Middletown transcript., 1877-02-10
The EIeetoral Commlr.Ion.

Beneath are given brief biographical
sketches Of the members of the electora
commission, consisting of five judge
of the Supreme Court. five Senators anC
FIVE members Of the House Of RepreseD
tatives, to which has been referred the
counting Of the electoral vote cast fol
President and Vice President:
THE JUDGES
Nathan Clifford was born at Rum
ney, N. H August Is. 1903, and ed
ucated at Haverhill Academy and the
Hampton Library Institute. studying
law and removing to Maine in 1927
From 1880 to 1884 be sat in the State
Legislature for York county, being
Speaker during the last two years then
for four years was Attorney General Of
the State. In 1898 he served ID
Congress as a democrat and under
President Polk was Attorney General
Of the United States from Dece mbeE %,
1876, when he succeeded John Y. Ma
son, till March, 1848. when be was ap-
pointed Commissioner to Mexico, with
Ambrose H. SEWER, of Arkansas. AT
the close of the war he held the Mexi-
can mission till September, 1849, when
he returned 10 Portland and practiced
law till President Buchanan appointed
him to the Supreme Court, January %,
1858.
Stephen j Field, brother Of Cyrus
w Field and David Dudley Field, was
bern at Haddam. Conn November 4.
1916; travelled in youth ia Europe and
the East, and returning studied at Will
liams. graduating in 1887 Coming te
New York be studied aud practiced law
with his brother, visited Europe in
l848. and went to California at the close
Of the next year Almost Immediately
be was elected alcalde Of Marysville,
and in October. 1850, sent to the Leg
where be took a prominent
part in moulding the Judiciary Of the
new State. In 1857 be was elected to
the Supreme bench. becoming chief JUS
iice, and at the expiration of his term,
March 10, 1868, appointed to the Su-
preme Court by President Lincoln.
Samuel T Miller was born at Rich
nOnd, Ky, April 5, 1916, graduating
at the University of Transylvania, and
practicing medicine for several years
before taking up the profession Of the
law He is set down as having been
an emancipationist from 1913, and re-
moved from the State to Iowa in 1850 |
he practiced law there for twelve years,
being leading republican manager,
hough accepting no office, and July |
Is, 1862, was appointed to the Supreme
Court Of the United States by President
Lincoln.
Joseph P Bradley was born in AL
'any county, New York, March IA,
1913. graduated at Rutgers College,
New Brunswick. New Jersey, with hon
RS. in 1886, was admitted to the bar in
-839 at Newark, N. j., where be has
ince resided Besides bis labors in
very branch of his profession, be has
Ievoted much attention to mathematics
nd the study Of law as a science, ex-
ending his researches to the civil law
which have been Of great
ervice in his judicial duties. Engaged
D many important cases in the State
nd United States courts, be has never
AIKEN very active part in politics. He
Tas formerly whig, warmly sustained
be Union cause during the war, headed
be electoral ticket for Grant in 1868,
nd bas ranked as a moderate republi-
an. He was appointed to the bench
{ the United States Supreme Court in
$40 He received the degree Of Ii.
from Lafayette College in 1859.
William Strong was born at Somers,
onn., May 6. 1908. and graduated
ON Yale in 1928 After graduating,
hile studying law, be taught school in
Connecticut and New Jersey He was
Omitted to the bar in Philadelphia in
1872, and began practice at Reading
Ie served in the Thirtieth and Thirty
rst Congresses (1847-51), and in 1857
as elected to the Supreme Bench of /
ennsylVania for fifteen years term
. resigned in 1868, and two years
ter was appointed to the Supreme !