The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-01-15
Maine Men of 1884.

Maine Men of 1884.
To THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL: | was
looking over the Maine Regis er for the year 1884
and send you some items in regard to the men
whose names appear there. Hon. Robert p.
Dunlap was Governor at salary of $1,000.
Prentiss Melen was Chief Justice Surpeme
Court at salary of $500. Nathan Weston and
Albion X. Paris were Assoc ates at a salary of
$1,000. Ezekiel Whitman was Chief Justice of
Court of Common Pleas with David Perham and
John Ruggles as Associates. They were paid
$1,000 a YEAR Hon. John Fairfield was Re
porter OF Decisions at a SALARY of $3.50. Alfred
johnson, jun. was Judge of Probate for Waldo
at salary of $3.50. Nathaniel NJ. Lowney was
Register Of the same at $3.50. Hugh J. Ander-
son was Clerk of Courts, Albert Bingham
County Attorney, Frye Hall Co.. Treasurer and
Register of Deeds, Bohan p. Field of Belfast,
William Carleton of Camder. Daniel Toby of
Frankfort. Co. Commissioners. Sheriff. Jacob
Trafton of Camden. The Senators from Waldo
were Hon. Joseph Williamson who was Presi-
dent and Ebenezer Knowlton (the eIder.)
Waldo County sent u Representatives, viz:
Camden, John Harkness; Lincolnvie, Philip
Thomas; Belfast James w. W ebster; Prospect,
Samuel 5. Hegtn; Frankfort Mark l.. Chase;
Montville, Moses True; Hope and Appleton,
Charles A. Sylvester; Palermo and Freedom,
Spencer Arnold; Searsmont a I'd Liberty, Ansel
Lothrop; Unity, Troy ana Burnham, Archel-
aus Hunt; Monroe, jackson and Thorndike,
Nathaniel Knight; Brooks. Sv'anville and Wal
do Plantation, job Clemen.; Belmont and
Knox, Joseph Drew; Northport and Isesboro,
David Alden, Jun. The Senate and House that
year contained large number of able men.
Beside Mr.. Williamson the President, there
was Hon, Charles n. Cogswell from So Ber-
wick Josiah Pierce of Golham. Nathaniel
Groten OF Bath, John nj. Frye of Lewiston,
(who survived till within few weeks, the last
to pass away William Emmons of Hailowell,
Anson G.. Chandler of Calais, Jonathan p.
Rogers of Bangor. the ablest Of them all. who
was law partner of Daniel Webster at the
time of his death, Drummont Farnsworth of
N0rridgeWock We're men who stood high in
their respective localities. Ro pert Martin was
Doorkeeper. He is living at auburn, the sole
survivor of all who We're in that branch of the
government that year. Nathan Clifford was
Speaker Of I be House. He was too well known
to make any comment. He lived at NeWteid.
George W. Pierce of Portland, whose early
death ended a career of public life that would
have been unusually brilliant. He married the
Poet Longfellow's sister. who il living in Port
land. Lewis Morrill, of Westbrook and Charles
Q. Clapp Of Portland, both able business men.
Reuel WaShburn of Livermore, (uncle to the
of Turner, another of the same kind. Virgil
d. Paris, then of Bucktied afterwards OF Par
is, a radical politician who served in Congress.
Winslow Hall of Hartford, who was one of the
Abolition candidates for election in 1910, and
received 100 votes in the STATE. Richard II.
Nose of Augusta, President Maine Senate in
1871 and called by the democrat, extra Cover
nor No>e because he insisted on taking the
chair for 4 few hour, before GOV. Kent
qualified. John Thomas I'll lips Dremart
of Iiallowell, fierce Whig often III the
Senate of Maine and an orator OF marked
ability. but was his own worst enemy. samuel
z. Benson, OF Winthrop, afterwards in Con
gress. Jonathan Il. IIuntoon who had been
Governor, Alfred Marshall Of China, after
wards in Congress. from The Waldo district.
Arson p. Morrill,, OF Belgrade, afterward land
agent Governor and NJ. e. Rev. Joshua
Cu>hman, Of Windsor, " no hao been in Con-
gress; Jonathan Ciiley, Of 1homa,ton, one of
the able>t of Maine'> public meu, murdered by
a Southern ruian WHO was iur ted by Others
Il, 4. .ly... ~ -f
time. John ID. McCrate, Of NobIcDoro.afrerWurd
Il NJ G., ho died a few years ~il &c 1T sutton.
Mass. Col. Josi,h Merriam, Of Bowdonham
who has been in every branch OF the state Gov
ernment and i, living at d great age at that
place. David Bronson, Of AnSon, who succeed
ed Hon. George Evans, in Congress, and was at
one time a Wing candidate for Governor. Gem
eral James w. Webster tho embodiment Of
the old Militia system of Maine. Samuel s..
Heagan, an active politician iii Waldo Co., in
his day. David Alden, Jr., de>cendent Of
John Alden, who cut out Miles etau,ti>h.
Charles Jarvis, Of Eden. from al able family
and & fine speaker. Bushrod W. IIinkley, of
BluehlI, one Of the leaders in the Old Wing
party in Hancock Co. Lorenzo Sabine, of
Eastport. the historian, who was tfterWa"d 4
NJ. Z. from Mass. shstcmeth VIII pple. NJ. y.
of Calais, aud jeremiah OBrien, Of Mach l.,
an NJ G., from Maine. The only Successors ot
the House and Senate that am positive about
are Hon. Auson p. Morrill, and Hon Josiah
Merriam. Hon. PeleS Sprague and Ethen
Shepley Were United States senators. The
latter resigned to become supreme Court
Judge at $500 year. 70 say that no ADLER
Judge has been found since at 4 create. price
will not bc disputed. Francis V, I. smith,
Rufus Mcintyre. Edward Kayanash, Gorham
Parks, Joseph Hall, of Camden, Leonard Jar
Wis, George Evans and Moses Mason, Jr.. were
our members of Congress. 1t was an able
delegation, Evans and Smith taking the lead ID
ability. Edward kayanagh became acting
Governor of Maine, the only Roman Catholic
who ever held the office, and Maine has had nc
purer or better, or one who possessed higher
order of talent. WM. IL. SMITH,