The Washington critic., 1888-03-10
GREAT YOUNG MEN.
Prominent Figures in the Worlds His
tory Famous in Early Manhood.

tory Famous in Early Manhood.
Charles James Fox was in Parliament
at 10,
The great Cromwell left the University
Of Cambridge at IS
John Bright never was at any school a
day after he was 10 years old.
Gladstone was in Parliament at %, and,
at u, was Lord of the Treasury.
Lord Bacon graduated at Cambridge
when 16 and was called to the bar at n.
Peel was in Parliament at q and Pal
merston was Lord of the Admiralty at %.
Henry Clay was in the Senate of the
United States at 30, contrary to the Con-
stitution.
John Hampton, after graduating at
Oxford, was student ut law in the Inner
Temple at 10.
Gustavus Adolphus ascended the throne
at 16. Before he was 81 he was one OF the
great rulers of Europe
Judge Story was at Harvard at lj in
Congress at 30 and Judge of the Supreme
Court of the United States at 81.
Martin Luther had become largely dis
tingushed at "a, and at &c had reached
the topmost round Of his worldwide
fame.
Conde conducted memorable cam
paign at II, and at 22 he, and Turenne
also, were Of the most illustrious men Of
Their time.
Webster was in college at l5 gave earn
est of his great future before he was %,
and at 30 was the peer Of the ablest man
| in Congress.
William IL. Seward commenced the
| practice Of law at 81, at 81 was president
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 Presi-
| dent at 81.
Maurice of saxony died at 49, conceded
| to have been one Of the prOiOundest
| statesmen and one of the ablest generals
| which Chrstendom has seen.
! Napoleon at % commanded the army OF
| Italy, At 80 he was not only one Di the
| most illustrious generals Of all time, hut
one of the great lawgivers Of the world.
AT iG he saw Waterloo
The great Leo Y. was Pope at 3S hay
ing finished his academic training, he
took the Office Of Cardinal at ls-Only
| twelve months younger than was Charles
| James Fox when he entered Parliament.
Only one civilian out Of the Presidents
Of this country gained his first election
after he was 60, and that one was James
| Buchanan The chance for the Pres-
dency after GO is small and growing less.
William Pitt entered the university at
| II, was Chancellor Of the EXChequCr ni 2-
Prime Minister at "a, and so continued for
| twenty years, and at - was HE most
| powerful uncrOwned head in Europe
From the earliest years of Queen Eliza
| eth to the latest of Queen Victoria, Eng
land has had scarce an able statesman
| who did not leave the university by the
| time he was 20, and many of them left at
an earlier age.
The late Lord Beaconsfed left the
| coister and entered the great world early,
as did John Bright, and commenced his
| political career by writing a book at II,
| in which he predicted that he would be
Prime Minister.
Hamilton was in Kings College az 10;
when. II he made notable address on
| public affairs to the citizens Of New York.
| at 20 he was entrusted with most i'm
| portant mission to General Gates; was in
| Congress at %, and Secretary Of the Treas
| ury at 50.
John Quincy Adams, at the age OF IA,
was secretary to MIR, Dana, then minister
| TO the Russian court; at 30 he was HIM
self Minister TO Prussia at 30 he was
Minister to Russia; at IS he was Minister
TO England; at 80 he was Secretary Of
State, and President at ~.
There have been twenty two Presidents
Of the United States, five Of whom were
elected at d., and six attained that great
Office before the age ofjO. Three military
| men, past CO., have been elected Two
died very soon, and the otherwas General
Jackson, and he was but6l when elected.
Jonathan Edwards acquired early re-
nown as the greatest metaphysiuian in
| America and as unsurpassed by any one
| i'm Europe. lie commenced the reading
of Latin when 6 years old. Alto he wrote
a remarkable paper upon the Immortality
Of the soul. At the age of l3 he entered
Yale College, where hc graduated lOur
years later
General Grant was elected President 40
| iG, but when a young man, in the NtN-
can war, he so distinguished himself at
the battle Of Molno del Rey that General
Scott named mm for promotion on the
field and at the sturming of Chapy''apec
his courage and ability caused him tp be
specially commended by General Worth;
and for these Young acts of skill aud
yalor he was made captain no the regular
army. He was but 80 when he gained bis
victory at Fort Donelson, and only ~
when he took NicksbuEs,- Boston
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