. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . f The Lawrence DailyJournal, one of the oldest newspapersin the State. - *^°- ^^^^^ ^^ene Learnard. A Republican in politics, he has held many public positions. He was amember of the Counc-il of the first Free State Legislature, 1857-59. He waspresident of the convention that organized the Repulalican party of Kansas,May 18, , and was elected judge of the 5th judicial district at the firstState election, which position he resigned fo ent(;r the Army in 1861. Heserved in the State Senate, 1868-71. In 1889, he
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . f The Lawrence DailyJournal, one of the oldest newspapersin the State. - *^°- ^^^^^ ^^ene Learnard. A Republican in politics, he has held many public positions. He was amember of the Counc-il of the first Free State Legislature, 1857-59. He waspresident of the convention that organized the Repulalican party of Kansas,May 18, , and was elected judge of the 5th judicial district at the firstState election, which position he resigned fo ent(;r the Army in 1861. Heserved in the State Senate, 1868-71. In 1889, he was appointed by PresidentCleveland, superintendent of Haskill Institute, a government Indian Schoolat Lawrence, and served one year, when he resigned. He is a member of theUnitarian Church, the Loyal Legion and the G. A. R. He was married March 2, 1862, to Mary Sophia Eldridge, a daughter ofCol. S. W. Eldridge, a native of Massachusetts. Three children have beenborn to them: Paul, born September 25, 1868; Tracy, born July 19, 1872, andOscar Eldridge, born November 24, 560 NORWICH UNIVERSITY. [1855 BVT. CHARLES HILDRETH LEWIS, U. S. A., A. M., Charles H. Lewis was born in Alton, Me., August 5, 1837, and died inCamden, Me., December 8, 1906. At an early age, his parents removed toBangor, Me., where he prepared for college. He entered the University in1852, and graduated B. S. in 1855; was a member of the University Regu-lators, (q. V.) and the A J TI Fraternity; received the degree of A. M. forthe University and LL. D. in 1881. Soon after graduating, he went West and engaged in government / surveying and civil engineering in Minnesota and|Iowa until the break-ing out of the Civil War. He thenhastened directly to Washington,where he conferred with HannibalHamlin, a personal acquaintance,and although but twenty-four yearsof age, he was commissioned a cap-tain of the 16th United States In-fantry, August 5, 1S6L He servedwith marked distinction in the battl
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