United States Senator from New Hampshire; born in Concord, NH, on the 28th of December 1835; was graduated at Harvard Law School in 1855, and in 1862 was elected to the New Hampshire house of representatives, of which he was speaker in 1863–64. He held various positions under the United States, including that of first assistant secretary of the Treasury, and was active in politics, attending all important conventions. From 1868 to 1876 he served as secretary of the Republican National Committee. On March 23, 1885, he was nominated for Solicitor-General of the United States, but the Senate refused to confirm him. In April 1882, he became Secretary of the Navy, and held that office until March 1885. In June 1887, he was elected to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate, and was re-elected in 1889 and 1895.
