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 ed the occupation of farming. He acted as postmaster for fourteen years, and has held the office of judge of probate and school visitor for several years. He was one of the republican members of the house in 1872, and has been an officer in the Rhode Island state reform school. For several years he was also superintendent of the Whitney Home School for soldiers orphans, at Mansfield.
 DISTRICT No. 16.-Hon. -Lucius H, Fuller, republican senator from the six teenth district, resides in Putnam, and is a native of Holland. He is son of Hon. Lucius s. Fuller-for two terms senator from the twentieth district-and was 39 years of age August 31, last He has been engaged in the business of fire insurance since he was Is years of age, and has lived in Putnam during the last twenty years He has held various local offices, including that of warden of the Putnam fire district, and is chief engineer of the fire depart ment of that place he also has been elect ed to the office of justice of the peace. He received common school and academic education. In politics he is staunch re- publican. Mir. Fuller served with ability on the committees on banks, and on capi- tol furniture and grounds in 1881, and as chairman of the fisheries committee III 1882, and was recognized as prominent legislator throughout both sessions. As an experienced legislator he will be en- titled to a prominent committee in the senate.
 DISTRICT No. 17.-Hon. John M. Hall of Windham, republican senator from the seventeenth district, was speaker of the house of 1882. He is an exceptionally brilliant and able young lawyer, and his elevation to the speakership was a deserv- ed compliment to his talents and a recog- milton of valuable party service. His leg islative experience covers 8 wider field, perhaps, than that of any other man of his age in the state. His position as repre- sentative in 1882 was his fifth term in the house, the preceding terms having been in the years 1870, Fl, '72, and '51. Dur ing these sessions he was member of the committees on fisheries, contested elec- tions, constitutional amendments, rail roads (of all which he was chairman) judiciary (twice), establishment of sena- torial districts, and, in 1871, of the joint se- lect committee which canvassed the vote for governor and other state officers, in view of alleged election frauds at New report the general assembly declared Hon.
 
 MT. Hall is a native of the borough o1 Willimantic, and was AZ years of age in October. After graduating from Williston seminary, East Hampton, Mass, in 1862, he entered Yale college, from which he was graduated in 1866. Immediately after leaving college he began the study of law, entering for that purpose prominent law office in New York city, and at the same time taking the regular course at the Co., lumbia law school. In 1868 he was ad. mitted to the bars of New York city and Connecticut, and in the spring of 1869 be. gan the practice of his profession in Willi- mantle, where he has since resided. He is member of the state bar association, and one of the executive committee of that organization. In his own town, MT. Hall has been registrar of voters, acting school visitor, justice of the peace, and clerk of the court of probate. He was corporate I and has been director of the Dlme Sav- ings Bank of Willimantic, and is active in promoting the progress and interests oi the borough. His first vote was cast fol Abraham Lincoln, and he has since been one of the most active of republicans, giv. ing the party at all times the cordial sup. port of his voice and pen. In 1876 he was delegate to the national republican con- vention at Cincinnati, and in the national campaign of 1880 he organized and was president of the Garneid and Arthur club of Willimantlc.
 DISTRICT No. 23.-Hon. William B. Sprague of Andover, republican senator from the twenty third district, is man of many accomplishments and much travel. The most part of twenty -one years he was commercial traveller, going extensively through the southern states. At one time he was connected with the newspaper ad. vertising department of Dr. J. c. Aver & Go. of Lowell, Mass. He also did busi. ness for several years in New York, Penn sylvania, and New Jersey. At home he has been honored by election as town agent, selectman, justice of the peace, treasurer Andover Creamery Company, and tax collector of the town of Manches- ter. He is son of Benjamin Sprague, who represented Andover in the house in 1857, and nephew of Rev. Dr. William B. Sprague, for forty-one years pastor of the Second Presbyterian church at Albany, N. Y., and author of a large number of books. The senator was born in Andever, May 6, 1849, and educated in the common schools and the Natchaug high school of Willimantic. =
 DISTRICT No. "A. Hon. George E.. Keeney of Somers, republican senator from the twenty fourth district, is the treasurer and manager of SomersvilleM Manufacturing Company, which has required his constant attention. His financial skill is shown by the excellent condition of the business. It is 8 consolidation, under special legisla- ture charter granted in 1883, of the firm of G. B. Keeney & Co.,, founded in Mas sachusetts in 1868, and of B. Keeney & Sons, established in Somers in 1879. AL though staunch republican, the son of a father who has been a republican since the formation of the party, and one of five brothers who have never voted any ticket except the republican, he has always de- clined office until last fali Then he con- sented to become candidate for senator. He was born in South Manchester, March 9, 1849. i.
 George Osgoodby, author of the Murch- ison letter, says he did not until few days before the correspondence was made public have a conception of its importance in a political sense. When he did, the thouoht of the farreachino affecte ond