The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-07

ceIved an academic education in Wash
ington City, and from his fourteenth
year was employed as druggists clerk
Till. i'm 1885, he removed to Richland
County, o., where he studied law, being
admitted to the bar in 1913. He was for
four years Prosecuting Attorney of the
county, aud in 1850 served in the Con-
stitutional Convention, being a member
of the Judiciary Committee. Removing
to Iowa IN 1855, Mr.. Kirkwood engaged
In BUSINESS at Iowa City as farmer
aud miller. In 1856 he was elected to
the State Senate, and in 1859 chosen
Governor, defeating A. g. Dodge, Dem
ocrat, by small majority, being twice
reelected. In 1866 he was elected to
the United States Senate 10 Hll the
vacancy caused by the appointment Of
Senator James Harlan 10 The Depart
ment of the lHterior,- serving single
term. In 1876 he was again elected 10
the Governorship, and on the 4th OF
March, 1877, began his term in the
United States Senate, where he Il ceeded
Senator George @. Wright. lie IS man
OF fair but by no means brilliant ability.
In Iowa he has been repeatedly aSsalled
for taking some $4,000 bae :-pay when
first elected to the Senate.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES.
Thomas l.. Janes, OF New York, the
new PoStmaster-Ge nela al, was born al
Utica, in that's tie, IN 1881, educated al
the Utica Academy, aud at the age Of
fifteen was app IL iced to Mr.. Wesley
Bailey, editor Of the LIBERTY Press. In
1851 he purchased the Madison Colnty
Journal, which he edited for ten Yeas,
first in partnership with Mr.. y. b. Fisher,
afterwards as its sole proprietor. ORR
ginally Whig,he joined the Republican
party at its first organization, and took a
Leading part in local politics. lie was
for sholt term Collector oil Canal Tolls
at Hamilton, but in 1861 came to New
York, becoming Inspector of Customs
under Collector Hiram Barney, In 1861,
and in 1854 We CHER. In 1869 Mr..
James was appointed Deputy, Coll sctor
in charge Of the Third Division, embrac-
ing the warehouse department. VI on
the inauguration of evil service reform
ne held the position of President of the
Board of Examiners for the Custom
House. After serving three years as
Deputy, occurring In the Offices
OF Survey or of'the Port, by the Iesigna-
ton Of MIR. Cornell, aud Of Postmaster Of
New York,by Tue resignation of General
L. Ii. Jones, he was appointed -postmas-
ter.
SECRETARY OF WAR LINCOLN
Robert Todd Lincoln, the new Secre-
tary OF War, is the only surviving son
of the Late President Lincoln and SON
ln-law of ex-senator James Harlan, of
Iowa. lie WAS born in Springfield, ILL.,,
and is about thirty-seven years of age.
He served IN the war as captain ON the
staff of General Grant. After his fathers
Mr.. Lincoln went to Chi
cago, where he studied law and has prac-
tised there in partnership with Mr.. |
lsham ever since his admission to the |
bar. He is man OF fair parts, grad |
uaLe of Harvard, intelligent, clear-head-
ed and honest, and was delegate 10 |
the Chicago Convention, but gave up |
his seat to make room for Stephen A. |
Dou5 glass, Jr. He Is one of the counsels |
Of the Pullman Palace Car Company.
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HUNT.
Judge William IL. Hunt, the new Sec
rotary Of the Navy, is by birth South
Carolinian. He is a son of the late IL. |
b. Hunt, and removed to Louisiana
with his father while yet boy. lie has
ever since made his residence chiefly in
hat State. lie is by profession a law
yer, and is a man of fail ability. Origi-
nally an Old Line Wing, he identified
himself at an early date with the Repub-
ican party, and was an opponent of Sc
,ession. lie was Kellogg's attorney in
he famous Durell case and was the
Attorney-General in Packard's "govern-
nent" in 1877. President Hayes ap
pointed him to a judgship in the Court
ot Claims, May 10, 1878, position he
las held ever since He has had curl
Gus matrimonial career, having had four
wives being divorced from the third
wife who is still living.