The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1889-03-08
The New Cabinet.
BRIEF SKETCHES OF PRESIDENT HARRISON :
POLITICAL HOUSEHOLD.

POLITICAL. HOUSEHOLD.
James Gi!lesp pie Blame Prrslden; Narr.son's
Sacreraty Of State, was born in Washington
county. Pa January jDth. 1870. After grad
u,tIus ut Washington College he become a
teacher i'll the Military Institute At Blue Lick
Springs, Nv, then returned 10 Pennsylvania
and studied law. In lo3i he had en- cred
journalism, and was editor of the Portland
Mel Advertiser. lie abandoned journalism
after an experience OF twelve mont hs IN enter
tie Legislature. L. which ne Was elected III
1853 and afterward ~ elected for second
term la 1862 lie was elected In Congress,
and remained there eighteen years. being
Speaker sevcra, terms. He was then appoint
| uileh States Senator Ia fill an uneNpiretl
term. The late President Garfield appointed
him Secretary ol State, which, office he held
until after the death of the President. He
resigned from the cabinet November 18th,
ISL In 1854 he received the republican
nomination for President. but MAS defeated
nv Grover Cleveland.
William Window, Secretary OF the Ireisu-
~ was born in Belmont county. o 'i", III 1877.
He is "A lawyer by professions, and settled IN
Mime .ola in 1850. lie was seIit 10 Congress
in lSig, aud WAS reelected 10 serve four Stic-
cessiye terms, a period Of ten years, eidins
his career in the House in loj.'. lie ~aS ap-
pointed TO the Cuited States Senate in leIo
TO ill the un-xpiie ell term Of Daniel b Nortoh,
deceased, lie was also chosen tor III terms
ending 1878 and ISe:i lie r'.slsnt Il, howe
yer. in 1881 To accep; the Treasury portfolio
in President Garfield's cabinet. anu upon bis
retirement from the cabinet, at er Ga' fields
death. he returned To the Senate. where he
Sc, we'd tie remainder OF his term.
Redtield Proctor, Secretary ri War, is a
leader IN Vermont p ,l,tics, and was Governor
of the Green Mountain Stale III 1873, 1872
and 1880 lie was chairman of the Vermont
delegation Ia the h'caso convention last year,
the ONLY one in The whole body winch voteI
solidly fui Harrison first. last aiid all Tie tim"
II. was Endorsed lately by \ j'iM rssolu-
ton of the Vernon. L.gisiatur. aud by The
State delegation in Congress. Ex-Gov. Proc
tor is a farmer ON large scale. living al Proc
tor. a town founded by him anu situated few
miles from Rutland. He has been in pracii-
cal control oil the whole output OF the Yer
mont marble quarries. and ons oil tie largest
dealers in that commodity in the Quilted
States, but within a month has given up ali
active business and resigned the presidency OF
the marble company.
BENJAMIN F. Tracy, Secretary Of the Navy,
was horn in Oswego, \. n, and is 50 years q!
AGE. lie was admitted TO the bar in 1851,
and two wears later was elected district aitor-
ney of Tiosa county. Two years later lie
was reelected TO the Office, defeating GILBERT
&. Walker, who was Afterwards Chosen Gov.
ernor of Virginia. He served during part Of
the civil war as colonel Of the One Hundred
aud Ninth New York regiment, and afterwards
commanded a culored regiment. After The
war he settled in New York. lie was one
Of the counsel for Tn. drf.nse in the ceiebra-
ted Beecher trial. La 1886 Gen. Tracy was
was made United St-Iirs district attorney Tor
the eastern strict Of New York which posi-
ton he held until 1873. In 1881 he was APP
pointed Judge of the court of appeals and serr-
ed one veal Gen. Tracy is a weii-known
breeder Of trutiers, and with his son owns the
Marshlaud stud, at .Apalachin. Tiosa county,
". Y.
John Wilcox Noble, ) .cTetary Of the lnleri'
or, was born in !. tncasIer county, Ohio. oct.
IT. 1851. He graduated from \ ale College
aud then read law. Mr.. Noble settled Hrs;
in ST. Louis in lS5J. Not meeting with sue
cess in the practice ofthe law rs he expected
| he rernuv d the following year 10 keokuk
Iowa. where he became prominent ii the bar
At the breaking out uf the war he enlisted as
a private in the Third Iowa Calvary, and wa
| steadily promoted until he became colonel
At the close u: The war lie was promoted tn Z
| brigadier-seneral.hip for meriiori us services
After the war Gen Noble settled in ST. LON:
where he was made [ uted States Dstrlc
| Attorney by President johnson. He Resigned
| his position in 1870. and has since been en-
gagged in the private practice of law.
| William Henry Harrison Miller. Attorna,
| General, WAS born in Oneida county. New
| York, and is Is years of age. lie graduated
at Hamilton college. aud Afterwards read Law
with the late Chief Justice Waite in Toledo
| He began the practice of law al Fort Nayre
| Indiana, but since 1874 he has been living II
! indianapolis, having sine. that year beet
the partner OF General Harrison. The Nil
| lers and the family of President ilgrrisoI
have becrme intimate friends, and were near
| IL always together. Mr. Miller is considered
wealthy man. having grown rich III TIN
practice Of his professions, and his mouse II
| indianapolis is i'll every way an elegant one
| John Wanamaker, poslmaster-general,w wa
born in Philadelphia. July 1887. and com
| menced his business career as clerk IN
! book store at Si.J0 a week. When 20 year
of age he had 500 to bis credit 4 luck,
investment in real estate increased this a
mount to 50 900, thus enabling him 10 star
clothing store on his own account. He sooI
rose to br one Of The leading clo:hiers in thi
country, aud afterwards gradually converie'
| the business into dry doods line. His ap
pcarauce in business was almos, simultane gu
with his adren; into public life. He becsm
identified with every popular movement, ant
| when the centennial celebration commission
| was created his was one of the first name
mentioned. lie was also prominently iien
titled with the movement tor the correction
Of the abuses in the muui ,ipal government O
Philadelphia, aud durin. the recent presiden
| tial campaign was active and successful il
raising Money for the republican party.
jeremiah McLain Rusk, Secretary Of Aeri
culture. was born in Morgan county, Ohio
in 1850. lie moved TO Wisconsin in lS5
and engaged in Agricultural pursuits. Ii
1862 he entered the Union Army and va
commissioned maj IT of the Twenty fift
Wisconsin Regiment. rose 10 the rank q
lieutenant colonel, aud served with Gen. WIN
| T. Sherman from the siege Of Vick.burg Ill
the close of the war. NJ. Rusk was el.cie
bank comptroller Of Wisconsin in 1866 whic
post he held till 1870. in which year he wa
elected member of Congress by the repub
licans. He served three terms, aud AS chair
man on pensions performed important servic
in adjusting the pension rates. In 1852 b
was elected Governor { Wisconsin and sers
| ed three terms.