Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-04
Biographical Sketches.

The Journal will publish tomorrow.
Howard Owens Biographical Sketches
of members of the Legislature Those
members ordering copies of the paper
in advance will be supplied at the
State House, where extra copies will
be on sale. and where also they may
procure copies of the pamphlet.
We give the following interesting
summary, CLEANED from the sketches:
The Senate is composed of 81 MEM
bers. all of whom are Republican IN
politics. The oldest member at the
board is Hon. Daniel J. Sawyer of
Washington county, who Is "A years
OF age. The youngest member is Hon.
Cyrus S. Witham of Cumberland coun-
ty, who is 2S years old. Two of the
members are between 20 and 80. three
between 30 and 49, eleven between 40
and so, nine between so and 60, five be-
tween 60 and 20, and one between 20
and so. Nine were born in the towns
where they now reside: two were born
out OF the State, and two out of the
country. Ten received collegiate.
and eight an academicalsA educations
Six are single, one widower, and the
rest are married. Twenty-seven of the
members have had legislative expert
ence. Other facts are compiled as fol-
lows:
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION.
Lawyers, 9
Manufacturers, 5
Farmers, .
Merchants, =
Farmer and lumberman. farmer and
corn packer, farmer and trader. ply
sician. publisher, merchant and
manufacturer clerk, lumberman mill
manager, dealer in timber land. sur
veyor and conveyancer, carpenter. no
occupation given, l each.
RELIGION.
Congregationalist, s
Universalist, d
Baptist,
Unitarian. )
Free Baptist, 2
Methodist,
Friend.
No religious preferences, 6
The House of Representatives is
COlpOSc0 VI lJl lecpuOll-
cans. and "a Democrats Several men,
bers have not responded to our circu-
lar and their names are not given here.
From our compilation we gather the
following interesting facts. The oldest
member at the board is Winfield /.
Crane of Whiting, who is 73 years of
age. The youngest member is Charles
Jasper Hutchings of Brewer, who is "a
years of age. Eight of the members
are between 20 and 80 years of age.
twenty-four are between 30 and 40.
thirty-seven between 40 and so, fifty
between 80 and 60. twenty between 30
and TO- and two between 10 and so.
Fifty-eight were born in the towns
they now represent: six We're born out
of the country; ten were born out of
the State: nineteen received collie
giate education: fifty-three received an
academical education: the remainder
had only the privileges of the common
schools Twenty-nine have had legis-
lative experience; nineteen are single
men, eight widowers, while the rest are
married. The following additional
statistics are given:
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION.
Farmers, p
Lawyers, 20
Merchants, 16
Farmers and merchants, S
Insurance agents,
Carpenters, .
D
and surgeons,
Official positions.
3
Teachers, }
Lumbermen. S
Real estate dealers,
Farmers and manufacturers,
Farmers and teachers. z
Farmer and travelling salesman.
Farmer and lawyer. farmer and me- !
charic. farmer and sailmaker. farm |
err and land surveyor, farmer and
Iumberman. master mariner, house |
and boat builder, log agent. hotel
proprietor, manager opera house.
packer Of canned goods. salesman,
superintendent of mills, dentist. cleo
trical engineer, tanner, commercial
traveller Spectator manager. mill
wright. civil engineer, railroad agent.
Wholesale business, retired ship mas