Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-03-28
Cabinet Sketches.

William M. Evarts of New York,
Secretary of State, was born at Bos-
ton, February 9, 1878, graduated at
Yale in 1887, studied law at Harvard,
began practice. at New York in 1S4l,
was attorney general under Andrew
johnson, whom he helped save from
impeachment during the last nine
months of his administration, and
was counsel for the United States
before the Geneva tribunal.
John Sherman of Ohio, Secretary
of the Treasury, was born at Lancas-
ter, o., May 10, 1898, studied law
with an older brother (there were
eleven children, Of whom he wa, the
eighth. began practice in 1874, was
a member Of the Wing Convention
in 1848 and 1859, entered the House
of Representatives in 1855, and re-
manned till 1861, when he was pro-
noted to the Senate, where he has
ever since remained.
George w. McCrary OF Iowa, Sec
rotary of War, was born in Evans
vile, Ind, August 20, 1885, was adj
mitted to the bar at Keokuk, Iowa,
in 1856, was chosen to the lower
branch of the Legislature the next
year.. and from 1881 to 1865 to the
State Senate, was elected to the
House of Representatives in 1858,
and has been member ever since.
Richard w. Thompson, of Indiana,
Secretary of the Navy, was born in
Culpepper County. Va, June o, 1909,
was admitted to the bar in Lawrence
County, Ind, in 1884, member of one
or the other branch of the Legisla-
ture for the next four years, elected
to Congress In 1874. and again in
1847, Presidential elector in 184O,
1914, aud 1864, delegate to the
Chicago Convention of 1860. where
he drew up the platform, to the
Grant Convention in 1879. where he
nominated Morton for President.
Carl Schurz of Missouri, Secretary
Of the Interior, was born near Col
ogne, Prussia, March 2, 1929, studied
at the University of Bonn, was con-
cerned in the Revolution of 1848, and
forced to flee the country, came to
America in 1862, became prominent
in the anti-slavery movement, at.
tended the Lincoln Convention in
1860, was appointed minister to Spain,
but returned in December, 1861, t.
fight in the Union army, where be
rose to be msjor-general, became edi.
tor of the St. Louis Westliche Post
in 1867, and was chosen to the United
States Senate in 1869.
David NJ. Key of Tennessee, Post
master General, was born in Greene
County, Tennessee, January 81, 1924
began practicing law at Chattanooga
in 1858, was a Buchanan Preslden.
tial electnr in 1856, and Brecken'
ridge one in 1860, fought bravely in
the Confederate army through the
war, was elected Chancellor Of the
Third District in 1870, and held the
place till appointed to fill the vacanc y
in the United States Senate caused
by Andrew Johnson's death, taking
bis seat in December, 1875, anil re-
manning till the middle of last Win
ter, when he failed of an election b,
the Legislature.
Charles Devens of Massachusetts,
was born at Charlestown, Mass.
April 4, 1920, graduated at Harvard
in 1888, studied law in Cambridge
was admitted to the bar In 1841, set
tied at Mortified in partnership with
Wendell T. Davis, removed to Green
field in 1874, and became law partne
of George T. & W. T. Davis, wal
State Senator in 1848, and U. s. Mar
shall from 1849 to 1858, removed t,
Worcester in 1854, and practiced biz
profession there, alone or 10 partner
ship, with George F. Hoar, till 1851
when he entered the army, and wal
promoted to be brevet major genera
before the war was over, receiving {
wound in Virginia, was appointed
Judge of the Superior Court il
1868, and promoted to the Supreme
Bench in 1878.