New-York tribune., 1896-10-24
OBITUARY.
COLUMBUS DELANO.

Mount Vernon Ohio oct 22.-Columhus Delano.
ex-secretary of the int lror. died at noon to-day.
Columbus Dclano was born at shoreham. Vt,
in 1909 He removed to Mount Vernon. ONO, IN
1917 After receiving academic education ne
studied law and admitted TO the bar in lS5l
He soon had the good fortune to be employed as
junior counsel III local case involving important
legal que stions and considerable property Having
been left by accident in sole charge of the case
he was triumphantly successful The immediate
effect OF tn. reputation thus gained was mis- eec-
tion "A prosecuting attorney in a county adverse
his politics. After three years service hc was
reelected. but he Immediately resigned the trust
which interfered with his general practice
He elected TO the XNINth Congress as a
Whig. serving from December !. lsi5 TO March 3.
lsi7 During mis- term IN that Congress he served
Oh the Committee on Invalid Pensions Measures
Of war and conquest OF oregon and Mexico were
the vexed questions Of that day. on the oregon
question he advocated the claims for the larsest
measure of territory against the settlement that
ultimately prevailed. on May II, 1916, ne No'eu
with John Qucy Adams and twelve others
against the declaration that war existed by the
act OF Mexico MIR Delano's vote against that
declaration cost him the Wing nomination for
Governor OF Ohio In lsiS. he came wl'hn TWO
votes however. of receiving the nomination.
Retiring about this time from his profession slr'
Delano removed to NewYork as principal partner
which had a branch house at Cincinnati AFTER
four wears he Withdrew from successful business
and i'm lN6 returned TO his Ohio nome TO engage III
publican National Convention at cnlcago whlcn
nominated Lincoln and Hamlin In lsel ne Was
Commissary 4; neral of the State OF ono re
came within a few votes of being nominated III 'ie
Republican caucus for United States senator IN
lSs1 when Senator Wade was Reelected III 100
Mr.. Deano member OF the ONO LesisidtI
I'm the following year he was delegate 10 the fNe
publican National Convention al baltimore
II. was elected TO the N\NINth Congress as
ffr cont eG.
not unseated In the NXNIHtn Congress he
served as chairman OF the Committee on tldHis
" he n this position every bill reported 10y hlin
became a law General George W. Morgan op-
,alned certificate of election 10 the Min toi-
grcss but on June 3. 1853. the seat was eiN'u 10
Nr Delano. During his service in the NLth ,or-
rrcss MIR peIano was d member of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs. $1,000, -, r,rsido,
ON March T. 1859 he was appointed by Presldeh,
Grant as Commissioner OF Internal revenue, anu
on November ]. 1870 he was appointed ~ ory e r
tary OF the Interior lie remained al tile ueau vi
the Interior Department until october y 80 ~nen
his resignation. which had been tenu'rcd doouS d
year hefore was accepted. Since fhat tint Mt
Deano had not been In the public service tnousn
nccnsi sionaIv spoken OF for certain Offices re was
r.n,it.d TO ha wealthy. ana had Il me II I'm.
Interest OF them with members OF MS own p'r'
In 1871 he WIS engaged In a personal snco.l'. ~.
| Washington with Judge T. ". Nrlsnt, ioEiurrS
attorney for tho Cherokee and other hul9h tIid Is
,rbo bad heau indicted by direction OF MI D"laho
| Tor the enheZzlement OF Indian funds ,,
lie was one of the trustees ot kenyon, 'oh'Ie'
| and he endowed a school called Deano Hall.