Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-02-07

N. H., on tne loll OF august, 1910. AIte
receiving high school education he stud
led law and removed to Maine. where h
quickly rose to public prominence. ii
served the state as Attorney General an,
representative in Congress, and in 1874
was appointed AttOrney-General of tn,
United States by President Polk. He wa
appointed 10 his present position by Presi
dent Buchanan in 1858.
Mr. Justice William Strong, Of Penn
sylvania, was born at Somers, Conn, OF
the 7th of May, 1903. He was graduated
from Yale College in 1928 and procticc'
law at Reading, Pa He has twice repre-
sented his district in Congress, and in 1856
he was elected Judge of the Suprem,
Court of Pennsylvania. He was appoint
ed a Judge of the United States Supreme
Court in 1870 by President Grant.
Mr.. Justice Samuel f. Miller, of Iowa,
was born at Richmond, Ky, on the 5tl
of April, 1916. He received college ed
ucation and first adopted the medical pro
fession, but after few years practice be-
came q lawyer. lie settled in Iowa ant
became one of the Republican leaders il
that state. He was appointed TO his pres
ent position by President Lincoln in 1862
Mir. Justice Stephen j. Field, Of CalifOr
mia, was born in Haddam, Conn, on the
4th of November, 1916 He was gradua
ted from Williams College in 1887, anC
after receiving legal education settled in
California, where he rose to be Chief JUS
tice in 1857. He was appointed to the
Supreme Bench Of the United States by
President Lincoln in 1868. He is broth
er of David Dudley Field, Cyrus w. Fielf
and Dr.. IIenly NJ. Field of the New York
hvangeljS.
Mr.. Justice Joseph P. Bradley was born
in Berne, Albany county, N. Y, Marcel
18th, 1918. He was graduated from Rut-
gers College in 1886, and after being adj
mitted to the bar Of New Jersey practiced
law in Newark until his appointment to
his present position on March 21st, 1870.
He never took an active part in politics,
but was Republican Presidential elector
in 1868. Next to his support of the Legal
Tender act, the most important judicial
decision he has rendered was in the Grant
Parish cases in Louisiana, in which the
suits were dismissed because Of the insult
ticiency of the indictments. lie was sus-
tained by the full bench.
Senator George F. Elmunds (Rep), of
Vermont, was born in Richmond, VT, on
the 1st of February, 1928. He received
only il common school education, devoted
himself to the study of the law, served for
five successive years in the State Legsla-
ture, beginning with the year 1854 and
was appointed United States senator in
1866. lie has always been prominent
member of the Senate, has served on the
most important committees, and has had
high reputation us II constitutional law
yer.
Senator Oliver p. Morton (Rep.), of
Indiana, was born in Wayne county, Ind,
on the 4th of August, 1928. lie studied
law and began practice in l847. He soon
became Il leader of the Republican party
in the state, and was its candidate for
Governor in 1886, but was defeated. He
was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1861,
and succeeded to the office Of Governor
and was reelected in 1864. In 1867 he
was chosen United States SENATOR and
was reelected in 1873.
Senator Frederick L. Frelinghuysen
(Rep), of New Jersey, was born at Mills
town, Somerset county, N. j., on the 4th
of August, 1917. He was graduated from
Rutgers College in 1886, came to the bar
in 1889, and was appointed Attorney-Gen-
eral of New Jersey in 1861 and 1866. He
was appointed United States senator to
fill vacancy in 1866, and was regularly
chosen senator in 1870 for the term which
will expire on the 4th of next March.
Senator Allen G. Thurman (Dem }, of
Ohio, was born in Lynehburg, Va, on the
18th of November, 1878. He studied law
in Ohio and was admitted to the bar in
1885. He was u representative from Ohio
to the Twenty-ninth Congress, was elect
ed Judge of the Supreme Court of the
state in 1851, became its Chief Justice in
1854, and in 1868 was elected United States
senator. He was reelected to the Senate
of which he has been leading member,
in 1874.
Senator Thomas +. Bayard (Dem.), of
Delaware, was born at Wilmington, Del,
on the 29th of October, 1928. lie was
trained in mercantile life, but adopted the
profession of the law which he has always
practiced in his native city. In 1858 he
was appointed United States District At
torney for Delaware, and was elected Uni
ted States senator from that state to sue
ceed his father, James A. Bayard in 1869
and was reelected in 1878.
Representative james A. Garfield (Rep J,
of Ohio, was born in Orange, Ohio, on the
10Th of November, 1881, and was gradua-
ted from Williams College in 1886. He
studied and praclised law ut home, served
for two terms us II member Of the Ohio
senate, entered the Union army us a colo
mel, and was promoted to be Major-G -Gencr-
III in 1868. He has sat six successive Con-
crosses, and for Sc eral years has been one
of the leaders Of his party in the House of
representatives
Representative George f. Hoar (Rep),
of Massachusetts, was born ut Concord
Mass, ON the 29th Of August, 1926. He
was graduated from Harvard University
in 1916, studied law and practiced at Wor
cester. He has been Il member of the last
four Congresses, and has just been chosen
United States senator from Massachusetts
to succeed Senator Boutwell,.
Representative Eppa Hunton (Dem J,
was JOlll III lllltt III AO-O' hllCl IL
limited education he studied law, and be-
came commonwealth Attorney for Prince
William county in 1S49, holding the office
until 1862. He was member of the Vr-
ginia State Convention of 1861, and enter
ed the Confederate army us colonel. lie
was promoted to be Brigadier-G General af-
ter the battle of Gettysburg, and was cap
tured at Sailors Creek in 1865 and confin-
ed for about four months in Fort Warren.
He was a member of the Forty. third Con-
gress and has been reelected to the Forty
fifth.
Representative Josiah G.. Abbott (Dem. J,
of Massachusetts, was born at Chelmsford,
Mass, in 1915, and was graduated from
Harvard College in 1882. lie is Il lawyer
by profession. He was member of the
lower house Of the Massachusetts Legs-
lature in 1886 and of the State Senate in
l84l and 1912. lie was made Judge OF
the Superior Court of the state in 1855.
The present is his first term in Congress.
His opponent obtained the certificate of
election, but the House Of Representatives
awarded him the seat.
Representative Henry b. Payne Dem. J,
of Ohio, was born in Hamilton county, N.
Y, on the 30th of November, 1910. He
was graduated from Hamilton College,
studied law and settled ut Cleveland, o.,
in 1884, where he has been closely identi-
fed with city and state interests. He has
been Democratic candidate for Governor
of Ohio and for United States senator, but
has been defeated, and has been in Con-
gress only for the single term, which is
now about to eXpire.