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Biographical Sketches of Amer
icaz Statesmen.


In locking oves the biographical sketches
OF the members of the Senate one is struck
With the number who have either stepped
into that forum from the gubernatorial chair
of their respective states or who have sat in
i, on their way there. As our researches
possess some historical interest we srnln.ar-
lie them briefly. Thirteen governors of
states were elected 20 the United State Sen
ate during their term of office as governor,
as follows. John Tyler. of Virginia, was Cow
ernor OF that state about year and a-half
when he resigned, in 1857, 10 enter the Sen
| ate. Alpheus Fetch, elected Governor OF
Missouri in IS45, resigned during his term
as Governor to become Senator. Gideon
Tomlinson, Governor of Connecticut, re-
signed his office 20 enter the Senate in 1857.
Trusten Polk, Governor OF Missouri, resign
cd in 1857 TO enter the Senate. Hannibal
| HaInlin was elected Governor of Maine in
| 1857, and resigned his sea; in the Senate to
be iaaugurated Governor. In month or
so after :.ss Inauguration he was again cleo
| to the senate and resigned the Office OF
| Governor to asain become Senator. Aa-
;hoay j. Foreman, Governor Of West Vir-
! gunia, resigned to enter the Senate in 1869
W.Pinckney Whyte, Governor OF Maryland,
resigned his Office 10 take a seat in the SEN
ate in 1874. Jas /. Alcorn. OF Mississippi,
resigned the Office OF Governor to enter the
Senate in 1874. Newton Booth. Governor
OF California, resigned his Office to become
Senator in 1874 Richard !. Oglesby was
reelected Governor of Illinois in 1872. lie
entered upon the duties of his office in Jam
uary, 1875, and during the same month WIS
| elected 10 the Senate. Richard Coke was
| Reelected Governor of Texas in February,
1876, and resigned in December, 1877, to
enter the Senate. Samuel ]. kirkwood. OF
Iowa, resigned the office OF Governor OF
that state to enter the Senate in 1877. La
feyette Grover, OF Oregon, resigned his po-
sition OF Governor to enter the Senate in
1877. Three Senators resigned their seals
in the Senate TO become Governors of their
respective states IS follows: Isaac Hi. Of
New Hampshire, in 1886. Hannibal Ham
lin, OF Maine, in 1857; andrew Johnson,
Military Governor OF Tennessee by appoint
mcnt, near the close Of the war. The foi-
lowing IS 4 partial list of those who held the
position OF Governor prior to their election
- the senate. the governorship in many in
stances seeming as a steppind-stone to the
position OF senator: Edward LitIn, first Co.
vernon of Ohio7fE em 1902 TO 1907. then
UniIsi States Senator 20 1906: Lewis Cass
and William Woodbridge. Of Michigan, ter
ntorial Governors, and both elected 10 the
Senate on the admission of the state into the
Union: William B. Anthony, Of Rhode Is
land, twice Governor and twice Senator;
Joseph Lane, territorial Governor OF Oregon
and then Senator; William \. Buckingham
of Connecticut. Governor and then Senator; |
Oliver P. Morton, of Indiana, Governor |
and then Senator; Thomas A. Hendricks, |
of Indiana, Governor and Senator; James |
p. Harvey. of Kansas. Governor three times |
and then Senator. Richard Yates. of Illinois, |
Governor and Senator; James T. Nye, of |
Nerada, territorial Governor by appoint
meat ami then Senator; Adelbert Ames, !
Governor of Mississippi on the reconstruc-
ton of the state, b. appointment, and then |
Senator: John II. Harris. OF Tennessee, /
bot, Gorernor and Senator; Thomas Cor
,sin was Governor OF Ohio and then Sena-
Tor: Jesse D. Bright, o. Indiana, was both
Csoverno. and Senator; Wm. {. Clayborne,
territorial Governor Of Mississippi. was
elected Senator on the admission OF the state
into the Union: Ninisn Edwards, territorial
Governor ct Illinois. was The first Senator
from that state; VIM. Bradford Of Rhode
Island; Chfia9pher Gore. OF Massachusetts;
lanes ". Grimes, Of Iowa; David Stone,
OF North Carolina: Jams I. English, of
Ceaneclicni: ifehi;aii Dixon and Jared
". Wii.i7I:ls. of New Hampshire; James
Wa..eo:ah, OF Ia.liana; James Turner, of
Virginia: fsa1c To-cy, OF Connecticut: Ro-
b.rt z. Wit.ers, of Virginia; Alvin Saun-
ders and y. 6. Paddock, of Nebraska; John
w. Stephenson, of Kentucky; William
Sprague. of Rhode Island; Moses Robin
son, Of Vermont Lazarus ". Powell, of
Kentucky; Iui,n I.aRgdon. OF New Hamp-
shire; ". FIT Kellogg, OF Louisiana; Theo-
dore F. Randolph and Mahlon Dickinson.
OF New Jersey; Samuel G. Arnold, OF Rhode
Island; Arthur P. Bagley, of Alabama; Jas.
Barbour OF Virginia; Samuel Bel, OF New
Hampshire: Kingley S. Bingham, of Mich
igan; Thaddcus Bets, of Connecticut; I.
G. Pratt. of Maryland; William Richardson,
of Illinois, and perhaps q score of others
were Governors or Lieutenant-Governors
previous to their election to the Senate. In
many instances defeated candidates for
Governor were afterwards elected when OPP
portuni.y offered, as was the case with VIM.
Bigler, of Pennsylvania, whose overwhelm-
ing defeat in his second race for Governor
by the Knownothings in 1855 secured his
election to the Senate, and with Gen. Cor
don, who was defrauded out of his election
as Governor of Georgia.-Washington Post.
And ii might have been added that Gen.
Sam Houston was twice Governor of Texas
and then Senator