The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-25
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S[.'CRETA.RY"DE "A D
'aniel S. Lamont Passes Away
ii New York After Brief Il
illness.
.AD A BRILLIANT CAREER ! ',| Z! | /
8Cleyeland's Cabinets.

Cleve1and's Cabinets.
OF the members OF the two Cabinets
fPrcsldcnt Grover Cleveland, only sever,
70 now living and fourteen are dead.
s follows: i
Livlng-Joln e. Carlisle, Don NJ. Dick-
,son 1ioke, Smith, Judson Harmon,
avid Il. Francis, Richard olney and
'llarlcs s. 1rnlrchild.
Dead--Dnniel s. Lamont. Thomas r.
Iayard, Walter Q. Gresham, Daniel Man
ing, William c. Endicott. Lucus q. {.
amar. William L. Villas William Z.
Whitney, Hilary a. Herbert. Norman J.
coleman. J. Sterling Morton, Wilson s.
isscll. William L. Wilson and Augustus
[. Garland.
(spcc!nl e The. Tlmcs Dspatch)
ME w YORK, July 2i.-Eo lonel David
cot Lamont, secretary Of war under
resident Cleveland, died ut his country
ono, hillbrook. Duchess county, N. =.
t 0:15 O'Clock last night after brief III
less. 3
That Colonel Lamont was i'll was known
D but few OF his Intimate friends. and
hcse had no thought his sickness would
crminntc fatally. Colonel Lamont has
lot been In the city much during the
lot weather, remaining ut his country
lace. Vi f5 Fl 3s
Colonel Lamont has been recognized as
nc Of the ablte. nnancicrs Fof recent
ears. a the close OF the Cleveland nd
nlnistration he formed an important con-
lection With a group Of ca pita,ists In New
Cork and became actively ged iii Tie
management Of valuable properties. He
'ecnmc prominently Identified with the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company and
vas active In the upbuldlng and ABSORB
Ion Of many competing lines by that
company. ~.
Interested in Many Railroads.
Colonel Lamont was president or the
Northern Northern Pacific ! Express Company
ice president of the Crostown Street
Railway Company. vice presldent OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company and
Rocky Fork Coal Company. director 5of
ne - Loan and Trust Company.
Manhattan Trust Company and the
Northern Securities Cnmpa N.Y.
lie was n member Of the Union. IJni-
iersity. Manhattan. Lotus, Riding and
.awycrs' Clubs.
lie lived at No. 2 West TIfty-thirl
street. and his offices were at No. 10
Hall Street. 48S
Mr.. Lamont was born at AtcGrawville,
Cortland county, N. Y, February c, . 1851.
|He cameSof Scotch Irish ancestry, who
>migrated to this country and became
farmers. His father was successful and
the boy. after studying ut the normal
college OF his home town. was sent TO
Union College, Schenectady. but did not
graduate.
He left college to take up newspaper
work. for which he had both an inclina 2
|uon and talent. lie purchased an inter
lest IN ths Democrat, d paper published
I'm tho county seat OF Cortland county,
and became its editor, at the same time
himself In politics.
In 1870 he WAS appointed cngrossfng
clerk OF the New York State Assembly,
and was chief clerk In the office of the
Secretary OF State With John Bigclow.
For a time he held n position on the
staff OF the Albany Argus. and he thus
became well known to many OF the most
influential politicians OF the State.
+ Cleveland's Private Secretary.
when Grover Cleveland was elected
Governor OF New York he met young
Lamont. and, having had occasion to
make use OF his knowledge and ability
In the preparation or his first message.
offered him an honorary position on lis
military staff which gave him the title
Of colonel.
Governor Cleveland next appointed Mr.
Lamont his private secretary, in which
position the latter made himself so Use
President he took Mr.. Lamont with him
TO the White House.
AS private secretary to the President
Mr.. Lamont gained the reputation or
smoothing the paths of those who visit
ed the Executive Mansion, while light
.,ning the burden OF Mr. Cleveland as
probably no other man could have done,
q At the close OF the first Cleveland adj
Mr.. Lamont formed con-
nections with a syndicate OF capitalists
and became Interested In business af-
fairs.
AT the beginning of the second Cleye-
land administration. In March. 1898, he
was appointed Secretary of55War. Civ
Ing up extensive interests to serve In
that position, At the request OF VIII
liam c. Whitney and Oliver II. Payne
he had gone into the Metropolitan Trnc-
ton Company In 1859. lie served the
second Cleveland administration as head
OF the War Department.
He married Miss Julia Kenny, of Cort-
land N. vi in 1874. Three children were
born OF the union, !, sg.
Was Very Exclusive.
Mr.. Lamont was one Of the most ex-
elusive men ever in the Cabinetat Wash
ington. He was a harder man to see
than the President, and was seldom, Il
ever in his office. lie always had tho
appearance Of man too busy to Talk
with any one, and looked at callers as
though they were taking up his time to
no purpose z z
While Secretary Of War Mr. Lamont
was In reality only President Cleveland's
confidential adviser. TIe was the poll
t!cRn aof the administration, and, his
real title should have been Secretary OF
Politics and Expediency.
Flo was a member of the Presbyterian
Church, and WAS q regular attendant
with Mrs. Lamont,
C. n. Rudd, ND. I'M. Buchanan. N, 2.