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Identifier: americanencyclop00blak (find matches)
Title: The American encyclopedia of history, biography and travel
Year: 1857 (1850s)
Authors: (Blake, William O.) (from old catalog)
Subjects: World history Biography
Publisher: Columbus, Published by J. & H. Miller
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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E WOODBURY. The subject of the accompanying likeness is one, perhaps, as well knownto the people of this country as any name engraven upon its political scroll.His long public service has been such as to keep him prominently beforethe public eye for forty years, during which period he has sustained anunsullied reputation, and has commanded the respect and a large share ofthe confidence of all parties. Mr. Woodbury graduated at DartmouthCollege in 1809, and immediately applied himself to the study of the law,which he subsequently practiced with credit and success until 1816, whenhe was appointed secretary of the senate of the United States, and du-ring the following year judge of the superior court. Shortly after thiswe°find him a member of General Jacksons cabinet, and in 1823, gov-ernor of New Hampshire. In the year 1825, Mr. Woodbury was chosento the United States senate. In 1831, we find him secretary of the na-vv. In 1834, we find him secretary of the treasury, and find him again
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fmm m BIOGRAPHICAL DEPARTMENT. 737 in the senate of the United States from New Hampshire, in 1841. In theautumn of 1845, a vacancy occurred on the bench of the supreme courtof the United States, by the demise of Judge Story; this appointmentwas offered to Mr. Woodbury and accepted. Such are a few of the im-portant datas in the career of Mr. Woodburys life, and would space per-mit us, we should be pleased, in this connection, to go into an elaboratedescription of his personal characteristics and patriotism. His characterhas ever been remarkable for firmness and consistency, and whether as acitizen, a politician, or a jurist, he has been found a steady supporter ofthe constitution of the United States. HON. ROBERT RANTOUL, JR. We can give no better sketch of Mr. Rantouls life than to quote fromHon. Charles Sumners eulogy pronounced in congress. He was bornAugust 13th, 1805, at Beverly, in the county of Essex, the home of NathanDane. Here under happy auspices of family and neighborhood,

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