. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . law,entering the office ofWells & Davis at(Ireenfield, and wasadmitted to the Mas-sachusetts bar in 1842beginning the prac-tice of his professionin North Adams. In1864 he removed toPittsfield, which hasever since been hislegal place of resi-dence. He served inthe lower branch ofthe State Legislaturein 1848, 1849, and inthe State Senate in1850. In 1853 hewas a member of theState ConstitutionalConv e n t i o n, andfrom 1853 to 1857was district attorneyfor the
. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . law,entering the office ofWells & Davis at(Ireenfield, and wasadmitted to the Mas-sachusetts bar in 1842beginning the prac-tice of his professionin North Adams. In1864 he removed toPittsfield, which hasever since been hislegal place of resi-dence. He served inthe lower branch ofthe State Legislaturein 1848, 1849, and inthe State Senate in1850. In 1853 hewas a member of theState ConstitutionalConv e n t i o n, andfrom 1853 to 1857was district attorneyfor the western dis-trict. He was electedto the Thirty-fifth, Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eighth, Fortieth,Forty-first, Forty-second, and Forty-third Congresses,and to the United States Senate in 1875, to succeedCharles Sumner, whose unexpired term was filled byWilliam B. Washburn. He was re-electetl in 18S1 andagain in 1887, his present term expiring March 3, Dawes was married in Ashfield, Mass., May i, 1844,to Electa A. Sanderson, and of this union there arethree children living, — Anna Laurens, Chester iMitchell,. HENRY L, DAWES and Henry Laurens, Jr., — Miss Anna being ])rominentlyidentified with educational work, and a member of theWorlds Fair Board of Managers. Senator Dawes hasalways held a distinguished place in the councils of thenation, and no member of the Llnited States Senate ismore generally esteemed among his senatorial colleagues,while he is as well an exceedingly popular man in theState which he has honored and upon which his serviceshave conferred honor in return. No man in Washing-ton is more familiarwith the differentphases of the Indianquestion and the re-lationship and dutyof the government toits Indian wards, andhe has been for yearschairman of the Sen-ate Committee on In-dian Affairs. Abroad,genial, sympatheticman, he has won therespect of all parties,and in the Senate,whenever he choosesto speak, he receivesthe most courteousand appr e c
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