The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-11-26
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TIE POSTMASTER GENERAL
OPTHE UNITED STATES.
Isis Nativity, Early Education
and Removal 20 Tennessee.
sIOn. Horace Maynard, OfTen.
nessee,

W rs DOII III new IllSldilu, III llV
year 1914, at the village WestbO.
rough, Worcester county, Mass.
AT about this period our readers
will remember that the United
States had some difficulty with
old England resulting in a con
Aict at arms and the burning of
the Capitol in this city. We men.
ton tins fact TO show that the
subject of this sketch was born
in an epoch of the conntry's his
tory which serves TO fix the date
of his birth in oar minds.
Concerning the early home life of
Nj. Maynard we are not advised,
but we do know that in passing
through the schools of those DAYS,
mainly at his own expense, he grad
uated at the famous Amherst college
in 1888, in his twenty-iourth year,
with the highest honors Of his class
and soon after emigrate1 TO the State
of Tennessee, where he has resided
forty two years. He is now in his
sixty seventh year and is said TO be
in good health. His long residence
in the State of Tennessee aad his
thorough identification with the peo-
pie relieve him from the prejudices
existing against newcomers or car
pet baggcrs,' though some Of our
impetuou5 Southern friends would
not hesitate to call any man whose
great ancestors came from the North
a ''carpet Dagger if he voted the re-
publican ticket.
He entered the University of East
Tennessee as a tutor and subsequent
ly was professor Of mechanics and
language in that institution. Dung
the period Of five years devoted to
teaching lie studied law and was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1911 at Knox
vile. In this new field be ACQUIRED
an extensive practice, and became
the leading member Of the bar in his
adopted State. His dignifed man
ner and honorable course made him
many friends despite the fact of his
New England origin. Having cstab
lished himself in business in Tenncs-
see, he made a visit to his old home
in Massachusetts,, and while there
married Miss Laura Washburn, q
relative of the numerous public men
of that name, who had been so con
spicuous in public life dnring the last
twenty five years. Lapham's biog-
raphies say that Mr.. Maynard "held
a number Of local Offices in his adop-
ted state" which shows, that though
q Northern mar from birth, training
and education he had the confidence
and respect Of the people among
whom he resided. lie was presiden-
tial elector IL 1852 for Scott and
Graham, and was elected u represon-
%tative, from Tennessee, to the thirty
fifth congress. During the first ses.
sion of that congress be was chair
man of the special committee to in
vestigate the accounts Of William Cul
lom, late clerk of the house of repre-
sentativea "uu was a member of the
comri3vee on claims. He was re-
elected to the thirty-sixth congress,
serving on the same committee, and
also reelected to the thirty seventh
congress. For. his loyalty to the gov
eminent during the early stages of
the war of 1861, his property was
confiscated, and he, as we'll as his
family were driven from East Ten
nessec by the rebel government. We
have heard it said that the "rebels'
plundered his residence and carried
away the presents OF his deceased
children.
Few men were more bitterly de-
nounced and prosecuted because of
their loyalty to the Union than Mr..
Maynard. He was delegate to the
Baltimore convention" Of 1864, and
a member Of the convention which
amended the constitution of the
state of Tennessee, in February, 1865
After the close Of the rebellion in
1865, he was reelected q representa-
tive from Tennessee to the thirty
ninth congress, but was not admitted
to his seat until the end Of the first
session of that congress, and after
the Legislature of Tennessee had rati-
fled the 18th amendment to the con
stitution Of the United States. He
was made chairman Of the committee
on southern railroads, and placed on
the committee on the District of Col
umbia. He was also a delegate to
the Philadelphia "loyalists" conven-
ton of 1866; reelected to the fcrtieth
congress, Serving on the committee of
ways and means, and president of the
"border state conyention,o held in
Baltimore in 1867. He was also
elected to the forty-second and forty
third congresses; and in March 1875,
he was appointed by President
minister resident to Turkey.
his last term IN congress he
chairman Of the committee on
banking and currency.
Mr.. Maynard was continuously in
congress, from 1857 to 1875, except
Two years, from 1868 to 1865, and
she operations Of war in his district
prevented his candidacy for this F.,
,erm. ,
During the time mentioned he was
attorney general of Tennessee and re- !
porter Of the decisions Of the supreme ,
,ourt Of the state. He temporarily ,