Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1894-01-27
PRESIDENTS SONS.
Points of Interest Concerning Worthy
Sons of Illustrious Series.

lives anu dCnltNtultuls VI luO nlOIt
noted sons of Americas great men,
Beginning with Col. Robert L. Lin
coin, ex-mlnister to England, he
says:
Abraham Tincoln's son has served
his country in the cabinet aud as min
lister 10 England. He is a good law
yer, makes \ speciality of insurance
law and has had good practice when
not in office. He is thought 10 be toll
erably swell Off rs fortunes 60 in
these days, his investments having
usually turned ont well, His wife
the daughter of James Harlan, whose
name sounds strange in the ears of the
present generation Notwithstanding
he was United States Senator from
Iowa aud Grants first secretary of the
interier, is wealthy in her own right,
bright children with pleasant home
in Chicago.
Gen. Garfeld's sons are both prac-
ticing lawyers in Cleveland, where
they have an office in the magnificent
Petry-Payne building, which was
built by ex-senator Payne, William
G. Whitney's father-in-law, The bows
are doing tolerably well. They enjoy
the friendship and good will of such
men as NJ A. Hanna; Amos Townsend
and ex-senator Payne, ana will doubt
less do well in time, One Of the
sons lives with his mother in the city
while the other keeps bis home on the
old place in Mentor This latter has
political ambitions, was an unsnccess-
ful candidate for the State Senate rec
entity and has congressional aspira-
tions which his friends believe will be
gratitied IN the near future.
The two sons of Rutherford B
Hayes are quiet, modest, but very good
business men. One OF them, Ruther-
ford. is the cashier of the savings bank
in whi3h his father was a heavy
stakeholder, in Fremont, 0. He is
very successful in everything he un-
dertakes. is not speculative by nature
or lnclination, but inherits his fathers
caution and shrewdness. He is I'M
married and lives with his sister, also
unmarried, in the cd Homestead in
Fremont, which village is the site OF
the Croghan massacre in the war Of
! 1912, a pleasant, clean, thrifty north
ern Ohio town about thirty miles
from Sandusky and at the head OF
navigation on the SaDdusky river.
The other son, Richard, is successful
lawyer iu Toledo, a member of the
firm which includes a son Of the late
Justice Swayne of the United States
Supreme court, and Brother Of Gen.
Wager Swayne of this city. Richard
Hayes js reserved in his tastes and
habits, and genial and faithful in his
friendships. and has also inherited
his fathers quiet, forceful but plod-
ding way of succeeding with almost
everything he puts his hand TO. He
is happily married and has a pleasant
home in the thrifty and wealthy little
city on the Maumee.
Col. Fred Grant is known to his as
sociates as having developed into a
quiet, modest thoughtful man, who Is
best liked by those most intimately
acquainted with him lie and Rob
ert Lincoln are alike in that while
they have held high Office they have
really no taste nor particular aptitude
for politics. Col. Grant enjoys life rs
an American gentleman. He Is neith-
er obtrusive nor snowy in any respect.
lie has most beautiful wife, nee
Honore Of Chicago. Her father was
once very wealthy, and it IS believed
he settled comfortable dot on Mrs.
Grant in those days. Col. Grant has
a reasonable fortune, the income from
which will probably enable him to
live comfortably in an unostentatious
way. He was educated for the army
and does not show any particular lik-
ing or fitness for civil business lie
will make his home either in this city
or Chicago. Buck" Grant who mar
ried the daughter of the late Senator
| Chaffee of Colorado, is very wealthy
In the right Of his wife. who was her
fathers only child, and occupies him.
self in the management Of the im.
meDsc estate left by his Iather-in-law
Jesse Grant lives in Southern C0lifor
mia, aud his mother spends the most
of her time with him. He owns
orange orchards and other real estate
in that land of genealogical won.
ders.
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Notes Here and There by Ono Who