New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-06
wILLrAM WINDOW.
sEoaErAnY on THE TREASURY.


sEcaETARx on THE TREASURY
william WINDOW, who has Just been appointed to me
head Of the Treasury Department for the second unes
was born An Belmont County. Ohio, on May 10, lss'
His parents were from Virginia. and belonged 70 .naf
hardy enterprisng race vino FIRST carried the eNi.@
ton Of the Atlantic Coast beyond tho Aneshanios l'
fathers peopie were from North Carolina; his motne.
whose maiden name was Spencer. eane from gooo o'a
Pennsylvania Quaker stock His father was one oi e'
farEnerp.cneers Of Ohio, who built bis caon III uio ~
bpoien forest william spent his early LIE N tD r,'e
toll incident TO pioneer farm life IL was nos UNI.
had almost reached his majority that the future stAeos
man became iusu,-rd with thoughts above his sur
round.nes He bad been apprenticed to the tsnors
trade I'm Frodericktown Ohio but soon aoanooneo
disgust with his III success, and turned his sRen4on
the stndy Of law. This was source OF enAfov s
grief to. his parents, Hezekish and heroy' WY "
Hanged to the Owl Creek Meeting Of Hicahe Suah"re
and looked upon blackstone as prime sou[Oo Va
worldly iniquity The young mans ambition eoa 49, :.
Of character bore him rapidly onward however anu "
the age Of twenty three he was ADMIRED 70 eoo -.
BE established himself at Mount vernon, ono. 49, A..
yeats later IN 1882 he was elected Prosecuting Az
torney for Knox County as Wing by majority on
aoo although the usual Democratic majority IN tne
county was over 1000. He was candidate for Az
of Ohio at the first Republican eonVen-
t,on held IN the State ct which Salmon Chase was
nominated for Governor but failed TO receive the NOM
nation
In 1855 Mr. window removed to winona' MINI,
where he has resided ever since. About THIS WHO NO
married Massachusetts, lady, who has blessed MIN
with three children-a son, who is about t"enD-nuo
Yeas CID and two daughters, twentyone and eignteen
years old respectively. Mr. Window soon acquired
great popularity among bis new neghDcrs' ana IN
1859 no was elected to the xXxVIth Congress =
Republican. He was reelected 10 the AAAFu@'
Ia wwht
xxxvIuA, XXNXth and XLth Congresses Ia "non
no became conspicuous by his services on various com
mittocs including those on Public Lands, Public E1-
psnditures Indian Affairs and several otncrs. He
was also an able member on the door OF thd House.
He wac member of me Special Peace COMMITTEES OF
Thirty which was formed sitter tho election OF Lincoln
Az the end OF his fifth term he declined farther service
IN the House, although no wes strongly ured 70 aocepr
denomination. But he was not permitted 10 retire
from public life. Almost immediately tJny, lsIVl
he was appointed by the Governor Of Minnesota 20 M
the unoxpred term Of Senator Daniel " Norton
docoased. Soon after he was elected for tho term
ending In 1877 when be was reelected for another
term by the unanimous vote Of the Republican mem
bers Of the Legislature. In March, 1881, he resigned
his seat In the Senate 10 become Secretary OF the
Treasury IN General Garfelds Cabinet. The vacancy
was filed during the called session Of that year o.
Alonro J. .Edgcrton, under Executive appointment
In October of the same year. after Mr. WINDOWS with
dravai from the Treasury on tho death OF President
Garfield, he was elected by the Minnesota LeESleture
to h the vacancy caused by his resignation early In
The year and he served until tho close of tho term In
1889.
From early life Mr. WINDOW has been close a6
hesant 30 the doctrines Of Henry Clay, and has de-
voted himself TO treatment from that standpoint OF
ell questions relating the material interests Of the
public. He was actively identified With the Home
stead gav OF 1862. He has always been In favor Of
protecttve atif and devoted especial attention 10
the aprobIens OF interstate commerce, cheap trans
portaou and the Advancement Of agricultural inter
osts. He has als5 strongly favored extending liberal
encouragement 10 manufacturing and commercial in-
tesssts he always voted for protective tarin and
. sound financial policy.
In 1873 Mr. WINDOW was chairmsn Of D EDseial
ssnSe Committee on transportation Of which Senators
Sherman Conhilng Mitchell and others were members.
The report OF this committee. written By Mr. Window
and covering several hundred pages. Is REGARDED e
standard work on the subject Of transportation ons
e s n %sss s pTH0 River the most important
ment IN the interests pf the West end South ever
accomplished BY legislation.
was q short one be achieved splendid triumph, his
care and forcthought having carried on tne worS q
aps S,a E1 asoa 20 SsG na % cr eAsG P s
payment All the and per cents that the holders had
not voluntarily asled him to extend at IL per cent
and retained r ne Government tho power rS e pay S1
with the surplus revenue and without depicting TIE
reserve held for tho redemption OF notes.
senator Window was candidate for the pTeSaeneJ
before tho Republican Convention OF 1880, the Mime
delegates casting their ten votes for him until t
| twenty ninth ballot whom some Of the woes Wert
ansierred g Senator Elaine fsS bs -
| nresnsns from tho Senate In 1888 Mr.. Window has
spent his time between Minnesota and New York prac
| Using law and attending 10 business interests.
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