Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-05
SEVEN LAWYERS N
WILSON'S CABINET
AVERAGE AGE OF NEW MEMBERS
OF OFFICIAL HOUSEHOLD
IS 50 YEARS.
HOUSTON IS YOUNGEST
AND REpFIELp OLDEST
Sketches Of Cabinet Give Occupation,
Ages, Accomplishments and Other
Interesting Data-Nsw Secretary Of
Commerce Has Had Much Expert.
enes in Public Life.

= 0nC0 IN PUotIC LILO
New York. March 5.-The average
age of the members Of the new cabinet
is so years. David Franklin Houston
of Missouri, secretary of agriculture
A.. is the Youngest, and William c. Red
field, of Brooklyn secretary OF com
merce, "A, is the oldest.
/; Seven of the ten have been educated
as LAWYERS. tho. like President Wilson
several of them have not practiced that
profession. Only Attorney General Nc
Reynolds is in active practice. Mr.. Red
! field. machinery manufacturer: Mr.
Houston. educator. and William B. VIII
son, labor leader, are the three who
have been educated for the bar.
/ Secretary Of State.
William J. Bryan. editor. Nebraska,
(; aged 51-Born at Salem, H.. March -.
| 1862 son of Silas Lillard and Marian
Elizabeth tJennings) Bryan; A. b., with
| highest honors Of his class. Illinois col
,lege. 1881: A. NJ. 1884: Ill. B., Union
| College of Law. Chicago, 1888; same
year admitted to the bar and began
practice at Jacksonville. IL Married
| Mary Elizabeth Baird. of Perry. ILL.,.
/ Oct. 1. 1884: removed to Lincoln, Neb,
1887: member of congress from Ne
braska. 1S91-1S95; received democratic
vote for United States senator. 1888:
made party nominee for senator by
democratic state convention. 1894, but
defeated by Thurston: editor Of Omaha
! World Herald 1S94-1se6; wrote demo-
cratic silver plank in 1896 and was
nominated for president by the Chicago
conventions; defeated by Mckinley; lee
tured on bimetallism 1s971s9s; raised
regiment of infantry and acquired
rank of colonel in Spanish war. Re-
nominated for president by democrats.
populists and silver republicans. 1900.
with anti-imperialiem the issue: de-
feated by Mckinley. Established his
weekly paper. the Commoner. 1900
Fought bitterly the nomination OF Alton
B. Parker in 1894. but supported him
on the stump. Received with dis
tinguished consideration by foreign
courts on tour Of the world. 1900. Nom
mated for a third time for president.
1908, and defeated by Taft. Made con-
spicuous and successful fight on floor
of the Baltimore convention against
Wall street influences. a fight that re-
suited in the nomination Of Wilson.
Home. Lincoln Neb.; winter residence,
Miami, Fla.
Secretary Of the Treasury.
William Gibbs McAdoo. aged IS. rail-
road president, New York-Born Mari.
eta, Ga, Oct. 81. 1863, son OF William
Gibbs and Mary Faith (F7oyd) Nc.
Adoo: educated University of Tennes-
see. 1925: admitted to bar 1885; mar
ried Sarah Houston Fleming. Of Chat.
tanooga Tenn, the same year and be-
gan practice Of law in Chattanooga;
railroad attorney there until 1892, when
he removed to New York. Promoted
Hudson river tunnel system, common
ly known as 1.-The McAdoo tubes" In
1903. Becames interested in Woodrow
Wilson as governor of New Jersey; as
vice chairman, acting in the absence of
Chairman McCombs, Mr.. McAdoo was
active head of the democratic national
committee during a greater part of the
national campaign.
Secretary Of War.
Lindley Murray Garrison. aged 4S.
jurist, New Jersey-Born Camden, n.
j., Nov. %, 1864. son Of the Rev Jo-
seph Fithian and Elizabeth Van Ars-
dale (Grant) Garrison; admitted as at
torney to New Jersey bar 1888, and as
counselor 1892: accepted office Of vice
chancellor in 1904.
Attorney General.
James Clark McReynolds, aged 81.
lawyer. Tennessee and New York-Born
Elkton. KY, Feb. 81, 1852, son of DR..
John 0. and Ellen (Reeves) Mercy
nolds; B. s.. Vanderbilt university.
Nashville. 1882; graduated University
of Virginia law school. 1884, and re-
turned to Nashville to practice; pro-
fessor Of law. Vanderbilt university.
10000; assistant United states attor-
ney general, 19O3-O7. Resigned from
government service January, 1912, to
practice law by himself at 141 Broad
way He Is not married.
Postma stsr General.
Albert Sidney Burleson. aged 40,
lawyer. Texas-Born at San Marcos.
Tex, June Z, 1868: son of Edward and
Emma kyle Burleson; educated at
agricultural and Mechanical College of
Texas. Baylor university. Waco, Tex,
and the University of Texas, where he
was graduated in 1884; admitted to
the bar in 1885; assistant city attorney
of Austin 1ss5-1s9O; district attorney,
1S91-1S96; elected to congress 1899 and
has served since.
Secretary Of the Navy.
Josephus Daniels, aged so, editor,
North carolina-Born Washington, n.
c., May Is. 1862. son Of Josephus and
Mary (Cleves) Daniels; academic ed
ucation; Wilson On. c. Collegiate In
stitute; editor Wilson On. C.) Advance
at age of IS: admitted to the bar 1885.
but never pra.ticed; editor Raleigh
State Chronicle, 1895; state printer Of
North Carolina, 1Ss7-1s93; chief clerk
department of the interior, Washing
ton. 1s93-1s95; for years democratic
national committeeman from South
Carolina; conspicuous nationally as a
Bryan democrat; chairman publicity !
committee democratic national COM
mittee for Wilson campaign.
eserstary Of the interior.
Fra pk1in knight Lane. aged AZ