The times., 1899-10-01

choice for the position. Even up to the
time the nominations were announced
yesterday there were many who still
claimed that it was very doubtful on whom
the President would confer the honor OF
the associate justiceship.
When the announcement was made, how
ever there was but one opinion expressed
by the members of the bar and other
prominent residents of the District. On
every hand it was acknowledged that the
selections of the President were excellent,
and were the result of careful enquiry as
to the fitness of those suggested for the
places.
Mr.. Barnard's Career.
Mr. Barnard may properly be called
District man. Although he was born in In
diana he has been a resident OF the Dis
trict and has been closely identified with
its interests for nearly twenty six years.
He was born in Porter county, Ind, June
s. 1874 and is consequently fifty-hve years
of age. He is descended from old Quaker
stock. his ancestors having been among the
original settlers at Nantucket, and who
removed to North Carolina during the lat
ter part of the eighteenth century. In 1871
Mr. Barnard's paternal grandfather moved
from North Carolina to Indiana, where the
family has since resided.
Mr. Barnard was educated in the public
schools of Porter county, and also at the
Valparaiso Male and Female College. Lat
er he graduated from the law department
of the University of Michigan. In 1857 he
began the practice of law at Crown Point,
Ind. where he remained until 1873. In
that year he came TO Washington, and was
appointed assistant clerk of the Supreme
Court of the District, succeeding Charles
McNamee. He held this position till 1876.
when he formed a partnership for the
practice of law with his brother, Milton c.
Barnard, and James S. Edwards. This
partnership continued until 1882, when
Milton c. Barnard withdrew from the firm,
and went into the title examining business.
The firm of Edwards & Barnard still ex
lists.
In 1852 when only eighteen years of age,
Mr.. Barnard enlisted in Company K, Sew
enty-third Indiana Volunteers, and served
throughout the war, being mustered out of
the service in July, 1865. He was mem
Der of the same company as was Major L.
P Williams, who is at present the assistant
clerk of the Supreme Court of the District.
During the war Mr.. Barnard saw much SER
vice in Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky.
MI Barnard married Miss Florence Aurora
Putnam. lineal descendant of Israel Put
nam In 1890 Mr.. Barnard was appointed
d
public schools in the District and he still
holds that position.
Gen. II. III. Anderson.
Gen. Thomas II. Anderson was born in
1S48 He is native of Ohio, where he
held several important political Offices. He
was chairman of his county committee and
the Congressional committee in 1889, and
became subsequently member OF the Re
publican State executive committee of
Ohio. and a member of the city council
and board of education of Cambridge,
where he was also president of several
corporations and business enterprises
Having been admitted to the bar he prac-
tieed law in the State and Federal courts
of Ohio the United States Court of Claims,
and the Supreme Court of the United
States.
While engaged as principal of the High
School at Cambridge. his home he resign
ed his position in 1871, in order To practice
his profession in that city in partnership
with Hon. ]. D. Taylor, afterward the
President of the National Building and
Loan Association of the District of Column
bia Upon the election of Mr.. Taylor to
Congress in 1882, he became the senior
member of the law firm of Anderson &
Locke.
In 1887 he was prominent candidate for
Attorney General of Ohio, and in 1883. was
appointed by President Harrison as Minis
ter Resident and Consul General of the
United States to Bolivia. Congress having
advanced the rank of the Bolivian mission
in 1880, the President again appointed him
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plen-
ipotentiary to that republic
Coming to Washington permanently in
1893 as the senior member of the law firm
of Anderson, Doan & O'Neale, he soon took
high rank as lawyer in this city. For the
past three years Colonel Anderson has been
manager and general counsel of the Wash
ington National Building and Loan Asso-
citation, which, under his guidance, became
a very successful institution.
Colonel Anderson was rendered the Office
of Postmaster OF the District of Column
bia by President Mckinley, but he declined
to accept the position.
The New Register of Wills.
Louis Addison Dent is a relative OF the
late Gen. IT, S, Grant, being of the family
but has lived in the District for many
years, or served in different Government
positions from the District. He has been
recently the American Consul at King
ston, Jamaica, and is now on his way to
this country from that post
Mr. Dent is about thirty-seyen years old
He was appointed TO the Government sery-
ice first in the early SOS, receiving place
in the Treasury Department. He was
transferred to the State Department in 1889
and served as stenographer and private sec
retary to Secretary Blaine until 1891
In 1891 Mir. Dent was assigned 10 the
task of inspecting the consulates in Cuba
and during the year following inspected
those in the West Indies and Mexieo. He
then returned to Washington and vas ap-
pointed United States Consul at Kingston.