Daily globe., 1881-03-07
The Neir Cabinet.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE. g

Cdulcs u. Oldiue, Vi Augusta, was DOIH III
Washington county, Pennsylvania, January
81, 1880; graduated at Washington College,
Pennsylvania; adopted the editorial profession,
and went to Maine, where he edited "The Port
land Advertiser" and "The Kennebec Jour-
nall" was a member of the Name Legislature
in 1859, go, 81, and go, serving the last two
the Thirty-eighth, Thirty.ninth, Fortieth,
Forty first, Forty second and Forty-third Con-
crosses, (serving in the Forty first, the Forty
second and Forty-third, as Speaker); was re-
elected to the Forty fourth Congress as Re-
publican; was elected to the United States
Senate to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of Lot NJ. Morrill,, appointed
Secretary of the Treasury, and was elected for
the ensuing term.
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
William Window, of Winona, was born in
Belmont county, Ohio, May 10, 1927; received
an academic education; studied law at Mt
Vernon, Ohio; practiced his profession in that
State and in Minnesota until 1859; was elected
Prosecuting Attorney for Knox county in
in 1852; removed to Minnesota in 1856; was a
Representative in the Thirty-sixth, Thirty
seventh, Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth and For
tieth Congresses; was appointed by the
Governor of Minnesota, in July, 1870, to fill
the unexpired term of Hon. Daniel s. Norton,
deceased, in the Senate of the United States;
was subsequently elected as a Republican, and
was reelected in 1877.
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
Samuel J. Kirkwood, of Iowa City, Iowa,
was born in Hartford county, Maryland, De-
cember 90, 1918; received a limited education
at the academy of John McCloud, in Wash
ington City; removed to Richland county,
IN on1 c%v diod 1ovr oI
mitted to the bar in 1913; was elected prose-
cutting attorney in 1S45 and again in 1877;
was in 1S50-'51 member 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
in 1856; was elected governor in 1859, and
again in 1861; was in 1868 nominated by Presi-
dent 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 Hon. James Harlan;
was in 1875 again elected governor of Iowa
and resigned that Office January 81, 1877; was
elected in January, 1876, to the United States
Senate as a Republican to succeed George G.
Wright, Republican.
THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
Robert T. Lincoln is the eldest son of the
late President Abraham Lincoln, and was born
LII Tic year Lotto III SpffuShclu, LII Wuilt
his father was President young Robert stud
led law, and was admitted to the bar in 1867
at Chicago, where he has been enjoying a
moderate practice ever since. He has taken
part in local politics for several years past
and served one term as assessor of the soutt
townof Chicago. He was q candidate for the
Republican nomination for Congress two
| years ago, but was not successful He is moi
brilliant as a lawyer. He is about six fee
| in hight, spare, but a much handsomer mar
than his father.
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
William Fl. Hunt is a Louisianian by birth
and attained some prominence during the re
construction period. He was appointed as
sociate justice of the court of claims by Mr.
| Hayes in 1878, and has since filed the place
with acceptance. He is not man of grea
force of character, nor yet of marked busfne s.
ability. His success in his new position W il
depend upon the character of his assistants.
| THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Thomas L. James was appointed postmaste
of New York city by President Grant at th
beginning of his first term, and has fllet
that position ever since with signal ability ant
to the satisfaction of the people of that city
! He hos hnan fnrf11nata in Loep;po, oy,of froS,