Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-11
The Maine DeLeQGtios.

The Maine Delegation.
From tho National Union We copy the
following sketches of our Governor and
delegation in Congress:
SKLDKN Common.
Selden Connor. Governor OF Maine,
was born at Fairfield, Maine, January 20,
1889; graduated at Tufts College 10
1859; entered the law Office of Wash
burne & Marsh at Woodstock. Vermont,
the following year in April, 1861, Joined
! the First Vermont Volunteers as a private,
aud was subsequently Lieutenant Colonel
of the Seventh Maine Volunteers and
Colonel of the Nineteenth Maine Volun-
teers; was severely wounded in the battle
of the Wilderness, May, 1864, and pro-
NOTED Brigadier-Genera OF volunteers
in June. 1864 appointe in 1868 assessor
OF internal revenue for the Third district
OF Maine; collector in 1873; was elected
! Governor OF the State OF Maine, as a Re-
publican. in 1875, 1875 aud 1877. receiv-
ing, in 1875, 1882 votes against 50, SO7
FIR Roberts, Democrat; in 1875, 1885,
votes against GO 423 for Talbot, Demo-
crat in 1877, SO, Cos votes against Al 1886
! Tor Williams, Democrat, and 8. 1873 fol
/ MunsOn, Greenback candidate. As q
soldier in the late war, Governor Conner
was counted among the bravest OF the
Grave, throwing himself, into the thickesI
OF the conflict without the least regard TO
personal danger, and coming out OF the
war covered with wounds and glory. lie
| lost limo ia the service and had long
anu dangerous illness as the result OF his
wounds. He has enjoyed remarkable
degree OF popularity 10 his native STATE
| IN late years.
HANNIBAL HAMLrN.
Hannibal Ham IN. OF Bangor. was born
at Paris, Maine, August q, 1909; wa
prepared for collegiate education, but
was obliged by the death oil his father &c
lake charge OF his home farm until he
was OF age; was q year in a printing
Office as composition; studied law, anc
was admitted TO the bar in 1888. continu
/ ing In active practice until l648; was q
member of the Legislature OF Maine 10
1886, 81, '3S, 80, 40 and AZ. presiding
as speaker OF the mouse in 1897, Ss
and 40; was Representative from Maine
| in the Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth
Congress; was Governor OF the State Of
Maine in 1857; was elected Yice-Pres!'
| dent OF the United States on the ticko
with Abraham Lincoln in 1860; was ap-
pointed collector OF the port vi Boston 10
! 1865. but resigned In 1896; was elected
TO the United States Senate 10 lS4S, for
tour years 20 i'll vacancy occasionec
! by the death of John Fairfield; was re-
elected in 1851, but resigned 10 1857 e
act Is q ,v1ruoc; was Protected IA 1891 ,
and served until January. 1861 presided
over ihe Senate as Vlcc-Pfcsideut from
| 1861 10 1865 was 70 elected as Repuo-
| licau, and took bis seat March 4. 1869
and re elected in 1873. His term OF ser
vice will expire March s, 1881. In the
Twenty eighth Congress he was mem
Der OF the House Committee on Elections,
and in the Twenty-ninth Congress was
chairman OF the same committee; was
chairman OF Committee on Mines and
Mining in 1859; of Post Offices and Post
Roads in the Forty-fourth Congress. anC
| IS now chairman OF the Committee on
Foreign Relations and member OF The
Committee on Post Offices and Pos
Roads and OF the Committee on Rules.
JAMES g. BLAINE.
James Gilispie Blaine, U. S. Senator
was born in Washington County. Penn
sylyauia. January 81, 1880; graduated a
Washington College, Pennsylvania
adopted the editorial profession, aud wenI
to Maine. where he edited the Portland
/ Advertiser and the Kennebec Journal; was
member OF the Maine Legislature IN
1859. 60, 81 and 81. serving The last two
ears rs speaker of the house; was elect
"a 10 the Thirty-eighth, Thirty -n,nth,
1 Fortielh, Forty-iirst, FOrty-second and
Forty-third Congresses, (serviug in the
/ Forty first, The Forty second and tht
For,y.third as SpeskerD was reelected
10 the Forty-iourth Congress as Repub-
| Icau; was elected TO the United SlSle;
/ Senate 10 MI the vacancy occasicned by
| the resignation of Lot NJ. Morrill,, APP
pointed Secretary OF the Treasury, and
| was elected tor the ensuing term, which
will expire March 3. 1888. In the Thirty
eighth Congress Mr.. Blaine served on
Committee ON Post Offices and Pos
/ K ,ads. In the Thirty ninth Congress he
Sa~ chairman OF the House Committee
o. War Debts and Loyal States; was 4
ember OF the Committee on Military
Affairs and The special committee on the
death oil President LIucoln. In the For
teth Congress he served on the Com
mittee Ou Rules. In the Senate hs Is
now chairman OF the Committee on Civil
Service ana RetEenchment, member Oi
the Committees on Appropriations, MAYA
Affairs aud select committee on the Lee
wees of the Mississippi river. He WAS q
prominent candidate for nomination 10
The Office OF President before the National
Republican Convention a. Cincinnati in
1876.
EUGENE HALE.
Eugene Hale. Representative from the
Fifth district OF Maine, was born at Tur
ner, Oxford County, Maine. June .. 1886
studied law; was admitted 10 tho bar IL
1857, and commenced practice; was for
nine successive years county attorney ioI
Hancock County; was a member OF the
legislature OF Maine in 1867 and 90; was
elected to the Forty first and Forty second
Congresses, and was reelected 10 the
Forty-third Congress; was appointed
Postmaster General by President Grant
in lo74, but declined /; and was reelected
TO the Forty fourth Congress as repuo-
| lican, receiving 10 695 votes agsins,