Portrait and biographical album of Washtenaw County, Michigan, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . diatelydecided by him; and still farther to embarrass him hedid not fail to realize under what circumstances hebecame President, and knew the feelings of many onthis point. Under these trying circumstances took the reins of the Government in Ms ownhands; and, as embarrassing as were the condition claffairs, he happily surprised the natio
Portrait and biographical album of Washtenaw County, Michigan, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . diatelydecided by him; and still farther to embarrass him hedid not fail to realize under what circumstances hebecame President, and knew the feelings of many onthis point. Under these trying circumstances took the reins of the Government in Ms ownhands; and, as embarrassing as were the condition claffairs, he happily surprised the nation, actmg si;wisely that but few criticised his served the nation well and fathfully, until theclose of his administration, March 4, 1885. and wasa popular candidate before his party for a secondterm. His name was ably presented before the convention at Chicago, and was received with greatfavor, and doubtless but for the personal popularityof one of the opposing candidates, he would havebeen selected as the standard-bearer of his partyfor another campaign. He retired to private life car-rying with him the best wishes of the American peo-ple, whom he had served in a manner satisfactoryto them and with credit to C}^iyL£y;^ C/-C-u€^CC d^iyxJ^A TWENTY-SECOND PRESIDENT. 103
Size: 1517px × 1648px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorbiographicalpublishin, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890
