The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-03-12

'Ss;sa'sHrs At shs time and Of the
sae Green Mountain state, so that his son Gomez
none"tly by his Bourbonism. The Judge wss
!EIeanentlv the candidate Of his party for tinted
represented Vermont in, .eveial national Dem.
ec:atlc c2nveatioo.. Judge Villas moved hia
tha to WISCONSIN in 1851 Snu entered into
who ,e ' nberi. OF the lay a" Madison. Wilhelm +,
s ses meGsl, from his sturdy, hard headed a.
s sts was graduated from Tho Wjsconsin
i T@o y sasfs sta In IN lss
the Albany: :s& school, and was vas D. ad d.
R IRENE courts Of New York and Wisconsin, and
Madison, Wis, swinging his shinola IN ~ "a
9reeze on his twentieth birthday. the 10th 81
sim i ne 9aise IN 1SSs tho yas tspt
q Aus ws'' ns s,1 %astt s%
'nso the twenty third regiment Of or Wisoonsi n
iSH'' ,n infantry. The regiment was ordered
70 t',. .ne front IN few weeks, and Joined the
s-rces under Sherman, who was then preparing
!or an attack on Vicksburg. It took part In sew.
era1 sharp engagements preceding the attack,
I e Tha ssss IL IL fss"xq
Villas was appointed major OF his regiment, and
the SD of March it's lieutenant colonel. From
TO o Ang 70 ne ne MHs IN Of The
This period included tho last month Of the sie2e
sad nesgIy two e . ss.sr II. surrender
sitton nu;,, 1S"SN Col Was resigned his pc.
nearly all Of WHICH t1pae, however. was snent +:
5 1Stlve campaigning: On returning from the waI
10; Ei$s resumed the practice Of his profession
luccessful throughout. The Sd Of January.
d; ne was married to Miss Anna Matilda.
DAUGHTER Of Dr. William H. Fox Of the village Of
EEs ssa Wis. ono OF tho pioneer physicians Of
Dane county, anu q gentleman Of much wealth
and hish Reputation. "-'--
COL and Mrs. Villas have three children now live
Nuh0 0rvjl1 ~s..AA
the 3lst Of May next: Henry. rom Nav 81
1s72; and Mary Esther h6fn Oct. 10. is73'
Mss c sye est pre- so Levi b. born In 1869
eee"ttful, bright, well-educatcd, vivacious Young
lazy, who is alreday exceedingly popular in so.
t3n, circles at Madison She is we'll calculated il
Mrs. Villas herself is lady Of rsarming DISPOSE i
tlon' elegant mannees and fine education: as a
ansssss sic has Few equals in Wisconsin, In adj
nlIior 70 nis large and lucrative law practice
o.! Villas fills and has hled several positions Of
public trust He is one of tho professors OF Law
"a M, tne wisconsin state university law echoor,
.nd evidence. He was, fes sorao wears trustee Of
me Wisconsin, State eoldiers' Orphan asylum
aud secretary oi the board. He was one of the
sr.se 'eauing ATTORNEYS appointed to revise the
SSuperlntcnded the publication of the revision.
he Is one Of the most active mombere OF the
Of Of s:sis
SIN to the pemocratic national convention at
chicago, and otHc}ated al president OF the con-
xxens1olh pelng prominently mentioned himself
Tor place on the ticket. He afterward made the
speeches OF notification to Cleveland and Hen
5lcks; lie Is now member from Madison in the
to"es house OF the Wisconsin Iegislaturc-the
osst elective office he held-and is the leader
OF the Democratic side Of the house.. The colone
WAS recently Endorsed by his Democratic fellow
=; FOR position in the cabinet. Col. Villas
IS conceded by all to be the leader Of the s.ruug
t4a'lson bar, and is one of the most able and
clcquent advocates In Wisconsin, His national
reputation as an orator began with his famous
ss!uliiosy OF Grant at the Chicago banquet Col.
Villas IS worth from $500, 900 to $500. 900, most
or 1t acquired from his practice and the rest in.
herted r from his father. who left uoodly for
tune The colonel il the state solicitor in Wis
consln for the Chicago Il Northwestern railways
brother brother, Edward ?. lis brother Charles Ii. is
prominent attorney at Eau Claire Wis, who is
20" being talked OF in connection with the sue
cesslon to Associate Justice Taylor on the state
supreme bench.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
. Augustine II. Garland was born in Tiptou
sc:nty' Tenn, June II. 1882. His parents re-
year and settled in the bottom lands of the Red
river valley. At a suitable age young Garland
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
81 Joseph During the latter part of is residence
IN Bardstown he read law. and attended the trial
OF causes in the court room whenever no had the
opportunity. At that time the local bar was
very strong. Garland prOtited greatly by this
practice, we'll AZ by his studies, which he
pursued with persistent devotion Returning
nome ne continued to WOO that jealous mist rcss
the law, and In lS5a was admitted to practice at
WASHINGTON. Ark. In 1906 he removed to Little
ROCK, the capital OF the state. He admitted
TO practice as an attorney in the supreme court
OF the United States on Dec 20 1860 By that
time he had obtained professional reputation,
ana IN the same year was a Bell and Everett
elector. he opposed the secession OF Arkansas
as long as there was any hope If a peaceful solu:
ton Of sectional differences. When, however,
war was inevitable, he threw In his lot with his
state. he was q member Of the proyisi lnal con.
grsss which met at Montgomery, Ala in May,
1861, and took part in drawing up the constit u.
tlon OF the Confederate States. During the
struggle between the Federal and Confederate
governments, he gave his counsel to the Southern
cause, nrSt as representative and afterwara Se
senator. He was serving Il natC1
in KS congress when the Confederacy collapsed.
In 1863 Mr.. Garland peitioncd the supreme
court CT tie United States, to practice therein
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 If the supre court, 1867.
While it was pending he elected United
States senator from Arkansas. He appeared to
take his seat in tho senate March i, 1867, but
was not permitted to do In 1874 Mr.. Gar
land was elected governor Of Arkansas without
opposition. His election rs senator took place
In JANUARY, 1876, without opposition. He be-
gan his term az SUCCESSOR to Powell Clayton, Re-
publican, on March 5. 1877. In 1853 he was
reelected to the senate for six years.