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lie was va Inherited, although he made no effort
Bis family was one Of the fret in, Virginia in
heyolutionary times. and one OF his ANCESTORS.
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father were also the associates Of public men.
Adjuiant. General. Aide. and the most trusted
friend Of Cen Nathaniel Greene, and after
s Was close friend also oaH Aexandor Ha@to1
and served him as second in the fatal meeting
Nathaniel Greene ,Pendleton. father Of
George moved to Cincinnati from Georgia in
1873. and became Whig leader In Ohio. After
represented his district in CONGRESS from 1s4l
e ona 1913 and became =, Ssyoted follower Of
George H; Pendleton received his education
at tho Woodward High School and Cincinnati
for time at the University Of Heidelberg. and
spent three years in travel, He returned to
America fine, linguist, and thoroughly ac-
Of ehe od wor He sfs i
law. and began the practive Of his profession
iunlsed States Senator AIlyins himself with
the Democratic party he became factor in
State Senate. 4 year later he ran for Congress
and was beaten. but In 1855 he was elected.
and served continuously until 1868 ~
tion. At first he opposed the issue Of paper
Means Committee, urged the payment Of Gov
ernment bonds IN Greenn6acks, S a plan that he
break OF the civil war he was an advocate OF
compromise measures. but once it got under
way he favored CARRYING it to it's logical con,
that end as member OF the House Military
Committed He was opposed; however, 10 the
and on Dec. 10; 1861. he offered in the House,
resolution declaring that It was the duty OF the
President to deliver the Police Commissioners
Of Baltimore to the marshal OF the proper dis
spsty @ shn nnd asB pSSo @h Ill., GS sharse as h E % anH
offence" The resolution was rejected: as was
salso also another on Dec. II a 1853, declering that
ham BY, Military Commission were acts of
and violation
One result OF his travel and observation In
Europe was 10 impress Mr., Pendleton favor
pps drea and e
many. some of them he sought to engrait
upon our system, and in the Thirty-eighth
Gated bill to admit Cabinet officers to the
floor Of the House. and give them the right to
explain measures OF legislation affecting their
Mr Pendleton had RAPIDLY, grown to be ono
Of the recognized leaders OF bis party; and In
the ticket With Mcclellan n for President. Al
though defeated. he was frequently thereaiter
ing 4 a ths Convention oi 1865. which finally
- II 1859 he was g candidate for Governor Of
Ohio but was defeated by Rutherford .;
MSSs Then BE- retired re to pbsts % aPd
appeared occasionally on the stump. During
this peFi9d he was President Of the Kentucky
States Senate in 1875. The most notable "tssH iea-
cacy Of civil service reform. he was chair
man o. thS c1mmittee pm having & that & subject in
later. bacam0 thA law that
sSssqtlyS e. dsRfTtmsats b as urged he pas
ate on Dec; IS. 1881. The success oi his efforts
cost him his seat in the Senate. His enemies |
personal and iactionai reyenges. The leader
IN the moyement against him was John 4. |
Mclean. The latter In his newspaper. the |
against the Senator and sniyel" service re-
form, and Its chief promoters became subjects
was MIR. Pendleton's defeat in his canvass Tor
Eeelectl9n to the Senate. and the. success of
WSism NsniEy y R%SSnIS %SItnoH fashern'Hw OF Secretary
Mr. PeIdetonp pS was hardly retired from the
nas GSOGG R% S
Two sets Of people were dlsplsased. His friends
thought he ought to have been sent 70 Eng
and Russia. His enemies among the Ohio De.
and thought that even Russia was not cold
enough for him: Tho Senate, however, com
pllmented MT. fenoletoh py immediate con-
MI. Pendleton was graceful speaker; YER
sntile II not q thorough scholar, and beyond
all O polished man OF the world. His dignitied |
bearing and unvaryinR courtesy long ago
earned for him the sobriluet OF " "G0ntleman.
speeches were delivered without notes. but
we're studiously prepared, memorlzed. and ro-
hoAIB0d. and whenever he rose to speak In
Congress he received the close attention Of an
aqdisnce that was sure OF hearing q finished
address.
In l848 Mr.. Pendleton was married at Balti-
more 70 Alice Key. daughter OF Francis scott
ler." Their houses In Cincinnati and WASH
nGton were noted q the scenes q the best
,hiidTs9 were born TO them. Francis, Jane. and
Mary. Francis X. Pendleton is Q lawyer in
his city. In May. 1886, Mrs; Pendeton and
Ter daughter Jane were driving In Central
Park whom the horse ran away and threw them
both out OF the carriage. Mrs. Pendleton fell
ieAVily on her head and was almost instantly
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