The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-05
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President IIarrIson's Official Family-Eight
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SECRETARY OF STATE-Jumes Il. Blaine
was born January 81, 1880, at Indian
Hill Farm, Washington county, Penn,
He was educated at Lancaster, o., and
Washington College, Washington, Penn.
Mr., Blaine taught school after his gradu'
alton, and did newspaper work, In 1858
he was elected to the Maine Legislature,
OF which he was speaker one term. He
went TO Congress in 1852; reelected re-
peatedly, and elected Speaker in 1863.
Made Senator In 1877. Was Secretary
Of State in tho Garfield administration,
and the defeated candidate for the Presl'
dency in 1854,
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Window, was born in Ohio, IN 1927.
PraCtlsed law In that State. Removed
to Minnesota in 1855. During ten years
1880 member Of Congress, Appointed
United States Senator in 1870, and elect.
ed for fall term In 1871. He was re.
elected In 1876. Made Secretary Of the
Treasury In 1881. Is q capitalist Of large
means and an able AnanOier, Lives
much in New York but Is citizen OF
minnesota,
SRoRgT4gY OF THE NAyY,-Gen, Ben
iamln F. Tracy, is 6D years old, Hewas
born in Tioga; Co., n. Y. A farm lad,
then q student, then lawyer; admit
ted to the bar in 1851. Elected District
Attorney, Tioga Co., in 1854, Prom.
inent member OF New York Assembly,
session OF 1869. Same year raised two
regiments for service In Union army;
WIS Colonel Of one Of them; rose to be
Brigadier.G General. From 1866 to 1873
United States District attorney for East.
erp District OF New York, One Of coun-
sci in the ReerheFtFl9l. Earnest Repub-
liCan and has been several HmeS on
party tlCketreCentIy.
SECRETARY OF WAR-Ex.Governor
Proctor Is the leading Republican
in Vermont, not excluding Ed
munds. Was Chairman OF tho Yer
mont delegation to the Chicago Conven-
ton last year. Lives at Proctor, u town
he founded, situated few miles from
Rutland. Proctor 10 rich and public.
spirited. He owns extensive marble
quarries aud cultivates large farm.
POSTMASTER GENERAL,-JOhn Wanna
maker, OF Philadelphia, keeps the largest
retail store in America. He was born
in the Quaker City about ftty.tgp years
ago, OF poor parents. His father was a
brickmdkey Wanamaker went to work
ct fourteen years old, at . dollar and q
half week wages. Iie was advanced
and in Ave years he saved $1,000. In
1850 he was made Secretary Of the
Young Mems Christian Association OF
Philadelphia. Went into business with
partner in 1851. Married partners
sister. Partner died twenty years ago,
SINCE when Wanamaker has been alone
In business. Hois u very rich man, and
an earnest Republican, liberal with his
money.
SECRETARY OF THE INrERIoR-John
Wilcox Noble was born In Lancaster,
Ohio, in 1881, Was ut Miami University
a fellow student with President Harri:
son. Is graduate OF Yale, the class oil
1851, Settled In ST. Louis as q lawyer in
1856. In 1858 removed TO keOkuk, Ia.
Served in the war; mustered out IN 1865
as Brigadier General. Returned to St.
Louis and recommended practice. Was
made United States District Attorney by
President johnson. Resigned the office
in 1870. Has practiced law successfully
since. ,,
ATTORNEY GENERAL.-WilliRm Henry
Harrison Miller, former law partner OF
President Harrison. Born ut Augusta,
Oneida county, New York, about forty.
eight years ago. Graduated NJ Hamilton
College when twenty. Taught school.
Studied law at Toledo, o., under Mr..
Waite, afterward Chief Justice. Open:
ed office at Fort Wayne, Ind. Lived
there eight years, Went into partner.
ship with General Harrison at Indian.
apolis in 1874.
sRcRErARY OF AGMcULrURE.-Jere-
niuh NJ. Rusk, Of Wisconsin. Born In
Morgan county, Ohio, in 1880. In 1858
MIR, Rusk removed to a farm Viroqua,
Vernon county, Wisconsin. He joined
the Union army in 1862, as Majori rose
to be Brigadier.G State Bank
Controller from 1865 to 1870. Member
OF Forty.second, Forty.third and Forty
fourth Congresses. Elected Governor
OF Wisconsin in 1881, and served three
consecutive terms.