Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-07-08
OUR NEXT VICE.PRESIDENT.
Career Of VIM. II. English, Of Indiana.
His Political and Financial
RecOrd-Speaker OF the In.
diana Legislature, Con-
gresham and Bank
President.

Few men in the country have lived
more earnest and active lives than Viii
liam H. English, of Indiana. Mr.. En-
glish is q native Indianian. He wat
born in Scott county, August q, 1922
at the village of Lexington, and has
literally. grown with his native State
and strengthened with her strength
Born at time when school houses IN
Indiana were few and far between, he
mastered the rudiments of an education
at an early sge and took q position In
public affairs when others moro favor.
ably situated were dallying with prob
lems he had solved. Mr.. English studi-
ed law and was admitted to practice in
the circuit court at the early age OF
eighteen years; he was subsequently
admitted to the Supreme Court Of his
State and in the twenty-third year OF
his age to the highest judicial tribunal
in the country, the Supreme Court Of
the United States.
Several years before he was Of age he
was chosen a delegate from his native
county to the Democratic State conven.
ton at indianapolis which nominated
Gen. Tighlman A. Howard for Cover
nor, and he commenced making speech
es in that memorable campaign. At
the age of twenty years he was appoint
ed postmaster of Lexington, his native
village, then the county seat of Scott
county. In 1S43 when twenty-one
years of age, he was chosen principal
clerk of the House Of Representatives.
Soon after the close of the session of the
Legislature the great campaign Of 1874
began. The estandard-bearers of the op-
posing pxrtieswere James X. Polk and
Henry Clay. Mr.. English took an active
part in that campaign, and as recOg-
milton of his valuable services he was
rendered an appointment i'm the Treas
ury Department at Washington, which
he accepted, and continued to discharge
its duties during Mr.. Folks admins
tratiOn.
MEMBER OF THE INDIANA LEGIsLA-
TURE.
In the year 1850 the people Of Indi-
ana called convention to revise the
of the State, which was
adopted in 1916, when the State was
inlo the Union. The conven-
Mr.. English, theE twenty-eight years
of age, Received the distinguished hon
or of being chosen its principal secre-
tary. In this position MIR. English ad-
ded largely to his reputation, and the
fact was recognized that his abilities
were of character to command wild
er sphere of usefulness to the party and
to the country. In 1851 Mr.. English
was elected to the State Legislature
against an opposition majority and ov-
er a competitor considered the strong
est and most popular man Of his party |
in the county. This was the first meet |
ing of the Legislature under the pro-
visions of the new constitution, and |
Judgment and discretion were required |
Of the members to put the new State
into harmonious and sue
,essful operation. It was o considera-
Bile honor, therefore, for Mr.. English to
be elected to take part in the delibera-
ions of such q body, but it was still
greater honor to be elected, as he was.
Speaker of the House, though but %
years of age, and his first appearance
u q member of q legislative body.
CONGRESSMAN.
With the close of the long session Of
he Legislature of 1851, In which Mr..
English had earned golden opinions Of
nen of all parties, he was justly regard
ID as one of the foremost men of their
State, and the Democrats Of his dis
rict, with great unanimity, selected
him for their sta udard-bearer In the