The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-03-18
The New Cabinet.

We take particular pleasure ia pre-
senting our readers with faithful por'
traits Of President Cleveland's advisers
the heads If the Executive department,
at Washington, in one group. will
accompanying brief sketches OF thes,
eminent persons.
THOMAS y. BANARD.
Thomas +. Bayard, of Delsware, j.
the iirst in the list, a. Secretary oi
State. He MAS born in the State OF
which he is an honored son, October
October ~. ISIS. His early ambition
WAS for mercantile career, but, lac
Was persuaded To read law, and ina 1851,
was appointed To the Bar. In 1858 he
was appointed 10y President Pierce.
United states District Attorney, but
SOON resigned the Office. He succeeded
his father as United States Senator, in
March, 1879. was reelected IN 1870, and
again in 1851. As a member Of the
Electoral Commission, after the dis
puied election of 1876, he voted. with
the unsuccessful seven. Secretary
Baysrd has been strongly supported for
nomination to the Presidency.
DANIEL MANNING.
Daniel Manning, Of New York, See
reta-y Of the Treasury, was horn in
Albany, New York, about 6.rty- seven
yesrs ago. His parents were extremely
pcor, and at an early age he was EN-
ployed in the Office of the Albany
Argus. Rising step by step he became
compositor in that journal, then re-
porter ard editor, aud is now President
Of the company owning ii. Mr.. Man
ming T. an intimate friend of Samuel J.
TIlden and President Cleveland. He
hss been twice married, the second
time recently, aud has two children 10y
his first wife, a son aud daughter.
WILLIAM {. ENDICoTT.
The New Secretary of War, William
&. Endicott, Of Massachusetts, was
born at Salem in the Bay State, where
he now resides, in the year 1877. He
was educated at Salem and Harvard
College. After his graduation, in ls47,
he entered the Harvard Law School,
and having completed the course Of
lectures read law ia the Office of an
eminent firm. He was admitted TO
the Bar in 1850. aud rose To emineuce
in his profession. Ia 1873 lac WAS ap.
pointed 10y Governor Wsshburn, a
Judge OF the Supreme Court of Massa
chusetts. His health being bad he re
signed this Office in lss2, aud SUBJ
stquenily spent considerable time ina
travel. Before 1850 he was member
OF the Wing party. He WAS an unsuc-
cessful candidate for fhe Govcraorship
of Massachusetts last fail.
WILLIAM e. WHITNEY.
The responsibilities of the head OF
the Navy Department have been as-
sumed by William {. Whitney, OF New
York who was-born at Conway, Mas
sacbusetis, in 1889. lie received
superior education. including the full
course at Yale College. After graduation
he entered the Law class AT Harvard, |
and graduated there i'm 1866. He re-
moved TO New York City, where lac
was admitted to the Bar aud where he |
continues the practice Of his profession.
He has been an active member of the |
Democratic party. As Corporation
Counsel Of New York, seven years, he |
manifested great ability and usefulness
He is rich and the SOB in-law of SEN
aior Payne of Ohio. As Secretary OF
the Navy he will find ample scope for
his industry and capsbility.
LUCIUs q. c. LAMAR.
Mississippi is represented in the Cab
met by l.. q. c. Lamar, who il a
Georgian 10y birth. He received an
seademical education, read law and
WAS admitted 10 the Bar. In lsi9 he
became a professor of mathematics at
tnc Dtatc 0uiftirhgs OAtoiui nicSt--
sippi. Returning to Georgia he prsc>
ticed law at Coyington in that State,
and began his career ms a statesman by
serving one term in its Legislature. He
returned to Mississippi in 1854, was
elected TO the Thirty Congress and
the next; resigned when his State
seeded aud became a Lieutenant
Colonel in the Confederate Army. He
was sent TO st. Petersburg by the Gov
eminent at Richmond, in 1863. After
the war he resumed teaching at the
University Of Mississippi. and while
Professor Of law IN that institution Was
elected to the Forty-third Congress.
He took his seat rs Senator March 3,
1877, and was elected the second time,
for the term ending March 3, 1889, in
1852.
WILLIAM y. Villas
Postmaster General Villas. of Wiscon>
sin, was bern at Chelsea, Vermont, in
1910. When eleven year. of age be re-
moved to Wisconsin, where he was lib
orally educated. He graduated from