Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-22
YOUNG MEN WHO REGREAT.
PrOinins mt Figures Ian the
xyarit-S tgtsEnry,

PrOnin. Figures in TIA
worlds tlistory.
Charles James Fox was in Parlis
ment ut 10.
The great Cromwell left the Uni
rersitv of Cambridge at IS.
John Bright never was at any schoo
day after he was Is years cd.
Gladstone was in Parliament a
%, and at "a was Lord OF the Treas
ury.
Lord Bacon graduated at Cam
bridge when 16, and was called to the
bar at 21.
Peel was in Parliament at 81, and
Palmerston was Lord of the Admir-.
atty at %.
Henry Clay was in the Senate OF
the United States at 20, contrary to
the constitution.
John Hampton, after graduating at
Oxford, was student at law in the
Inner Temple at 49,
Gustavus Adolphus assembled the
throne at IS; before he was "a he was
one OF the greatest rulers of Europe.
Judge story was at Harvard at Is,
in Congress at 20 and Judge Of the
Supreme Court OF the United States
at so.
Martin Luther had become largely
distinguished at "a, and at Sc had
reached the topmost round OF his
worldwide fame.
Conde conducted memorable cam
paign at II, and at % he and Turenne
also were the most illustrious men
their time.
Webster was in college at Is, gave
earnest of his great future before he
was 25 and at 80 was the peer of the
ablest man in Congress.
William III. Seward commenced the
practice of law at q, at 81 was Presi
dent Of State convention and at 81
Governor of New York.
Washington was a distinguished
colonel in the army at %, early in
public affairs, commander of the
forces at 43 and President at 81.
Maurice OF Saxony died at 32, con-
ceded to have been one of the pro-
foundest statesmen and one of the
ablest generals that Christendom
has seen.
Napoleon at 25 commanded the
Army of Italy. AT 80 he was not only
one OF the most illustrious Generals Of
all time, but one OF the great law
givers OF the void. At As he saw
Waterloo.
The great Leo X was Pope at 3S.
Having finished his academic training
he took the office of Cardinal at IS
only twelve months younger than was
Charles James Fox when he entered
Parliament.
Only one civilian out of the Presi-
dents of this country gained his frat
election after he was 80, and that one
was James Buchanan. The chance
for the Presidency after 60 is small
and growing less.
William Pitt entered the university
at IA, was Chancellor OF the Exchequer
at %, Prime Minister at "a, and so
continued for twenty years; and at 35
his was the most powerful uncrowned
head in Europe.
From the earliest years of Queen
Elizabeth to the latest OF Queen Vic
toria, England has had scarce al able
statesman who did not leave the uni
versity by the time he was twenty,
and many of them left at an earlier
age.
The late Lord Beaconsfeld left the
cloister and entered the great world
early, as did John Bright, and COM
menced his political career by writing
book at II, in which he predicted
that he would be Prime Minister.
Hamilton was in Kings College at
16; when II he made a notable ad-
dress on public affairs to the citizens
of New York at 20 he was entrusted
With a most important mission to
General Gates was in Congress at %,
and Secretary Of the Treasury at 80.
John Quincy Adams, at tho age OF
IA, was Secretary to Mr.. Dana, then
Minister to Prussia; at 80 he was
himself Minister to Prussia; at IS he
was Minister to Russia; at 4S he was
Minister to England; at 56 he was
Secretary of State, and was President
at 81.
There have been twenty-five Presi-
dents of the United States, five OF
whom were elected at 81, and six at
tanned that great Office before the age
OF so. Three military men, past CO.,
have been elected. Two died very
soon, and the other was General
Jackson, and he was but 81 when
elected.
Jonathan Edwards acquired early
renown as the greatest metaphysician
in America and as unsurpassed by
any one in Europe. He commenced
the reading of Latin when 6 years old.
At 10 he wrote remarkable paper on
the Immortality of the soul. At the
age Of IS he entered Yale college,
where he graduated tour years later.
General Grant was elected presi-
dent at As; but when young man
in the Mexican war, he 80 distinguish
ed himself at the battle of Moliuo
del Rey that General Scott named
him for promotion on the field, and at
the stormipg of Chapultapec his
courage and ability caused him to be
specially commended by General
Worth. And for these young acts of
skill and valor he was made captain
in the regular army. He was but 80
when he gained his victory at Fort
Donelson, and only Al when he took
Vicksburg.-[Boston Globe.
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