Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-30
pIodAPHrcAL Stretches.
interesting F.cts and Statistics con-
corning Legislators,

The Biogticsl Sketches of members .oi me
legislature, pared annually at this Office for
the past fvdars, will be published in pamphlet
form in fekays, and will also appear in the
Daily. Fr4u advance copy We present the
following idestng statistics
The Send. com posed of3l members. Its po-
liticsl COMPTON is as follows: Republ cans 29 ;
democrats, total, 81.
| We havek complete Biographical Sketches Of
the membebf this branch. The Oldest member
| is Senator kreigh Of Aroostook county, who i.
6i. The tngest member is Senator kyes Of
Frank lin, 10 is "a. Senator Hyde OF Ssgada'
hoe and GATOR Brown of Piscataqnis, are each
| IS. Six che members Of this board are between
80 and bars of age, thirteen between 40 and
| so, seven tween so and go, and five between GO
and TO- te members are natives of the State
with the keption of seven; five were born out Of
| the Statehd two out o. the country; seven are
| graduatef colleges, eight received An academi
| cal educ4n, and the remainder had only the ad
vantage afforded by the district or common
school; tnty seven have bad legislative expert
ence. 1re are Eve single men at the board
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION.
Mercbts, 9; farmers, 8; farmers and lumber
men, hmbcr manufacturers, 2; lawyers, 2
| farmer b teacher, | /; manufacturer aud lumber
man, hole leather manufacturer, !; wooler
manufsbrer, phys icsn aud surgeon, Ii mer
chant \ counsellor at law, /; merchant and
shipbufr, shipbuilier and owner. land sur
veyor,t; insurance agent, l; agent, | iror
foundd coal dealer l. Total, 81.
RELIGION.
Com gationslist. s; Universalist, s; Baptist
4; Uni Elan, 8; Free Baptist, l; Orthodox, !
Methdst, Episcopa.ian, |; swedenborgian, l
Liberi l; No religious preferences reported, 5
Total p.
Th4ouse of Representative is composed Of
Isl nh bers. The political complexion of the
compton Of the present House. 10 as follows
Repufsns, 100; democrats, 81; total, ISL.
We've returns from all but ten members. OF
the mSbers from whom we have complete re-
turns,le follow ing facts are colated The old
est mqber is DR.. J. A. Smith of Alma, who is
"a thhext Oldest is Nathaniel Avsrill of Frank
fort. 10 is y. The youngest member is Horat
NJ. NJ Of vinalhaven, who is Is. There are a
largesroporton of young men in this branch
than ,r several years previously. Ten Of the
memHs are between 20 and 80 years Of age,
thrtywo are between 80 and 40, fifty are be
tweet0 and 60, forty-six between 60 and 70, and
two Tween 10 and so. All but nine are natives
Of th State. One member was born out Of the
eounE. Fory-six have had legislative experi-
encel Seventeen received a collegiate education,
thirttix an academical education; and the re-
msidr were educated in the district or common
schob. One hundred and sixteen of the mem
berste married. Scarcely a nameable profess
sionr occupation is unrepresented, the farmers,
as u pal, standing at the head of the. list.
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION.
Fmers, 40; merchants, 90; lawyers, 9; manu-
fsctters, s; farmers and teachers, 4; physicians
andhrgeons 4 carpenters, 3; master mariners,
3; ttcksmiths, 8; shoe manufacturers, 2; lumber
dears, 2; farmers, traders and lumbermcn, 2;
luuermep, 2; cashiers, 2; shipbuilders, 2 journ-
alis /; clergyman, physician, /; apo,hecary.
| berchant and manufacturer, /; merchant
rlek. l {; commercial and travelling agent. ship
bufer and commission merchant, ship chand-
and dealer in real estate, ! steam
ooS captain, house joiner and builder. stone
,uer wool and tanning business, l (; scaler Of
oA mercantile business, mechanic, l ; con-
RAZOR and builder, / /; brick manufacturer, / /;
tho maker, granite contractor, |; farmer and
nethant, farmer and lumbermsn, Il farmer
nfcarpenter, l !; farmer and blacksmith, far
ns and manufacturer, l no occupation reported,
0l Total, Isl.
RELIGION.
fongrega' ionalist, 26; Universalist, rs; Bap-
il. l6; Methodist, Is; Unitarian, 9; Liberal, 81;
1ee Baptist. 8; Christian, 2; Friend, 2; Spirit
dist, 2; Roman Catholic, 2; Orthodox, /; indie
Ndent, /; No religious preferences, IL; No re-
i ous preferences reported. %. Total ISL.
Copies of the Biographical pamphlet may be
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