The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-21
a shor, sE.toh Of M. Career

1880 o'clock OF heart failure, resulting
from extreme weakness due to pneu-
monia.
a short stretch Of Ills Career
Neison Dingley, JE. governor OF Maine,
ieft-7b, and member OF congress from the Sec
ond congressional district Of Maine since 1881.
was born In Durham. Ma. In his Grandfather
Lamberts farm house on the banks Of the AN
drosooggin river February IS issa, son Of Nell
sonssnd Jane Nsmber) Dingley
After leaving college Mr. Dinsley studied law
IN ie5s-bd with Merrill 4 Fessenden and In the
latter year he wss admitted TO the bar In
September, 1855 he purchased the Lewiston
Journal Of which he had been practically the
editor while studying law.
In 1851, at the age Of %, he was elected repre-
sentative from Auburn TO tbs state legislature,
IN which body he ct once took high rank, was
rs-eleoted In 1909 and chosen speaker Of the
house at the session Of 1898 In 1853 he removed
TO Lewiston, where few months after he was
elected TO the legislature and with the opening
Of the legislative session OF 1864 was unani-
mousiy reelected speaker At ths.state cleo
ton Of 1894 he was elected TO the house afourth
time and at the session OF 1855 was again ten
dered the position OF speaker, which he de-
clined, prsfsrring to take his place on the door
He was also Representative 70 the Legislature
from Lewiston in 1888 and is7a
In ieTs Mr.. Dingley was nominated ~ Tho
republican candidate for governor OF Maine b.
vote Of two TO one against two popular op'
poncnts, and was elected BY about 1000 ma
| jority In 1874 he was reelected by over II. 0oC
majority. declining third nomination In iefb
He actively participated In the presidential
campaign Of 1870 and In tho state conventions
| OF 1877, 1873 and 1879 In 1881 Mr. Dingley was
nominated BY the republicans OF the Second
| ~ fat m all
vacancy In congress caused by the resignation
Of william p. Frye He was elected BY a ma
iortty Of over b,00o
Mr. Dingey was re-eleotcd 10 the Forty
ninth congress from the Second Maine distrlo
in 1884 In June. iss9 Mr.. Dingley was re-
elected to the Fifticth congress and agaiI
elected TO the Fifty-hrst congress in 1885, u
the Fifty-seoond in 1891 the Fifty-third d
1922, the Fifty fourth In 1891 and the Fifty
nth In 1890 BY large and increased majorities
In the Fifty second and Fifty-third oongresse
i he was an active member Of the committee Of
rapproprlationa
In forming Als cabinet prior 70, enter,ns o
tho duties Of chief executive March 4, 1921
President Mckinley rendered the position o
secretary OF the treasury 10 Mr. Dingley. bu
he declined the offer. preferring 10 remain Il
his position as chairman OF the ways ANT
means committee and door loader Of tho re
publican majority in the house Under hi
lead the house, within 10 days after the Fifty
nfth congress was convened In extrAordinarl
session, on the 18th Of March, 1897. BY Presiden
Mckinley, passed bin revising the tariff
The last Sad Honors 20 Mr DtnGisy.
Washington, Jan. lT.-The preslden
Of the United States, the senate ant
the house paid the last sad honors to tn
memory OF Nelson Dingley yesterday
At noon, In the great house chamber
these representatives Of the mourning
nation bowed their heads during tn
prayers or listened with tear.flle'
eyes to the eloquent eulogies spokel
upon the late congressman's sterling
character and noble deeds. Perhap
never In the history of the old capito
has there been more sincere grief dem
onstrated at the funeral Of publ
man. Men who had fought Dingle,
TO the bitter finish on tariff and finano
We'd with each other In evidences o
genuine sorrow.