Kensington, and settled in Deerfield in 1762. He was early identified with all the more important interests of the town, and ever proved himself active and efficient in advancing them. Was selectman, 1772-'74; representative, 1775-79 and 1781, 1783-'84; town-clerk from 1775 to 1795; a practical land surveyor, and member of the Congregational church. He died in 1802. James Betton, of Windham, was born in Scotland in 1728, and settled in Windham before 1753. He was a farmer, surveyor, and auctioneer. He presided in twenty town-meetings; was selectman, and delegate to the first state congress; justice of the peace in 1776; was sent as agent to confer with the Continental congress, and to bring Continental money to the state treasury. He was a delegate in 1777-'79-'80-'81, and a representative 1782-'84-'85-'86-'89-'91 and '93. He died March 18, 1803. Major Jonathan Wentworth, of Somersworth, was born in Dover, September 8, 1741; was captain in siege of Boston; at Ticonderoga in 1776; in Rhode Island in 1778; mayor in 1783; delegate from 1779 to 1782; colonel 2d New Hampshire regiment in 1789. He died November 16, 1790. Mr. John Sanborn, from Sanbornton, born January 29, 1736, in Hampton, was the first permanent settler of Sanbornton, in 1766. He was a veteran of the old French War; a soldier of the Revolution, rank of sergeant; orderly in Capt. Jeremiah Clough's company. He was a benevolent, generous-hearted man, of dignity and presence, full of dry humor. Served as magistrate without appointment. He was a large, bulky man, a valuable citizen, and made a good living. He died August 29, 1814. Mr. Robert Means, of Amherst, was born in Stewartstown, Ireland, August 28, 1742. Married Mary, daughter of Rev. David McGregor, of Londonderry, and died August 24, 1823. His daughter Mary married Hon. Jeremiah Mason; another daughter married Amos Lawrence; another, President Appleton of Bowdoin college. He landed in Boston in 1766, and was a weaver by trade, but engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was noted for his honesty, fair dealing, close attention to business, and in time became one of the most widely known and distinguished merchants in the town or state. He was representative five years; senator two years; member of the council; county treasurer many years; justice of the peace; and an officer of the militia. His granddaughter was the wife of Franklin Pierce. Benjamin Mann, Esq., of Mason, settled in that town in 1771, coming from Woburn, Mass. He was soon employed in public offices in the town. He was moderator twelve years; townclerk four years; selectman six years; representative four years; and was very active during the Revolutionary War. He commanded a company at the battle of Bunker Hill; and was the first justice of the peace in town. He moved to Keene in 1800, and died in Troy, N. Y., in 1831, aged 91. Mr. Ephraim Adams, of New Ipswich, was one of the leading men of that town for many years. He was an enterprising and useful citizen; deacon of the church; noted for his strong, original sense and quaint humor. He took a leading part in the strong measures which preceded the Revolution, and when the war broke out he did his full duty, both in council and in the field. No man in the town did so much to procure soldiers and other means of war. Tories and croakers quailed under his satire and humor. He was a man of sound and discriminating judgment, and was often elected selectman and representative. He was born in Ipswich, Mass., and died March 26, 1799, aged 72. Mr. Matthew Wallace, of Peterborough, was born in Londonderry, June 23, 1731. He was town-clerk and selectman. He afterwards removed to Vermont, where he died. David Storey, of Dunbarton, was a native of Ipswich, Mass. He was well known in the early affairs of the town as a person of probity and respectable abilities. He was seventeen times moderator; eleven years town-clerk; six years selectman; six years representative. He died March 20, 1834, aged 88. Capt. Francis Davis, of Warner, originally came from Amesbury. He was prominent in the affairs of the town and state for many years. He was drowned in Beaver brook, in Derry, November 26, 1784, at the age of 61. He was the first representative from Warner, both to the Provincial congress at Exeter as well as under the constitution. Elijah Grout, Esq., of Charlestown; born October 29, 1732; came from Lunenburg before 1766. He was selectman six times between 1769 and 1794; representative five times between 1775 and 1795. He was very active and widely known throughout the Revolution. He was one of the Committee of Safety of the town; commissary for Gen. Stark; justice of the peace many years. He was a brave and good man. He was intelligent and far-seeing, and had all the qualities of a sterling man. Mr. William Smiley, of Jaffrey, was born in Ireland, in 1727, and was an early settler. He was first townclerk; deacon in the church; and held successively all the town offices. He was a prominent and influential man. His son David graduated at Harvard college; Robinson, at Dartmouth. He left Jaffrey in 1810, and died in Springfield, Vt., March 4, 1813, aged 86. Mr. Samuel King, of Chesterfield, was a physician. He is said to have died before 1800. He left a family. Mr. Stephen Powers, of Croydon, was an early settler of that place, and was distinguished for his giant frame, great physical strength, and vigorous intellect. Col. Timothy Bedel, of Bath, was prominent all through the Revolution, holding important commands on the northern frontier. (See Vol. III, page 513.) Moses Baker, Esq., of Campton, was the great-grandfather of Hon. Henry W. Blair, on his mother's side. HON. WILLIAM E. CHANDLER. The successful candidate in the race for the United States senatorship in New Hampshire was Hon. William Eaton Chandler, of Concord. He was elected June 15, for the term of twenty months. In him New Hampshire will have another strong senator. He will enter the senate chamber with a national reputation for sagacity and wisdom already acquired, with the experience of his whole youth and manhood devoted to public affairs, with the acquaintance and confidence of officials and statesmen of every section, with a thorough knowledge of the wants and needs of the state of New Hampshire and of the citizens of the state of every degree, with a familiarity with the intricate mechanism of all the departments of the government, with a full and discriminating understanding of law, state, national, and international, which would grace the bench of any court, and with judgment almost intuitive. As a lawyer his most marked characteristic is the clearness with which he can extract from a lengthy document, or a mass of facts and law, the the real inwardness and sense of the matter. He has a comprehensive grasp of the essentials of any subject under consideration, a remarkable power of organization, and the rare gift of accomplishing results through the instrumentality of others. From a mass of conflicting opinions he deduces practical results. fairs, but not reckless, because his positions are sustained by sound reasoning. He is, perhaps, too often indifferent to the opinions of others and too careless in opposing others, incurring oftentimes needless hostility. He is thoroughly loyal to his convictions. Having taken a stand, he heartily supports it. If there is blame, he assumes it. He is loyal to his friends, he is loyal to his party, he is loyal to his country. He wants very good reasons to sustain a position, but very much stronger reasons to withdraw from its support. He is a safe legal counsellor, and a wise political adviser. He is a keen analyzer, getting at the essence of a subject; and as a writer he is strong, forcible, vigorous, concise. He leaves nobody in doubt as to his meaning: it is perspicuous. He makes many friends, and keeps them because he is faithful to them. He harbors no malice, cherishes no revengeful feelings, has a friend today in his enemy of yesterday, is honest, is sincere, is frank. He is careful in making promises, but ardent in keeping them. His keen intellect appeals to the enthusiasm of the bright, clear-headed, and zealous young men of the party, who are willing to follow his leadership. In the most turbulent scenes he evinces the greatest coolness, force, will-power, fertility of resource, boldness in devising methods for managing a political body swayed by the wildest excitement, and power in executing his movements and in controlling a legislature. The late Samuel J. Tilden, the greatest organizer of the Democratic party since Martin Van Buren, met his equal if not his superior when he came in conflict with Mr. Chandler; and was routed when he felt confident of victory. The wise and sagacious administration of President Arthur owed much of its success to the presence in the cabinet of Mr. Chandler. He was a power in the cabinet, whose influence was felt throughout the nation, and his terse and crisp style of using the English language can be traced in many a public document of that period. The late Hon. Jacob H. Ela wrote of Mr. Chandler,-"In his personal habits Mr. Chandler is above reproach, pure in speech as in action, with a mind quick to perceive, prompt to execute, and comprehensive in its scope. He is a man with convictions, and the courage to express and maintain them. He has never sought advancement by flattery or by pandering to prejudice. Those who know him best have the most faith in his integrity. The best evidence of it is the fact that in twenty-five years of aggressive political life, while occupying positions of temptation, and criticising freely the action of men who forgot their moral obligations, or were shirking their official duties to the detriment of the public good, no one of them has been able to connect him with personal dishonesty, corrupt practice in official life, or political treachery or doubledealing. His methods are correct, positive, systematic, exact, and logical. The positions he has held have all come to him in recognition of his ability and earnest efforts in serving the cause he espouses." with the enthusiasm of a friend, perhaps too partial, thus writes in the GRANITE MONTHLY of Mr. Chandler: "He is a man in whom we should all take pride, and of whom we should speak as becomes his real worth to his native state, where he is not without honor. He is a man of wonderful readiness of mind, of remarkable ability, and, above all else, of undoubted integrity. His political opponents will tell you that. He says in the fewest words possible what he has to say, and he says what he means, and he means what he says: you may rely upon it. His word is to him a bond. This is one great reason why those who know him best love him best. This is one great reason why he is so trusted as a leader in his country, so influential a citizen in his own state, and courted, and quoted, and counted upon everywhere where sound principle is at stake. Integrity is a crown-jewel. Honesty is the highest and noblest element of the human character,-honesty of purpose and action, purity of thought and mind, square dealing with one's fellow-men, a scrupulous uprightness in all the thousand-and-one petty details of a busy life, and a strict and constant adherence to truth and rectitude, whether in public or private. But in him honesty is set off by, and has the advantage of, an intellect that rises at times almost to the level of genius; for, as a precocious lad at school, as an astute lawyer at the bar, or as a commanding statesman in the clustered head of the present national administration, William E. Chandler has developed and displayed an intuitive keenness of dis Hon. Henry Robinson, of Concord, cernment, a remarkable clearness of judgment, a conciseness of statement, and an almost supernatural aptitude for leadership, that have at once pressed him into the front ranks of those with whom he has been associated. "With unflinching integrity and surpassing ability Mr. Chandler has combined the very best practical sense, and a thorough knowledge of human nature in all its different phases. His circle of acquaintances is very extensive; he has friends in every clime, and knows more men personally, probably, than any other man in America. "Mr. Chandler has made mistakes. Who has not? But they did not crush him, nor subdue his enthusiasm. He rose triumphant above them, and profited by their experience. He has faults. Who has not? But he wears them all upon his sleeve. His pri vate character is unassailable and above reproach. There is no shade of suspicion upon the sterling qualities of his high manhood, and the detractors of his public career have been few, and quickly discredited, even without the pretence of a denial. "He is a contentious man,-contentious for what he believes to be right. If you have him with you, he is a host in himself; but if he is arrayed against your cause, he is sure to be the central figure of the opposition, and you must beware of his bold, rapid advances. Such is the vehemence of his impulsive nature and the ardor of his temperament that he is a partisan to, any cause that wins his sympathy; but no man is quicker to bury the hatchet, and to forgive and forget when the contest is over. He is a splendid fighter, but is supreme at reconciliation. "His characteristic frankness is a charm that contributes more than a little to his personal popularity. He has a directness of purpose and a firmness of execution that does not mislead you as to his objects. He is not politic, he never strove to bask in the sunshine of popular favor, he is not easily swayed by the clamor of a crowd but he has kept steadily on in the straight path of his own convictions of duty. More than once he has seemed to stand in his own light, and more than once the people have returned to his leadership, after wandering from what he had defined to be the right course. He is no mere place-hunter. Whenever he has held offices, it was the offices that sought the man. He never was enamored of sounding titles and official positions, and has held only few, and solicited none. As a public man only, his wide-reaching influence has been felt, and his present elevation was attained by force of sheer ability and by acknowledged integrity, rather than by the regular course of promotion, round by round, up the ladder of political eminence." We quote the following from Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Eiography: "Chandler, William Eaton, cabinet minister, born in Concord, N. H., 28 Dec., 1835. He studied law in Concord, and at the Harvard Law School, where he was graduated in 1855. For several years after his admission to the bar in 1856 he practised in Concord, and in 1859 was appointed reporter of the New Hampshire supreme court, and published five vol |