American statesman, born in Middleton, Essex County, MA, on the 29th of December 1833. He graduated at Williams College in 1855, was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1857, and the following year went to Kansas. In 1860 he was secretary of the territorial council; was secretary of state senate in 1861; and member of the state senate in 1862. In 1873 he became a member of the United States Senate, as a Republican, and was re-elected in 1879 and 1885. During his last term, which expired March 3, 1891, he was president of the Senate pro tem. After that he devoted himself chiefly to lecturing and writing. He died at Las Vegas, NM, on the 16th of August 1900. See also “Opportunity” and “Blue Grass.”
