St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-03

clouded, and if his hair and whiskers were
cOlOred black he might be taken for a man
of 40. OF ordinary size with white locks
flowing in the wind, while he moves rapidly
from one place to another, he appears like
one whose mental forces draw the phys
ical organization after him, the brain lead
ing the man. He is positive in his charac-
ter; impulsive; unbending in his beliefs;
earnest in his nature; tireless, vigilant, and
though for the time being dropping active
business, yet he is never still, for he shifts
one foot with the other, when trying
impatientl w. eyes, yes, yesH' show
ing the peculiar and nervous characteristics
of the man. He is an earnest worker in the
city and an earnest worker in the interests
of the church, but the grandeSt efforts of
his life will live in history and be forever
associated with the great good he has ac-
complshed while president of the reform
school of the state of Minnesota.
JOHN w. M'CLUNG.
Mr.. McCIung was born in Kentucky in
1926; after good education he studied law
at Pennsylvania university; graduated in
1S47; practiced law at MarySville until 1855;
came to st. Paul the same year;entered into
the prosecution of his profession and the
sale of real estate in this city, and has been
thus engaged now for about thirty years.
OFFICES.
Was county commissioner in 1860; city
assessor from 1864 to 1869; clerk of the
board of public works in 1872; county as
SCISSOR in 1875; one of the incorpOrators
of the St. Paul library; has been very
valuable member of the chamber of COM
merce; was secretary of building assOcia-
ton for many years, and in every sense is a
wide-awake, public spirited citizen.
INCIDENTS.
Sometime in 1855 McClung and DR..
Stewart built row of wooden buildings on
the river side of Third street, Bridge
square, but in 1860 they were burned down,
and then the present stone block was
erected. Mr. McClung built many other
buildings throughout the city, and is noted
for his constant efforts in behalf of his
adopted home. He is the father of the
building association movement in this city,
and has done more than any other man in
the West to sustain, perfect and build up
our city. He is constantly orig
mating new schemes for benefit
of the people and is philanthropic in all his
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Minnesota AS 1t Is in 1870, which was a
strangers to see us as we are. While pub
lie officer he had one merit indispensably
necessary to correct performance of duty,
and that was courage to do right.
PERSONALLY.
Mr.. McClung is man of ordinary size,
with full, flowing whiSkers and pleasant
expression. He is undemonstrative in his
nature, yet open and decided in the express
sion of his opinions, original in his methods
of thought, independent in his nature, a
pungent and able writer, strictly honest in
his dealings and a pleasant, atfable gentle
man. He is highly respected and excel
lent citizen and ought to be mayor of the
city of st. Paul.
II. J. HORN.
"Our Harry" as he is familiarly called
by his friends, is little, short, thick-set
man, with jolly face. pleasant smile and
never-forgotten courtesy of manner. He
looks more like a young student with his
books under his arm than q man creeping
quietly along to MISREPRESENTATION and
yet the face denotes strength, character,
ability. He belongs to the old school of
lawyers of common sense, and not to the
glittering generalities of the new-fangled
modern devotees of Blackstone. In this
respect he resembles somewhat the late
George l.. Otis, for both lawyers were SINH
lar in their treatment of leases over
quarter of a century ago;
both anxious for an honest adj
ministration of justice. He might be con-
sidered little ''fussy" in the trial of his
cases, and yet this arises more from an
over anxiety to bring out every point, than
any disposition ''to take up the time of the
court with irrelevant matter" He is es-
pecially thorough; a good lawyer; an
earnest speaker; an able advocate: a kind
gentleman; worthy citizen.
NATIVITY AND EARLY LIFE.
Mr.. Horn was born in Philadelphia in
1921; received good school education, in
Guiding the classics; read law with Henry
D. Gilpin, then attorney general OF the
United States; was admitted to the bar in
1s49; practiced in his native city; came to
st. Paul in 1855; was partner with
Reuben Galusha and w. w. Billson; was
city attorney in 1857; county attorney in
1866; member of the school board in 1879;
also in 1884; was at one time corporation
counsel; has long been an elder in the House
of Hope church; married Miss Fannie Ban
ming in 1859, and has done a good deal
towards the advancement of christianity and
of Sunday schools in general. Mr.. Horn
has mingled but little in politics, and may
be classed as with the Independent Repub-
leans. He is among the ableSt lawyers of
the Minnesota bar.
JOHN FLETCHER WILLIAMS.
Mr.. Williams is defendant of the Welsh,
in the person of John Williams, away back
in the seventh generation, but J. Fletcher
was born in Ohio in 1884, where he at
tended Woodward college in Cincinnati,
then the Ohio Wesleyan university, Della
ware: graduated in 1852, and came to st.
Paul in 1855. Here he engaged i'll Journal
ism fer about twelve years, being at one
time connected with the Daily Pioneer,
Press, Minnesotian and Dispatch, when in
1867 he was elected secretary and librarian
of the Historical society, which position he
still holds. In addition to this he is CORE
spending secretary of the Old Settlers as
ISOLATION, and also of the Ramsey County
Pioneer society, and has been secretary
of the Minnesota Editorial association. Be-
sides, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Rhode
Island Maine. Buffalo. Montana and the
New England Genealogical society have
made him member of their associations
He is also the author of the History OF St.
Paul and Ramsey County, and of many in
teresting papers and valuable sketches. Is
an active Odd Fellow, having held almost
every prominent Office id the Grand lodge
and Grand encampment of the state: is at
present grand scribe of the latter. He was
a member of the United States Centennial
commission for Minnesota in 1871. and
served as such up to 1876. Was member
of the school board from 1861, 1S6S-71.
WE'LL FITTED.
Very few men are better fitted for the posi-
ton he occupies than Mr.. Williams. When
a reporter on the press he was constantly
writing historical and biographical sketches,
and his mind naturally turned to researches
in the past. When he entered upon his
duties as secretaryof the historical society