Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-27
The Personality. Politics. Pre-
fessiOn and Previous Record
OF the Nations Representa-
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also planters. One is an architect and
builder. All Of them have legislative
experience. Six Of them served in
the last Congress in the House and
one 10 the Senate, and the other was a
Representative in the Forty-ffth
Congress.
ArkansaB had Eve Representatives
all Democrats, only two OF whom have
had legislative experience. They
were members Of the last House.
Four Of them served in the Rebel
army. All are lawyers. Of the six
California Representatives all are
Democrats, only one has legislative
experience. eae Of them served as a
member Of the convention which
framed the constitution Of California.
Five Of them are lawyers, aad one OF
them, General Rosecrans, served in
the Union army. The Colorado Rep
resentative is a Republican, who has
served in the House six years. He is
q lawyer.
Three of the four Representatives
from Connecticut are Democrats and
one is a Republican. One has been a
Representative for several years. The
legislative experience OF the Others
was gained in the State Legislature.
Three are lawyers and one is a manu-
facturer. One OF them, Judge Waite,
is nearly seventy three years old. The
Delaware Representative is G Demo-
crat and a lawyer and is without legis
lAtive experience. In 1862 he was o
Commissioner Of the draft for New
castle county.
Florida has two Representatives,
both Of whom served in the last Con.
gress. Both are lawyers. 0ne served
in thekebel army and one 10 the Union
army. The former is a Democrat, the
latter q Republican.
OF the nine Georgia Representatives
eight are Democrats aud lawyers and
one a manufacturer and railroad Pres
ident. -Four served in theRebel army;
one was born in England. Six were
members Of the last Congress, one Of
the Thirty.sixth Congress prior to the
war, one Of the Forty sixth Congress
OF the nineteen Illinois Represen.
tatives nine arc Democrats and ten
Republicans, fifteen are lawyers, two
are journalists, one is manufacturer
and has devoted himself to literature
when not engaged in the diplomatic
service. -Four Of the Republicans and
two Of the Democrats served in the
Union army; six OF the Republicans
and four Of the Democrats we're mem,
bers of the last House.
Indiana--Thirteen Representatives
nine Democrats and four Republicans
of whom four Democrats and -four
Republicans we're in the last Congress
Eleven are lawyers, one is manuiao
turer and one farmer. Two of the
Democrats aud all Of the Republicans
served in the Union army.
OF the eleven Iowa Representatives
seven are Republicans, three ar
Democrats. and one was elected
Greenbacker. Ten are lawyers anC
one private banker. -Four of the
Representatives served in the Unior
army.
Kansas has only FIVE Representative
since the death OF Haskell. All Of th,
Representatives but three are lawyers
One is a banker and one was educated
for the ministry. All served in tn,
Union army, and tive were member
Of the last House.
OF the Kentucky Representatives
nine are Democrats and two Republi
cans. All are lawyers. Three serve,
10 the Confederate army and one il
; the Union army. Six were member
Of the last Congress.
Louisiana has six, FIVE Democrat
and one Republican, and all are law
yeTs by profession, although two ar
also large planters. Four served il
the Rebel army and one in the Uniol
, army. Three were members Of tn
, last House and one of the Senate.
Maine is represented by four Re
publicans, two Of whom are lawyer
7 and two journalists. Two OF then
served in the Union navy, one bein
E in command of the Nyanza, unde
Farragut, at the taking of Mobile
! OF the six Maryland Representative
four are Democrats and two are Re
4 publicans; five are lawyers and is
farmer; three we're members OF th
. last House and two served in tn
: Rebel army.
, Massachusetts, sends eight Republ
!, cans, three Democrats anil one lndt
: pendent. Robinson, one OF ,he RI
publicans, is Governor elect of Mass
chusetts. Six are lawyers, one is
: physician, one a geologist, one a mel
!. chant and three are manufacturer
= One Of the Democrats and two OF IL
4 Republicans served in the Union arm
: Six Of the Representatives we're meu
! bers Of the last House.
e Of the eleven Michigan Represen
+ atives six are Democrats and five y
: Republicans, five are lawyers, one is
lawyer aud physician, and one is cal
Z italist largely interested in iron mil
and milling,and one is a merchant ,o1
IS q banker, one a farmer and the occl
/ patton OF one is not given. Only tW
4 Of the Michigan Representatives wei
y members OF the last House. Or
D Democrat aud one Republican serve
ss in the Union army. Minnesota sent
{. five Representatives, all Republican
n two OF whom were members Of q
- last Congress. Two are lawyers, OIL
d is banker, one q merchant and one
" manufacturer. Two served in u
10 Union army. Three have served
"a the Minnesota Legislature.
!, OF the seven Mississippi Repr
10 sentatRes six are Democrats and OIL
I'd a Republican. Five are lawyers al
d, two editors. -Four served in Il
ID last House and two in the Rebel Co
gress. Four we're in the Rebel arm
" and one in the Union army. One
10 those who served in the Rebel army
n> a native Of Hamilton county, Oh
he who was educated at Illinois Collel
a. and removed to Mississippi thirty-6
re years ago. Missouri sends fourte
=. Representatives, all Democrats, eley
of whom are lawyers, one a physici
and the occupation Of two is Z
OBJ stated. One served 10 the Comic
Il crate army and two in the Union arm
nd Eve were members Of the last Ok
gress.
Of the three Nebraska Represen
tives all are Republicans. One SCI
ed in the last House and two have
% legislative experience, Two are Ia
IIu yers, the occupation Of one is not g
II, en- and two served in the Union arr
~, The Nevada Representative i
~ Democrat. He served in the
4; Congress, and is a journalist. b
VI the New Hampshire Representa-
IL, are Republicans. One Of them ser
TX, in tho last Congress. and is a law