Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES,

The following biographical sketches of members of the legislature from this and neighboring towns. are clipped from the Hartford Post Supplement is- sued on Wednesday January 6:
 CoRNwAL1.-1. George Hughes is en- gagged in the manufacturing business, and is treasurer of the Union Shear Go. at West Cornwall. He is republican in politics and has held the offices of grand juror and constable, and is at present trial justice in his town. He was born September 13, 1848, and was educated in the New York City public schools and the Gustavus academy in Ohio. Heis member of the legislature for the first time this year.
 2. Philo M. Kellogg was born at Kent, and is 34 years of age. He re- ceived common-school and academic education. Mir Kellogg is acting school visitor, clerk of the Probate court, dep- uty registrar of votes, and grand juror, He has also held the offices of constable, l m amber of the board of relief, and reg istrar of voters. In politics he is a dem- ocrat. He has generally followed the business of school teaching and farming. KENT.-Jerome F. Gibbs was born at Kent, May g, 1886, and received com mon school education. He has been town clerk st Kent for the past twenty years, and judge of probate for ten. He i, a manufacturer and dealer in stoves d tinware, and Is an active and inhu- ential citizen. In polite MT Gibbs is . -mocrat.
 SHARoN.-1. Isaac Newton Bartram was born at Bedding in 1889, and re- ;eived common school aud academic ,lucation at Bedding Ridge academy. He has had three years experience in rhe house, having been member of hat body in 1868, 1872, and 1876, and l served among others on the state prison committee. He removed to Sharon from Bedding in 1864, and has held the ,ffices of selectman and town treasurer there. He has been an architect and ,IIIder, and has constructed a good deal # heavy masonry. He is now engaged in farming. Mir Bartram's grandfather, Isaac Bartram, with four brothers, was through the Revolutionary war. His father was Isaac Fl. Bartram The family Is of Scotch descent, and settled origi nally in the town of Fairfield. From there they removed to Bedding in 1740 Hr Bartram Is democrat in politics and is an influential resident of Sharon.
 2. Albert Miller Card is lawyer by profession, and has been engaged in practice since 1865. He has an office at Sh ron and one on Nassau street, New York City He was born at Ancram, Columbia county, N. Y., July 31, 1845, and was educated at Amenia Seminary, N. r., and at Eastman college, Pough. Seepsie, graduating from the latter in 1862. He was United States district revenue assessor under President John. son with headquarters at Poughkeepsie, and school commissioner in Duchess county, N. Y. He was injured in the Harlem railroad accident in 1861, while going from sharon to Amenia, and was obliged to walk on crutches for nine years. In politics he is democrat. and will make valuable member of the | house.
 NEW HARTFORD. John Henry Pur. inton was born at Smithfeld, R. I. November 19, l846, and received com. mon school and academic education, in- .iuding course at the East Greenwich minary. He IS engaged in merchan- | tile pursuits, and is democrat in poli- tics. MT Purinton has not before held public office. 9 Gustavus c. Beckwith was born in New Hartford, April IA, 1848, and was educated in the public schools He has been member of the school committee and registrar of voters. For the past | fifteen years he has been the superin- tendent of the Congregational Sunday school at New Hartford, and has held the office of deacon in the church. He IS engaged in farming and numbering, and carries on 8 considerable business in railroad ties and wood. Mir Beckwith began life as 8 democrat, was nominated by that party to the legislature in 1870. For number of years back he has been n active republican.