The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-04-27
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short Sketches OF all the Prominent Can
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SAMUEL JoHN rILDEN

SAMUEL JOHN T1LDE
was born in New Lebonon, N. T., February
9th, 1874. He entered Yale College in 1882,
where he remained two years, and then en-
tered the University of New York. After
leaving college he studied law, and entered
upon the practice of it in the city. He was
Chairman of the Democratic State Committee
for thirteen years, a member of the Constitu-
tional Conventions of 1916 and 1867, and
served in the assembly in 1916, and again in
1872. He took a prominent part in the over
throw of the Tweed ring in New York City,
and in 1874 was elected Governor of the
State. During his administration as Cover
nor, the corrupt rings that had SO long mis-
managed canal affairs were exposed and pros
ecuted. In 1876 Mr.. Tilden was the Demo-
cratic candidate for President, and received
one hundred and eight-four electoral votes,
lacking only one of a majority.
GEORGE B1siNToN MCCLELLAN
was born in Philadelphia, December 3, 1926.
He was graduated from the University of
Pennsylvania in 1912, and from West Point
in lS46. He served in the Mexican war, win
ming two brevets for gallant conduct. After
the war he was stationed at West Point until
1851; was engaged in various engineering
operations ill 1866, when he was sent to
Europe to observe the operations OF the armies
at Sebastapol. In 1857 he resigned his COM
mission in tie ARM and became chief-engin-
eer and vice-president of the Illinois Central
Railroad. At the outbreak of the civil war,
in 1861, he assisted in the organization of
Ohio troops, and in May was appointed q
majer-general, aud sent against the Confeder-
ates in West Virginia, whom he defeated and
drove from the State, receiving therefore the
thanks of Congress. After the battle OF Bull
Run, General Mcclellan was called to Wash
ipvtOO Wharn affair holninr ina, porto-,t do
partment commands under General scott, he
was, upon the retirement of the latter, made
commandeI-in-ch chief of the armies of the
United States. He conducted the Peninsular
campaign against Richmond in 1862, and
after Pope's defeat at Manassas, was again
placed in command Of all the troops about
Washington. September 18th and 17th he
defeated the Confederates at South Mountain
and Antietam. November It'll he was relieved
from command. In 1864, he was the Demo
cratic candidate for President. In 1877 was
elected Governor of New jersey.
WILLIAM ALMoN
was born June 30th, 1919, in Malone, n. y.
He received All academic education, and ell
tered the University of Vermont in 1883, but,
on account of the death of his father, he re-
manned only about a year. He taught school,
and studied and practiced law, and was for
several years district-attorney of Franklin
county. In 1S5O-51 he was a member of the
New York assembly, and in 1850 a mem.
Der OF the Senate, and president pro TEN. In
1S67-6S he was a member, and president of the
Constitutional Convention. He served as
Representative in the Thirty-seventh, Forty
first, and the three succeeding Congresses, and
was elected vice-President of the United
States in 1876. Mr.. Wheeler has also been
engaged in banking and railroad affnirs was
cashier and liraptOr nf tha hank Of Afolnpe
and a trustee OF the Northern New York
Railway Go. As chairman of a committee
on Louisiana affairs in the Forty-lhird Con-
gress, he brought about all adjustment of
complicated questions on a basis since known
as ''the Wheeler Compromise"
ELIHU BENJAMIN wASuBURNE
was born at Livermore, Me-. September I'D.
1916. In early life he was aprinter, after
ward received and academic education, and
studied law in HallOwel and Boston. In
1910 he removed to G2lena, ILL.,, and began
the practice of his profession. He was elected
to Congress in 1852, and served continuously
until 1869, when he was, by continuous ser
vice, the oldest member of the House. Upon
the accession of General Grant to the presi-
denCy, MIR. WaShburre was made Secretary
of State. and soon after Minister to France.
He remained at his post Of duty in Paris
~ as bi@ NV Co ~ ii4S ~ aLtNi Nltl NIX
the reign of the Commune. The embassa-
doris OF other governments having removed,
Mr.. WashburHe, as far as possible, gave shell
ter and assistance to all foreigners who
sought his protection. For his services to
Germans vino remained in the city, and to
wounded Parisians, grateful acknowledgements
were made by the German government and
the French people. Upon the accession of
President Hayes, Mr.. Wastburne was recalled
at his own request.
JAMES GILLESPIE BLAINE
Was born in Washington county, Pa, Jan.
81, 1880. He studied at Washington College,
Pa, and after graduation, went to Maine,
where lie edited the Portland Adeertiser aud
the kennebcc Journal. He was a member Of
the Maine Legislature from 1859 to 1862,
serving as speaker of the lower house during
the last two years. He was elected to Com
gress in 1862, and was reelected six times.
He was three times elected speaker of the
House of Representatives. While serving in
the House of Representatives he was appointed
United States Senator to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr.. Morrill,. He
was afterward elected for the uneXpired term
and for the term following, which will expire
in 1855. In 1876 he was prominent among
the candidates for the Republican nomination
for President.
ALLEN G. THURMAN
Was born at LynchburE, Va, Nov. ID, 1918.
He removed to Ohio in 1919, where he re-
ceived an academic education, studied law,
and was admitted to the bar in 1885. HI
began practice at Columbus. He was elected
a Representative intie Twenty-ninth Congress
in 1874. He was a Judge of the Supreme
Court of OHIO in 1S51-52, and Chief Justice
for two years, beginning in 1854. In 1867 he
was the Democratic candidate for Governor
of Ohio, and in 1865 was elected United States
Senator, succeeding Hon. Benjamin F. Wade.
He was reelected to the Senate in 1874, and
was prominent among the candidates for the
Democratic nomination for President in 1876.
JOHN