The Portland daily press., 1897-01-07
MAKEUP OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Occupations, Religious Preferences, Poll
tics, Ages and Nativity.
(From Howard Ovens Biographical
Sketches

(FrOm Howard Ovens Biographica
Sketches
We have complete returns from all the
members of the Senate with the exception
Of Henry G. Sharp of Aroostook, ant
LeRoy f. Eike of York county. The old
est member Of tho board is Dr. A. d
Billings of Waldo county, who is ~ year,
Of age. Yhe youngest member is Hon
Cyrus 5. Whitman of Cumberland county
who is 90 years sid. One Of the mem beis
Is between 20 and 80, three between 81
aud 30. eleven between 40 and 90, clever
between so and co. one between 60 ant
70, and oEe between 20 and so. Thirteen
wsro born in the towns where they now
resiue: one was born out OF the country
three were born out of the state. Eight
received collegiate ond ten an AGA
demioal eduaiion; all are married with
tie exception of four; twenty -four of the
members have had legislative experience.
The board is solidly Republican. Othe,
facts ere compiled as follows:
Profession OF Occupation Farmers, G;
lawyers, g; merchants, 5; physicians, 8;
surveyors, 2: iron ana brass founder.
lumber manufacturer, clerk, manu-
facurer, farmer and surveyor, farmer ana
lumbormEp, Gaming business, surveyor
and engineer, business manager, each.
-t;ongregAtionalist, Z; Methn-
dist, 3. Baptist, 8; free BRpt1st, =; Uhl-
vefsalist, 2: Liberal, 2; Friend, /; Uni
tartan, L; Spirituallst, /; no rehglous
preferences, u.
House-The Maine House of Hepresen-
tatlves is composed Of Isl members. or
L. q
Republicans and five Democrats, the
political complexion being exactly the
same AS tbs last House. The Oldest men,
Der. ard the one having the longest legis-
lativs experience is Major William
Dickey Of Fort Kent, who is So years OF
age. The youngest gember is Maxim +.
Gsgnon of St. A gatha, who is % years
of ags. Five of the members are between
90 ard 80 years OF age. twenty six be-
tween 80 and 40, thirby-six between 30
and 50, forty -one between 30 and 6O,
fourteen between 60 and 10, two between
20 and so, and one between 50 and 50.
Fifty were born in the towns they now
represent; only two mem bers were born
cut of the country; four were born out
of the state; twenty received collegiate
education; forty two received an AGA
demical edudcation; the remainder had
oniy the privileges OF the common
schools. Tbirty-three have had legisla-
tive experience; fourteen enjoy" single
bie7sedness. The following additional
statistics show that most Of the pro-
LESSONS and occupations are represented
Oh the floor:
Profession OF Occupation-Farmers,3 81;
lawyers, IS; merchants, IA; manu-
factur.rs, II; snperiutendents, a. insur :
ance agents, 5; farmers and lumbermen,
8; farmers and teachers, 3; hotel proprie-
tors, 8; merchants and lumhermen, 23;
bankers, Q: Iumbermen, 2; mechanics, 2;
real estate and insurance, 2; physicians,
9; farmer and grocer, farmer and lawyer,
farmer and carpenter, farmer and manu-
facturer, clergyman. surveyor. ice CROKER.
tanner, lawyer and merchant, publisher
and editor, paving cutter, commercial
traveller. druggist, Gamer and shipper,
clerk, real estate agent, boss weaver,
blacksmith, order organizer, granite con-
tractor, maehinist, teaoher. each.
Observation-Disclosures 26; Uni
versalist, II; Metbodi.t, IL Unitarian,
10; BAPTIST, Q; Free Baptist, z; Libernl,
8; Catholic 8; Episcopaiian, 2; Friend,
j; Christian. /; no religious preferences,
Al.