The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-03-11
GARFIELDiS ADVISERS.
Brief Biographies of the Cabines
Ministers.

Jan. 81, 1890; graduated at Washington Col
lege, Pa; adopted The editorial profession. aid
wentto Maine, where he edited the Portland
AdUes'tise,. and the Kennebec Journal He was
a member of the Maine Legislature in 1859. so
81 and g. serving the last two years as Speak
er Of the House was elected to the Thirty
eighth, Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, Forty-frst. For.
ty-second. Forty-third and Forty-fourth Com
crosses Serving in the forty-tlrst the Forty
second and the Forty third as Speaker: was
elected to the United States Senate to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Lot
M. Morrill,, appointed Secretaryof the Treasrl-
~, and was elected for the ensuing term, which
will expire March 3, 1888. The people are fa-
miliar With his campaigns for the nomination
for the Presidency.
William Wihdsm Of MINNESOTA. sacFeta+x
of the Treasury was bofn In Belmont county
Ohio, May 10, 1927 I; received an academic ed
ucat' on studied law at Mount Vernon, Ohio /:
practlced his profession in that State and in
Minnesota until 1859 was elected Prosecuting
Attorney for Knox county, Ohio, in 1852; re-
moved to Minnesota i'll 1855; was a Represen-
tatiye in the Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seyenth
Thirty eighth, Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Con-
crosses was appointed by the Governor of
Minnesota, in July, 1870 to fill the unexpired
term of the Hon. Daniel s. Norton, deceased
IN the Senate Of the United States; was SUBJ
sequently elected as Republican, and was re-
elected IN 1877. His tefni Of service will ex-
pire March g. 1888.
Robert Todd Lincoln, of Illinois. Secretary
OF War, is the only surviving child of Abraham
Lincoln. He was born in Springfield, H., Aug.
|, 1843. He prepared for college at Phillips
Academy, Exeter, N. H., and. having entered
Harvard, graduated in the summer of 1864
-Four months. subsequently he became MEM
Der of the Harvard Law Sch6oi Bit before
finishing the course he went into the army and
was on Gen. Grants staff with the rank of
Captain, from Feb. 20 to June TO- 1865. serving
until the war closed He then returned to his
law-books, and completed his studies. He
located in Chicago, and was admitted to the
bar by the Supreme Court of the State Feb. 25
1867. He has taken very little part in politics
but has devoted his attention almost exclusively
to his law practice, which has been large and
lucrative.
Samuel j. Ktkwood, of Iowa, Secretary Of
the Interior, was born In Hartford cotinty, Md.
Dec. 90 1873; received a limited education at this
academy of John Mcleod in Washington CITY.
removed to Richland county, Ohio, in 1885. and
studied law there; was admitted to the bar in
1843 was elected Prosecuting Attorney in
1845 and again in 1847 was in 185O-'51 q mem
Der of the convention that formed the present
constitution of the State OF Ohio removed to
johnson county, Iowa. in 1855: was elected TO the
State Senate III 1856 was elected Governor in
1859 and again in 1861 was in 1863 nominated
BY PRESIDENT Lincoln and confirmed as Minis
ter to Denmark, but declined the appointment /,
was in 1866 elected to the United States Senate
to fill the unexpired term Of Hon James Haf-
Ian was III 1875 again elected Governor Of
Iowa and resigned that Office Jan. 81, 1877: was
elected IN January, 1876, to the United States
Senate as Republican to succeed George G.
Wright Republican. His term of service will
expire March 3, 1883.
Thomas l.. James, of New York, Postmaster
General, was born in Utica March 80, 1881. and
IS now In his 50th year. He was educated at
the Utica Academy, but, at the age of Is, he
was thought old enough to begin to work for
hlmsef, and was apprenticed TO learn the
printing business to Wesley Bailey the veteran
abolition editor of the Liberty Press. Young
James served the fttn term of his apprentice
ship, five years, and in tile meantime tote
several articles for the Liberty Press. which
were accepted and printed. In 1857,
shortly after the close of his apprenticeship, he
started the Journal at Hamilton. N. Y. He
was also made Collector of Canal Tolls. which
ONCE ne held for five years, performing at the
same time his editorial duties. In 1861 he Ioca-
ted in New York city, and from that wear until
1869 he held various responsible positions in
the Custom House. In 1869 he was made
Deputy Collector of the Third Division, which
position he held until 1878, when he was an
pointed Postmaster of New York city, the d.
ties OF which he has continued to discharge
ever since.
William H. Hunt, of Louisiana, Secretary Of
the Navy, is native of the State from which
he Is appointed, having been born in 1885.
During the war he was Union man, and since
the war has acted with the Republican party.
He was first brought into prominence in Lorlisi-
, ana politics when he became the counsel for
Gov. Kellogg in his contest with McEnerv. He
subsequently became candidate for ATTORNEY
General on the Republican ticket, was elected.
and served one term he was reelected as At.
terney General on the ticket with Packard,
Curlously enough. he was thrown out of Office
through the influence of the MacVeagh Com.
mission which overturned the Packard Gov
eminent and installed Nichols while the prep
arations were being made to seat HAYES in
Washington. MacVeagh, the head of the cons
mission, and Hunt, the overthrow ATTORNEY
General of Louisiana, now meet on q common
plane in Gen. Garfeld's Cabinet. Soon after
this Mr.. Hunt was appointed Judge of the
Court of Claims
ney General, was born at Phenixville, Chester
county, Pa, April 10, 1885, He graduated at
Yale College i'll the famous class of 1853. and
then studied law with the Hon. Joseph ], Lewis.
of Westchester, and was In that borough adj.
nitted to the bar April 20, 1856 Soon after
his admission to the bar ne was elected Dis
trict Attorney of Chester county, and served
in that capacity for three years. In
1863 he was made Chairman of the
Republican State Committee. In 1879 he was
appointed Minister to Constantinople. but re-
signed in 1871. In 1872 he was member Of
the State Constitutional Convention, in which
he took leading position. He was one of the
organizers of the National Republican League,
which worked against the nomination of Gen.
Grant for the Presidency last year. Mr..
MaoVeagh, in an address at public anniver-
sary in New York, year ago. thus set forth
his political platform 81 happen, among Other
unpopular and impracticable things, 10 enter.
tain sincere desire for the relief Of the civil
service, and I would trust to your practica
common sense whether or not it might be Of
advantage to our foreign trade in the future
that that service instead of being filled by de.
cayed politicians seeking temporary asylum
as reward for partisan labors, should be filled
by such busy, energetic and working men as
can only be secured by the attraction of that
permanent tenure"