New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-06
GENERAL BENJAMIN +. TRACY.
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

General BENJAMIN f. Tracy, Of Eew-York who has
been nominated by President Harrison for secretary
Of the Navy, was born at owego, TiosA ooanv'
N. Y, on Aprl pc, 1890. His father BenIanln
Tracy, was one Of the pioneers Of the soutnem ue1'
ard vas n man 81 sterling character Young fracy
.,,sv dsveloped a love Of study, and after com
uetine the course Of the public school, no en,etea
the oSeeo Academy, whsfp be gained goa edaen-
.on Wheu eighteen years Old he ensreo too -"
ofBoe Of Nathaniel W. Davis, prominen' .sos As
AZ the oweeo bar and ho was admitted 70 lno -
a. soon a. be was Of age. HIS cary prseuo' 80
him reputation, and whoa onT tNents,'n 1900.
ala he Was norrinatcd By The whieS for Distnox
I,torn.v N Tfaza County. He was elected asnossa
49,. r.,orr.ts were suecesstui with The general neAss
- 1ase M vss reelected, DEFEATING oiiOen "
r,.It.r ,ttsrvard Governor Of Virginia Mr. VALET
- a,n.r.I tracy became law partners aitof tno
90. Aocl,peA a third term ~ pStneEAeos
n,v. General Tracy idenahea hms.H
the Republican party wnsn A...u,bly
$50 In 1881 he was elected 10 ms ASSEMBLY
VI -. =, n.publlcans and War Democrats sna
80 e. making Henry J. Raymond Speaker OF no
.ss.n,r,v N 1se2. he served on impor"n' oO'nns'T
- 80 saIned A high reputation, ostn VI .no I'm
49,. 80 an the floor Of the Assembly AI'~ '"o
49, :, ~. Inxslature, General Tracy was mH.o
-, a, The committee appointed ey ooVsrnot "
,.r A oreAuizs general recruiting tor INC Ns, -
Re ald sood work In BrOome, Tosa anu UNI. r.
IfndR n
- \. .,.o rsoruited the loeth and lS'th
- 81 ~ "a - the tooth he was made CoioneL
~ so-.,.,a Gas n Part Of General Qrenps ad'
tor.s ara took prominent part In me DAues ~ ~"
r,,,a.~ons, ana spottsylvaniA. In inc nnaer''1s
Agbt General Tracy led his men mo si0 H' =. 81,
a. .oo,.st and toward the close OF the gay ne ish
"a m. ground exhausted Ai'er ep'H.~..-. %
vn. eompslsd 10 return 70 Now-ioLk on eDS -.
,mnaired hesith when his heain nipiV' ~. ,o1,h
regiment Of eolored troops. La'er nc vs." - -
~ a.arn.Dd N tho rsndezyous and prison camp ~
p,rra hsre 10000 prisoners were unoot nus
A, tha close Of the war no was naoo "'o''' DIS
adier-General Of Volunteers vn.nh.r Of
1,,e, ,ho war General Tracy became me"So1 "
The law Arm Of Benedict Burr q benen'c', IN 49,
lyn. from which hs resigned On @ ~ s.oened
Ios.obe- 4. 1ss9 By President Johnson 70 sao0.e
S0v."rst, :, auI,nrn As United States DiSnotAs-
,ornov -, the Eastern District OF how-torA a az
.nr0,rt~d nv President Grant on January 70,
Ia, "a .cyved until 1873. During MS terms -
he prosecuted many important cases
against whisey distlisr ana sSGSS w business in
extent the sai srsid the BIZ passed BY oSnss,
n 1851 regulating the eolsSaon ~ rose rom ga ooo
sSos', q A1 $1,000 FHsy IsTs S osnsS
gSoy resnsd TIE practice Of law ana va rroosSn
4 most S q S .S %pS soss % gsscAs {" S
making the spsSin&E oSoS w IL
bis client, ana cf0sIf IN 1851 General Tracy,
ss ss' i lad ,ons been 5Ss sS%lsss1Si II
hsUSSl e. nrooyn no%nson and the na
inseo ,s o yong kcpSbcan Club gave the iends o.
good government ia have resulted In the defeat OF
SoS General Tracy resisted ~ \. t Sggs .s, e oS,
NAN ~ tn from the CANVAS and 70 this way opened
for the no% III sstIon am IN tat critical smsr.
~ Sepoy l General Tracy the respect and hearty
sstnsgr, ~ the party and the general public on
2 renhe y. KAT he was appointed BY Governor
Cornell ss Ascse Judge Of f. ns e. Court 2, Agpea u
Charles oAnSrsws rsIsor cS, sgD.d iuass Genera q
m n N9o me nostion until Judge Andrews
tsmporary spr ointment Vas yacated b the elestio,
judge ana handed down .eyersi important opinions
| Including one which settt 2 ne eueoaon Of com;
gsc nred 81 thr elsyAsi roads IN September
yssan rs noninated fo Supreme Court Judge by
tSe Repubiicans q The s ,n6ieiN DISTRICT but we,
gs as Sosndidats tor DijiuctAttoruey OF King
County but was defeated BY J. W. Ridgway Dem.
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