The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-06
INDIANA'S CONGRESSMAN.
Something About the Men Who Repre-
sent the Hoosier State in Congress.
Biographical Facts and Figures Cleaned from
that Wonderful Mine of Information, Ben:
Perley PORES Congressional Directory.
THE SENATORS.

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at the Indiana Asbury University in 1849; stud
led law and commenced its practice in 1851; was
appointed United States district attorney for
Indiana in 1858, and held the Office for three
years; was elected to the Thirty seventh, Thirty
eighth, Thirty ninth lin which his seat was sue
cessfully contested), Forty first and Forty Sec
ond Congresses; was defeated as a Democratic
candidate for the Forty fifth Congress- was ap-
pointed to the United States Senate as Demo
crat, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Oliver P. Morton, Republican; took his seat Nov.
IL. 1877, and was subsequently elected by the
Legislature for the unexpired term and for the
full term ensuing. His term Of service will ex-
pire March 8, 1881.
Benjamin Harrison, Of Indianapolis was born
at North Bend. Hamilton county, Ohio, Aug.
20, 1885, received classical ed ucation, gradual
ing at Miami University, Oxford, O., in 1852;
studied law at Cincinnati, o.; removed in March,
1854 to indianapolis. where he has since resided,
and has been engaged in the practice Of law: was
elected in October 1860. by the people. Reporter
of the decisions of the Supreme Court Of the
State; was commissioned in July, 1862. as second
lieutenant of Indiana volunteers; raised Com
pany A of the Seventeen Indiana Volunteer In
fantry; was commissioned captain and on the
organization of the regiment was commissioned
colonel; in August went with the regiment to
Kentucky, and served until mustered out in
June, 1865; was brevetted brieadierg general in
February 1865; in October, 1854, while in the
field, was reelected Reporter of the Supreme
Court, which Office he had lost by accepting his
commission in the army; after having been mus
tered out, he entered upon the duties of Reporter
and served for four years. in 1876 he was the can
ddate of the Republican party for Governor Of
Indiana, but was defeated; was appointed a
member of the Mississippi River Commission in
1879; was elected to the United States Senate as
Republican to succeed Joseph E. Mcdonald,
Democrat, and took his seat March 4. 1881. His
term of service will expire March 3, 1887.
THE REPRESENTATIVES,.
First District-John j. Kleiner, of Evansville
was born in West Hanover, Pa, Feb. s, 1915;
served as private in the Union army in 1S63-64;
was member CT the City Council of Evansville
in 1873 was mayor of Evansville, 1S74-80 was
elected to the Forty eighth Congress- and was
reelected to the Forty ninth Congress as a Dem
ocrat receiving 49, $50 votes against l8. 493 votes
for Gudgel, Republican. 287 votes for Francis NJ.
English, and IA votes scattering.
Second Distributions K. Cobb. of Vim
cennes, was born In Lawrence county, Indiana,
July 2. 1928; was raised on a farm; attended the
Bloomington University: studied and practiced
law at Bedford from 1853 until 1867, when he
removed to Vincennes, where he has since con-
tinued to practice; was commissioned major of
militia by the Governor of Indiana in 1852; was
elected to the State Senate from 1883 to 1866:
was Democratic candidate for elector in 1868;
was president of the Indiana State Democratic
convention in 1876; was delegate TO the ma
tional Democratic convention, at st. Louis.
which nominated Tilden and Hendricks, in 1876;
was elected to the Forty fifth, Forty-sixth,
Forty seventh and Forty eighth Congresses and
was reelected to the Forty-ninth Congress as a
Democrat receiving Is, 1892 votes, against 10, 128
votes FOR Riley, Republican.
Third District-Jonas G. Howard. of Jeffer-
sonvle, was elected to the Forty-ninth Con-
gress as Democrat. receiving 1850 votes.
against Ia 923 votes for Keigwin, Republican,
and 255 votes for Hudson Greeubacker.
Fourth District-William S. Holman. of Au-
rora, was born at a pioneer homestead called
Veraestau, in Dearborn county, Indiana, Sept.
6. 1922: received common school education,
and studied at Franklin College, Indiana, for
of the Court of Probate from 1S43 to 1876; was
prosecuting attorney from 1847 to l849; was
member of the constitutional convention of In
diana in 1850; was member OF the Legislature
of Indiana in 1851; was judge Of the Court of
Common Pleas from 1852 to 1885, was elected to
the Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh. Thirty eighth,
Fortieth Forty first Forty second, Forty-third,
Forty fourth, Forty seventh and Forty eighth
Congresses, and was reelected to the Forty
ninth Congress as a Democrat, receiving II ,233
votes against 10 494 votes for Cravens, Repub-
lican, and 69 votes for Augustus Welch.
Fifth District-Courtand c. Matson, of Green
castle. was born at Brookvile, Ind, April 20.
l841; is a graduate of Indiana Asbury Uni
versity; at the beginning Of the war enlisted as
a private in the Sixteenth Indiana Volunteers,
and after one years service in that regiment
entered the Sixth Indiana Cavalry (Seventy first
VolunteerS). and served in that regiment until
October, 1865, filling different intermediate
grades up to that of colonel of the latter regi-
ment; after the war he studied law with his
father, Hon. John A. Matson: entered the
practice at his present home, and has so con-
tinued; was three times elected prosecuting
attorney of different courts in Indiana; was
elected to the Forty seventh, and was reelected
to the Forty ninth Congress, as Democrat, re-
ceiving 1881 votes. against 1852 votes for
Grubbs, Republican, All votes for Burton,
Greenbacker, and vote scattering.
Sixth District-Thomas VI. Browne of Win
chester was born at New Paris O., April 49,
1922 removed to Indiana in January, 1874; re-
ceived common-school education; studied law
at Winchester, and was admitted to the bar in
1849 was elected prosecuting attorney for the
Thirteenth judicial circuit in 1855, and re-elect
ed in 1857 and 1859; was Secretary of the State
Senate of Indiana in 1861 and represented Ran
dolph county in that body in 1868; assisted in
organizing the Seventh Volunteer Cavalry and
went to the field with that regiment as its lieu
tenantcolonel, was promoted to its colonelcy.
and subsequently commissioned by President
Lincoln brigadier general by brevet; was ap-
pointed in April, 1869 United States attorney
for the District of Indiana and resigned that
Office Aug /, 1872; was the Republican cand-
date for Governor of Indiana in 1872, and was
defeated by Thomas A. Hendricks; elected to
the Forty fifth. Forty sixth Forty-seventh and
Forty eighth Congresses. and was reelected to
the Forty-ninth Congress as Republican, re-
ceiving q, llo votes, against 1854 votes for
Smith, Democrat 447 votes for Jeffries Green
backer and one vote scattering.
Seventh District-Wllliam D. Bynum. of In
dianapolis. was born near Newberry Greene
county. Indiana; received primary education in
versty, at Bloomington, Ind. graduating in 1869;
studied law with Hon. William Mack, Of Terre
Haute, and was admitted to practice in 1869;
was city attorney of Washington, Ind. 1871
1875 was MAYOR of Washington Ind 121l-l87q