ADDENDA. IT has been deemed advisable to chronicle, in an addenda, the deaths of several Ex-Congressmen, which have recently occurred, as well as the names, without full particulars, of those who have been elected to Congress from the Reconstructed States together with other facts not received in time to be inserted in the body of this volume. Aldrich, Cyrus.-In his notice, the word " Hampshire" should read Hennepin. Bennett, Henry.-Died at New Berlin, New York, May 25, 1868. Blackburn W. Jasper.-He was elected a Representative, from Louisiana, to the Fortieth Congress, having emigrated from Tennessee, where he edited a newspaper. Boles, Thomas.-He was born near Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, July 16, 1837; labored on a farm until his twentieth year, teaching a common school for a portion of three years; in 1859 to 1860 he was Deputy Sheriff and Deputy Clerk of the Yell County Court; studied law and came to the bar in the latter year; in 1863 and 1864 he served as a Captain in the Union Army, experiencing many trials from ill health and military arrests; in 1865 he was chosen Judge of the Fourth Judicial District of Arkansas, which he resigned early in 1868, when he was elected a Representative, from Arkansas, to the Fortieth Congress. Bond, Shadrack.-Born in Maryland. Wheatland, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Buckley, Charles W.-He was elected a Representative, from Alábama, to the Fortieth Congress. Graduated at the Union Theological Seminary; was a Chaplain in the Union Army during the Rebellion; and Assistant Superintendent of the Freedmen's Bureau. Burke, Joseph W.-He was elected a Representative, from Alabama, to the Fortieth Congress. Christy, John H.-He was elected a Representative, from Georgia, to the Fortieth Congress. Clift, J. W.-He was elected a Representative, from Georgia, to the Fortieth Congress. Emigrated from Massachusetts, and was a Surgeon in the Union Army. Corley, Simon.-Born in South Carolina, and was elected a Representative, from that State, to the Fortieth Congress. Daniel, John R. J.-Died in North Carolina, in June, 1868. Dewees, John T.-He had command of an Indiana Regiment during the Rebellion; and on removing to North Carolina, after the war, he was appointed a Register in Bankruptcy, at Raleigh; and was elected a Representative, from North Carolina, to the Fortieth Congress. Dickson, Elias S.-He was born in South Carolina, and was elected a Representative, from that State, to the Fortieth Congress. Dockery, Oliver H.-He was elected a Representative, from North Carolina, to the Fortieth Congress. Edwards, William P.-He was born in Georgia, and bred a lawyer; and was elected a Representative, from that State, to the Fortieth Congress.. Epping, J. P. M.-Born in North Carolina; appointed a United States Marshal after the war; and was elected a Representative, from that State, to the Fortieth Congress. French, John R.-Born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire; edited the "Herald of Freedom" in that State; removed to Painesville, Ohio, where he edited the "Press; " was a Paymaster during the Rebellion; and, removing to North Carolina, was a Tax Commissioner in that State; and from which he was elected a Representative to the Fortieth Congress. Gillet, Ransom H.-He published, in 1868, a political work, entitled "Democracy in the United States." Goss, James H.-He was born in South Carolina, and was elected a Representative, from that State, to the Fortieth Congress. Gove, Samuel F.-He was elected a Representative, from Georgia, to the Fortieth Congress. He was born in Massachusetts, and an officer in the Union army during the Rebellion. - Hale, Salma.-Was born at Alstead, New Hampshire, March 7, 1787; learned the trade of a printer at Walpole, N. H; In his eighteenth year became the editor of the Political Observatory," at that place; subsequently studied law; from 1812 to 1834-with the exception of a few years he was employed as Clerk of the Cheshire County Court, and the Superior Court of Judicature; his services as a Representative in Congress, from Massachusetts, were rendered from 1817 to 1819; and, after giving up his connection with the Courts as Clerk, he was admitted to the bar. He was a member of the New Hampshire Legislature in 1823, 1824, and 1825, serving in both houses. In 1825 he published a "History of the United States," for schools, which was republished in England; was also the author of the "Annals of Keene;" was a Trustee of Dartmouth University, and of the University of Vermont, and Secretary of the Board of Commissioners under the Treaty of Ghent. He was a student of languages and history; a frequent and popular writer for periodicals; and died at Keene, N. H., November 19, 1866. Hamilton, Charles M.-Born in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, in November, 1840; in 1861 he entered the Union army as a private, participated in sixteen battles, and was wounded three times, - at Gaines' Mill, Antietam, and Fredericksburg; was for a time confined in Libby Prison; in October, 1863, he was appointed a Lieutenant in the Veteran Reserve Corps; was appointed a Judge Advocate, in which capacity he served until 1865; was subsequently a Commissioner of Refugees in Florida; and on being mustered out of service, early in 1868, he turned his attention to the practice of law; and was elected a Representative, from Florida, to the Fortieth Congress. Haughey, Thomas.-He was elected a Representative, from Alabama, to the Fortieth Congress. Heaton, David.-He was formerly editor of the "Middletown Herald" in Ohio; served in the Senate of that State; was also a member of the Minnesota Senate; and was elected a Representative, from North Carolina, to the Fortieth Congress. Hinds, James.-He was born in Hebron, Washington County, New York, December 5, 1833; graduated at the Cincinnati Law College in 1856; removed to Minnesota and practised his profession there; was District Attorney for the State until 1860; served in the war for the Union as a private, after which he settled at Little Rock, Arkansas; was a member of the Convention which formed the present Constitution of the State; was appointed a Commissioner to codify the laws of the State; and subsequently elected a Representative, from Arkansas, to the Fortieth Congress. Johnson, Reverdy.—In June, 1868, he was appointed Minister to England, and received from St. John's College the degree of LL.D. Jones, Alexander H.-He was born in North Carolina; was editor of the "Ashville Progress;" was confined in the Libby Prison during the Rebellion; and was elected a Representative, from North Carolina, to the Fortieth Congress. La Branche, Alcee-In 1837, he was appointed, by President Van Buren, Chargé d'affaires to Texas. In the volume his name is anglicized. Lash, Isaac D.-He was elected a Representative, from North Carolina, to the Fortieth Congress. Lincoln, Levi.-Died at Worcester, Massachusetts, May 29, 1868. Additional Facts.-Born in Worcester, October 25, 1782; graduated at Harvard College in 1802; studied law and came to the bar in 1805; was a member of the "State Constitutional Convention" of 1822; and as Presidential Elector in 1848. Was the brother of Enoch Lincoln. Mann, James.-Born in Gorham, Maine, June 20, 1822; in 1847 he was elected to the Legislature of Maine and re-elected, and was also elected to the State Senate; subsequently he held a position in the Portland Custom House; was Treasurer for the County of Cumberland; was a Paymaster in the Army during the Rebellion, and during the last year of his service disbursed eight millions of dollars to the Army of the Gulf; and, having settled in New Orleans, was elected a Representative from Louisiana to the Fortieth Congress. McDonald, Alexander.-He was born in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, April 10, 1832; was educated chiefly at the Lewisburg University; emigrated to Kansas in 1857, and turned his attention to mercantile pursuits; took a leading part in raising troops for the Union Army during the Rebellion, and for a time supported three regiments at his private expense; in 1863 he settled in Arkansas as a merchant; established and became President of a National Bank at Fort Smith; also became President of the Merchants' National Bank at Little Rock; and was elected a Senator in Congress, from Arkansas, for the term ending in 1869, having taken his seat on the admission of that State into the Union. McDonald, Joseph E.-He was a Representative from Indiana, and not from Ohio. McKee, Samuel.-Having contested the seat of John D. Young, as a Representative from Kentucky to the Fortieth Congress, the House decided the question in his favor, and he was admitted in the month of June, 1868. McMahon, Martin T.-Appointed Minister Resident to Paraguay in June, 1868. McRae, John J.-Died at Belize, British Honduras, May 30, 1868. Newsham, Joseph P.-Was elected a Representative, from Louisiana, to the Fortieth Congress; having previously been a member of the "State Constitutional Convention" of 1868. Norris, Benjamin W.- He was elected a Representative, from Alabama, to the Fortieth Congress. Osborne, Thomas W.-He was a law student in St. Lawrence County, New York, at the commencement of the Rebellion; but having raised a battery of artillery, he saw much service on the Peninsula, at Gettysburg, in the West, and was with the army in its march to the sea, attaining the rank of Brevet Brigadier-General; after leaving the army he was ap. pointed United States Marshal for the District of Florida; was also connected with the Freedmen's Bureau there; and was elected a Senator in Congress, from Florida, for the term commencing with the readmission of the State into the Union, and ending in 1873. Pierce, Charles W.-He was elected a Representative, from Alabama, to the Fortieth Congress. Prince, Charles H.-He was elected a Representative from Georgia to the Fortieth Congress. Born in Maine, and was a Captain in the Union army during the Rebellion. Rice, Benjamin F.-He was elected a Senator in Congress, from Arkansas, for the term ending in 1871, having taken his seat on the readmission of the State into the Union. Roots, Logan H.-He was born in Perry County, Illinois, March 26, 1841; graduated at the Normal University of that State; was principal of a high school; in 1862 he took an active part in raising troops for the war, and was appointed a quartermaster; and subsequently served as a Commissary of Subsistence in the operations against Atlanta, with the rank of Colonel. After the war he settled in Arkansas as a planter, and was elected a Representative, from that State, to the Fortieth Congress. Statistics, Bureau of.-In June, 1868, this office was merged into that of Special Commissioner of Internal Rev enue. Sypher, J. Hale.-Born in Pennsylvania, and elected a Representative, from Louisiana, to the Fortieth Congress. Commanded a regiment of colored troops in the Union army during the Rebellion. Tiffin, Edward.-He was born in England; was Commissioner of the Gen eral Land Office from 1812 to 1814; and was subsequently Surveyor General for North-western Ohio for several years. Tifft, Nelson.-He was elected a Representative, from Georgia, to the Fortieth Congress. Toucey, Isaac.-In June, 1868, he founded four scholarships in Trinity College, Hartford. Vidal, Michael.-Was born in Louisiana, of French lineage; was editor of the "St. Landry Express; " and elected a Representative, from Louisiana, to the Fortieth Congress. Was a member of the "State Constitutional Convention" of 1868. Waldbridge, Daniel S.-Died at Kalamazoo, Michigan, June 15, 1868. Welsh, A. S.-He was born in Connecticut, in 1821; graduated at the University of Michigan; was for a time a Professor in that institution; was also, for fifteen years, at the head of the Normal School of the State; served as an officer in the Union army throughout the Rebellion; and, having settled in Florida, was a Senator in Congress, from that State, from the date of its readmission into the Union. Whittemore, Benjamin F.-Born in Massachusetts; was a clergyman and agent of the Freedmen's Bureau; and elected a Representative, from South Carolina, to the Fortieth Congress. Woodbridge, Frederick E.—(Additional.) Was in the State Legislature in 1849, 1857 and 1858; in 1860 and 1861 in the Senate, and President pro tempore of that body; was a Prosecuting Attorney from 1854 to 1847; was several times chosen Mayor of Vincennes; and was engaged in railroad management having been Vice-President of the Rutland and Washington Railroad. Young, John D.-His claim to a seat as a Representative, from Kentucky, to the Fortieth Congress, was successfully contested by Samuel McKee. Young, P. M. B.-He was a General in the Confederate army during the Rebellion; and was elected a Representative, from Georgia, to the Fortieth Congress. Soon after this work had gone to press, in the month of May, the Republi can Party held their National Convention at Chicago, and nominated Ulysses S. Grant for President, and Schuyler Colfax for Vice-President of the United States, and a notice of each will be found in the preceding pages. After the work shall have left the printer, the Democratic Party will hold their National Convention in New York City. Should their candidates for the offices in question happen to be men who have served in Congress. Sketches of their lives will also be found in this volume; but if otherwise, the nominees will be duly mentioned in the forthcoming record of the Twenty-First Presidential election. |