The Portland daily press., 1876-01-05

1875, and is now one of the selectmen of that
town. Always a Republican.
FRANK MELVIN p, Portland Democrat,
Universalst lawyer: age "a. Born in Gray
and educated at Tufts College. graduating
from that institution in the class of 1865.
GAY, SOLOMON NJ, Casco. Democrat, Bap-
tist, farmer, married; age. a. Born in Casco,
and educated at Oak Grove Seminary.
JORDAN, FRANK c.. Brunswick Republ-
can, Cougregationalist, master mariner, mar
ried; age 30. Born in Brunswick and attended
the common schools. Has been largely inter-
ested in navigation. Always Republican.
MARTIN, JOHN D., Sehago. Democrat, Bap.
tist, farmer and boot and shoe maker married
age 52 Born in Sebago and attended the town
schools. Has held the office of postmaster;
was one of the selectmen eleven years; mem
Der of the legislature of 1873. Always DEM
ocrat.
MORRILL,, CHARLES E., Deering, Democrat
Liberal, farmer, married; age 81. Born in
Deering and educated at Bowdon College.
NELSON, OrIs c., New Gloucester. Demo.
crat, no religious preference reported. farmer,
married; age 40 Born in Minot, and attended
| the common schools Has been chairman of
board of selectmen for the past seven years,
and has held other minor town offices; Post
master at Upper Gloucester in 1849; member of
| the House of Representatives in 1865. Taught
school six winters; went to California in 1849,
returned in 1856, and has been successfully en-
gagged in agriculture and fruit raising since.
| Formerly Republican.
Robe, FREDERICK, Gorham. Republican,
Congregationalst. farmer; age 50. Born in
Gorham was student in the academy in that
town for many years, and graduated at Bow
doin College in the class of Al. Received the
diploma of NJ. D., at the Jefferson Medical
College, Philadelphia, in "A, and practiced
| medicine in Biddeford and Waldoboro' for the
next twelve years. In 1857 he returned to his
native town and was elected representative to
the Legislature for the years 1858 So; was a
| member of the Executive Council of the state
during a part Of the year 1861, which position
OF paymaster in the U. S. Army, in virtue Gt a
commission issued in June, 1861; was honor
ably mustered out of the service July 10th,
1866, with the rank of Lieut.. Colonel by Bre-
vet. He was elected to the Senate of Maine
for the years 1867 68, and was returned mem :
Der of the House of Representatives from
Gorham for 1871-72, and elected Speaker
House; and delegate to the last Republican
National Convention. For several years Vice
President and Managing Director of the of the
Portland & Rochester r. r. Company. He
was originally Whig, and afterwards a Re-
publican, and for many years member of
the Republics an State Committee.
SLOWER, DANIEL RANDALL, Harpswell
Democrat, Baptist farmer and teacher, single;
age %. Born in Harpswell, and educated at
Colby University. After two years course at
Westbrook Seminary entered Colby University
at the age of twenty-one, but was obliged to
leave in the middle of the Junior year. ou ac-
count of ill health. Since quitting college has
worked on the home farm, varied by teaching
school, and by one seasons service in the q, S.
Coast Survey. Holds the office of town super
visor of schools. Always Democrat.
TLtcKEY, JAMES, Cape Elizabeth. Demo-
crat, UniversaliSt, farmer, single; age &C. Born
in Cape Elizabeth, and attended the common
schools. Selectman twelve years, portion of
tine time chairman of the board; treasurer and
collector four years; member of the legislature
of 1846 56-75.
TRUE, DANIEL W., Portland. Democrat, In
dependent Orthodox, merchant, married. age
81 Born in Poland, and educated in the pub
lie schools of that town. Mr. True is one of
the active and successful business men of Port
land. Senior member of the firm of D. w.
True q Co., one of the leading grocery firms of
the city. Member of the House of Represen-
tatives in 1875.
WARREN WILLIAM L., Saccarappa, West
brook. Republican, CongregationaliSt, in the
lumber business, married; age 80. Born in
Saccarappa, fitted for college at Gorham, chief
ly; entered Bowdoin College in class of '65 re-
mained till close of Junior year. and entered
Senior class at Yale the same fall, graduating
there with. class of '65. Since then he has been
engaged for most of the time in mercantile
pursuits. Read law for short time after grad
uation, while waiting an opportunity for a
business engagement; has spent some time in
travel throughout the United States-spendin q
winter of 1866 in the Southern States, and
since the completion of the Pacific road, max
ing an extensive tour of the Pacific States At
present engaged with the firm of G. & L. P.
Warren, Saccarappa, in the manufacture of
lumber