. The lives and deeds of our self-made men . CHAPTER XVI. WILLIAM ALFRED BUCKINGHAM. The Buckinghams an Original Puritan Family—Rev. Thomas Buckingham—Gov. Buckinghams Father and Mother—Lebanon, the Birthplace of FiveGovernors—Gov. Buckinghams Education—He Teaches School—His NaturalExecutive Tendency—His Business Career—His Extreme Punctuality in Pay-ments—His Business and Religious Character—His Interest in the Churchesand Schools—His Benefactions in those Directions—His Political Course—HeAccepts Municipal but not Legislative Offices—A Member of the Peace Con-ference—He Himself Equips the Fi

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. The lives and deeds of our self-made men . CHAPTER XVI. WILLIAM ALFRED BUCKINGHAM. The Buckinghams an Original Puritan Family—Rev. Thomas Buckingham—Gov. Buckinghams Father and Mother—Lebanon, the Birthplace of FiveGovernors—Gov. Buckinghams Education—He Teaches School—His NaturalExecutive Tendency—His Business Career—His Extreme Punctuality in Pay-ments—His Business and Religious Character—His Interest in the Churchesand Schools—His Benefactions in those Directions—His Political Course—HeAccepts Municipal but not Legislative Offices—A Member of the Peace Con-ference—He Himself Equips the First State Militia in the War—His ZealousCo-operation with the Government—Sends Gen. Aiken to Washington—TheIsolation of that City from the North—Gov. Buckinghams Policy for the War;Letter to Mr. Lincoln—His Views on Emancipation; Letter to Mr. Lincoln—Anecdote of the Temperance Governors Staff. In writing the history of men of our time, we feelthat we are only making a selection of a few fromamong m

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