Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . r served as Military Governor of Charleston andafterwards of Savannah during 1865, and in thefall of 1866 was elected Lieutenant-Governor ofthe State of New York on the Republican was nominated for the Governorship in 1870, andmade a gallant race, but was defeated by John He was sent to Congress in 1872 andwas also a Presidential Elector in that year andPresident of the New York Elector
Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . r served as Military Governor of Charleston andafterwards of Savannah during 1865, and in thefall of 1866 was elected Lieutenant-Governor ofthe State of New York on the Republican was nominated for the Governorship in 1870, andmade a gallant race, but was defeated by John He was sent to Congress in 1872 andwas also a Presidential Elector in that year andPresident of the New York Electoral College. From 1877 to 1884 he held the position of UnitedStates Attorney at New York. General Woodfordserved on the Commission that framed the charterfor Greater New York in 1896, and in the followingyear was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minis-ter Plenipotentiary to Spain. In this difficult posthe acquired distinction as a diplomat during thenegotiations of the trying period preceding theoutbreak of the Spanish-.^merican War. He re-turned to this country when war was finallydeclared against Spain. General Woodford is amember of the University, St. Anthony and Lawyers. STEWART L. WOODFORD Clubs of New York City, the Hamilton, Montaukand Union League Clubs of Brooklyn, and hasserved as President of the New England Society inboth places. He resumed the practice of law inNew York City on the conclusion of his diplomaticduties. General Woodford received the honorarydegree of Master of Arts from Yale and Columbiain 1866 and from Trinity in 1869, and that ofDoctor of Laws from Trinity in 1870 and fromDickinson in 1889, also that of Doctor of CivilLaws from Syracuse University in 1894. In 1870he was made a Trustee of Cornell University. Hemarried, October 15, 1857, Julia Evelyn wife died June 14, 1899, leaving one child:Susan Curtis Woodford. UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS 331 BROOKS, Lawrence Ralston Harvard Law School in Memphis, Tenn., 1869; educated at t
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