Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-01-02

PRINCE, RUFUs, Turner (Androscoggin county,.
Republican, Universast, farmer, married; age
3d. Born in Turner; educated at town schools
and Westbrook Seminary. Has held the various
town Offices Member OF Board of Agriculture
| Trustee and President Of State Agricultural So
ciety; Executive Councillors State Prison and
Jail Ii specor. Member of legislature in 1872,
and of the Senate in 1873. Republican from the
formation of the party; previously democrat.
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REDLoN, FRANCIS w, Kezar Falls, Porter,
! (Oxf rd county, Republican, Methodist, lawyer,
married. age 20. Born in Porter; educated at
North Parsonsfeld Seminary, Limington Acade-
my, and Nichols Latin school. Has held the
Offices of Superintendiug School Committee, Town
/ Clerk, and Deputy Sheriff. Always a republican.
ROBERTS, CAssIus G., Stockton, waldo coun-
| ty) National Greenback, Free Baptist merchant
single 80. Born in jackson, and educated
at the Maine state Seminary. Lewiston, and Beth
any College, Va. Entered U. s. Army in August,
| 1861, al the age of fifteen, private in 10th Me.
Regt.; served through the whole war, through the
! term of service If the 10th, then lst Lieut.. 4tb
/ Louisiana Colored Regt, participating in seige
OF Port Hudson, La. then in at Me. Heavy Ar
tillery; lst Lieut.. and Captain by brevet, and
| Aidc-de-CamP staff Of Major General NJ. ID.
/ Hardin, and Judge Advocate Court Marshal a.
| Washington, ID. c., after close of the war. Was
wound d at battle OF Cedar Mountain, Va. and
again at Spotsylvania Court House, Va. Three
| years on Democratic State Committee; delegate
| to National Democratic Convention at Baltimore
in 1872 Chairman board of Selec'men of Stock
| ton for three wears past. Republican to 1868 !;
democrat TO 1873.
ROGERS, JOHN, Stetson, (Penobscot county,.
National Greenback, Chri-tian, farmer and manu-
| facturer, married; age 80. Born in Wolfboro'
| \. H.. ard educated in the common schools and
at East Cornh Academy. Has held all the offices
| within the gift of his town, and Justice of the
Peace since 1853. Member e the House of Rep
resentatives IN 1888 Democrat until 1854. repub-
| nd NO. IA, Il "A
| ROGERS, WILLIAM, Bath, (Ssgadahoc COUNTY,.
Republican, no religious preferences reported,
| shiphnllder, married age "a. Born in Bath and
educated in that city Member of tn. Executive
| Council in 1870. Member of the Maine House in
1857, and Of the Senate in 1873. Always re-
publican.
SMITH, ANDREW X. G., North Whitcfed Lin
coin county, Republican, Congregationalist
physician, married; age 81. Born in Bridgton
and educated at Bowdoin College and Dartmouth
Medical College; entered U. 5. service in 1863 as
Hospital Steward, and promoted to Assist ,nt
surgeon, serving through the war Member Of
Maine House of Representatives in 1875. Always
a republican.
THOMAS, WM. W, Jr, Portland Cumberland
county. Republican. Congregationalst. LAWYER
single Born in Portland, and graduated at Bow
dom College in 1850. Was sent to Constantipople
early in 1852 as Vice Consul General of that port
soon after appointed Acting Consul at Gaaz in the
Principa'itv of Moldavia and received the specia
tharks Of the Department of State" for important
services rendered while there. In 1863 was pro-
NOTED to be full Consul at Gothenburg xeden,
which position he filled until the close of 1865. On
accepting bis resignation, the State Department
took occasion to express its high appreciation of
his conduct a public officer. He was admitted
to the bar in 1856. at Portland and entered at once
upon the practice of law. In 1869 he was one of
the Commiss ,ners on the settlement of the public
an1 nt am -tat. a.. 4.
immigration he sailed 10 Sweden recruited a
colony, returned to Maine and founded New Swe-
den in our northern forests, which has proved a
wonderful! snccess. Member Of the House in 1873
and Speaker of the House of Representatives in
lSI4-lo. Always republican.
THOMPSON, NELSON, Friendship (Knoy coun-
ty). National Greenhack, no religious preferences
trader, single; age As. Born in Friendship, and
educated at the common and high schools. Traded
IN Friendship for twenty three years has held the
ofhces OF Town Clerk and Treasurer for several
years and that Of Superintending School Com
mittee for twenty Years. Taught six terms of
school with fair success. Member of the Uou.e @
of Representatives in 1869. Local reporter for
the Rock,dnd Opinion since the establishment of
that paper Formerly democrat
VINToN, WARREN H., Gray, Cumberland
county Republican. Episcopalian, lawyer, mar
ried; age "a. Born in Paris, Oxford county: ed
ucated in the common schools aud at the acade.
mics Has been Supervisor of schools Selectman n
Commissioner on publication of Revised statutes
of 1857, Trustee of State Reform School member
Maine Senate in lS53-54 81 -62-77 7S, and of the
House in lsj7-73.
WAIT WILLIAM w, DiXfeld, (Oxford countv)
Republican, Congregationast, farmer and lum-
herman, married; age "a. Born in Dixfeld and
educated at the town and high schools Has held
the various town offices and taken an active part
for many wears in agricultural pursuits. Has had
considerable experience in settling estates. Mem
Der of the House Of Representatives in 1866 and
1877. Always a republican.