The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-03-12

mont iegfsiature At che time ana one of the
the Green Mountain state, 50 that bis son comes
frequently the candidate Of his party for United
States senator. presidential eleotor, etc. and
represented Vermont In several national DEM
family to Wisconsin In 1851, and entered into
The practice of the law at Madison. William F.
VINO lnherlts so many sterling traits, physicA
cestors, was graduated from tho Wisconsin
.tate university in 1853, at the age Of eighteen.
Two years later he won bis degree Of ILL., B. ct
the; Albany law school, and was ad-
prelne courts Of New York and Wisconsin, and
b5egan the active practice Of his profession at
bseze Oh s Sntee Fo9asH ns H 9Ss e. tes
Hy 1850 2,1a3 In 1892 var ess am,
sR;a IT, and the 25ih Of August
volunteer infantry. The regiment was ordered
to the front in few weeks. and Joined the
torces under Sherman, who was then preparing
eral sharp engagements preceding the attack.
# the city: The 25thl Of February following
the 23d of March it's lieutenant colonel. From
June to Aug. 25 he was In command Of the
55egiment. owing to tho Ill health Of Col Guppey,
md nearly two months after the surrender. ThS
25th Of August, 1868, Col Villas resigned his po-
sition, having been in the service but one year,
nearly all of which time, however, was spent in
active campaigning. On returning from the war
Col: Villas resumed the practice Of his profession
In Madison, in which he has been remarkably
%!ucesssful % throughout. Tho Sd Of January,
daughter of Dr. William H. Fox OF the village OF
Oregon Wis. one of the pioneer physic1ans Of
Dane county. and gentleman Of much wealth
Col. and Mrs. Villas have three children now liv-
ing-Coruelia who will be eighteen years of age
les IT, S'ss and Of Ms9y Ny Bs ssa beR51 een 1 NJ Ny Ys
They have lost one son, Levi B., born in 1869:
Miss Cordelia; Familiarity known as Nellie" is i
peaut1ful, bright; 'Uell-educated ,vivacious young
cial circles at.Madtson She is we'll calculated id
lime to really shine in Washington society life.
Mrs. Villas herself is a lady of charming dispos1:
osss ea and h
dlG1on to his large and lucrative law practice.
Col. Villas fills and has filed several positions OF
public trust. He is ono Of the professors Of law
6ens reTsaT essr staSs p
ana evidence He was for some years trustee OF
the Wisconsin State Soldiers Orphan asylum
s,1d npd secretary Of the board He was one of the
three leading attorneys appointed to revise the
statutes Of Wisconsin in u 876, and personally
superintendent the publication Of tho revision.
He ~ one Of the most active members of the
WISCONSIN board of state university regents.
Col. Villas was one of the delegates from Wiscon-
sin to the Democratic national convention at
Chicago, and oficiated as president Of the con:
vention, being prominently mentioned himself
for place on the ticket. He afterward made the
speeches of notification to Cleveland and Hen
dr1cks He Is now member from Madison in the
lower house OF the Wisconsin legislature-the
Hrst elective Office he ever hed-and is the leader
OF the Democratic side of the house. The colone
was recently indorsed by his Democratic fellow
Is conceded by all to be the leader Of the strong
Madison bar, and is one of tho most able and
eloquent advocates in Wisconsin. His national
eeulogy of Grant at the Chicago BANQUET. Col.
Villas is worth from 5000, 900 to $3dp, 900, most
OF it acquired from his practice and the rest in
herited If from his father, who left a goodly for.
tune. The colonel is the state solicitor in Wis
eonsin for the Chicago & Northwestern railway,
hnd is associated in the law with his younger
brother, Edward P. His brother Charles H. is
a Chicago physician. His brother Levi NJ. isa
prominent attorney at Eau Claire. Wis, who Is
now being talked of in connection with The sue.
cession to Associate Justice Taylor on the state
supreme bench.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Augustus II. Garland was born in Tipton
county Tenn, June II: 1882. His parents re;
year and settled id The bottom lands Of the Red
liver valley. At suitable ago young Garland
was was sent to Bardstown, Ky, to be educated in
in the Southwest. His academic studies were
pursued in the Catholic colleges Of St. Mary and
st. Joseph During the latter part of Lis residence
OF causes in the court room whenever he had the
opportunity. At that time the local bar was
very strong. Garland protited greatly by this
practice, as well as by his studies, which he
pursued with persistent devotion. Returning
home he continued to WOO that jealous mistress
the law, and in 1858 was admitted to practice at
WASHINGTON. Ark. In 1856 he removed to Little
Rock, the capital Of the state. He was admitted
to practice an attorney In the supreme court
OF the United States on Dec. &c. 1860. BY that
time he had obtained professional reputation,
and IN the same year was a Bell and Everett
electOr. He opposed the secession of Arkansas
as long as there was any hope IF peaceful solu-
tion of sectional differences. When, however,
war was inevitable, he threw in his lot with his
state. He was member of the provisional con-
eress which met at Montgomery, Ala, in May,
tion Of the Confederate States. During the
struggle between the Federal and Confederate
he gave his counsel to the Southern
cause, first as representative and afterward as
senator. He was serving as senatCt
in its congress when the Coufederacy collapsed
In 1865 Mr. Garland petitioned tho supreme
court Of the United States, to practice therein
without taking "the iron-clad oath" at the same
time submitting an argument in support Of his
petition, which was masterpiece OF reasoning;
He won his case, which was not decided until
the December term Of the supreme court, 1867.
While it was pending he elected United
States sena or from Arkansas He appeared to
take his seat in the senate March 4, 1867, but
was not permitted to do So In 1874 Mr.. Gar
land was elected governor of Arkansas without
opposition. His election senator took place
In january, 1876, without opposition. He be-
gan his term a. successor to Powell Clayton, Re-
publican, on March s, 1877 In 1883 he was
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