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The new house was built in 1876. It is a two-story brick, with two recitation-rooms in cach story, and will seat about fifty pupils in each room. It is heated with coal stoves, and ventilated with registers in the wall. The building was erected by Win. II. Gil- bert and D. S. Coulter, on carpenter work, and W. G. Wheatcroft, on brick work, at a cost of over $6,000. At present there are one principal and five assistants. Before the township high school was organized there were a principal and six assistants. The average attendance is about 200. Expenses for the last three or four years, including incidental, have averaged about $2,000 annually. ot- lowing is a list of the school officers :
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YEAR.
PRESIDENT.
CLERK.
1860.
B. Batson.
J. Ed. Clarke.
1861.
B. Batson.
J. Ed. Clarke.
1862.
B. Batson.
J. Ed. Clarke.
1863.
B. Batson.
J.F. Coles.
1864.
Daniel Bulkley.
Wm. H. Gilbert.
1865.
J. F. Coles.
Wm. H. Gilbert.
1866.
John I. Tanquary.
Wm. H. Gilbert.
1867.
John I. Tanquary.
Wm. H. Gilbert.
1868.
William Gravett.
Wm. H. Gilbert.
1869.
William Graveit
Frank Melrose.
1870.
William Gravett.
Frank Melrose.
1871.
A. B. Phillips.
Frank Melrose.
1872.
Elijah Lilleston.
A. B. Phillips.
1873.
Wm. H. Gilbert.
A. B. Phillips.
1874.
Wm. L. Payne.
Wm. H. Gilbert.
1875.
Wm. L. Payne.
Wm. H. Gilbert.
1876.
F. M. Charles.
F. M. J. Boord.
1877
W. W. Gray.
S. J. Orange.
1878.
F. M. Charles.
S. J. Orange.
1879.
S. J. Orange.
R. H. Cooke.
1880.
S. J. Orange.
R. H. Cooke.
1881
S. D. Blair.
R. H. Cooke.
1882.
S. D. Blair.
F. M. Charles.
The Principals have been: II. T. Cramer, A. Milner, R. F. Saxon, D. G. Terry, James A. Creighton, Carl Roedel, J. C. Walker, J. H. Brownlee, N. V. Evans, Peter L. Deardorff, S. A. Montgomery, E. A. Bryan and La Fayette Hunter.
NORMAL COLLEGE.
The " Grayville Normal College and Commercial and Literary Institute" was established April 28, 1879, in the second story of the building now occupied by the " New Empire " grocery. Prof. C. C. Harper came to Grayville in April, 1879, and organized a school of about ninety pupils for a three months' term. Very shortly after be commenced, a number of citizens requested that his school be made a permanent institution of Grayville, and they accordingly secured a charter, dated May 31, 1879. Prof. Harper associated with himself Prof. J. D. Nysewander, and continued for the remainder of that year, when the latter left, and W. B. Dimon, A. M., was employed in his place. These gentlemen con- tinued at the head of the institution until January, 1881, when Prof. Harper retired on account of failing health. Then W. S. Post, a sort of an eccentric gentleman, conducted the school for about six months, and then retired.
At the end of the first year there were seven graduates; and the second year began with nine in the teachers' course.
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During the height of the prosperity of this institution the " first semi-annual catalogue " was issued, which is as presentable as that of any other institution of the kind in the county. The Board of Trustees was: Samuel J. Orange, President; F. M. J. Boord, Secretary and Treasurer; W. W. Gray, R. H. Cook, Eld. Lem- uel Potter, A. Milner and F. M. Lanterman. Besides Prof. Nyse- wander and Harper, there were as instructors: C. L. Hainz. Mrs. J. D. Nysewander and Lavonne Kackley. The course of study com- prised all the higher branches of a collegiate course, with com- mercial science, pedagogies, music, painting, etc. Apparatus, cabinet and library were connected with the institution.
The Grayville Normal College is now a thing of the past, and its discontinuance was indeed a calamity to the place.
CHURCHES.
Predestinarian Baptist .- The Baptists of this class were on the ground here about as soon as the Methodists, and were the first to erect a church building. This building still stands on the original si te, and is a plain but neat structure, more of the appearance of a school-house than of an ordinary church building. It was erected about 1837 or '38, on ground donated by James Gray, who also gave considerable money toward the building. It was erected under the management of Rev. Whiting. Since organization the membership has been as high as seventy or seventy-five, and kept at that for about fifteen years. There are at present seventy-three names on the church record. Present Deacon, Alex. Johnson; and Clerk, Henry S. Coles. Among the preachers have been : Jeremiah Doty, John Hunsinger, Lewis Hon, David Stuart, Lem- nel Potter and others.
Methodist Episcopal Church .- This church was organized about 1837, with twenty or twenty-five members, by Rev. Carhan. The preachers since that time have been : 1837, R. Allyn and J. Par- sons; 1838, A. Bradshaw; 1839, L. W. Strickling and W. C. Cum- ming; 1840, Israel Brown ; 1841, John Shepard; 1842, John Gilham; 1843, James HI. Dickens; 1844, A. Bradshaw ; 1845-'6, R. E. Reed; 1847-'8, E. B. Gentry; 1849, J. T. Johnson ; 1850, J. H. Hill; 1851-2, James Miller ; 1853, William Cliffe ; 1854, J. M. Haley; 1855, - McCurdy; 1856, John Glaze; 1857-'8, E. Joy ; 1859, I. M. Stagg ; 1860-'1, A. Ransom; 1862-'3, C. D. Link- enfelter; 1864, J. W. Nall; 1865, A. P. Morrison ; 1866-'7, W. B. Bruner ; 1868, W. S. C. Walker ; 1869, E. Root; 1870-'2, W.
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E. Tilroe; 1873, W. F. Whitaker ; 1874, J. W. Lowe ; 1875-'6, E. Joy ; 1877-'8, C. P. Wilson; 1879-'81, R. M. Carter ; October, 1882, L. W. Thrall. Mr. Thrall was born and brought up in Ed- wards County, Ill .. and was three years in the itinerancy in Kansas.
Present number of members, ninety-eight. Trustees: George A. Bailey, Frank Melrose. J. R. Eastwood, W. L. Hallam, M. D. and F. M. Lanterman. Class-Leaders: George A. Bailey and W. L. Bonner. Stewards: George A. Bailey, Frank Melrose and W. L. Bonner, Mrs. Eastwood, Mrs. Coulter and Mrs. Prunty. Mr. Bailey is also Superintendent of the Sunday-school, which has an average attendance of about 120. In connection with this church is also a Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of thirty-one members, which is in a very prosperous condition. Mrs. Prunty is President.
The first church building was a frame, said to have been erected about 1838. The second was in 1852; its size was 30 x 40 feet, and fourteen feet high ; the cost then was about $1,350, but in 1868 a $1,300 addition was made. The size is now 30 x 58. The cupola is in two sections, and the spire, with the cupola, is thirty four feet. Many glorious time has been enjoyed within the walls of this building, surpassing in description any effort of the historian's pen.
Perhaps we should not leave the history of this church without a mention of Miss J. E. Harmon, who was conspicuous here in ear- lier day for her literary and poetic talent. She was the first con- vert in Grayville in 1843, and afterward became a contributor to such periodicals as the Ladies' Repository, the Western Christian Advocate, etc. She married J. S. Akers, son of the noted Peter Akers, D. D.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church .- This congregation was organ- ized May 6, 1850, comprising Isaac H. Hamilton, Orville Good- rich, Susan G. Hamilton, Jane M. Goodrich, Henry M. Phelps, David N. Hamilton, Elizabeth J. Phelps and Lydia G. Hamilton. Rev. Wm. M. Finley was the officiating minister. I. H. Hamilton, Orville Goodrich and D. N. Hamilton, were elected Ruling Elders, and I. H. Hamilton was elected Stated Clerk of the Session. Preaching at this point was regular for a number of years, by Rev. Finley until Oct. 1, 1858, then R. P. Lemmon, J. H. Coulter, W. P. Baker, J. J. Ballew, J. W. Elder, and the present pastor J. N. Hogg. Rev. J. T. Borah's name should be placed in the list somewhere.
This church has passed through many dark perils. but has had
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as high as 125 members ; there are now about seventy-five. The present ruling members are: V. J. B. Clarke and D. S. Blair. For a long time they held their meetings in the old Baptist church, but for many years now they have had a nice church of their own,- size 60 x 40 feet, with a vestibule and agallery of about twevle feet. Seating capacity, about 450 ; cost, probably about $2,400.
Christian Church .- About 1837 Elder Elijah Goodwin com- menced preaching here, and in 1840 organized the first congrega- tion of his faith, with seven members, Daniel Bulkley being the first Elder and Jeremiah Routh, Deacon. Since that date the society has numbered as high as 300 members at one time; there are 200 now. The present Elders are S. J. Orange and B.W. Kenner; and Deacons, Benj. Jennings, Frank Holmes and George Pope. The evangelists in charge have been Elders Elijah Goodwin, Andrew Beard, D. K. Dibble, Moses Goodwin, John Allen, Mrs. Slade, - Gaff, - Black, and lastly, M. L. Blaney, who has just re- signed (November, 1882). There is an average attendance of about ninety at the Sunday-school, of which S. J. Orange is Superintend- ent; for some years past there have been 150 in attendance.
The church building was erected about 1844, where the present one now stands. Its size was probably about 30 x 50, and would seat about 300. The present church was erected in 1872; size, 40 x 65, with a basement and spire; cost, about $6,000.
Evangelical Association .- This church was organized about 1870, with six or eight members. Meetings were held at the old brick school-house in the northwestern part of town, where there had been preaching for some time. Frederick Dauner was the pre- siding minister, who is now a " local preacher." The other ministers in charge have been Herman Sleucher, Christian Wessling, J. M. Kronmiller, Martin Speck, who also had charge of the churches at and near Carmi; at this time (1878) the Grayville congregation was separated from the Carmi churches, and since then the preachers here have been Mathies and Luehring, Herman Sleucher, and Christian Stier, who has been here since March, 1881.
There are now upward of sixty members, for whom the Class- Leaders are John Hoerner, Fred. Dauner and Rev. Jacob Mode. The latter also has charge of churches elsewhere as pastor. The present steward is Henry Voigt. There is a Sunday-school of fifty children, of whom Fred. Dauner is the present Superintendent. In connection with this church there is also a local missionary society of which John Hansmann is President. This society was once a
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separate organization from the main congregation, but now includes it all. It contributes $50 to $75 annually to home and foreign missions. It meets monthly. Every Sunday there is preaching or prayer-meeting and Sunday-school.
The church building was erected in 1871, is 30 x 60 feet, seating about 200, and is located in the northwestern corner of the town. The cost of building was between $1,400 and $1,500.
Catholic Church .- This was first established here in 1874, by Father Pfennig, of Mount Carmel, with about twenty-five families; but there are probably only fifteen now, and religions services are only occasional, but hopes are entertained that they will be soon renewed. They have a good large church, 60 x 40 feet, seating about 400, and costing about $3,000. Father Spaeth. of Carmi, was the last priest to officiate here.
Methodist Episcopal Church, South .- Soon after the war a few zealots, with strong pro-slavery and secession proclivities, organized a sinall society in this village under the above or a similar name, but it did not last long. A man named Cassabone (or something of this sound) was the principal preacher.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Sheba Lodge, No. 200, A. F. & A. M., was organized under & dispensation in 1850, and the next year obtained a charter, hav- ing the requisite nine members. Of this lodge, Wm. M. Finley was W. M .; Dr. Lewis D. Bates was Senior Warden ; Dr. C. R. Smith, Junior Warden; James F. Vaughn, Secretary; A. L. Ham- ilton, Treasurer; and Robert S. Coal, Senior Deacon. The first meetings were in the upper story of Rigall's hotel, then over Ronald's store, etc. Meetings are now held in Eastwood's build- ing. The present membership is forty-seven, and the officers are: Dr. W. Hallam, W. M .; Thos. Johnson, S. W .; J. J. Thomas, J. W .; J. R. Eastwood, Treas. : W. II. Gilbert, Sec .; W. M. Record. S. D .; Thos. Gravett, J. D .; Frank Hoelzle. Tyler. Mr. Gilbert is now the oldest resident Freemason in Grayville.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows .- S. J. Orange came to Grayville in 1850, when there were but two other members of this order here-W. H. Ladd and Jesse B. Williams. They went to Mount Carmel with W. A. Griffing and J. O. Barber. who were there initiated, thus making the five necessary for a charter. A lodge was accordingly instituted in Grayville, by District Deputy
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R. H. Hudson, Feb. 6, 1852, with W. H. Ladd, N. G .; S. J. Or- ange, V. G .; J. B. Williams, Sec .; and W. A. Griffing, Treas. The first meetings were held over T. W. Stone's store.
Opal Lodge. No. 99, I. O.O. F., has now a membership of sixty- seven; and the present officers are: C. C. Harper, N. G .; George Glover, V. G .; J. E. O. Clark, R. S .; Benj. March, P. S., J. R. Eastwood, T .; J. E. O. Clark, Representative to the Grand Lodge.
Opal Encampment, No. 77, I. O. O. F., has a membership of seventeen; and its officers are: J. E. O. Clark, C. P .; W. L. Hal- lam, H. P .; T. Mathews, S. W .; J. Milliron, J. W .; S. J. Orange, Scribe; J. R. Eastwood, Treas.
Both these lodges meet in J. R. Eastwood's building, corner of North and Middle streets.
Sons of Temperance .- A charter of this order was granted a lodge in Grayville, March 7, 1849, the following being the original members: Daniel G. Hay, Wm. H. Gilbert, Samuel C. Mills, Henry Phelps, Neill C. Barns, R. H. Iligginson, Isaac II. Hamil- ton, James C. T. Hall, Daniel Bulkley, Henry Harding. Matthew H. Allen. The lodge flourished for a number of years, during the prosperity of that order generally, and also went down with it. Their last place of meeting was over the furniture store of Mr. Streever.
Royal Templars of Temperance .- This order was organized for inntual aid among teetotalers. and in this village their society was formed Dec. 18, 1880, with thirteen members, the officers being a Councilor, Vice-Councilor, etc. S. G. Orange was the first and only presiding officer, as the society soon went down. For the membership fee an insurance of $2,000 was guaranteed. They met over Havnie's drug store.
OTHER SOCIETIES.
National Christian Temperance Union .- This was organized Nov. 24, 1877, with F. M. Lanterman, President; B. W. Kenner, Vice- Pres .; J. R. Ennis, Sec .; J. B. Jolly, Treas .; Exec. Com .- Dr. J. Miller, J. H. Coulter, J. Brechner, F. Melrose, Mrs. C. Prunty, Mrs. Mary J. Morey and Mrs. W. W. Gray. Committee on the Fallen-Eld. D. Bulkley, C. II. Spring, Mrs. John Pickering and Mrs. J. R. Eastwood. The membership reached 1,500. Great enthusiasm has been exhibited at the meetings of the Union, where the exercises were declamations, short speeches, music, etc. This
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movement, locally, was the result of a series of lectures delivered, during the "blue-ribbon " excitement, by Thomas Noble, from Newton, Ill., at the Christian church, to large and enthusiastic audiences. Meetings of the Union were held every Friday even- ing, in the basement of that church. The work accomplished by this movement has been very satisfactory. In the spring of 1878 an anti-license Town Council was elected for the first time, and in 1880 a similar victory was enjoyed. This, however, has been but a very small part of the good accomplished by this Union. This society is still alive. Present officers: President, Prof. E. A. Bryan (who is now teaching in the University at Vincennes, Ind.); Vice-Pres., R. M. Lanterman; Sec., W. W. Coulter; Treas., J. B. Jolly.
The Grayville Guards .- This military band was organized Sept. 7, 1878, and was mustered in as Co. E, 13th I. N. G., by Captain James E. Kelsey, of Friendsville, Ill., with Leslie Durley as Captain, Albert L. Hunter as First Lieutenant, and Wm. L. Payne as Second Lieutenant. Feb. 28, 1881, Mr. Hunter resigned, and Vic. J. B. Clarke was appointed in his place. T. J. Mathews was elected Second Lientenant May 26, 1881. About this time the Guards were changed to Co. A, of the 9th I. N. G., and May 17, 1882, Captain Durley was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel of the reg- iment. June 28, following, T. J. Mathews was elected Captain.
At hrst the company numbered fifty-five; now the number is forty-two. Their armory, consisting of forty breech-loading rifles, is kept in Cooke's Opera House, and their regular meetings for drill are on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. In 1879 they attended the encampment at Belleville; July 4, 1880, they had an exhibition and sham battle at a barbecue in Milner's grove, northwest of Grayville; and this fall (1882) they attended an encampment at Springfield. Present officers: T. J. Mathews, Captain; James A. Carey, First Lieutenant; and Francis M. Taylor, Second Lientenant; Charles F. Gilbert. Orderly Sergeant; Albert B. Hall, Fifer, and Frank F. Rettig, Drummer.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Hugh A. Blair, born Feb. 18, 1832, in Hardin County, Ill., is a son of Samuel and Lucretia (Hinton) Blair. His father was a native of Carolina, and his mother of Kentucky. His father came to Illinois when it was a Territory, and settled on the Ohio River,
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in Hardin County. He moved from Hardin to Pope County, and lived there a number of years; then moved to Princeton, Ind., lived two years, and in 1855 to White County, where he died Nov. 21, 1863, at sixty-six years of age. His mother died in 1834. Hugh Blair was principally reared in Pope County. He early began life for himself, commencing when he was abont fifteen years old. In 1851 he went to Texas, where he remained for eighteen months, in different parts of the State. In the spring of 1853 he made another trip there, and remained until 1857, engaged in buying cattle and driving them to the Mississippi River, and shipping them to New Orleans. May 11, 1857, he landed in Gray- ville. and in the fall engaged in mercantile trade, and handling produce, till May, 1865. He has been Tax Collector for the town- ship for ten years. He has been President of the Town Board of Grayville three different terms, and Treasurer for Grayville, now serving his second term. He was the first Tax Collector of the township, and has been re-elected each succeeding term; is now serving the tenth term. He was married Nov. 13, 1864, to Mary J. Finch, born in Posey County, near Mt. Vernon, Feb. 12, 1843. Her father, James Finch, was a native of Posey County, and died when she was six months old. Her mother was Mary B. (Duck- worth) Finch, a native of Posey County, and now living in Gray- ville. Mrs. Blair has five children-Mary Minnie, Mattie, Lucretia, Jessie May, Eliza W. Politically, Mr. Blair is a Demo- crat, and takes considerable interest in politics.
Samuel D. Blair, born Nov. 28, 1838, in Pope County, Ill., is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth F. (Burton) Blair. Samuel lived on the homestead till he was sixteen, and then, in the winter of 1853, went to Princeton, Ind., with his parents. In 1854 his pa- rents moved to Grayville. He began life for himself when he was twenty years old; engaged in farming. IIe was married March 17 1865,to Mary B. Williams, a native of Grayville, daughter of John P. Williams,an old settler in the county. IIe was engaged in steamboat- ing on the river for two or three years, and has run a ferry boat across the Wabash River at Grayville. for seventeen years. He has a fine farm of 500 acres in Gibson County, Ind., 100 acres cleared. He is quite extensively engaged in farming. Politically he first voted for Fillmore with the Whig party; since the war has been voting the Democratic ticket. Has served on Board Council six terms. Has been School Director of Gray Township, now serving on his second term. He built a saw-mill with S. H. Blood about 1877,
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and ran it for one year, and then Mr. Blair sold out. In 1876 he built a steamboat with Mathew Cox; he ran it one year and then sold out. IIis life has been successful financially. He has two children-Samuel D., fourteen years old, and John P. Blair, twelve years old; and has lost two children-Ada and Malcomb, at the ages of four and two years respectively.
Sylvester H. Blood, born in Rushville, Allegany Co., N. Y., May 9, 1829, is a son of Marvin P. and Martha (Cabots) Blood, natives of Vermont. His mother is a descendant of the Cabots who discovered America. His parents came West in 1838, and settled in Richland County (then Lawrence Connty), Ill., and the following year moved to Edwards County. His father died in Richland County in the fall of 1858. His mother died in Edwards County in 1846. They raised a family of six children. Sylvester, one sister and one brother, are the only ones now living. His sister is Mrs. G. W. Morrill, living in Olney, Richland Co., Ill .; and his brother, Marvin G., resides in Kansas. Sylvester was reared on a farm till he was nineteen years old. He then went to Posey County, Ind., and was driving team for two years. He then came back to Richland County and farmed a year in 1850. Aug. 15, 1852. he was married at Mt. Vernon, Ind., to Prudence J. Hicks, a native of Chautauqua County, N. Y. He moved to Gray- ville on the 18th of May, and engaged in a saw-mill with Carey, Weed & Jolly. The firm changed hands after two years, and was run by Weed, and he was with him till his death, Sept. 16, 1862, when the firm changed hands again, and finally was pur- chased by Martin & Brissenden. Mr. Blood remained in this mill for the different proprietors for twenty years. He then worked a year with Staley, Orange & Co., in the same business, when the firm changed to S. J. Orange, and was with him one year in Wa- bash County. In 1872 Mr. Blood purchased an interest in a mill owned by G. W. Heniken, and the firm was Heniken & Blood. This partnership continued nearly two years, when he sold his in- terest and he came back to Grayville, and went four miles south, and ran a mill for James Knoles, and ran it the greater part of one summer, and then bought the mill, with David Blair. It was run in the name of Blood & Blair. This partnership continued for two years, and in February, 1881, the firm changed to Blood & Vaughn, Mr. Blood selling to his son, John M. Blood. He has six children living, three sons and three daughters. Politically he has always been a Democrat. He has served twelve or thirteen
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years on the Town Board, and in the spring of 1882 he was elected President of the Board. In the spring of 1852, before he was married, he boarded a flat-boat and went to New Orleans, taking six weeks for the round trip. When Mr. Blood's parents came from New York there were about twenty families that took a flat- boat at Orlean Point, at the head of the Alleghany River, and came down the river to Wheeling, W. Va .; there they boarded a steamboat and came to Mt. Vernon, Ind.
Lorenzo D. Boord was born Oct. 2, 1808, in Bourbon County, Ky. His parents came from Virginia, and moved from Kentucky to Indiana, and from there to Grayville, Ill .. in 1844. He engaged in tanning business for six or eight years; had two tanneries and did quite an extensive business for those days. At the same time he had a harness shop. Ile sold one of the tan-yards and finally the entire business, and lived a quiet and retired life. Ile married Nancy Thompson, daughter of Thomas Thompson, an old settler in this county, who has been dead a number of years. They raised only one son, F. M. J. Boord, out of a family of five children. Mrs. Boord died Sept. 20, 1SS1.
John Boultinghouse was born on the same farm where he now resides, on section 31, Grayville Township, Sept. 7, 1839. His parents were Zachariah and Margaret (Green) Boultinghouse. His father was born in White County, in 1808, and was a son of Den- nis Boultinghouse. He was one of the very first settlers of White County. Zachariah was the second son. IIe and wife had a fan- ily of eight children. John was the second son; he remained with his father until his death, Feb. 6, 1875. He has since resided on the old home with his mother. In March, 1862, he enlisted in Company D, Sixty-second Illinois Infantry, and remained in the service until the close of the war; then re-enlisted in same com- pany and regiment, and went to Fort Gibson, and remained in the service until March 20, 1866, when he was discharged at Spring- field, Ill. He was in all the battles of the regiment, and was promoted to Sergeant. At the expiration of service Mr. Boulting- house returned to the old homestead in Grayville Township, wher he has since resided. He owns a fine farm of 149 acres. In poli- tics Mr. Boultinghouse is aDemocrat, and cast his first vote for James Buchanan for President of the United States.
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