St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-03

ating from the Phillips school in 1877
| Morse and John r. Billiard, studying
! architecture at the same time. In 1881
! decided on pursuing architecture as a
| profession. In 1886 he opened an Office
in Boston, and in May, 1885, he was
! appointed to the position of city archi-
| tect, of Boston, by Mayor Thomas N.
Hart, and reappointed in 1889. He was
| chosen to the Massachusetts house of
representatives in 1886, being only
! twenty-three years of age; he was re-
elected in 1887, and honored again by
reelection in 1883, receiving the highest
number of votes ever cast before or
since for any candidate in that dis
! trict
! Ebenezer j. Hill, Republican, of the
! Fourth district Connecticut, was born
| in the town of Redding, and spent his
! school days in Hartford and at Yale
! college. He served during the war as
: a civilian in the commissary depart
| ment. He is president of the Norwalk
| Gas Light company, president of the
| Norwalk Street Railway company,
| vice president of the National Bank of
Norwalk, and is connected with manu-
| featuring and commercial industries.
He has served one term in the state
! senate.
James H. Huling, Republican, Third
| district West Virginia, was born
| March a. 1874, at Williamsport, Pa,
was raised upon a farm, educated in
! the public schools and Dickinson semi
| nary at Williamsport, Pa, engaged in
! the lumber business in his native
state up to 1885, when he removed to
! Charleston, Kanawha county, w. Va,
where he has since resided continuous
| ly. He was mayor Of Charleston, and
! in recent years has been engaged in
the real estate business.
John William Lewis, Republican, OF
the Fourth district, Kentucky, was
born in Greene county, near Green's
| burgh, KY He was educated at Center
college, Danville, KY. He was ad-
mitted to the bar shortly after gradu.
ating, and practiced his profession al
Greensburgh, KY. He has never en-
gagged in any other business than hi:
profession.
Peter j. Otey, Democrat, of the Sixth
district of Virginia, was born in the
city of Lynchburg on Dec. %, 1910, ant
| matriculated at the Virginia Military
| institute in 1856; was sent with the
corps of cadets to repel the JOIN
Brown invasion; graduated in July
1860, under the distinguished French
engineer, Col Claudius Crozel. JOINED
| the Confederate army April, 1861, a:
second lieutenant in provisional army
served in the infantry through the war
and was badly wounded. Since the
| war he engaged again in engineering
| made manager of an insurance com
pany for several states, resigned and
was made manager of Lynchburg Ma
tional bank, and resigned to accept tn,
presidency of the Lynchburg & Dur
ham railroad, which is now a part O.
the N. &. w. system.
FROM CASH BOY TO CONGRESS
William Alden Smith, Republican
Of the Fifth district of Michigan, wa:
born at Dowagiac, Cass county, Mich.
May II, 1859. He was educated in tn,
common schools, but at twelve year.
of age had to begin the battle of lif,
as cash boy in a dry goods store
While still lad he started out fo
himself in Grand Rapids, selling pop
corn and newspapers. He was a pag,
in the Michigan house of representa-
tives, and later studied law He is &
good speaker, and is one of the bes
known men in the state.
Oscar W. Underwood, Democrat
Ninth district of Alabama, is a Ken
tuckian by birth. He was born May G
1852, and comes of an old family in tn.
Blue Grass state. He was educated a
Rugby college, Louisville, KY, AMI a
the University of Virginia. He bega,
to practice in Birmingham, Ala, anC
has been prominently identified Will
the Democratic party of the state eve
since then.
| Walter M. Denny. Democrat, Of tn,