Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-27

Society OF the Sons Of the American
Revolution.
Mr.. Drummond married ElZada l;ol-
Inns Bean of Montvillc. They have four
children.
Josiah II. Drummond WAS born in
Winslow. Me. Aug. 30. 1927. Ills fa-
ther was Clark Drummond. II descend
ant of Alexander Drummond. one of
a colony of Scoth Irish Presbyterians
who settled near the mouth of the
Kennebec river in l129. His mother
was cynthia blackwell. an estinElblt
WOMAN from whom he inherited many
Of his most admirable traits. lie was
named for col. Josiah Hayden. the
father of his Irttcrnal grandmother.
" no WAS Il major in the Revolutionary
army.
Mr.. Drummoud was graduated at
WatcrvilIc College lnow Colby Uni
tersityp in 1916. He was for many
years !; trustee of that institution, and
FOR several years president of the
board. In his student days he taught
school ana was principal OF both China
and NaSSalboro Academies. He read
law in WaterSilie and after his adj
mission TO the bar went to California
in 1850. After IL brief stay there he
returned to Watervillc and became
successor to the law firm Of Boutciie
4 Moves. his late pl citors lie con-
tinucd IN business with much success
until 1860. when Gathering Offers ana
II wider field induced him to remove
his Office 10 Portland where he had
since resided, doing a leading ana
PROSPEROUS business. He held the po-
sitiou of attorney general Of the state.
city solicitor OF Portland for several
yea.s. clerk and solicitor for the Maine
Central Railroad and vice president
ANA general counsel of the mon
Mutual Life Insurance Co seat
one the supreme bench had more IMAM
once been offered him. but he declined.
Mr.. prtrmmond entered political HE as
4 Democrat. and to all that the name
implies he was thoroughly loyal lie be
Iicvcd that African slavery WAS local
evil TO he remcdicd by euulttpie hi'hs
urcS. but not allowed 10 eNtehu, .tha'
moral staSion and miid laws were no.
sufficient restraint to the criminal iisc q
stimulants. on these points men hlIeitu
and their discussion caused q disruption
of political afiiliation y htW PATTY VII
orcanized and the Wings. Free Soil an'i
American parties were largely abtndoncd
and the Democratic party diNidcu III
halves. The new party called itseit re
publican. and Mr.. Drummond was con,
spicuous IN its first state conventions anu
ever since WIS one Of It's must prom :
nrnt leaders lie became Wtmncr oi
tho House and In 1885, WIS lis Spcaker
In 1850 hc was elected to- the Scitntt. ANA
in 1900 to bc attorney general, winch pp-
siiion he held four years. In 1865 ne was
elected To represent Portland In the state
legislature. and again chosen Speaker OF
that body. H.
lie was. probably. the only man N
Maine who has declined to be c;indidate
i'm a convention DESTROYS of making hin
their nomiuce for Governor where the
nomination was equivalent to electi"n.
In his politics Mr.. Drummond was open
straightforward aud unhesitatins. tls
friends coniidcd in him. for they always
knew where 10 find him. His political OPP
poucpts respected him. for they knew ne
was above dupicitN ..,
MIR pr,i,nriund was deeply interested
IN historical and genealogical research
an active member of the Maine iiistori-
AL Maine Genealogical and kindred So
| s.etic; elsewhere He WAS one OF ms
.ourdcrs and was registrat of the Maine
Society of the Sons of the, American KEY
,lution. He was in hearty accord Win
many OF the fraternaI organizations es-
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