The Lake County star., 1877-11-15

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The Congressional Directory, Just
issued, givesthe following biographies: !:
Thomas w. Ferry, Of Grand Haven,
was born at Mackinaw, Michigan,
June /, 1927; received public school
education has been engaged In busi-
ness pursuits; was o member Of the
House OF Representative Of Michigan
| In 1850; was member OF the State
Senate In 1855; was President for
Michigan In the Chicago Republican
, Convention Of 1890; was appointed In
1854 to represent Michigan on the
Board of Managers of the Gettysburg
Soldiers' National Ccsnetery, and was
reappointe,i In 1868; WAS elected to the
Thirty-ninth, F.rtieth, and Forty. first
Congresses, and was reelected to the
Forty-second Congress, but did hot
take his seat, having subsequently been
elected to the United States Senate, TO
succeed Jacob M. Howard, Republi-
can. He took his seat In the Senate
March 1, 1871, was chosen President
pro temp0re March 8 and 10, aud again
December 20, 1875, and by the death
Of Vice President Wilson ha became
acting Vice President, serving m such
until March 4. 1877. Hewss reelected
Senator January 16, 1877, and his term
OF service will expire March 8, 1883.
Isaac p. Christiancy, Of Lansing,
was born ut CaHonga, (then Johns
town. New York, March IL, 1912; re-
ceived an academic education ut the
JohnstOwn and Ovid Academies; stu
died law with the Hon. John Maynard
until 1885, when he removed to Mon
roe Michigan, where he completed his
legal studies with the Hon. Robert
McClelland: was admitted to the bar,
and practiced until called to the bench
Of the Supreme Court In 1858: was
prosecuting attorney in l841-46;' was q
delegate to the National Free-Soil Con-
ventl0n at Buffalo In l848 was amem-
Der of the State Senate In Michigan
FROM January l, 1850, until January l,
1852; was elected Judge of the Su-
preme Court Of Michigan from Janua-
ry 1, 1885,. until February ~, 1875.
(Chief Justice from January, 1872,
until January I, 1871 and was elected
to the United States Senate ~ Re-
publican, to succeed z. Chandler, Re-
publican. He took his seat March 4,
1875. His term Of service will expire
March 8. 1881.
Alpheus 8. Williams. of Detroit, was
born at Saybrook, Conn.,, September
20, 1910; graduated at Yale College In
1881 was student in the Yale Law
School in 1928; travelled in Europe
I'm 1834-36.3 80; removed to Michigan in
1886, and commenced the practice of
law was judge OF probate for Wayne
county in 1904 alderman of Detroit
in 1913, and recorder Of the city I'm
1874; was proprietor and editor Of the
Detroit Daily Advertiser in 1913 -4S;
was lieutenant colonel for the First
Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regi-
ment In the Mexican War, 1847-48 /;
was postmaster of Detroit in 1858 !;
was q member Of the Detroit Board OF
Education in 1s5I5S; entered the
Union Army by appointment Of the
President as brigadier general Of vol
unteers In August, 1861 commanded
the Twelfth Corps in the battles of
South Mountain, Antietam, and Get
tysburg, and the Twentieth Corps In
the siege Of Atlanta, on Sherman's
"march to the sea-" and in the cam
paign Of the Carolinas, and was mus
tered out OF service in January, 1866 !;
was appointed in August, 1869, by the
President, one Of the commissioners to
adjust the military claims OF Missouri |;
was the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernOr in November, 1866; was Minis
ter Resident to the Republic Of Saliva
dor in 1855 80; was elected to the For
ty-fOurth Congress, and was reelected
to the Forty.fifth Congress as Demo-
crat, receiving 14,471 votes, against
12,4l7 votes for Henry M. Duffield,
Republican. and 1,736 votes for John
v. Reuhle, Greenback candidate.
Edwin Willis. OF Monroe. was born
at Otto, Cattaraugus county New York,
April "a, 1880; removed to Michigan in
September, 1886; graduated at the
Michigan University in June, 1856 !;
located at Monroe in April, 1856 stud
led law with Senator I. r. Christiancy;
was admitted to the bar in December,
1857. and has practised law ever since
at Monroe; was elected Prosecuting
Attorney OF Monroe county In 1860,
and held the Office till December 81,
1882; was elected q member of the
State Board OF Education In 1860, and
was reelected In 1865, holding the
position IL years; was on the commits
sion to revise the constitution of the
State In 1873; was appointed pOstmas-
| ter OF Monroe, January 1, 1853, by
Abraham Lincoln, and was removed
by Andrew johnson, October Is, 1865 !;
was editor of the Nj nroe Commercial
from 1856 to 1851 and was elected to
the Forty.ffth Congress rs Republi-
can. receiving 1921 votes against
17,0A votes 70. John j. Robson,
Democrat, Granger aud Greenbacker.
Jonas HI. MCGOWAN, Of Coldwater,
was born in the township Of Smith
town, Mahoning (then C0lumbiana)
county, Ohio. April 2. 1887; In 1854
removed with his parents to Orland,
Steuben county. Indiana In 1857 he
entered the University Of Michigan,
and graduated in June, 1851 taught in
the city schools OF COldwater, Mich.
for one year, and then enlisted a. q
private in the 6th Michigan Cavalry
volunteers; was afterward promoted
to q captaincy; raised . company for
the 9th Michigan Cavalry, and went
into active service with that regiment
In the spring Of 1853 /; by reason Of in
juries received I'm cavalry charge, he
was disabled, and resigned his COM
mission in February, 1854, returning
to Coldwater. where he studied law
with the Hon. G. d. Randall and was
admitted to the bar I'm 1857; from 1868
to 1879 he was Prosecuting Attorney ;
served one term as State Senator. and
seven years as regent Of the University
Of Michigan, resigning to take his seat
| In the FOrty-fifth Congress, to which
he was elected ~ Republican, receiv.
ing 9,878 votes against Ii, 223 votes for
Fidus Livermore, Democrat.
Edwin William Keightley, OF Con-
stantine, was born in-Van Buren town
ship, La Grange county, Indiana,
August z, 1843; received common
/ school education, and for one year was
n student at the Valparaiso Collegiate
Institute; entered the Law Depart.
ment o. sne Mssnh ysS. S snS eom
menced practice In 6t. Joseph county,
Michigan was elected In 1872 prose-
cutting attorney of the county for two
years, commencing January I, 1873 ;
was appointed Judge of the Fifteenth
Judicial Circuit of Michigan to fill a