The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-23

Irce John Francis Bricc. Miss Heller
Erce and Miss Kate Brice. Another
SON. W. X. Bricc. is on his way home
from China.
biographical
Calvin S. Bricc was born al Den.
mark. O.. on September II, lsfj. his
father being VIM. X. Brice, "A prcsby.
terrain minister. and his mother Eliza
beth stewart liricc. The family re.
manned at Denmark for three years
after the birth of Calvin, when they
moved 10 Columbus Grove. Putnam
county. in the same state. When l.
years o. age he entered the prepare.
tory department of the Miami univer-
sitv al oxford. o.
4 Country school Teacher.
After graduating he moved 10 Lima
D.. where. for a time he taught in the
public schools and later on received an
appointment as auditor of Allen coun,
".
In July, 1854. he received n com
mission as captain of Co. T.. One Hun
lred and Eightieth Ohio infantry liz
served in the field with the Twenty
third army corps in Tennessee, Nir
ginia and the Carolinas and Georgia
until the close of the war. lie wa,
irpointed lieutenant colonel. bet never
mustered in
studied Law At Ann Arbor.
He then took q course in the law
4.
gan, NJ Ann Arbor. and was admiitc,
to the bar in the spring of 1850, wher
~ began TO practice in Lima. q.
First Experience -. Railroad LAWYER.
His first experience as railroad
lawyer was in the legal department q
The Lake Erie q Louisville railroad. il
which corporation he acquired a mod
'iate amount of stock. and played al
ncrgetic part in the construction ant
Nirnsions Of that road.
A. Railroad Consfructor
Shoril y aftcrvard he started the con
,irnciicn Of the Nickel Plate railroad
llis was done because Of refusal OF
ne LAX" shore q Michigan Southern
rcaG 70 make satisfactory arrange
mrnts with the Lake Erie 4 Western
road TO take traffic delivered by that
road.
Entered Upon His Political Career.
Mr. Ericc began his political career
as an clcctor on the Tildcn electoral
ticket in 1876, and in 1854 he was an
eiecior on the Cleveland ticket lie
was dclegatc-at-largc from Ohio e
the democratic national convention AZ
It. Louis in 1sss. and was selected "a
represent Ohio on the national com
mitfcc in the ensuing year.
became - United states senator.
Upon the death of VIM. II. Iiarnum
IN 1850, Mr.. lBricc was elected chair
man of the democratic national com
mittce.
In January, 1890. he was elected a
senator from Ohio for the term he.
ginning March 4. 1891. While in the
'nitcd States senate he served on i'm.
rcrtant committees. and was q mem
Der of the so-callcd steering committee
OF his party.
Was "a Keen Man Of Affairs and Left a
Large Fortune.
Senator Bricc was n keen man Of az.
FAIRS. and left a fortune well up i'm the
millions. lie was actively interested
in many financial undertakings. At til,
time Of his death he was the president
of and a director of the Lake Erie &
Western railroad: president and di.
rector of the Sault Ste. Marie Bridge
Co; president and director OF the Gin.
cinnati Northern railroad. and was in.
"rested in many other enterprises.
Did Not Neglect the Social Amenities.
Mr. Ericc was member of many
social organizations. including the
Metropolitan. Manhattan. Lawyers
Hiding. Democratic and Whist clubs;
'hc Ohio society Of this city. the Ards.
ICY County club and the Delta Kappa
Epsilon fraternity.
lie was also n member Of the Met.
iorNli'an Museum Of Art and the
Hr"rlcnn Geographical society.
curing the past year he had de.
voted considerable attention to the ex.
ploitation of certain Chinese conces.
SONS, and was at the head OF syndi.
cate known as the American Deyclop.
ncnt Co.