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city until he returned to his native city.
Was appointed Recorder of Pa terson for
tn rec ferms ss-sse~---a,si saaazaa- i
Edward Dean. Cooke. Republican, Sixth
District Illinois, was born at Cascade,
Dubuque County,. Iowa, Oct. II, 1s49 He
obtained his early education at the Acad-
envy and the High School of Dubuque,
and took law course at the Columbia
University. Coming to Chicago, he and
Major Beam formed law partnership.
In 1882 he was elected to the Lower
House of the Legislature.
Colonel George b. Mcclellan, Democrat,
Twelfth New York District, son of Gen
%, 1865, in Dresden, Saxony, where his
parents were on visit; graduated from
Princeton College; worked as reporter
and in editorial positions on the New
York papers until Oct IA, 1889, when he
was appointed treasurer of the New York
and Brooklyn Bridge. He studied law at
Columbia College Law School Do and was
Jethro A. Hatch, Republican, Tenth
District Indiana, of Kentland. was born
Jun. is, 1887, in Chenango county, N. Y.
When he was about IL years of age
his family went West, settling in Sugar
Grove, Kane county, Ill. He received a
common school education and afterward
attended Batavia Institute. Was COM
sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry Deem
Der IL, 1862 was promoted to surgeon.
Nehemia d. Sperry, Republican, Second
District Connecticut was born in Wood
bride, was educated in the district schools
and worked on the farm and mills owned
by hi father; taught school for six years,
learned the trade of builder, and COM
menced business in 1848. Was chairman
of the recruiting committee during the
war; nominated for postmaster OF New
Haven by Abraham Lincoln and held the
Office until Grover Clevelands first term
was renominated by Harrison, and served
during Harrison's term.
John X. Cowen, Democrat, Fourth Dis
trict Maryland, was born October %, 1874,
at Millersburg,. Holmes county, Ohio.
Educated in the public schools, at the
Academy of Fredericksburg and the one
at Hayesyille, OHIO; graduates. at
Princeton College in the class of 1866
Walter Evans Republican, of Fifth
ooantS kksntue eo1p in Sa s4
Is self-educated. Began his life as deputy
clerk in Hopkinsville in December, 1863.
reading law at night; entered the Federal
army in 1861; began to practice law in
1864 was elected to the lower house OF
the state Legislature from Christian
county in 1871, and to the Senate in 1874.
Was the Republican nominee for Gov
ernor in 1879.
James r. Howe, Republican, Sixth
District New York, of Brooklyn, was born
in the city of New York January, q, 1889,
where he received education. He has
been engaged In the dry goods business.
Miles Crowley, Democrat OF the Tenth
District, Texas was born in Boston,
Mass, in 1859, and as he describes it,
"Of poor but freckled parents" He is a
lawyer by profession, and has also been
chief engineer of the Galveston fire de-
partment He was elected to the Legis-
lature of Texas and later to the State
Senate for two terms.
J. Frank Hanley, Republican of the
Ninth District, Indiana, was born in a
rude log cabin, in the midst OF the forests
Of Champaign county, near St. Joseph,
ILL.,, April 4, 1868. Poverty and an invalid
father called upon Frank at the age Of IL
to help the mother earn the living. Tc
add to misfortune this mother became
blind when the boy was but IA years old
and thus the entire support OF the family
was thrown upon him. He married
when IS, and has served in the Indians
Legislature.
William Sulzer, Democrat, Eleventh
New York District, is we'll known in New
York. He was speaker OF the Assembly
| in 1893; was leader of the majority in
1892, and leader Of the minority in 1894
He Is strong Tammany Hall man.