Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-09-23

ounty Antrim, Ireland. Ills name
vas William Arthur. lie was Is years
# age, graduate Of Belfast College
and educated for the Baptist ministry.
From 1868 to 1863 he was pastor OF The
Calvary Baptist Church, New Aork
and a, other times filed pulpi's ia vari-l
5io mas of Vermont aud New 80
and ,bcv bssarIy in life MelvIx
e e"o , N.Y. "au ] f,miIy Of ~
thur was the author Of ~
lily Names" that is regarded
tue curios'ies Of crulitc literature. Ia
died at Newtonville, near Albany, Ocio-
Der 9th, 1875. Chester A. Arthur
was born at Fairfield, Franklin county,
Vermont, October, 5th, 1880 lie re-
ccived his preliminary education in the
grammar school at Schenectady, N. Y.
and in 1915, at the age of Is, he en-
tered Union College He graduated
very high in his class in 1913 lie
was a member and took a great inter
est in the Psi<pbsilon Society. During
hi, time he eke at his funds by teach
lug country |ool. After gradual,
ing he@ercd NC law scho9s at B-.ilsl
-, S,.r;ngs after s.ss' ,...sas ~ ,..,,i "a
s''" 0t' '"e ,bo position of Pf.,'
he accePi'I ,,s.rneI Academy. Benn'ng
the North y. This was IN 1891 -
.R.S aomv and hard work he
By rigiSs $500 and with this in
managed to saw
his pocket he went to New Srf 20
then formed partnership with ain old
friend, Henry ID. Gardiner, with an in
tcntion of practicing in the West, and
TOR three months these young gentlemen.
roamed through the Western States in
search of a place to locate. In the end
not satisfied, they returned to New York;
and began practice, successful almost
from the start, and which lasted ten
years, when Mr.. Arthur continued on
alone. II
Soon after his admission 70 the bar
Mr.. Arthur married daughter " -,
U"rudon who died in Jan
lary, 1880, leaving two children, a son
Of / +, and daughter of s. At the
of the war Governor 4. D
Morgan appointed MIR Arthur engineer |
In-chief. He had just before held the
position of judge advocate Of the Sec
md Bri gade State militia. He was
little later appointed inspector general,
and soon after January, 1862, was i'd
Vanced TO the important post of quarter
nasfer-general, which position he held
lntil the expiration of Morgan's term of
,flicc. Though millions passed through
lis hands he quilted the Office as poor as.
when he entered it. In 1871 he form
ID a partnership with Mr. Ransom and
after with Mr. Phelps, and then bcI..
came a member of the firm of Arhurs
Phelps, fxncvais q pausvm.a IL. .1e -,
man Or es'OssO Ss,iture. and wide exseri /.
ence with genial manners. In person
he is over six feet high. His face is
full, fat and fair, and is clean shaven
except for thin gray whiskers. His
voice is low and gentlemanly, and he
lresses in perfectly good taste in black. i
lie is fairly corpulent, his hair is dark
md his eyes are brown Il
His political life began at the age of J
II as youthful champion of the Wing
)urty, and he was delegate to the Sar
Itoga Convention that founded the Re
publican party in New York When
Thomas Murphy resigned the collector i
hip Of the port of New York in Nov d
.mber, 1871, Mr.. Arthur was appoint !
ID in his place. At the expiration of
rs four years term he was re-appoin'ed !,
lie was removed by President Hayes on j
siy IL, 1878 After his re.,no,,.l I / =
'eeom'neneed his law practice. anJ !
continued chairman of the hs,-hI: n
State Central Committee. He was nS, y
mated at Chicago for Vice President = B
The ballot stood: Arthur 46S, Wash. Q
,urne 10, Maynard 80. Jewell A
Bruce s, Woodford i, Davis =. I
The election of Dir. Arthur as Vice
President and his entering on the duties =
# the position of presiding officer of the !
senate during the recent extra session c
re matters of contemporary history ana d
90 fresh in the minds of our readers to !
iced reeapi.s,..iss.- ssse-.- I.sssa V
,resiSed with dignity, he displayed p
much of the partisan, and his reputation +
vas somewhat clouded by supposed Q
ubservieucy to Coukling. During the
Illness of the President his conduct was :
ircumspect and thoughtful in the ex. !
RENE He occupied delicate position j,
nd his reserve and retired conduct b
Turing all those critical hours have won
or him golden opinions from his onna 9
tents as well as friends. o
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