The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-08-04
Hon. Henry w. Lord.

Speaking of this distinguished
gentleman, Washington exchange
says:
"The selfsustaining United States
consular service, the world over, is
due to the valuable work of Mr..
Lord, who was United States consul
at Manchester, England, from 1861
to 1867, when he resigned. While in
that service he devised and succeed
ed in getting adopted the measures
which have resulted SO favorably to
the credit of the consular service of
this Government, saving to the Unit
ed States over $1,000, 900 annually.
The gentleman has occupied other
important positions in his own State,
every one of which has been benefited
by his suggestions.
Henry William Lord was born at
Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1921,
and was educated at Andover, in that
State. He removed to Detroit, in
1889, and four years after located at
Pontiac, where he engaged in farm
ing and mercantile pursuits until sent
abroad on his consular service. On
his return from England he settled at
Detroit and has since made that his
home. In 1876 Mr.. Lord was Presi-
dental Elector at large from Michi-
gan. He has been on the Michigan
State Board of Corrections and Char
tiles since its organization in 1871,
and has been its secretary the past
four year.
MIR. Lord has contributed some
very valuable papers to the literary
world on various topics of political
economy, which were read before the
American Social Science Association
in their national conventions at De-
troit, Saratoga, Cincinnati. Chicago,
and Cleveland, and have been extern
sively circulated in both continents.
He. was elected as Republican to
the Forty-seventh Congress over the
regular Democratic and Greenback
candidates. He is on the committee
on Foreign Affairs the present ses-
sion. Among the most important
bills offered by him this session may
be mentioned one for the construc-
ton Of lighthouse at or near the
mouth of the Detroit river; one for a
new United States public building at
Detroit and the sale of the present
one, which passed the House by over
a two-thirds vote; one for the repeal
of the internal revenue tax on medi-
cine, perfumery, cosmetics, matches,
&c; one for the repeal Of the United
States statue relating to the tax on
bank cheeks; and to declare and de-
fine the jurisdiction of the Secretary
of War over ship canals and the Fad S
jetties, and for generalregulation.
He has now before the committee a
very important bill to provide for the
survey of a water route to connect
the waters of Lake Michigan with the
Detroit river. Mr.. Lord has also
been active in securing pensions for
his soldier constituency. All in all,
there are few members of Congress
who have so worthy and full a record
showing that he is a thinker and
worker that does honor to the Mich
igan delegation.
In the House recently Mr.. Lord
made a thrilling and effective speech
on the resolution concerning Ameri-
can citizens in English prisons with
out trial. His bugle gives no uncer-
tain sound and will be heard across
the waters as the echoings of the
peoples voice ringing clear the old
song Of American pride and Amefi.
can prowess. The effort received
the hearty Communications of the
members and visitors at the Capitol,
and we regret our inability this week
to give some of its most eloquent
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