The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05
MEMBERS or THE CABINET.
Biographical Sketches of Mr.. Cleveland's
Lieutenants.

In his choice OF a Cabinet President
Cleveland has particularly honored the
! legal profession. Six out of eight port
foios went to lawyers, and old news
paper men secured the remaining two.
The legal lumiEaries are Walter Q. Ores
ham, John g. Carlisle Hilary A. Herbert.
Hoke Smith, Wilson S. Bissell and Rich
ard Olney. The newspaper men are
Daniel 5. Lamont and j. Sterling Morton.
and Mr.. Smith is also prominent in the
newspaper world In the South.
Walter QuintOn Gresham, the premier
Of the Cleveland administration, is now
sxty-one years Of age. March has been
an important mo, IN i'm his career, for
he was born at GAINESVILLE, Ind, March
H. 1882 and in March. 1893. he assumes
the Office Of Secretary OF State, the high
est place in the gift OF the President
elect IL is odd, too, that he was born in
Harrison county. and that sixty years
later he should refuse TO support for
President the grandson Of the man from
whom the county of his birth took it's
name. Mr.. Gresham was born on a farm
IN a rather wild locality, and when he was
two years old Sheriff Gresham. his father.
was killed by "A desperate. There were
six children for the widow TO support,
but young Gresham managed to get a
good education and became a lawyer.
When the Republican party was organized,
he joined 1t and took up the anti-slayery
cause
When the war broke out. Gresham led
a company of home guards into the
Federal service, and for gallant services
rose gradually in rank until he was made
brigadier-general at Vicksburg. In
July, 1864, he was disabled by a mimic
ball which broke his leg as he was lead
ing charge. General Grant made him
United States District Judge. and he
served for twelve years. during which
time not a single one Of his decisions
was reversed by the United States SUI
preme Court. Judge Gresham received
many honors at President Arthurs hands.
He was successfully made Postmaster
General, Secretary OF the Treasury and
United States Judge for the Seventeenth
judicial district at Chicago. In October,
1892, after he had refused the Peoples
party nomination for President. he an
that he would vote for Cleveland
and added. II think that Republican
Fan vote for Mr.. Cleveland without join
ing the Democratic party" In 1858 Judge
Gresham married Matilda McGran, and
hey have a son and daughter.
John Griffin Carlisle, the new Secretary
IF the Treasury Is one OF the best known
Democrats in the country. He was born
n Kentucky fifty-seven years ago, re-
eived a common school education and
ater taught school at Covington. He
vas admitted 10 the bar in 1853, was
member of the State House OF Represent
atives the two years following, and be-
Inning in 1865 served two terms in the
tate Senate In 1868 he was delegate
I large to the national Democratic con-
ention at New York, and he served as
of his State from
81 to 1875. The year following the bud
Ing young statesman was sent to Con-
ress. where for seventeen years as con-
ressman, speaker of the House and
enator he made a great name for him
elf. He has only been in. the Senate
nee May, 1890. but resigned when Mr..
leyeland called him to the Cabinet. Mr..
arlisle's family consists OF himself, Mrs.
arlisle and two sons. Logan and w.
;. Carlisle.
Daniel S. Lamont, Secretary of War.
rst achieved fame as private secretary
} President Cleveland during his first
srm. His career has been a very inter-
sting one. He was born in CORTLAND
ounty N. Y, forty-two years ago OF
cotch parents, and when only twelve
ears Of age he went to work in news
aper office. His first public Office was
deputy clerkship In New York, and I'm
40, 1871 and 1875 he was a clerk In the
ew York State Assembly. The two fol-
wing years he was chief clerk I'm the
tate Department at Albany. and during