The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-02-15
OUR CONSTITUTION MAKERS.

HoRATTo s. HOWELL.

-B HoRATfo s. HOWELL,
member from Madison county, was born in
New Jersey entered the army in 1861 ; rose
from private to the rank OF Captain In 1864
and was mustered out in July, 1865; came
TO Montana in 1866, and engaged In mining
at Mcclellan and Independence guiches |;
entered the stage and express business In
connection with the great overland mail
and express company of Wells, Fargo & Co.,
and has been engaged in the same business
upto the present time; was member of the
legislative Assembly of Montana from Mad.
ison county in 1877; age 40; married and q
Democrat.
SAMUEL W. LANGHoRNE,
member from Gallatin county, was born in
Virginia; removed to Missouri in 1912, and
from there to California in 1852, to Nevada
in 1868, and from there to Montana in 1865.
Mr.. Langhorne was speaker of the House Of
the First Legislature that met in Helena, in
1876. He has held the position of Clerk and
county. In 1888 he began the publication
of the BoZeman Chronicle, which he still
edits with marked success; age At; married
and Democrat.
W. j. MCCORMICK
member from Missoula county, was born in
Indiana; educated at the Asbury University
of Greencastle, indiana; read law with d.
r. Eckles, afterwards chief justice of Utah,
and admitted to the bar in 1854; removed to
Montana IN 1868; was Secretary of the first
Democratic convention in Montana; men,
Der from Madison county to the first Legis-
lative Assembly In Montana, which held its
sessions in Barnack in 1864 was member
from Deer Lodge county to the council Of
the second Legislative Assembly; member
from Missoula county to three Legislative
Assemblies from 1875 to 1878; age As; mar
ried; Democrat.
WILLIAM j. STEPHENS,
member from Missoula county, was born
in Kingstown, Dublin county, Ireland;
went to California in 1850; engaged in min
ing and clerking for five years; studied law
for three years and was admitted to the bar
in 1864 at Virginia City, Nevada; went to
Idaho in 1866 and came to Montana In 1866;
has practiced law from 1864 to the present
time was District Attorney of the Second
Judicial District of Montana from 1867 to
1869; was County Clerk and Probate Judge
of Missoula county from 1880 to the present
time aged 40; married Democrat; p. o.,
Missoula.
ANDREW +. BURLEIGH,
member from the First Judicial District, was
born in Pennsylvania graduated In the law
department of the State University of Iowa;
to the bar in 1878; practiced law
at Yankton and Deadwood, Dakota; re-
moved to Montana aud settled in Miles City
In 1881; appointed District Attorney by the
1888; married; age 90 Republican.
JOSEPH X. TooLE,
member from Lewis and Clark county, was
born in Missouri educated at the Western
Military Academy, Kentucky; studied law
in Kentucky and Montana, removing to the
latter Territory in 1860; admitted to prac-
tice law in the courts of the Territory In
1870; elected and served two terms as U. s.
District Attorney of the Third Judicial Dis.
trict; was elected a member of the Twelfth
Legislative Assembly from Lewis and Clarke
county, and President of the Council at that
session is an eloquent debator in the Con-
stitutional Convention. Age 3S; not mar
riej; Democrat; p. o., Helena.
MARCUS DAILY.
Marcus Daily, one of the Democratic men,
oers Of Silver Bow county's delegation, is,
as bis name implies, son of the Emerald
Isle, where he was born in 1S42. Mr.. DAILY
came to Montana in 1876, and has since be-
come prominently known as one Of the best
practical mining men in the Territory and
he Northwest. His home is in Montana's
great silver and copper camp, Butte, In
which city be occupies the position of gen.
sral manager of the extensive mining opera
ions Of Hagen & Tevis, owners Of the cell
,brated Anaconda mine, and also the man.
moth Anaconda smelter on Warm Springs
,reek, in Deer Lodge county.
7. C. POWER.
T. C. Power, Republican delegate at large
rom the Third Judicial District, was born
n Dubuque in 1889. He was also educated
here. Mr.. Power came to Montana in 1866.
Since coming to the Territory he has devoted
his time principally to mercantile interests
md to steamboating on the upper Missouri.
n the latter business Mr.. Power achieved
,reat prominence In the Northwest, and for
everal years preceding the coming of the
'ailroad, his line, the "Benton r." did
! large proportion of the freight and passen-
,er business to and from Montana.
WILLIAM II. HUNT, JR.,
member from Cboteau county, was born in
sew Orleans in 1858, and educated at the
German school aud at Yale College stud.
ed law at the Louisiana law school and in
his fathers office; was admitted to the bar of
Dakota in 1878, and has been practicing law
It Fort Benton, Montana, since; was ap-
,ointed Collector of Customs for Montana
md Idaho by Garfield in 1881; was MEM
yer Of the Republican convention at Helena
u May, 1881; is the member from Choteau
m the Territorial Republican central COM
nittee; is member of the judiciary COM
nittea Of this convention; sge 20; married,
md Republican.