declined and was elected almost
unanimously to the United States senate as
republican and took his seat March 4,
1878. His term OF service will expire
March 3, 1879.
Aaron H. Cragin of New Hampshire,
was born at Weston, Vermont, February
3, 1891 received an academic education
studied and praticed law was member
of the state legislature of New Hampshire
in 1862, 1858, 1854, 1855 and 1859 was
representative in the Thirty-fourth and
Thirty-f1fth congresses was elected to the
United States senate as republican, to
succeed Jobn.P. Hale, republican; took his
His term of service will expire March 3,
| 1877.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
L. b. Caswell, born in Swanton, Yer
mont, November 81, 1927 went to Wis
consin in 1887 received liberal educa-
ton, studied law, and went to the bar in
1852 in 1866 and 1856 he was district-at-
torney delegate to the republican conven-
ton of 1868 member of the state legisla-
ture in 1868, 1879 and 1874 and he was
elected representative from Wisconsin to
| tue fftn COuRTeb6.
George w. Cate, born in Montpelier,
VT, in September, 1924 received CON-
mon sch Dol education, studied law, was ad-
mitted to the bar, and settled in Portage
county, Wis. Was dstrict-attorney, a
member of the legislature for two terms
Judge of the circuit court of the seventh
judicial circuit in 1854, and reelected three
terms to the same office, holding the posi-.
ton 81 years, and in 1874 resigned it to be
elected representative from Wisconsin to
the 44th congress.
John A. Kasson of Iowa, was born al
Burlington, VT, January IL, 1922, was
educated at the common schools and grad
uated at the University of Vermont in 1912
studied law in Massachusetts, removed t
st. Louis, Missouri, where he practicet
until 1857, when he removed to Des Nome
: Iowa was state director in the organiza
: ton of the state bank of Iowa, in 1868
was state commissioner to investigate ant
report on the condition of the executive de
partment of Iowa in 1859; was chairman
of the republican state committee in 1856
to 1860; was delegate to the republican
convention at Chicago in 1860, and mem
Der from Iowa on the committee on tn
platform was the first assistant postmas
. ter general, in President Lincoln's admin
istration in 1861, and resigned in the fall o
8 was United States commissioner to the in
s ternational postal congress IN 1868; wa
: elected to the 38th congress and re-electe
a to the 39th in 1S63-67; was commissions
in 1867 from the United States to negotiat
: the postal convention with Great Britain
a Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerlan
: and Italy; signed convention with all el
cept France was member of the 18th
Y 18th and 18th general assemblies of til
state of Iowa in 1S6S-73; and was RI
elected to the AID congress as republican
reelected to the 44th congress.
Jefferson P. Kidder, delegate from d.
8 kota, was born at West Randolph, Orang
; county educated in the common school
Q and at the Randolph academy studio
and practiced law was senator from OF
: ange county in lS47-4S states attorney c
!, Orange county 1S43, A, As, 46 and 4S
a Acknowledgements of Vermont in 1858
g in 1868 he removed to Minnesota where h
s practiced his profession for several veal
until he was appointed judge of the teri
y tory of Dakota. He was elected delegat
to the 44th congress from that territory.
: William H. II. Stowell, of Virginia, We
born at Windsor, VT, July 20, 1910 edl
Gated at the grammar and high schools c
: Boston, Mass. engaged in mercantil
business settled in Virginia in Ma,
: 1865, and was appointed collector of IN
i ternal revenue for the 4th district, in Ma,
6 1869 was elected to the 42d congress, an
: was reelected to the ADD and 44th col
crosses.
b George Willard, of Michigan, was Dor
% at Bolton, VT, March Goth, 1924 receive
liberal education and was a professor ft
= two years in Kalamazoo college, Mich.
). editor and publisher of 1.-THE Battle Cree
Journal" was a member of the Michiga
state board of education from 1857 to 1856:
was elected regent of the University Q
Michigan in 1868, and reelected for eigl
:, years in 1866 was elected to the legisl,
ture in 1866 and the following year men
, Der of the state constitutional conventio
= serving in both bodies as the chairman c
= the committee on education was a del,
. gate at large from Michigan to the nations
republican convention in 1879 and We
: elected to the Add congress- and rc-electe
TO the 44th congress.
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The Fletcher Free Library.
nj This library, though as yet only partia
ly open to the public, is getting to be tn
= most valuable institution in the city. It
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