Biographical sketches of the members of the Forty-first General assembly of the state of Indiana

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FOETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

STATE OP INDIANA,

Author's Preface

The author is constrained to believe tliat the style and character of this ■work embody something original in the Biographical Department of Book Publishing. The utility of such a work is apparent. A volume containing condensed sketches of the Executive, Officers of State, Judges of the Supreme Court, and Members and Officers of both branches of the General Assembly, cannot fail to receive a cordial welcome at the hands of the reading public; and especially from those who have been, or now are, identified with the public affairs of this State. It will be something of a legacy for the descendants of the men Avho have made and administered the laws of this great Commonwealth, after they shall have passed away from this state of existence, to find recorded on its pages the name and public services of a father, whose memory is dearer to them than all else on earth. It is a book that will not fail to be cherished by them until the close of life. Aside from considerations of a private nature, this work will supply a public want long felt and acknowledged. Here the public journalist will find the facts for his columns when

Preface

it becomes his melanclioly duty to announce the death of Indiana's prominent men — the data upon which to base a fitting and respectful eulogy on the life and services of the deceased. For this reason alone a work of such a character should be placed upon the shelves of every public library in the State. The author has studiously endeavored to avoid the remotest approach toward partiality in the compiling and editing of these Biographies. In preparing them for the press he has been assisted by Jos. A. Berry and Samuel K, Christy, Esqs., gentlemen of acknowledged ability. The author has been indefatigable in his efforts to produce a volume corresponding with its title, and one that will subserve, in some degree, both public and private interests. Without further remark he submits these pages to the judgment of an appreciative public.

James Sutherland.