Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-04
PLUM FOR BAY STATE.
First Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury.
A YOUNG BOSTON LAWYER
Is Honored by Being the Personal
Choice Of the President.

WASHINGTON, April 4--The president
psnt to the senate the nominations Of
rharles S. Hamlin Of Massachusetts, and
William G. Curtis of New York to be
assistant secretaries OF the treasury.
The nomination of Mr.. Hamlin Of
Massachusetts Is President Cleveland's
own appointment. 1t was determined on
before he was inaugurated, and would
have been sent to the senate two weeks
ago but for the fact that it was claimed
that Massachusetts was getting more than
she was entitled to. Mr.. Curtis selection
was made by Secretary Carlisle. He is An
able lawyer and just the kind of a man
that the secretary wants as assistant sec
retary.
The other nominations were:
James III. Eckels of Illinois, comptroller
of the currency.
James +. Meline of the District of Co
lumbia, assistant treasurer of the United
States
l.. Stobo Farrow of South Carolina, SEQ
ond auditor of the treasury.
John b. Brawley of Pennsylvania, au-
ditor OF the treasury for the postoffice de-
partment
James ]. Willis of Florida, deputy fifth
auditor of the treasury.
Henry w. Egnor of New Jersey, col
lector Of customs for the district of New
ark, n. j.
Dudley o. Watson Of Michigan, col
lector of customs for the district Of Michi-
gan.
John Tracey of New York, superintend-
ent of charities for the District of Columbia,
vice A. G. Warner, resigned.
Charles Sumner Hamiin.
who succeeds John H. Gear, was born in
Boston, Aug 80, 1851. He Is descendant
of Major Eleazer Hamlin of Harwich, a
distinguished soldier In the revolutionary
war, who moved to the town of Harvard
shortly after hostilitles had ceased. From
Harvard, Major Hamlin moved to West
ford, where he built the old Hamlin home
stead, which IL still occupied by his de-
scendants. Four of Major Hamlin's chill
dren were named respectively Europe,
Asia, Africa and America; and the late Vice
President Hannibal Hamlin was the son OF
another child, Cyrus
Asia Hamlin lived and died In Westford.
He was In the war of 1919. His son,
Nathan Sumner Hamlin, also OF Westford,
was farmer and served in the legislature
when Charles Sumner was elected United
States senator. and he voted the straight
DemOcratlc tlcket from AnureW jackson
to Grover Cleveland
Edward Sumner Hamlin, the father Of
Charles s., was prominent Boston mer-
chant and staunch Democrat. He con-
stantly refused 10 accept any political pre-
ferment and died in 1888.
Mr. Hamlin received his early education
In the Boston public schools, then entered
the Roxbury Latin school, graduating
with high honors in 1879. He entered
Harvard University In 1879, and gave
especial attention TO political economy,
history, philosophy and theory of
music, harmony anu counterpoint. He
was a member of the Harvard Finance
club He was also prominent member Of
the st. Paul's society, an Episcopalian
club. He was graduated in lsS3 receiving
honorable mention in political economy
and English composition. He then entered
the Harvard law school, from which he
was graduated with the highest honors in
1886 He also received the degree of A.
NJ, from Harvard in 1886.
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