Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 54
... remained there till 1875. Born in 1830 , he is still living , aged fifty . Edwin D. Morgan was Governor of New York when the Re- bellion broke out , and served until 1863 with uncommon abil- ity and energy , mainly through his large ...
... remained there till 1875. Born in 1830 , he is still living , aged fifty . Edwin D. Morgan was Governor of New York when the Re- bellion broke out , and served until 1863 with uncommon abil- ity and energy , mainly through his large ...
Page 62
... remained a lawyer in Belle- fonte until Governor Pollock called him into his Cabinet in 1854 , in which capacity he was unconsciously trained for a higher vocation . In 1860 he was nominated as the Republi- can candidate for Governor ...
... remained a lawyer in Belle- fonte until Governor Pollock called him into his Cabinet in 1854 , in which capacity he was unconsciously trained for a higher vocation . In 1860 he was nominated as the Republi- can candidate for Governor ...
Page 114
... remained till after the middle of July . In July , 1862 , President Lincoln appointed him Commissioner of Internal Revenue , which office he resigned March 3 , 1863. In November , 1862 , he was elected to Congress , and re - elected in ...
... remained till after the middle of July . In July , 1862 , President Lincoln appointed him Commissioner of Internal Revenue , which office he resigned March 3 , 1863. In November , 1862 , he was elected to Congress , and re - elected in ...
Page 117
... remained with the old party till 1858 , when we were reunited in politics , and have ever since fought side by side under the Republican flag . But we never had a difference of any kind . In the fiercest strifes - when in 1840 he ...
... remained with the old party till 1858 , when we were reunited in politics , and have ever since fought side by side under the Republican flag . But we never had a difference of any kind . In the fiercest strifes - when in 1840 he ...
Page 142
... remained among the people of the faith of his parents until he was about sixteen , when he returned to Union County and was apprenticed to a hatter . He had received little schooling , and could scarcely speak English . He soon acquired ...
... remained among the people of the faith of his parents until he was about sixteen , when he returned to Union County and was apprenticed to a hatter . He had received little schooling , and could scarcely speak English . He soon acquired ...
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