Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-15

and the others will be chosen from wash
ington county friends at the burial.
Lorenzo crounse was born at Sharon. in
S~ehoharie county, N. Y. January "a, 1884
Of German descent, both his grandparents
being born across the water. He was the
youngest of seven children, and when a
boy worked in his fathers tannery. He
was educated in the common schools and
attended two terms at the New York Con-
ference seminary. teaching school in tbs
winter to earn money for his expenses
during IN summr trms.
Raised battery for war.
When q years of age he began the study
OF law and was admitted to the bar in 1851,
at FIT. Plain. Montgomery county, n. Y,
opening an office in that own where he
practiced until the breaking out Of the
civil war, when he raised at FIT. Plain
Battery X, First regiment, New York
Light artillery, being chosen captain of
the company. He served four years and
was engaged In several battles, being So
! verely wounded while holding Beverly's
ford IN the Rappahannock river. When
I partially recovered ne resigned his COM
mand and in 1854 moved to Nebraska, set
ting at Rulo, in Richardson county
In the election in October OF that year
the future governor OF his state was
chosen as one OF the coUnty's representa-
lives in the territorial legislature. Two
years later he was appointed a membe.
OF the committees on judiciary. revision
OF the statutes, and to draft a constitu-
ton to be submitted to the voters of the
territory a the next election, In October,
1885, he was elected a justice of the su-
preme court, being nominated by unani-
nous vote in the republican state con
tyention held in Plattsmouth. He assumed
This office in March, 1851. when the state
was admitted. and served a term OF six
years and was assigned to the third, or
northern district, comprising all the state
north of the Platte river excepting the
| counties Of Douglas and Sarpy.
Declines denomination.
Governor Crounse declined a denomination
to the bench at the expiration Of his ju-
dleial term, but in ls12 was nominated on
The third ballot in state convention for
member of the lower house of congress.
lie was elected that fall against Genera
silas A. Strickland and John Taffe. receiv-
ing 1900 Of the 1850 votes cast. He was
reelected to congress in 1874, but in ls7t
| was defeated for the senate.
At the close Of his congressional cam
paiEn. Mr.. Crounse took up his abode on
a farm in Washington county and in 1876
was appointed internal revenue collector
for Nebraska by President Hayes. Twelve
wears later President Harrison appointed
him assistant secretary OF the treasury.
In 1882 the republican party nominated
Mr.. Crounse for governor, against his de-
sire, and in the election that fall he wor
by a majority OF about 10000 votes over j.
Morton, the democratic nominee
and General Charles II. Van Wyck. tn,
populist nominee. He was ~insugurated or
January 8. 1898. and served one term, re-
! fusing a denomination in 1894 through the
medium OF a letter 10 the public.
Becoming a private citizen once more
the former governor resided on his farm
in washington county until 1900, when he
was nominated and elected a member Of
the state senate. which body came near
electins MIN to the United States senate t
fiji out the unexpired term caused by tn,
death Of Senator Hayward.
Governor Crounse was married TO Mis-
Mary +. Griffiths in 1850 snd 10 this unioi
one son and three daughters were born
william O., Jessie, Gretchen and Marie
The eldest daughter is now Mrs. Giber
NJ. Hitchcock and the second is Mrs
George NJ. Mcintyre. Mrs. Crounse died II
1859.