The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-03-27
BIoaraphicai sketch OF Hon. 1t.
AIorx

Biographical sketch of Hon. IL.
KiOtz.
We find tho following interesting sketch
Of our member of Congress, Hon. Robert
ilotz, 10 the National Free Press, Of the
goth inst, published at Washington, D. c.
II will no doubt be read with much interest
by his numerous frieads in this section:
Hon. Robert Klot1, Of Pennsylvania, son
OF Christian and Elizabeth (ace MacDanieD
klotz, was born in Northampton (now Car
bon) county, Pa, October "a, 1919. lie re.
ceved only such education as the winter
country schools Afforded, except six months
at private school in Easton, after he was
%. He utilized his spare opportunities so
successfully that at the age of "a he was
elected the first Register and Recorder of
Carbon county. In 1916 he went to the
Mexican war as lieutenant of company x.
Second Pa. volunteers, and was afterwards
made adjutant of same regiment, under Col.
John W. GeaTy, serving at Vera Cruz, first
aud second battles of Cerro Gordo, at the
National Bridge, Huamnntla (where Walker
field and at Puobla 90 relieve Col. BELLY,
who was surrounded by Santa Anu's iorces),
and in other engagements. In the engage
ment at the second battle of Cerro Gordo he
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memorable charge, IS well known to the
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10 the celebrated free State dIscussions in
Kansas in those early davs, and in lively
controversy frequently met around his hos
pItayle board Jim Lane, Rpeder, Stripglel.
low, Woolson, Atchlsnn, Conway Gen. CoE-
fee, and all the leading smri;s of the then
struggling territory of Kansas, when the first
session 0l the Legislature adjourned from
Shawnee Mission to pawnee. lie was n
member of the Topeka Convention, bcinn
the first sisner Of that constitution. and allrr
Is adoption was appointed, as IA Democrat.
Secretary Of S ate, 10 fiji the vacancy ocras
onrd by the absence Of Hon, T6ilip G.
Schuyler, under Governor Robinson's AIT
muislrauun. In 1895 he was one of the
,el"pra,ed Committee OF SAFETY" to protect
the s.ate f.um INVASION, and was npl,iuteJ
OrLud.cr.gonp!ul oi the State trouus i,l Law
renee, wncr, NE WAS assncintcd with Major
q. W. Diei2lcr. Gn.us Jenkins. troy. Charles
l,uhinsun and others.
lie waa one of the impor,ant factor, in th,
election Of rnpetia as the c,t,,tnl ufthe St,tr.