A Biographical Congressional Directory, 1774 to 1903: The Continental Congress: September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, Inclusive. The United States Congress: the First Congress to the Fifty-seventh Congress, March 4, 1903, Inclusive |
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Page 481 - December, 1824, he was elected to the United States senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Barbour, and completed his term, March 3, 1827.
Page 505 - Morton to the latter; has been the orator on three great national and international occasions — the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, the statue having been purchased by the contributions of the people of France and brought over here by the members of the cabinet, of the legislature, and of the army and navy of the French Republic; the centennial celebration of the inauguration of the first President of the...
Page 9 - M. MORRILL, of Maine, June 21, 1876. SECRETARY OF WAR. WILLIAM W. BELKNAP, of Iowa ; continued from last Administration. WILLIAM W. BELKNAP, of Iowa; recommissioned March 17, 1873. GEORGE M. ROBESON, of New Jersey (Secretary of the Navy), ad interim, March 2, 1876. ALPHONSO TAFT, of Ohio, March 8, 1876. JAMES D. CAMERON, of Pennsylvania, May 22, 1876.
Page 509 - Vermont house of representatives in 1876 and again in 1884; was a State senator from Washington County in 1878 and again in 1880; was governor of Vermont from 1888 to 1890. October 18, 1900, was elected United States Senator from Vermont to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Justin S.
Page 596 - Volunteers and served therein until the close of his term of service; was collector of internal revenue for the Third district of Iowa from November, 1865, until June, 1869, when he resigned and became a member of the law firm of Shiras, Van Duzee & Henderson...
Page 8 - John F. Hartley, of Maine (Assistant Secretary), ad Interim, March 5, 1869. George S. Boutwell, of Massachusetts, March 11, 1869. SECRETARY OF WAR— John M. Schofield, of Illinois, continued from preceding administration.
Page 361 - March, 1885, was elected to the United States senate to fill a vacancy, caused by the resignation of Senator Garland.
Page 3 - John Adams, of Massachusetts. SECRETARY OF STATE — John Jay. of New York, was Secretary for Foreign Affairs under the Confederation, and continued to act, at the request of Washington, until Jefferson took office. Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, September 26, 1789; entered upon duties March 22, 1790.
Page 364 - State committee from 1874 to 1878; in 1881 was appointed Fifth Auditor of the Treasury Department, and during his residence in Washington was elected and served one term as commander of the Department of the Potomac, Grand Army of the Republic; on leaving Washington, removed to Buffalo, forming a law partnership with his college classmate, Hon. James A. Roberts, formerly comptroller of the State of New York...
Page 387 - November 2, 1855; came to this country when a boy; received a classical education; learned the printing trade and has remained a newspaper man ever since; was connected with several Eastern papers as reporter, legislative correspondent, and editor, and was at the time of his election to Congress editor in chief of the St. Louis Tribune; was elected to the board of public schools of St. Louis, and in November, 1891...