close of his services in Congress, removed to Arkansas, where he died in November, 1840.

Carter, John.-Born on Black River, Sumter District, South Carolina, September 10, 1792; and graduated at South Carolina College, Columbia. He was a lawyer by profession; and a Representative in Congress, from South Carolina, from 1822 to 1829, when he declined a re-election. His residence was Camden, but he removed to Georgetown, District of Columbia, in 1836, where he remained until his death, which occurred June 20, 1850.

Carter, Luther C.-Born in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine, February 25, 1805; received an academic education; settled in New York City, and devoted himself to mercantile pursuits with success; was a member for some years of the Board of Education in that city; and having retired from business, he settled on a farm on Long Island; and was elected a Representative from New York, to the Thirty-sixth Congress, serving as Chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia.

Carter, Timothy J.-He was educated for the legal profession; was Secretary of the Maine Senate, in 1833; County Attorney from 1833 to 1837; and he was a Representative in Congress, from Maine, from 1837 to the date of his death, which occurred at Washington, March 14, 1838.

Carter, William B.-Born in Tennessee, in 1812; was a member of the House and Senate in the State Legislature; President of the Constitutional Convention; and from 1835 to 1841 a Representative in Congress, from his native State. He died in Carter County, Tennessee, April 17, 1848.

Cartter, David R.-He was born in New York, and was a Representative in Congress, from Ohio, from 1849 to 1853.

Caruthers, Robert L.-Was born in Smith County, Tennessee, July 31, 1800; obtained the rudiments of an English education by his own unaided exertions; from 1816 to 1818 he was clerk in a store; subsequently improved his education at Woodward Academy

and Greenville College; studied law and came to the bar in 1823; served one year as Clerk in the Legislature of Tennessee. Returning to his native county, was appointed Clerk of the Chancery Court there; edited a paper for one year; settled in Wilson County, in 1826, and was soon afterwards elected State's Attorney, holding the office five years; in 1834 he was elected a Brigadier-General of militia; was a member of the Tennessee Legislature in 1835; was a Presidential Elector in 1845, declining to run for Governor; was a Representative in Congress, from Tennessee, from 1841 to 1843, declining a reelection; in 1852 was called to a seat on the Supreme Bench of Tennessee, still holding the position; and was a Delegate to the Peace Convention of

1861.

Caruthers, Samuel.-Born in Madison County, Missouri, October 13, 1820; was educated at Clinton College, Tennessee; is a lawyer by profession; and was elected a member of the House of Representatives, in Congress, in 1853, which position he still occupies.

Cary, George B.-A member of Congress from the Petersburg District, Virginia, in 1842 and 1843. He died in Southampton County, Virginia, March 5, 1850.

Cary, Jeremiah E.-Born in Coventry, Rhode Island, April 30, 1803; commenced active life in the State of New York, by working on a farm and in the tannery of an uncle; he received a good common school education, which he paid for by his own exertions as a teacher; he studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1829; was elected to Congress, from Cherry Valley County, in 1842, and, after his term as a Representative, removed to the city of New York, where he has since been engaged with success in the practice of his profession, and holding many important local offices connected with the cause of education.

Cary, Shepard.-He was a merchant and farmer; was a member of the Maine Legislature in 1832, 1833, from 1839 to 1842, in 1843, 1848, 1849, and from 1850 to 1854. He was a Representative in Congress, from Maine, from 1844 to 1845, and served as a member of

the Committee on Claims. In 1836 he was a Presidential Elector.

Case, Charles.-Born at Austinburg, Ashtabula County, Ohio, December 21, 1817; a lawyer by profession, and a Representative in the Thirty-fifth Congress, from Indiana. He was a member of the Committee on Invalid Pensions. He was also re-elected to the Thirty-sixth Congress, serving on the Committee on Territories.

Case, Walter.-He was born in Dutchess County, New York, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1819 to 1821.

Casey, Joseph.-He was born in Maryland, and was a Representative in Congress, from Pennsylvania, from 1849 to 1851. In 1863 he was appointed, by President Lincoln, a Judge of the Court of Claims.

Casey, Levi.-He was a Representative in Congress, from South Carolina, from 1803 to 1807. Died February 1, 1807.

Casey, Samuel L.-He was elected a Representative, from Kentucky, to the Thirty-seventh Congress, and was subsequently appointed, by President Lincoln, a Commissioner to look after certain national interests in the Southwestern States.

Casey, Zadock.-He was born in Georgia, and on removing to Illinois, was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1833 to 1843, and also held the office of Lieutenant-Governor of the State. Died at Caseyville, Illinois, in 1862, aged sixty-six years.

Caskie, John S.-He was born in Virginia, and was first elected a Representative to Congress, from his native State, in 1851, and has been elected to each successive Congress, serving at the present time as a member of the Committee on the Judiciary.

plored wilderness. Settled at Marietta, Ohio; he studied law, and was successful. Elected at twenty-five to the Legislature of Ohio, he originated the bill which arrested the proceedings of Aaron Burr, and, as stated by Mr. Jefferson, was the first blow given to what is known as Burr's conspiracy. In 1807 he was appointed, by Mr. Jefferson, Marshal of the State, and held the office till the latter part of 1811, when he volunteered to repel Indian aggressions on the frontier. He was elected Colonel of the Third Regiment of Ohio volunteers, and entered the military service of the United States at the commencement of the war of 1812. Having by a difficult march reached Detroit, he urged the immediate invasion of Canada, and was the author of the proclamation of that event. He was the first to land in arms on the enemy's shore, and, with a small detachment of troops, fought and won the first battle, that of the Tarontoe. At the subsequent capitulation of Detroit, he was absent, on important service, and regretted that his command and himself had been included in that capitulation. Liberated on parole, he repaired to the seat of government to report the causes of the disaster, and the failure of the campaign. He was immediately appointed a Colonel in the regular army, and, soon after, promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General; having, in the mean time, been elected Major-General of the Ohio volunteers. On being exchanged and released from parole, he again repaired to the frontier, and joined the army for the recovery of Michigan. Being at that time without a command, he served and distinguished himself, as a volunteer aide-de-camp to General Harrison, at the battle of the Thames. He was appointed, by President Madison, in October, 1813, Governor of Michigan. His position combined, with the ordinary duties of chief magistrate of a civilized community, the immediate management and control, as superintendent, of the relations with the numerous and powerful Indian tribes in that region of country. He conducted with success the affairs of the Territory under embarrassing circumstances. Under his sway peace was preserved between the whites and the treacherous and disaffected Indians, law and order established, and the Territory rapidly advanced in population, resources, and prosperity. He held this

position till July, 1831, when he was, by President Jackson, made Secretary of War. In the latter part of 1836, President Jackson appointed him Minister to France, where he remained until 1842, when he requested his recall, and returned to this country. In January, 1845, he was elected, by the Legislature of Michigan, to the Senate of the United States; which place he resigned on his nomination, in May, 1848, as a candidate for the Presidency, by the political party to which he belonged. After the election of his opponent (General Taylor) to that office, the Legislature of his State, in 1849, re-elected him to the Senate for the unexpired portion of his original term of six years. When Mr. Buchanan became President, he invited General Cass to the head of the Department of State, which position he resigned in December, 1860. He has devoted some attention to literary pursuits, and his writings, speeches, and State papers would make several volumes.

Cassedy, George.-He was born in Bergen County, New Jersey, and was a Representative in Congress, from New Jersey, from 1821 to 1827, and died in Hackensack, New Jersey, December 31, 1842, aged fifty-eight years.

Cathcart, Charles W.-He was born in the Island of Madeira, in 1809; went to sea in early life and studied mechanics; removed to Indiana in 1831; was for several years a United States Surveyor; served in the State Legislature; and he was elected a Representative in Congress, from Indiana, from 1845 to 1849, and was a Senator in Congress, from 1852 to 1853, by appointment. Of late years he has been devoted to farming.

Catlin, George S.-Born in Harwington, Litchfield, County, Connecticut, in 1809; received a common school and academic education; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1830; and was a Representative in Congress, from 1843 to 1845. He was also a number of years in the State Legislature, State's Attorney, and Judge of the Windham County Court. He died in December, 1851.

Causin, John M. S.-He was born in Maryland; was a lawyer by

cated by his father, who was a school teacher; and in 1794 was employed as a confidential express to carry despatches from General Henry Lee to President Washington, during the Whiskey Insurrection; in 1796 he was placed in the office of the Aurora newspaper, to learn the printer's trade; and after spending the sixteen subsequent years on a farm in Virginia, he removed to Zanesville, Ohio, where he conducted a newspaper, and was elected State print

er.

When the seat of government was removed to Columbus, he was appointed Secretary of the Senate; during the years 1812 and 1813 he was aide-de-camp to General Cass; and was a Representative in Congress, from Ohio, from 1821 to 1823. He subsequently served a number of years in the State. Legislature of Ohio; was Speaker in 1844, and was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1851; having also been elected Mayor of Zanesville, Recorder, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas. Of late years he has been wholly devoted to agricultural pursuits. Died at Zanesville, Ohio, August 8, 1864.

Chambers, Ezekiel F.-Born in Kent County, Maryland, February 28, 1788; graduated at Washington College when seventeen years of age; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1808; he performed some military service in 1812, and subsequently attained the rank of Brigadier-General; in 1822 he was elected to the State Senate against his will; he took an active part in 1825 in arranging a system of legislation for the recovery of slaves; he was a Senator in Congress, from Maryland, from 1826 to 1835; in 1834 he was appointed Chief Judge of the Second Judicial District and a Judge of the Court of Appeals, which offices he held until 1851, when the Judiciary became elective; having been in 1850 an active member of the Convention which changed the State Constitution. He was offered, in 1852, by President Fillmore, the post of Secretary of the Navy, in the place of Secretary Graham, who resigned; but his health compelled him to decline the honor. In 1833 Yale College conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Laws, and in 1852 he received the same honor from the Delaware College.

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in 1786; graduated at Princeton College in 1804; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1807, and practised extensively in the Franklin County Courts. He was a Representative in Congress from 1833 to 1837, and was then elected a delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention. In 1851 he was appointed by the Governor, with the unanimous consent of the Senate, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State, which office he held until the expiration of its tenure under the constitution. Since that time he has lived in retirement, discharging many trusts and offices in promotion of religion and education, in the town of his birth, which bears his father's name.

Chambers, Henry.-He was a Senator in Congress from 1825 to 1826, from Alabama, and died January 25, 1826.

Chambers, John.-Born in New Jersey in 1779; emigrated to Kentucky when thirteen years of age; studied law, and practised the profession with success; was an aide-de-camp to General Harrison at the battle of the Thames; was appointed Governor of the Territory of Iowa by President Harrison, manifesting great ability and prudence in his intercourse with the Indians; and by President Taylor he was appointed a Commissioner to make a treaty with the Sioux Indians. He was a member of Congress, from Kentucky, from 1827 to 1829, and again from 1835 to 1839. He died near Paris, Kentucky, September 21, 1852.

Champion, Epaphroditus.-He was a Representative in Congress, from Connecticut, from 1807 to 1817; a man greatly respected for his public and private character; and died at East Haddam, Connecticut, November 22, 1835, aged seventy-eight years.

Champlin, Christopher G.-He was a native of Newport, Rhode Island; graduated at Harvard University in 1786; was a member of Congress from 1797 to 1801, and a Senator of the United States from 1809 to 1811. At the time of his death, which occurred March 18, 1840, in the seventy-fourth year of his age, he was President of the Rhode Island Bank.

Chandler, John.-Was a native of Maine when a part of Massachusetts, representing it in the State Senate from 1803 to 1805, and in Congress from 1805 to 1808, and for three years was Sheriff' of Kennebeck County. In 1812 he was appointed Brigadier-General, and took an active part in the Canadian campaign, having his horse shot under him at the battle of Stony Creek, where he was wounded and taken prisoner. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1820, being one of the first two Senators from Maine after its separation from Massachusetts, serving two terms, until 1829. In 1829 he was appointed Collector of the port of Portland, serving until 1837; and he died at Augusta, September, 1841.

Chandler, Joseph R.-He was born in Massachusetts; was liberally educated, and studied law; edited a newspaper in Philadelphia for many years; was a Representative in Congress, from Pennsylvania, from 1849 to 1855; and was appointed Minister to Naples by President Buchanan in 1858.

Chandler, Thomas.-He was a State Senator in 1827, and a Representative in Congress, from New Hampshire, from 1829 to 1833.

Chandler, Zachariah.-Born in Bedford, New Hampshire, December 10, 1813; received an academical education; was bred a merchant; was Mayor of Detroit, Michigan in 1851; defeated candidate for Governor of Michigan in 1852; and is a Senator in Congress from Michigan, having succeeded Senator Cass in that capacity, and taking his seat in the Thirty-fifth Congress. He has served as a member of the Committee on the District of Columbia, and Chairman of the Committee on Commerce. He was re-elected to the Senate in 1863, for the term ending in 1869.

Chaney, John.-He was born in Maryland, and was a Representative in Congress, from Ohio, from 1833 to 1839.

Chanler, John Winthrop.-Born in the city of New York, in 1826; was a member of the New York Assembly, in 1859 and 1860, and declined a renomination; and in 1862 he was elected a Representative, from New York, to

the Thirty-eighth Congress, serving on the Committee on Patents.

Chapin, Graham H.-He was born in Connecticut; graduated at Yale College in 1817; and was a Representative in Congress, from New York, from 1835 to 1837, and died in 1843.

Chapman, Augustus A.- He was born in Virginia, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1843 to 1847.

Chapman, Bird B.-He was born in Connecticut, and, on removing to Nebraska, was elected a Delegate, from that Territory, to the Thirty-fourth Congress.

Chapman, Charles.-Born at Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, June 21, 1799; received a classical education; he is a lawyer by profession; was three times a member of the House of Representatives of the State; he was United States Attorney during the administration of Mr. Tyler, and a Representative in the Thirty-second Congress, from Connecticut.

Chapman, Henry.-He was born in Pennsylvania, and elected a Representative to the Thirty-fifth Congress, from his native State, serving as a member of the Committee on the Judiciary.

Chapman, John.-He was a Representative in Congress, from Pennsylvania, from 1797 to 1799.

Chapman, John G.-He was born in Charles County, Maryland, July 5, 1798, and died December 10, 1856. He laid the foundation of his education at Yale College, which he left during his senior term, on account of his health, and afterwards refused a diploma which was tendered to him by the faculty. He studied law with William Wirt, and, after practising for some time, turned his attention to politics, and between the years 1824 and 1844, he was almost constantly in the Legislature of Maryland. In 1845 he was elected a Representative in Congress, and again re-elected in 1847, serving on important committees, and doing much good for his constituents and the public at large. He was chosen President of the Convention which