Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-10
Ira III. Randall.
Joseph H. Manley.

next Monday and will get II.
Joseph H. Manley.
Mr.. Manley was born in 1912 land is now in
the prime of life. He was educated in the
public schools, and at Little Blue School,
for boys at Pennington, Maine. In 1861 he
commenced the study of law in Boston, and
graduated at the Albany Law School in 1868.
In 1865 he was appointed by the late Justice
Clifford Commissioner of the U. S. District
Court, which position he resigned after hold
ing it many years. Had Mr., Manley remain
ed in the practice of his profession he would
have achieved brilliant reputation, but he
inherited great interest in the excitements
and struggles of political life, and this tend
ency led him to enter the political field, in
which he has since borne an active and in
fluential part. In 1865 and 1866 he was
elected a member of the Augusta City
Government, and in the latter year was
President of the Common Council. In 1877
he was member of the Board of Aldermen.
In 1869 he was appointed agent of the Internal
Revenue Department, and stationed first at
Utica, N. Y, and subsequently at Pittsburg,
Pa, Chicago, ILL.,, Philadelphia, New York
City, and Boston. He held the position until
1876, when he resigned to engage in private
business. The Commissioner of Internal
Revenue in accepting his resignation, said,
Il desire to express to you my regret that on
upto Of 70 hns fool
compelled to sever your connection with this
Bureau, and to assure you of the just sppre-
citation which this office entertains of your
long and valuable services to the govern
of Joseph A. Holman, Esq, one-half interest
of the Maine Farmer, and at once assumed
the active duties of general editor, which he
performed with conspicuous ability, until he
duties of Postmaster of this city. Mr.. Man
ley was made Postmaster by the late Presi-
dent Garfield, and held the office four years
and three months. Under his administration
as Postmaster the free-delivery system was
established, and the office was filled to the
entire acceptance of the people. Mr.. Manley
has taken an active part in politics since he
became of age. He has been a republican all
his life. He was member of the National
Convention at Chicago in 1880, having been
elected by reclamation from the Third Con.
gressional District. For many years Mr..
Manley was chairman of the Republican
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in October, 81. when Mr.. Blaine resigned his
position on the Republican State Committee
Mr. Manley was unanimously elected by the
members of the State Committee to fill the
vacancy. He has been upon the State Com
mittee ever since, and was last year selected
as its chairman. Mr.. Manley has been for
the past six years one of the trustees of the
Maine Insane Hospital, and has rendered
very valuable assistance to that institution.
He is trustee of the Cony Academy Fund,
and in connection with his co-trustees erected
the magnificent Cony High School build
ing on the east side of the river. He
has been member of the High School Com
mittee, and Director of the public schools
of the Williams school district, since they
were organized. In 1881 he was elected a
trustee of the Augusta Savings Bank, one of
the largest savings institutions in the State
a marked tribute to his efficiency and integri-
/ ty as a business man. He is a director of
the Edwards Manufacturing Company of this
city. and President of the Augusta Gas Com
pany. He was deeply interested in having
Augusta supplied with thorough system of
water, and labored earnestly for the success
of the water works in this city. He is public
spirited, devoted to Augusta and its interests.
and is one CT our most active. earnest and en-
ergetic men. Mr.. Manley has held many
positions of honor and trust with acceptable
ty, and with credit to himself, and while few
men of his years have a wider personal &C.
quaintance with prominent men of the coun-
try, his acquaintance are almost universally
his friends. He has pleasing address, a
genial and winning manner. is gifted with
! fine conversational powers, and is fluent
and torcible writer In social intercourse
he is amiable and entertaining, and in his at
tachments strong and earnest; and as the
best evidence of successful career, it may
be truthfully said that he stands higher now
than at any previous period of his life in the
respect and esteem of his fellow citizens.
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