The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-14

was sudden and unexpected
John Charles Fremont was born in Sa-
vannah, Ga, Jan. 81, 1873 His father. who
was Frenchman, had settled in Norfolk.
Va, married Anne Beverly Whiting. a
Virginia lady. and supported himself by
teaching his native language. After his
death, which took place in 1915 his widow
removed with her three infant children TO
Charleston, s. @. Young Fremont entered
the junior class of the Charleston college in
1928, but his inattention 10 his duties and
his frequent absence caused his expulsion.
He then employed himself as a private
teacher in mathematics, and at the same
time taught an evening school He became
a teacher on the sloop-of-war "Natchez" in
1888, and after a cruise of two years re-
turned, and was given degree by the col
lege that had expelled him.
Soon after ward he became an assistant
engineer, under Capt. William G. Williams
of the United States Typographical corps,
on surveys for projected railroad between
Charleston and Cincinnati This work was
suspended in 1887, and Fremont accompa-
MED Capt Williams in a military recon
noissance Of the mountainous Cherokee
country in Georgia, North Carolina and
Tennessee.
In 1897 President Van Buren, appointed
him second lieutenant of Typographical en-
gineers. In 1S40, while in Washington, D.
G., he met Jessie, the daughter Of Thomas
II. Benton, then senator from Missouri, and
became engaged to her. She was only 15
years of age at the time, and her parents
objected to the match. Fremont was Sc
cretly married to Miss Benton, however,
Oct. 10, 1871. In 1S42, under instructions
from the war department, he took charge
of an expedition for the exploration
of the Rocky Mountains. His report
Of the work of this expedition at
tracted great deal of attention. He then
determined to explore the then unknown
region between the Rocky Mountains and
the Pacific coast, and he set out in lS43 with
with thirty-nine men. His report of mis- in
LEGATIONS had great influence in promoting
the settlement of Utah and the Pacific
states.
In 1916 he was given a lieutenant
coloneps commission, and soon after was
made governor Of California by the Ameri-
can settlers. On Jan. Is, 1S47 he con-
cluded with the Mexicans articles of capitu-
lation, which terminated the war in Cali
fornia, and left that country permanently
in the possession Of the United States.
In 1S49 he was elected to the United
States Senate for the new state of Cali
fornia, and took his seat in that body in
1850. On June II, 1856, at Philadelphia he
was nominated for President by the Ma
tlonal Republican party, being the first
presidential candidate of that party. A
few days afterward he received the presi-
dental nomination of the National Ameri-
can party. At the election he received ia
electoral votes from eleven states.
Soon after beginning Of the the civil
war he was made a major general,
and for awhile played quite an i'm
portant part in that contest. In 1862
he asked to be relieved of his command, and
his request was granted. In 1864 a con-
vention of dissatisfied republicans nomi-
mated him for president. He accepted, but
soon afterward withdrew his acceptance. In
the later years of his life Gen. Fremont de-
voted himself mainly to railroad matters. In
1S7S-'Sl he was governor of Arizona. He
had varied and checkered career.