Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-30
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Mississippi had in her delegation Albert
G. Brown, who entered the House in 10.
and was one of the expelled Senators Who
served in the confederacy; w. S. Feather
ton. who subsequently was a brigadier gen.
eral in the confederate army. then roomed
at HIS (afterward the old Capitol PRISON..
Jacob Thompson also rcomed at HIPS. He
served in the House from 80 to 81, declined
senatorship. was Secretary of the In
:erior from 81 to January, 81, and served
as governor of his state ard in the con-
feuerate army, and Patrick Tomkins was
a fellow boarder of Mr.. Lincoln's at Mrs.
Spriggs'.
In the Tennessee contingent was Andrew
Johnson. who, having served in Congress
a long series Of years, became President
on the death of Mr.. Lincoln. He boarded at
Mrs. Billiards. on c street near Delaware
avenue VIM. Barrow. who during the war
was arrested for disloyalty to the Union,
but was released by order of Mr.. Lincoln;
NJ. r Gentry. who served several terms IN
the U. S. House of Representatives and in
the confederate congress; Geo. w. Jones,
who was in the peace congress; f. p. Stan
ton who lived here many years before go
ing TO Tennessee. was a member of the
House ten years, governor of Kansas and
was a member Of the District bar for
long time. HIS brother, r. H. Stanton of
Kentucky, joined him in the House in 40
Green Adams, who was appointed sixth
auditor by Mr.. Lincoln, was in the Ken
lucky delegation. The Ohio delegation had
its number; J. R. Giddings another of Mr..
LincolnS fellow boarders at Mrs Sprises'
who was over twenty years in the House
leader in the anti-slavery movement and
during the war was consul general to Brit
ish North America; r. C. Schenck. who
vas a major general, United States yolun-
teers, and minister to England in 20; john
l.. Taylor who died here in the seventies
a clerk In the Interior Department; Samuel
+. Finton, the father of Mrs. Admiral
Dahlgren, who served his constituents over
twenty years, and lived here some years.
dying ir 80.
From LincOIn's State.
Indiana was in part represented by Caleb
Il. Smith, who then lived on the north side
of F between 9Th and 18th streets north
west. He was on the Mexican claims COM
miss sion and was Mr.. Lincolns Secretary of
the Interior. R. W. Thompson. who pre-
sided over the Navy Department under
President Hayes. and John A. McClernand
WHO, like his colleague, Mr.. Lincoln, had
served in the Black Hawk war, was then
in the House and was a prominent briga-
der general on the Union side in the war
1hos. j. Turner, who had made his way
up from humble life, like Mr. Lincoln. hay-
ing worked a laborer on q canal, sat
next to Justice Strong, not far from the
Weil,khown Long John" Wentworth. one
of the early settlers of Chicago. Missouri
had on the floor j. b. Bowlin. who, under
PRESIDENT Pierce, was minister to Grenada,
and under Mr.. Bro hanan filled the like
PoSi'ich III dSudy Jas. .. bTeel, VINO
was charge d. affaires to Bosota in 53 and
Senator in sc: Willard P. Hall, who was
acting governor in 81 and d. and John S
Phelps. who was a colonel The federal
side and military governor of the S ate
during the war.
Arkansas was represented by r. w John
son, who went to the Senate and in the war
was on the southern side, Robert McC!el-
land, who belonged to the Michigan dele
cation, became governor in 80. and the fol-
lowing year was made Secretary of the
Interior by President Pierce; X. F. Bing-
nam was governor in '54-6 and elected to
the Senate In 80, but died in I'll. VIM.
Thomps N. who represented Iowa, went in
the Union service early in the war, was cap
TAIN, major and colonel of the first Iowa
cavalry. and was appointed a captain of
cavalry IN the regular army.
Mr.. Lincoln was not one of the fortunate
ones in the drawing for seats and became
one of the wall flowers on the outer row.
his desk being neaG the center of the left
or west half of the semi-circIe, but when
he became interested in the proceedings of
the House he would move down toward
the front. He was on the post office and
roads committee. and 1t is said was as fond
OF telling stories and cracking jokes then
as he was in his later years and frequently
his speeches bristled with them.
r. c. Winthrop CT Massachusetts was
then the Speaker and Nathan Sargent for a
number of years in tho city councils and
register of the treasury was sergeant-at-
arms. He died few years ago at his
home on East Capitol street, the site of
which is now a part of the grounds oceu-
pied by the new library building