Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-09-25
the GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF The CENTURY.
Biographical .nnals Of the Civil Govern
-asnt of the United States, During the
First Century Of its existence.
BY Chas. Lanman,
Author OF the "Dictionary Of Congress
"Privats life OF Daniel Webster" Red
Book CT Michigan"

This valuable work, the only one OF its kind
oxtant, contains about seven thousand bio
graphical sketches, and eight thousand ad.
dttional names OF persons who have been
cmnected with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration OF Independence,
making In all, about yJTREN THOUSAND PER-
soNAL RETERENCEs in the volume. 1t en-
braces in its scope the Delegates, Represent
attves, and Senators who have served in the
Continental and Federal Congresses, the Fed
eral and state Judiciary, Ministers to and
from Foreign Countries, Executive Oficers IN
all the Departments OF the Nation, as well as
ali the Governors of the States and Terrific
ries, together with very large amount OF
tabular Information, gathered from official
sources, calculated to illustrate the growth
and present condition of the Government OF
or reference. the Book is arranged in two
parts: the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and some idea OF the value and extent OF the
Tabular information which forms the SEQ
OND PART, may be gathered from the sub
Joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
DeleQates to the Colonial Congress.
Tho Declaration Of Independence.
6iQnars of the Declaration.
Deiegates to the Continental Congress.
SESSIONS of the Continental Congress.
Presidents OF the Continental Congress.
Articles OF Confederation.
The Constitution OF the United Stata5.
6easiOns OF the Federal Congress.
Speakers OF tho House of Representatives
Presidents Of the Senate.
Secretaries OF the senate.
clerks Of the House OF Representatives.
OhAplAins to Congress.
Successive Administrations.
Executive Officers OF the OWL Service,
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Votes for freejiert
Political Parties.
Tho Jnatica. ~ the Snnrema Uourt
Clerks Of the Supreme Court.
HArshAls OF the supreme Court
Justices OF the Circuit. District and Tel
rttOrinl Courts.
The Court OF Claims.
Organization Of the Executive Depart
ments.
Se Element Of States and t rritories.
% mites and Towns Of the United States.
ARA Of the United States.
Origin of the names OF States End Territo
Length and Cost Of American Wars.
Ohief Commanders of ths Army.
Progress OF Population in the Units5
Density OF PopuiarIon.
Population and Ratio OF Representation.
PAY Table of Civil Officers.
Leading Government Publications.
The Newspaper Press.
Education in the United States.
Colonial Governors OF America.
The State and Territorial Governors.
The Seat Oh tut dtutThl oONefnu6ul.
RiQht Of Suffrage in the United States.
Qualifications OF Elective officials.
Diplomatic Agents OF the United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries
International Affiliations and Commits.
Giona.
Treaties and Conventions.
Foreign Government Representatives In
the United States.
Officials of the Centennial Exhibition.
Additional Facts to Date of Publication,
Index by States OF Federal Congress.
General Index.
besides its own value as q work of refer
onoe, the Book forms worthy adjunct to
every published history of the United States,
md VIII be an Indispensable acquisition to
avery Public and Private Library. In form 1t Ia
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