and Postmaster of his town, and Surrogate of his county. He early raised a uniformed militia rifle company, of which he was unanimously chosen Captain, from which position he rose to be Colonel of a rifle regiment, and became a Brigadier-General of infantry in 1827. He was elected to the State Senate in November, 1823, and served until March 4, 1827, when he resigned that office, having been elected to Congress in November, 1826. He took his seat in Congress in December, 1827. He was reelected in November, 1828. Having been elected State Comptroller, January 27, 1829, he resigned his seat in Congress before serving out his term. While in Congress, he served as a member of the Committee on Manufactures, and took an active part in the tariff investigations and discussions of 1828. He served as Comptroller from the time of his election until he was chosen United States Senator, in the early part of January, 1833, when he immediately took his seat in that body. He was reelected in February, 1837, and again in February, 1843, and continued to serve until December, 1844, when he resigned. In November, 1844, he was elected Governor of New York, and entered upon his duties, January 1, 1845. In 1846 he retired to private life, devoting himself to the cultivation of his farm, and enjoying the society of his early friends and neighbors. On August 27, 1847, he died suddenly, at his residence in Canton. While in the United States Senate, he served most of his time on the Committee on Finance, and introduced the first Sub-Treasury bill, which became a law. President Tyler offered him a seat upon the bench of the Supreme Court, which he declined. By other Presidents he was offered seats in their cabinets and missions abroad, all of which he refused. His last labor for the public was the preparation of an address for the State Agricultural Society, which, having been finished, was read to that body a short time after his death, by his friend, General Dix. He appeared twice in the Supreme Court of the United States to argue cases of high importance, and established in that tribunal a high reputation as a lawyer.

Wright, William.-He was born in Clarksville, Rockland County, New York, and having removed to New Jersey, in 1794, was a Representative in

Congress, from that State, from 1843 to 1847; and in 1853 was elected a Senator in Congress for the term ending in 1859. He was Chairman of the Committee on Engrossed Bills, and of that on the Contingent Expenses of the Senate. In 1863 he was re-elected to the Senate for the term ending in 1869, serving on the Committees on Public Lands, and Revolutionary Claims.

Wurtz, John.-He was born in Morris County, New Jersey; graduated at Princeton College in 1813; and was a Representative in Congress, from Pennsylvania, from 1825 to 1827. Died. in Rome, Italy, April 23, 1861.

Yancey, William L. Born at Ogeechee Shoals, Georgia, August 10, 1814; received a good education in the Northern States; studied law, and practised in South Carolina; in 1837 he settled in Alabama, and edited the Cahawba Democrat and Wetumpka Argus; and was a Representative in Congress, from Alabama, from 1844 to 1847. Before entering Congress, he had served in the Alabama Legislature, and since that time has served as a member of various political conventions, first at Baltimore in 1848, then at Cincinnati in 1856, and at Charleston in 1860, in which he bore a conspicuous part. He subsequently visited Europe as an agent of the Southern States during the Great Rebellion of 1861; also held several other appointments and positions under the Confederate Government, and died in July, 1863.

Yancy, Bartlett.-He was born in Virginia, and educated at the University of North Carolina, where he was, for a time, a tutor. His first appearance in public life was as a member of Congress, from North Carolina, in 1813, where he served four years; he served for many years in the State Legislature, and frequently as Speaker of the House; and his position as a lawyer was unsurpassed. He died in Caswell County, August 30, 1828.

Yancy, Joel.-He was a Representative in Congress, from Kentucky, from 1827 to 1831.

Yates, John B.-He was born in New York, and was a Representative in Congress, from New York, from 1815 to 1817, and was a member of the Assembly of that State in 1836, from Madison County.

Yates, Richard.-He was born in Kentucky, and was a Representative in Congress, from Illinois, from 1851 to 1855; and in 1861 he was chosen Governor of Illinois for four years.

Yeaman, George H.-He was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, November 1, 1829; received his early education under many difficulties; studied law, and came to the bar in his twentythird year, entering upon the practice of his profession at Owensboro, Davies County, Kentucky. In 1854 he was elected Judge of Davies County, and from that time until 1858 devoted his whole attention to the law, acquiring an extensive practice in the Circuit Court and Court of Appeals. In 1861 he was elected to the Legislature of Kentucky, and in 1862 he was engaged in raising a regiment for the Union service; but when J. S. Jackson resigned he was elected as his successor a Representative, from Kentucky, to the Thirty-seventh Congress, serving on the Committee on Military Affairs, and was re-elected to the Thirty-eighth Congress, serving on the same Committee.

Yell, Archibald.-He was born in Tennessee, and, removing to Arkansas, was elected a Representative in Congress, from 1836 to 1839, and was reelected in 1845, serving only until 1846. He was also Governor of Arkansas in 1842 and 1844. Died February 23, 1847.

Yorke, Thomas J.-He was born in New Jersey, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1837 to 1839, and again from 1841 to 1843. He was a candidate for election to the Twenty-sixth Congress, and, although he came with the Broad Seal of his State, he was not admitted.

Yost, Jacob S.-He was born in Pennsylvania, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1843 to 1847.

Young, Augustus.—He was born in Arlington, Vermont, March 20, 1785, and was admitted to the bar in St. Alban's in 1810; he commenced practice at Stowe, and in about eighteen months removed to Craftsbury, which town he represented in the General Assembly during eight sessions. He was four years State's Attorney for Orleans County, and Judge of Probate in 1830. In 1836 he was chosen State Senator, and was twice re-elected. He was a Representative in Congress, from Vermont, from 1841 to 1843, and declined a re-election. In 1847 he removed to St. Alban's, and was for several years Judge of Franklin County Court. He subsequently devoted himself to literary and scientific pursuits, and being a learned geologist and mineralogist, was appointed, in 1856, State Naturalist. He died at St. Alban's, June 17, 1857. He was highly popular, possessed great talents, and his scientific books and tracts indicate that he was a great mathematician and a profound reasoner.

Young, Bryan R.-He was born in Kentucky, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1845 to 1847.

Young, Ebenezer.-Born in Killingly, Connecticut, in 1784, and graduated at Yale College in 1806. In 1823 he was elected to the State Senate, and twice re-elected; he was also two years Speaker of the House; and was a Representative in Congress, from 1829 to 1835. He died at West Killingly, August 18, 1851.

Young, John.-He was born in Vermont in 1802; when quite a boy he moved with his father to Livingston County, New York, and received a common school education at Conesus; stu

died law, and was admitted to the bar in 1829; was in the State Legislature in 1831, 1844, and 1845; was a Representative in Congress, from New York, from 1841 to 1843; Governor of the State, from 1847 to 1849; and Assistant Treasurer of the United States, in New York City, at the time of his death, which occurred April 23, 1852.

Young, Richard M.-He was a Senator in Congress, from Illinois, from 1837 to 1843; and Clerk of the United States House of Representatives in 1850 and 1851.

Young, Timothy R. He was born in New Hampshire; graduated at Bowdoin College in 1835; and was a Representative in Congress, from Illinois, from 1849 to 1851.

Young, William S.-He was born in Nelson County, Kentucky, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1825 to 1827.

Yulee, David L.-He was born in the West Indies, of Hebrew extraction, in 1811, but when quite young was removed to Virginia, where he received the rudiments of a classical education. He emigrated to Florida in 1824, and though he studied law, he divided his time between the practice of his profession and the pursuits of agriculture. He was a Delegate to Congress, from the Territory of Florida, from 1841 to 1845, bearing the name of Levy, and as

Yulee was a Delegate to the Convention which formed the State Constitution, and was elected a Senator in Congress in 1845, where he continued until 1861, officiating as Chairman of the Committee on Post-offices and Postroads. He was also President of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad in Florida. Resigned his seat in the Senate to take part in the Rebellion of 1861.

Zollicoffer, Felix K.-Born in Maury County, Tennessee, May 19, 1812, and received an academical education. He served for a few months in a printing-office, and in 1829 took upon himself the management of a newspaper at Paris, Tennessee. In 1834 he was editor and publisher of the Columbian Observer, in the same State; in 1835 he was elected State printer, and re-elected in 1837; in 1842 he removed to Nashville, and edited the Banner; in 1843 he was elected Comptroller of the State Treasury, and was re-elected in 1845 and 1847; in 1849 was elected to the State Senate; in 1850 was a contractor for building the Suspension Bridge at Nashville; in 1851 and 1852, again edited the Nashville Banner, and was elected a Representative in Congress, from Tennessee, in 1853, where he continued until the close of the Thirty-fifth Congress, serving in the same as a member of the Committee on Territories. He subsequently joined the Great Rebellion, and served as a General of volunteers, having been killed at the battle of Somerset, Kentucky. He was a Delegate to the Peace Congress of 1861.