The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-01-02
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Sketch of the Cumberland County
Members.

Mr.. Howard Owen, speaks as follows of the
Cumberland County members of this Lsgisla-
ture:
Hon. David Duran, of Webb's Mills, Casco,
Senator, is Republican. Universalist
farmer and lumberman, married, age IS.
He was born in Durham, and attended the
common school. Was Selectman for several
years, and member of the Legislature of 1868.
Formerly Wing.
Hon. Andrew Halves, of Deering, is Re.
publican, merchant, single, and aged AZ
He was educated at the Town school and
Westbrook Seminary. He held various town
Offices and an a. member g Of the House in 1875.
Hon. w. w. Thomas, Jr., of this city, is q
Republican, Congregatiooalist, lawyer, and
single. Graduate at Bowdoin class of go
Was Vice Consul-General at Constantinople,
Consul at Galatz, Consul at Gottenburg, re-
ceiving the appreciation of the Department il
all these positions. In 1866 admitted to the
Bar. In 1869 appointed Commissioner on Set
Element of State public lands. In 1870, Com
missioner of Immigration, Colonized New
Sweden. Member of the House in 1873, AND
speaker 18745.
Hon. Warren Ell Vinton, Gray, Republican
Episcopalian. lawyer, married, age 81. Edu
Gated in common schools and academies. Has
been supervisor of schools. selectmaD, connie
sioner on publication of Revised Statutes Of
1857, trustee in State Reform School, member
o,
House in 1857 70.
SamuelM Bracket. Cumberland, Democrat
Methodist, farmer, married, age S. Educ .ted
in common and high schools. Has been coro.
ner, deputy sheriff, constable, and school COM
mittee. Member of Legislature in 1870
Edmund Dana, Jr., Portland, Democrat
pharmacist, married, age S. Educated Kents
Hill. Member of this House in 1875
Frederick Fox, Portland, Democrat. Has
been President Of Common Council, city of
Portland, and well known lawyer.
Melvin T. Frank, Portland, Democrat. Uni
versalist lawyer, married, aged 81 Graduate
| in 1876
Rufus Gibbs, Bridgton, Republican. Congre.
| gatiOnalist, wooden manufacturer and Lumber
dealer, SINGLE aged 49, In 1855 started the first
| wooden mill in Bridgton; is president of Pondi.
cherry Mill Co., and also Of Bridgton Savings
Bank. An ardent Republican and radical
| temperance man.
William Guptil End, Gorham, Greenbacksr
| CongregationalIst farmer, married, age So.
Educated at Cherryfeld Academy Has been
| deputy sheriff for Washington county, deputy
collector and inspector for Machias. Formerly
| Democrat.
Darius FL. Ingraham, Portland, Democrat.
NO religions preference, layer, married, aged
Joseph A. Locke Portland. Republican
Methodist, lawyer, married, aged 80 Gradu.
ated Bowdoin College, class '65. Taught in
Portland High School, admitted to practice 1868
has been member of School Committee, and
member of the House in 1877.
Tobias Lord, Jr., Steep Falls, Republican
Congregationalist, merchant married, aged 81.
Educated Saco High School and Portland Com
mercial College. One of Selectfnan of Stand
ish. Was in the Provost-Marshal Generals
bureau in Washington at 16 years of age, and
counts for Ohio and Michigan.
j. P. Merrill, Freeport, Republican, Congre.
gationalist, machinist, married, aged 49,
Andrew j. Morrell, Windham, Greenbacker,
no religious preference, married, merchant,
aged A. Has been selectman, treasurer, and
school committee.
Augustus f. .Moulton, Scarborough, Demo
crat. Congregationalist, lawyer, single, aged
80. Educated Saco high school, Vest
iese. class VS. Has been SCHOOL committ sse
town agent, auditor. tutor in BowdoiL College
and member of the House in 1878.
George Murcb, South Casco, Greenbackel
Adventist, farmer, married, aged A, attended
Casco public schools.
Benjamin w. Pickett Cape Elizabeth, Ferry
Village. Democrat, liberal, shipbuilder, mar.
ried, aged go. Has held the various town offices
member of the House in 1878.
Gavin l.. Poor. Sebago. Democrat, Uniyer-
salist, lawyer. married, aged 80. Educated
North Bridgton academy. Has been select
man, school Committee, collector of taxes and
trial justice
Nehemiah Smart, Deering, Republican, 10.
iversalist, manufacturer, married, aged 40.
Educated in Common and High Schools. Was
captain Co. E. 10Th Maine, com missioner State
Valuation in 1870, member of the Maine Sen
ate in 1871.
Merritt W. Stiles, Westbrook, Greenbacker,
restorationist, expressmap, married, aga 49,
Attended school 10 Bridgton.
William w Thomas, Yarmouth, Rspubli.
can, no religious preference, physician, mar.
rio taI
and Hebron Academy Orderly Sergeant Co.
|, 23d Maine. Taught school and graduated al
Maine Medical School in 1862 Belongs to a
family of ten oh ldren, all living and ali mar
ried. Weighs 200 pounds
Stephen j. Young, Brunswick, Republican,
Unitarian treasurer Bowdoin College, married
aged 80. Educated Bowdoin College aDd URi-
versity of Berlin, Prussia. Was Professor
modern languages at Bowdoin, and member OF
the House in 1873