Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-01-10
The Members of the Legislature.
OCCUPATIONS AND RELIGION.

OCCUPATIONS AND n.
In politics all the members of the Sem
ate are Republican. The oldest member is
Hon. William ii. Hunt of Liberty. who is
20 years of age; the next oldest is Hon.
Henry Nash of Addison Point. Washing
ton county, who is 60 The Youngest mem
Der is Hon +. NJ Simpson Of Carmel.
Penohscot county, who is 80: the next
youngest are Hon. Erastus c. RYDER of
Springfield and Hon. William T. Haines of
Watervllle, who are each "a. Six of the
members are between 30 and 40, nine be-
tween 40 and 80. eight between 50 and CO.
six between 60 and 20, and one between 20
and 50. Eight were born in the towns
where they now reside; two were born out
of the State; eight participated in the
civil war in the Union army; six received
collegiate education; l6 an academcal
education; 10 have had Legislative expert
ence; . are married In occupation the
Senators are divided a. follows Mer-
chants, 9 lawyers. :; manufacturers, >;
manufacturer. farmer. and merchant. l.
not in business. =; miller, merchant and
shipbuilder, teacher and farmer, master
mariner, treasurer, physician, tanner, ship
broker and commission merchant, ship
owner. | each
In religion they stand a. follows Con
gr"gationalist. b; Methodist, ;: Baptist
y nitarian, ? Liberal. ,; Free Baptist,
Orthodox. !; Cniversalist, l. no religious
preferences, 8
In the House there are l2j Republicans
and % Democrats. The oldest member i
Colonel William Dickey of Fort Kent, who
: :. The next oldest member il Otis
kalcr. Esq, Of Scarboro. who is "a The
youngest member is II. q. Crosby. Esq.
Of Arrowsic, who is %, and the next
Youngest are + W. Hovey of Pittsield
and John b. Madigan of lioulton, who are
p each. Ten of the members are between
2p and 30 years Of age. % between 80 and
40. 40 between 40 and 80 b between 50
and CO. ten between 60 and 20, four be-
tween ~ and 80 and some have not fur
ni>hed their ages. Ffiy-ninc were born
IN the town they now represent; i've Were
born out Of the State. and i've ont Of the
country; - received a collegiate educa-
ton; b received an academical education
,. have had experience in the army 80
have served in the Legislature A. members
an unusually large number: - are not mar
ried. In occupation the House stands a
follows: Farmers. iG: farmers and lun-
hcrincn. >; farmers and teachers, ;; farm
err and stock rai>erS, ,; lawyers. Il mer-
chants, l6 manufacturers. ~; physicians.
5 ; lumbcrmcn. 3 carpenters and builders.
3; journalists, ,; law students ?; civil
engineers, , mechanics. ,; hotel keepers
,; farmer manufacturer, publisher, may
or, master mariner. master builder. Jew
eler and apothccary. book keeper wood
dealer farmer and drovcr. architect and
builder, teacher, mechanical engineer, sub
marine engineer. millman, track master
packer of canned goods. stone cutter,
paving cutter. each.
In religion the members are divided as
follows lniversali>t. % Congregational
-. 20; Methodist 70; Baptist II ; Liberal
ln; Catholic. : Free Baptist : nitariau,
4; Christian. 3 Friend 3 Spirituali,t
Independent. :: no religious preferences,
? no religious preference reported. ;.