The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12
PRESIDENT rAFrs CABINET.

Chase Knox, OF PennsylNahla'
Secretary of WarIJacOb NJ.
Dickinson, of Tennessee.
Attorney General-George w.
Wickersham, OF New York.
Postmaster General--Frank II.
Hitchcock, of Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Navy-George
Won l.. Meyer, of Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Iuterior-Richard
A. Ballinger, of Washington.
Secretary of ARriculture--James
Wilson.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Charles Nagel, of Missouri.
Franklin MacNeagh, Secretary Of
the Treasury, was born on Penn
sylvania farm. He is graduate OF
Yale College and the Columbia Law
School. He practiced law for n
short time and then wen into the
Wholesale grocery business at Chi
cago. In 1894 he was the nominee OF
the Democrats for United States
senator, but was defeated. He has,
since 1896, co-operated with the Re-
Ipublicans.
Philander Chase Knox, Secretary
of State, was born in Pennsylvania
In 1853. He graduated at Mount
Union College, Ohio, 1872; was adj
mitted to the bar in 1873; Assistant
United States Attorney Western
district of Pennsylvania in 1876,
holding that place for one year. He
served as Attorney General in the
| Mckinley and Roosevelt cabinets,
reslgning to become United States
I senator. He was In the Senate
when Mr.. Taft appointed him Sec
rotary of State.
Jacob McGavock Dickinson, Sec
rotary of War, was at the time OF
his appointment general counsel for
the Illinois Central Railroad com
Ipany. He was born in Mississippi
in 1851; graduated at the University
of Nashville in 1871; he WAS Assist
and Attorney General of the United
states under the Cleveland admins.
tration. He is registered as a Demo
crat.
George w. Wickcrsham, Attorney
General, is New York corporation
lawyer, Attorney for Thomas Ryan
the street car magnate.
Frank II. Hitchcock, Postmaster
General, was at the time of his ap
Ipointmcnt chairman of the Repub
,, lican National Committee. He wat
born in Ohio In 1867; graduated n
Harvard in lS9l admitted TO the ba
in lSg4. Since 1891 he has been I
, government official holding various
positions. His latest Office was FRS
Assistant Postmaster General.
George Won l.. Meyer, Secrctar!
, of the Navy, was at the time of hi
appointment Postmaster General il
the Roosevelt cabinet. He was borI
in Boston IN 1855; graduated at Han
ward in 1879 and was Il merchant
, He was Ambassador to Italy from
y 1900 TO 1905
- Richard Achilles Ballingcr, Sccrc
tary Of the Interior, was born II
l Boonerboro, la, in 1855. He grad
G uatodat Williams college, Massuchu
sets, IN 1881. He located in In
=, State of Washington and was elect
;, ed Judge of the Superior Court 70
5 Jefferson county, Washington. L
'' 1904 he was elected mayor Of Seattle
G in lgn1 he was made commissions
d of the general land office.
Charles Nagci, Secretary of Com
mercc and Labor, was born in Cole
9 RADIO county, Texas, in 1919. He Is
u graduate of the St. Louis La,
n School Served in the Missou
G Legislature; was President of tn
u St. Louis city council. At the tim
u of his appointment to the cabine
e position having to deal with tn
n trusts, he was attorney Of recor
for the Standard Oil.--The Con
moner.