Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-07
BIOGRAPHIES.
Short Sketches Of the Members Of
House and Senate.

House and Senate.
Something About the 1872 Men Who
Make up the FIST Legislature.
SENATE.
The Senate of Maine is composed of
81 members. In politics there are 80
republicans and one democrat, the
same as in the last session. The two
Oldest members at the board are Hon.
Rutillus Alden of Kennebec county.
and Hon. John Nj. Philbrook of Ok
ford county, who are each 81 years Of
age. The youngest member is Hon.
Howard Pierce of Aroostook county.
who is 81. Five of the senators are
between 80 and 40, six between 40 and
So, fifteen between so and so, and five
between 60 and 10. Thirteen were
born in the towns where they now re-
side, and only three We're born out of
the State. Five received a collegiate
and fifteen an academical education
twenty-seven are married two are
widowers, and two single. Twenty
eight of the members have had legsla-
tive experience. Other facts are COM
piled as follows:
Profession or Occupation.
Lawyers. 7
Farmers,
Merchants,
Manufacturers, 2
Business Men,
Dentist. Physician. Pension Attorney
and Undertaken, Superintendent.
fxyil
Builder and Lumber Dealer. Farmer
raaI estate ! eacb
Relation
Co,graeationalis4
Free Rantist
uathodist
Rantist .
Irriversalist .
Unitarian .
SnirituaIist
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BURNS. THURSTON S., Westbrook,
Cumberland county). Republican
Congrega tionalist, General Agent New
York Life Insurance Company. mar
ried; age 81. Born in Farmingdale;
educated at Hallowell Academy and
Pennington Normal School. He was
formerly principal of the Bath Gram
mar School and for ten years held the
position in the Westbrook High School
Later he served as member or the
school board of Westbrook, Supervisor
of Schools of Farmingdale, and men,
Der OF school committee in Westbrook
one year. While conspicuously abe
and effective in the business 10 when
ne mas devoted his lie, ms thorough
acquaintance with men ana the lnduS-
triai interests OIL the STATE maxi nm
popular among an GLASSES VI peopie
ms Work IN lhe iesisi','uie ioi oui ~
uea'ioii''i ms u'utiolis iiaH oeen
ana successful MS siea. popuidi,.S
III ms nome town 10 a.'ea'eu Ny
iact th',t ne was eiecteu " .le
III Tue LEGISLATURES y, 90. ~.
10 tne iast semitic, noiuiiis posi'io'' "a
some Oh the most liipor,aiit eoiiili,ie.
tees. lie was an aggressive ineii NJ
ana one Oh 'ne business me-" - NC, "a
oouv. re mace rev speecneS' ~. NV
great influence Win ms ie,,ow In r,a.l
oers. y recent ISSUE y. 'ne i'i'
.rai 'hus speahs ol MS iiie
BUSINESS
MIR. T. s. Burns. general agent LOT
the State of Maine for the New Yers
lac, 90 to- on