The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-28
COMMITTEES ON PENSIONS.


lsh the following brief biographies of the remain
ing Members of the Senate and House Committees
on Pensions.
SENATE.
HENRY M. TELLER, of Central City, was born in
Allegany county, New York May 23d, 1880; studied
law, was admitted to the bar in New York, and has
since practiced removed to Illinois in 1888 and from
there to Colorado in 1861 never held office until
he elected to the United States Senate Ton the
admission of Colorado State as Republican,
and took his seat December d. 1876 and was re-
elected December IL, 1876.
ORvILLE H. PLATT, of West Meriden, was born
at Washington, Connecticut, July 19, 1927 received
an academic education studied law at Lltchheld;
was admitted to the bar in 1S49, and has since
pfacticed law at Meriden; was clerk of the State
Senate of Connecticut in 1855 and 1856; was
Secretary Of State of Connecticut in 1857; was
member of the State Senate in 1861 and 1862: was
a member of the State House of Representatives in
1854 and 1869, serving the last year as Speaker;
was elected to the United States Senate as Repub
hcsn, and took his seat March 10, 1879.
HENRY w. BLAIR, of Plymouth was born at
Csmpto1, New Hampshire, December 6, 1884;
received a common school and academic education;
studied law with William Leverett at Plymouth;
admitted to the bar in May, 1859, and has since
practiced; was appointed Prosecuting Attorney for
Grafton county in 1860; served in the Union Army
as Lieutenant Colonel of the Fifteenth New HamP-
shire Volunteers; memaer of the State House
Of Representatives in 1850 and of the State Senate
in 1667-'68; was elected Representative In the
publican and declined denomination to the House
of Representatives of the Forty-sxth Congress. He
was elected to the United States Senate as
Republican, and took his seat June 20, 1879.
JAMES B. GRooME, of Elkton, was born at Elkton,
THsryland April T. 1898; is practicing lawyer; in
1867 he was elected member of the convention
which framed the present constitution of Maryland
in 1871 he represented his county in the House of
Delegates in 1872 he was elected Presidential
Elector and voted for the Hon. Thomas A. Hend-
ricks for President; in 1873 he was reelected to
the House of Delegates, but resigned early In the
session to accept the position of Governor of the
State, made vacant by the resignation OF the Hon:
VIM Pinkney White who had been chosen United
States Senator; his term as Governor expired IN
January, 1876; in January, 1873 he was elected TO
the United States Senate a Democrat, and took
his seat March Is, 1879.
JAMES II. SLATER, of La Grande, was born IN
Sangamon county, Illinois, December 30 1925;
received a common-school education emigrated to
California in 1S49; settled in Oregon in 1850;
studied law and was admitted to the bar In 1904;
served as Clerk of the District Court oil the Ierr
tory of Oregon for Benton county from 1853 to 1856
was elected member of the Legislative Assembly
of that Territory in 1857 and again elected In 1925
and at the same time elected member OF the
legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon was
elected District Attorney in the Fifth Judicial
District in 1866; was elected Presidential Eector
on the Seymour ticket in 1858; was elected a
Representative from Oregon in the Forty-secOnd
Congress was elected to the United States Senate
as Democrat and took his seat March Is, 1879
in CAMDEN of Parkersburg, West Va, was
born in Lewis county of that State in 1928; was
admitted to the bar in 1851 practiced law and
served two terms as prosecuting attorney of BraX-
ton county is largely engaged in business pursuits
elected to the Senate as Democrat.
HOWELL E. JACKSON was born at Paris, Tenn
April g. 1892; received classical education grad
uating at West Tennessee College In 1S4o; studied
law and was admitted to the bar in 1856; has held
various State Offices and was elected to the United
States Senate a Democrat.
CHARLES Fl. VAN WICK of Nebraska City, Neb.
was born at Poughkeepsie, n. Y, in November
1924; graduated at Rutgers College, New jersey ;
studied and practiced law entered the Union army
as colonel of the Tenth Legion, or Fiftysixth New
York Volunteers, and commanded it during the
war receiving the rank of Brigadier-G General; was
elected to tie Thirty sixth, Thirty seventh, For
tieth. and Forty-first Congresses; removed to Ne
braska in 1874; and was elected to the United
States Senate in 1880 as Republican.
JOHN l. MITCHELL. of Willsbero, was born in
Toga county, Pennsylvania July %, 1888; received
a common-school education, and passed some time
at the Lewisburg University; taught school, served
in the Union army a lieutenant and captain IN
the One Hundred and Sixth Pennsylvania Volun-
teers: was admitted to the bar in 1864 and has
since practiced law; was member of State Legisla-
ture five years and was elected to the FOrty-hfth
and Forty-sixth Congresses, and to the United
States Senate as Republican.
HOUSE.
SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE PAYMENT OF PEN
sIoNs, BOUNTY, AND BACK PAY.
STEPHEN d. LINDSEY of Norridgewock, Maine,
was born March 3, 1923; received an academic edu-
cation; studied law, was admitted to the bar, and
commenced practice in 1858; was member of the
State House of Representatives in 1856 and of the
Senate in 1S6Sf70, and President of the Senate in
1859; was elected to the Forty fifth Congress- and
was reelected to the Forty sixth and Fortyseyenth
Congresses as Republican.
ROBERT NJ A. HAWK, of Mount Carroll, was born
in Hancock county, Indiana April %, 1889; entered
the Union army first lieutenant September a,
1862; was promoted to captain February, 1868 was
brevetted major for Soldierly conduct the commits
sion bearing date April 10, 1865 was clerk of the
county court of Carroll county, Illinois, from De-
cember ID, 1865, to February %, 1879, having been
elected four times in succession to that office; and
was elected to the Forty-sixth and Forty seventh
Congresses as Republican.
WASHINGTON C. WHITTHoRNE, of Columbia, was
born in Marshall county, Tennessee; graduated at
the East Tennessee University, Knoxville, in 1843
studied law and has since practiced mem
Der of State Legislature for several years upon
the Breckenridge electoral ticket for the State at
large in 1867 assistant jutant general in the
provisional rebel army of Tennessee in 1861, and
afterward Acknowledgement Of the State which posi-
ton he held under Governor Harris until the close OF
the rebellion: his disabilities removed by act
of Congress approved July, 1870; was elected to
the Forty-second, Forty-third, Fcrty-fourth, and
Forty-ffth Congresses, and was reelected to the
Forty-siXth Congress Democrat
A. G. CURTIN, of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, was
born in 1917. Educated for and practiced the law
has been secretary of State of Pennsylvania, Super
intendent of Public instruction, Governor, and
Minister to Russia. Was elected to Congress
Democrat.
JAMES MosGRoyE, of Kittanning Pennsylvania