Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-03-04
DEaTH OF PROMINENT MKNi

Senator Matthew H. Carpenter, of Wiscon-
sin, died of Brights disease at his residence
in Washington, on Monday last, aged fifty
seven years. Mr.. Carpenter was born in
Moretown, Vermont, and ct the ageoftwelve
years was adopted by Hon. Paul Dilling-
ham, of that State who secured his protege
a cadets position at West Point Military
Academy which position he was compelled
to resign on account Of i'll health, and shortly
after he began the study Of law under the
great American barrister, Rufus Choat. In
1S48 he removed to Wisconsin and soon be.
came very popular as lawyer and orator.
He was elected to fill the term of Hon. Jas.
r. Doolittle in the United States Senate
from March 4th, 1859, to March Sd, 1875. In
the great struggle between Tilden and Hayes
be was engaged by the friends of the for
mer, and distinguished himself before the
Electoral Commission as a man of rare abil-
ity and perception. He was again elected
to the United States Senate in 1879, and was
officiating in that capacity at the time of his
death.
Ex-Governor Cooke died at his residence
in Washington, on the same day as that of
Senator Carpenter and of the same disease,
in the fifty-sixth year of his age. He was
born at Sandusky, Ohio, November Gath,
1926, and in after years graduated at the
Transylvania University, of Kentucky, in
1874. He adopted the profession Of law
but never practiced to any extent, prefer
ing a life in operating railroad and steam
ship lines, and was engaged to some extern,
in banking. While the District of CQlup.
bia was yet under territorial government,
Mr. Cooke was for several years its governor.
He was man of great business qualiflca-
tons, and died deeply lamented by large
number ofrelatives and friends.
But the above does not constitute all the
doings of death at the capital during the past
week Surgeon George A. Otis, the we'll
known Superintendent Of the Army and
Navy Museum, has also passed away Mr..
Otis was born in Boston, Massachusetts,,
November 18th, 1880, graduated at Prince
ton College and received his degree of Doc
tor of Medicine from the Pennsylvania Uni
vcrsty few years later. In 1851 he was
appointed Surgeon Of the eth regiment of
Massachusetts volunteers. In 1856 he was
appointed surgeon in the regular army
and placed in charge of the Nations Medi-
cal Museum. As medical writer and au-
thor he has attained a world wide celeb
rity, and his demise will be regretted almost
rs much in Europe as in America
Maryland's War Governor, Augustus w.
Bradford, is dead. He died at his residence,
No 400, Eutaw Place, Baltimore, on Tues
day morning last in his sevcnty-six year.
As lawyer he occupied fair but not dis
tinguished position in his profession, which
he continued the practice of at intervals up
TO within few years past. From early
manhood he occupied conspicuous place
in the politics Of his native State-first as a
'.nember of the Wing party and an eloquent
speaker, and subsequently of the Republi-
can party. Under the Wings he was clerk
of the Baltimore County Court, before the
separation of the city from the county took
place. Under the Republicans his zeal and
efficient service led to his election in 1861 as
Governor of Maryland, position which h,
held through the most critical period of til,
war, and in which he was so distinguished
for his uncompromising spirit and stron,
leanings that during the raid of the Con
federates into Maryland they, in retaliation
1t is said, for the burning in Virginia of Gov
Letchcr's house, set fire to Gov. Bradford
country residence, which was burned to In
ground. During his term of office the pro
scriptive constitution of 1864, by which sla
very was abolished in the State was frame,
and declared adopted by vote of the people
including soldiers in the field The onl
other office he held was that of surveyor
the port of Baltimore during the latter par
OF President Johnson's term. What can b
said OF him personally is that he was ma
of unblemished integrity, and, although SC
in his opinions, conscientious in the dis
charge of what he believed to be his duty.