Presidents, soldiers, a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence . ed the firstpresidential candidate of that party, Fremont; was chairman of the Re-publican State committee of Maine. 1859-80; member of the State leg-islature in 1859-62, and speaker of the house last two years ; member ofCongress, 1862—76, and speaker 1869—75; in 1*76 appointed to fill va-cancy in United States senate, caused by resignation of Lot M. Morrill:again in the legislature for several years. In 1876 Mr. Blaine was Repub-lican candida
Presidents, soldiers, a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence . ed the firstpresidential candidate of that party, Fremont; was chairman of the Re-publican State committee of Maine. 1859-80; member of the State leg-islature in 1859-62, and speaker of the house last two years ; member ofCongress, 1862—76, and speaker 1869—75; in 1*76 appointed to fill va-cancy in United States senate, caused by resignation of Lot M. Morrill:again in the legislature for several years. In 1876 Mr. Blaine was Repub-lican candidate for presidential nomination, and again in 1880; in 1*84he received the nomination from his party, but was not elected. On theinauguration of President Garfield he accepted the appointment of secre-retary of state. He was with the President when he was shot, and waspractically the head of the government from that time until Garfieldsdeath; retired fiom Arthurs cabinet, December 1!), 1*81. On PresidentHarrisons inauguration Mr. Blaine again accepted the State in life Mr. Blaine married Miss Harriet Stan wood, a union blessed. HON. JOHN A. Governor of Massachusetts. 504 PRESIDENTS. SOLDIERS, STATESMEN. with a large family of children. In the winter of 1889-90 Mr. and Buttered a double affliction in the loss of a loved daughter and oftheir eldest sou, Walker G. Blaine, both of whom died of disease super-induced by la grippe. On February 27, 1882, Mr. Blaine deliveredbefore Congress in joint session the memorial address on the late PresidentGarfield, one of the finest efforts of oratory ever given the world. Hehas contributed a valuable addition to American standard works in hisTwenty Years in Congress. William Windom was born in Belmont county, Ohio, May 10, 1827;studied law at Mount Vernon, that State, aud was admitted to the Bar in1850; was prosecuting attorney of Knox county, 1852-5, then removedto Minnesota; sent to Congress from tha
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