The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-20
MARYLAND WINS.
James A. Gary, Of Baltimore, to be
Postmaster General.

Canton, FEB. l0.-James a. Gary, of
baltimore, VINO came to Canton this
morning bv the invitation of the prcsi.
dent,clect, 1T o'clock this evening n few
minutes before his departure for The east
| authorized the Southern Associated Press
to say:
President Mckinley has rendered me
portfolio in his cabinet. While it was
not definitely settled which one, am as
sured it will be one which can accept. {"
The understanding is that Mr. Gary
Will be Postmaster. General. AS ne is
not lawyer he caunot he ATTORNEY Gen
eral, which the only other portfolio I'M
provided for.
vile, Conn, October 90, 1898, OF English
descent. The founder of the American
line, John Gary, Lancashire farmer,
came to the United States in 1112 with
his brother james. james settled in
Massachus sets, while John made his home
in New Hampshire, where he died in
early manhood, leaving n large family.
One of his sons, also named John Gary,
was the father of James Sullivan Gary,
OF whom james ~. Gary is the son.
james S. Gary died March I. 1870, re.
spected by all who knew him. His grave
may be seen in Abortion, in Howard
county, Md, near the busy mills which
he had founded. Two children We're born
to hm-Jaines y. Gary and PAMELA \.
now Mrs. Hart Is. Holton, of Baltimore
county. ,]ames y. Gary attended school
ut Rockhill Institute, Ellicott CITY. and
atterward 40 Alleghaney College, Mead
vile, Pa, and in 1861 became IL oittner
i'll james :. Gary & Son.
In 1870 Mr.. Gary succeeded his father
rs head OF the firm, and he has conducted
4 tVsaIY. ..AI
cess. The large mills in Albertun ;hrive
under his management aud affold the
means of subsistence to hundreds of hu
man beings. Mr.. Gary owns other valu-
able business properties in Baltimore and
Howard counties aud has been repeatedly
called upon to share in the management
of financial and other business CORPORA.
lions in Baltimore. He was president for
several years of the Merchants and Man
ufacturcrs Association. and is now vice
president of the Consolidated Gas Com.
pnny and vice president of the Citizens
National Bank. lie also holds direc tor.
ships in the Savings Bank of Baltimore.
the Warehouse Company, the American
Insurance Company, the Merchants and
Manufacturers Insurance COMPANY and
the Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Com
pany.
An ardent Cnionist during the civil
war. Mr.. GARY has been Republican
ever since. In 1870 the Republicans nom
mated him for Congress in the Fifth dis.
trict, which WAS Democratic ut that time
and of course he was defeated. In 1879
the Republicans nominated him for gov
ernor. In those days the State was hope
lcssly Democratic and Mr.. Gary failed of
election, although he made AN active can
vass He has been delegate to every
national convention of his party since
1877 and from 1850 to 1896 represented
Maryland upon the Republican national
committee. In the councils of his party
he speaks with authority and his utter
anccs are heard with respect.
In 1856 Mr.. Gary was married to Miss
Lavinia w. Corrie, daughter of James
Corrie, and is the father of one son and
seven daughters. His son, j.. Stanley
Gary, is now the junior partner in the old
firm.