The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . f the first battalion of Ohio took part in all the battles of the army of theCumberland. At the close of the war he was em-ployed by the Remington Arms Co., and vi
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . f the first battalion of Ohio took part in all the battles of the army of theCumberland. At the close of the war he was em-ployed by the Remington Arms Co., and visited thecapitals of Russia, Spain, Turkey, Mexico and othercountries to make contracts for supplying subsequently became the manager of the com-pany. Having exchanged his interest in the con-cern for land in Washington territory in 1879 heretired from the company, and in the same yearsettled at Seattle, Wash. He was appointed gov-ernor of the territory by President Arthur in 1884, andmade three annual reports that showed its resourcesand drew immigration. He was in 1889 chairmanof the statehood convention in Ellensburgh and waselected first U. S. senator on the admission of Wash-ington territory as a state. During the anti-Chineseagitation in Washington territory^ he fearlessly andably advocated a proper check to injurious immigra-tion, yet opposed all violence. Senator Squire wasre-elected in 60 THE NATIONAL CYCLOPAEDIA McCIiEN ACH AN, Charles Thomson, lawyer,•was bom in Washington, D. C, April 13, 1829, agrandson of Blair McClenachan. Removing to Phila-delphia, he was educated at Germantown College. lu1844 lie went to New York, and was an instruc-tor in Dr. Gallaudets Institute for the Blind forsix years. In 1850-61 he served as clerk of theboard of councilmen. During the civil war he wasquartermaster of the 7th regiment of New McClenachan was admitted to the bar in1863. He was chief bookkeeper of the depart-ment of public works for thirty-six year
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