Author : Comstock Bros; Clothiers
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333649104
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (491 download)
Book Synopsis Our Next President by : Comstock Bros; Clothiers
Download or read book Our Next President written by Comstock Bros; Clothiers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-17 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Our Next President: Sketches and Portraits of the Prospective Candidates for President; Presented With Compliments of Comstock Bros; Clothiers; 45 Main St., Norwalk, Insurance Bld'g, So; Norwalk This conspicuous public man, born in Lancaster, Ohio, May 10, 1823, received an academical education, studied for the legal profession, and was admitted to the bar in 1844. His first election to Congress was in 1854 and he served in the House three successive terms. After being chosen for the fourth time, before Congress met he was elected to the United States Senate. While in the House he was, during the heated contest in 1859, the Republican candi date for Speaker. He was associated with Thaddeus Stevens in framing the reconstruction measures of 1866 - 7. Reelected to the Senate in. 1866. And again in 1872, he served with remarkable efficiency, being much of the time Chair man of the Committee on Finance. Thus fitted for promotion, President Hayes in 1877 chose him to be Secretary of the Treasury of the Nation. Through his financial skill and sagacity specie paylm ent was resumed by the Nation on the first of January, l879 - the happiest event to the Country since the close of t e war. The bonds of the Nation, now redeemable, have been paid With the proceeds of bonds of a lower rate of interest. He was reelected to the Senate in 1880, and his term of office extends to March 3, 1887. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
