Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-01-03
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Interesting Facts and Statistics Com
cerning our Legislators,

The Biographical Sketches of members of the
legislature, prepared annually at this Office for
the past five yeas, VII! be published in pamphlet
form tomorrow, saG will also appear in the
Daily Of that d., from 40 advance copy we
present the foii1wirI Interesting statistics
The Senate is CON .'cs, oi3l members. Its po-
litical complexion is IS follows Republicans 90 /;
democrats, ?; total, 81
We have the complete Biographical Sketches of
the members Of this branch The oldest member
is Senator Burleigh of Aroostook county, who is
q. The youngest member is Senator Kyes Of
Frank lin, who is a. Senator HYDE Of Sagada-
hoe, and Senator Brown Of PiscataQnis, are each
50. Six Of the members of this board are between
80 and 40 years of age, thirteen between 40 and
so, seven between 50 and 60, and i've between 60
and TO- The members are natives Of the State
with the exception Of seven Eve were born out of
the State, and two out Of the country; seven are
graduates of colleges, eight received an academi-
cal education, and the remainder had only the ad-
vantages afforded by the district or common
school, twenty-seven have had legislative expert
ence. There are five single men at the board
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION.
Merchants, 9; farmers, 3 farmers and lumber
men, 2; lumber manufacturers, 2; lawyers, 2;
farmer and teacher, manufacturer aud lumber
man, sole leather manufacturer, /; wooden
manufacturer, l physician and surgeon, l mer
chant and counsellor at law, Il merchant and
shpbuilder l shpbuilder and owner, land sur
veyor.tl; insurance agent, l; agent, /; iron
founder l , coal dealer l. Total 81.
RELIGION.
ongresationalist, s; Uniyersalst, 5; Baptist
4; Unitarian, 8; Free Baptist, /; Orthodox, / !;
Methodist, Episcopalan, Swedenborgian, ! !;
Liberal, No religious preferences reported, 5.
Total, 81.
The House of Representatives is composed Of
l5l members. The political complexion of the
complexion Of the present House. is as follows:
Republicans, 100; democrats, 81; total, Isl.
We have returns from all but ten members. Of
the members from whom we have complete re-
turns, the follow ing facts collated: The old
est member is DR.. J. A. Smith of Alma, who is
"a the next Oldest is Nathaniel Avsril Of Frank
fort, who is Y. The youngest member is Horace
NJ Noyes Of Vinalhaven, who is %. There are
larger proportion of young men in this branch
than for several years previously. Ten Of the
members are between 20 and 80 years of sge,
thirty-two are between 80 and 40, fifty are be-
tween 80 and so, forty-six between go and 20, and
two between 20 and &c. All but nine are natives
Of this State. One member was born out of the
country. Forty-six have had legislative expert
ence. Seventeen received . collegiate education,
mainder were educated in the district or common
-. H.
bers are married. Scarcely q nameab!e profes-
sion or occupation is unrepresented, the farmers,
as usual, standing st the head Of the list
Profession OR OCCUPATION.
Farmers, 40; merchants, 30; lawyers, 9; manu-
facturers, s; farmers and teachers, 4; physicians
and surgeons; 4 carpenters 3 master mariners,
3; blacksmitbs, 3 shoe manufacturers, 2; lumber
dealers, 2 farmers, traders and lumbermen, q
lumbermep, 2 cashiers 2; shipbuilders, 2 journ-
alst, /; clergyman, l ; physician, /; apothecary,
/; merchant and manufacturer, ! merchant
clerk, ; commercial and travelling agent, ship
broker and commission merchant, ship chand-
Ter, lumberman and dealer in real estate steam
boat captain, | house Joiner and builder. stone
cutter, wool and tanning business, / scaler OF
logs, mercantile business. l ; mechanic, con-
tractor and builder, / brick manufacturer, /
shoemaker, granite contractor, /; farmer and
merchant, farmer and lumberman, i; farmer
and carpenter, farmer and blacksmith l far
mer and manufacturer no occupation reported
10. Total, l5l.
RELIGION.
Congregatioualis,, DC; Universalist. IS; Bsp.
fist. l6; Methodist, Is; Unitarian, 9; Liberal. 9;
Free Baptist, S. Christan,2 2; Friend, q Spirit
uast, 2; Roman Catholic, 2; Orthodox, l, indie
pendent / No religious preferences, II No re-
Zig ious preferences reported, %. Total Isl.
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DAILY will be supplied in the same manner. Extra
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