Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-11-29

FORAKER AS CORNELL GRADUATE IN 1869
JUDGE FORAKER IN 1881. FORAKER TODAY.
ally in the latter rs in the former instance,
and it is possible that even then he would
not have given up and declared himself
permanently out had it not been that poll
tics is not profitable occupation, and he
felt the necessity of making money while
he was young enough to do so. He has
been practicing law now for about six
years, and it is understood that he has
done very well.
Joseph Benson Foraker is not vet 80.
He was born in Rainsboro, O., in July,
1916. When he was . years old, the family
removed to place about three miles from
that village. and in the home thus cstab-
lished young Ben, as he was called when a
boy, passed his early years. He must have
been lad of strong characteristics for
when he was only : years old one sam
Newell, "a noighbor of the Foraker family,
predicted that cone of these days" Ben
would be governor of the state of Ohio.
In 1850 this prediction came true. Two
years later he was reelected to the guber
material chair. In 1889 he was rcnomi-
mated against his own better Judgment
and defeated As he ran unsuccessfully
for the office in 1888, two years before his
the fourth But the g3vernorship was
not the first responsible place filled by Mr.
Foraker He was admitted to the bar in
1861 when % years of age, and speedily
built up booming practice. In 1879 he
was elected Judge of the superior court of
Cincinnati and remained upon the bench
until 1882, when he resigned because of i'll
health. 1t is not of record that he made
enemies while a Judge, but every one who
reads the political news of the day knows
that he made lots of them while governor.
He has IA frank, outspo1cn way of saying
things that displcases many people, and
he is such a strong partisan as often to 90
farther in his remarks concerning those of
the other side than is at all agreeable.
lie was 10 years old when the civil war
broke out. His elder brother enlisted in
the mort hern army, and Ben wanted to 60
with him drcadfully, but was not allowed
to. The next year. however. he Joined
Company A of the Eighty ninth infantry,
Ohio volunteers. A wear later. and when
he was only II Years old. he was tempo
rariiv ont in command of his COMPANY.
During all the time of his service which
extended 70 the close of ho,tilities he
served with much credit When mustered
ont at the end of the war, at Fort Denni-
son. he was not 10 wears of age. His mil
itnry record was as follows: Sergeant.
Auo % lS.;9. first lieutenant. March IA.
1864. hreyrt captnin. March 10. 1861: "for
efficient services during the campaigns in
North Carolina and Georgia. When
mustered ont he WAS aid de-camD to Gen
aral Henry " Slocum. Immediately
thern,ftpr he ortprcd Wnslrvan university
nj Delaware q whore he remained two
vears after which ne went TO Cornell.
where Inc was oraduotcd i'm 1860
Tbcro i. rof sunce here to recount all
/ fine livol,. nni.o.ins in AIR Foral,er's nolit-
ical bisfort and il would he dif1icnlt TO
sncnl, Of Them in detail without taking
I sidns oithor for ar AGAINST him The nm
/ shaken hand, enisodp was nprbans one Of
thr r,n.t nirt,,rrsour If arose from an
ord,r c,ncrr,,in, bnttlenngs uut forth nv
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