Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-16

President Lincoln just before tho lat.
tors death, and did not enter upon tho
duties Of his Office until aitor Mr.. John.
sons Inauguration. Mr.. Lincolns first
active experience in politics occurred
last year, when ho acted as delegate to
the Chicago Convention and supported
Grant to the last.
THOMAS L. JAMES, POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Thomas l.. James was born in Mad
ison county, New York, In 1881, and
early became an apprentice in news
paper office. A few years later, before
he was of age, he became the editor Of
the paper Of his native town. Ho was
then appointed Collector of the canal
tolls. In 1861 he went to New York
city and began his official career there
as Inspector OF Customs under Hiram
Barney, the Collector. lie was three
years later promoted to the position of
Government Weigher, and when Moses
| H. Grinnell became Collector Mr..
James was made Deputy Collector in
the third division Of the warehouse de.
partment, On the first attempt at the
Inauguration of Civil Service Reform
be was made President Of the Board
of Examiners for the Custom House.
In 1873, without bis knowledge, Pres.
idcnt Grant appointed Mr.. James Post,
master Of New York, and Mr., Hayes
rc-apponted him in 1871 In October
last the German Republican Central
Committee Of New York city unani.
mously nominated Mr.. James for the
Mayoralty and subsequently, when the
Republican Committee of twenty-four,
appointed by the County Convention,
decided upon nominating straight
Republican city ticket, the nomination
for Mayor was formally rendered to
him, but declined.
WAYNE MACvRAGH, ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Wayne Mac Veagh, of Pennsylvania,
was born at Phenixville, Chester
county, Pa, April 10, 1888. He re.
oeived his early education in Chester
county. Hegraduated at Yale College
IN the famous class of 1858, and then
studied law with Hon. JosephJ. Lewis,
of West Chester, and was in that
borough admitted to the bar on April
&c, 1856. Soon after his admission to
the bar he was elected District At
torney of Chester county and served
in that capacity for three years. Dur.
ing the war for the Union Mr.. Mac.
Veagh was twice in the service--frst
as Captain of company Of cavalry,
which was in the service for two weeks
only when the invasion Of the State
was threatened, in September, 1862,
and as "a Major on the staff Of Major
General Couch during the following
year. He was made Chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee
during the campaign Of 1868. In 1870
President Grant appointed him TO sue.
ceed Il. Joy Morris as Minister to Con-
stantinople This position he held un.
ill towards the close of 1871, when he
resigned, returned and took up bis resi-
dence at Harrisburg From there he
was elected a delegate TO the Consti-
tutional Convention, where he served
as Chairman of the Committee on Ju.
dietary and on Legislation. At the
beginning of 1876 Mr.. MacVeagh re.
moved TO Philadelphia In 1877 he
was at the head Of Mr.. Hayes Louisi.
ana Commission, which overturned
Carpet bag rule in that State, He was
alsoprominent in the movement against
third term last year.
WIN. II. HUNT, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
William II. Hunt, of Louisiana, is a
native of South Carolina and about
sixty years of age. He went from his
native State TO Louisiana in conse-
quenoe of trouble growing out of nulli-
lication and became prominent at the
bar He was as much Of u Union man
as 1t was possible to be in the South
during the war, and when General But.
lcr took possession of New Orleans he
received valuable aid from Mr.. Hunt.
He was an old Wing in politics, but had
been moderate Democrat since the war
untilhe Joined the Republican party. In
1876 Judge Hunt was the Republican
candidate for Attorney General on
Governor Packard's ticket and took
prominent part in the Presidential cam.
paign of that year. When Hayes
usurped the Presidency he signifed a
desire to make him Collector OF the
Port of New Orleans, but Judge Hunt
preferred the Court Of Claims and was,
in April, 1877, appointed to that posi-
tion. He has since held il.
SAMUEL J. KIRKwooD, SECRETARY or
THE IsrERIoR.
Samuel J. Kirkwood, Of Iowa, was
born in Hartford county, Maryland,
December 20, 1913 received limited
education at the academy Of John Nc
Leod, in Washington city removed to
Richmond county, Ohio, in 1885, and
was admitted to the bar in lS43 was
elected Prosecuting Attorney in lS45
and again in lSi7 was in lS5O-54 a
member of the Convention that framed
the present Constitution OF the State
of Ohio removed to johnson county,
Iowa, in 1855 was elected to the State
Senate in 1856 was elected Governor
in 1850 and again in 1861 was in 1868
nominated by President Lincoln and
confirmed as Minister to Denmark, but
declined the appointment was in 1866
elected to the United States Senate to
fill the unexpired term of James Har.
Ian; was In 1875 again elected Gov
ernor of Iowa, and resigned that office
January 81. 1877 was elected in Jan
uary, 1876, to the United States Sen
ate as Republican to succeed George
G. Wright Republican, for the term
ending March 3, 1888.
EDUCATIONAL.