Portrait and biographical record of Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaContaining biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens ..together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . ts chair. Not-withstanding this, never was there presented to aman a better opportunity to immortalize his name,and to win the gratitude of a nation. He failedutterly. He retired to his home in Greenville,Tenn., taking no very active part in politics until1875. On January 26, after an exciting struggle,he was chosen by the Legislature of TennesseeUnited States Senator in
Portrait and biographical record of Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaContaining biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens ..together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . ts chair. Not-withstanding this, never was there presented to aman a better opportunity to immortalize his name,and to win the gratitude of a nation. He failedutterly. He retired to his home in Greenville,Tenn., taking no very active part in politics until1875. On January 26, after an exciting struggle,he was chosen by the Legislature of TennesseeUnited States Senator in the Forty-fourth Congess,and took his seat in that body, at the special ses-sion convened by President Grant, on the 5tli ofMarch. On the 27th of July, 1875, the ex-Presi-dent made a visit to his daughters home, nearCarter Station, Tenn. When he started on hisjourney, he was apparently in his usual vigoroushealth, but on reaching the residence of his childthe following day, he was stricken with paralysis,which rendered him unconscious. He rallied oc-casionally, but finally passed away at 2 A. m.,July 31, aged sixty-seven years. His funeral washeld at Greenville, on the 3d of August, withevery demonstration of
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