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 20 AMES. ANDREW. He has been twelve years a member of the Eastern school board ; two years in the state Senate (1880 and 'Si) ; four years lieutenant-governor (1883 to '86), and governor of the Commonwealth three years, 1SS7, '88, and '89. Governor Ames has served in the Massa- chusetts volunteer militia as 2d lieuten- ant, adjutant, major and lieutenant-colonel. He has been for many years president and director of various railroad, manufactur- ing and mining corporations and banking institutions. He is actively connected with a number of benevolent societies and has a membership in many social and po- litical clubs. OLIVER AMES. Governor Ames was married in Nan- tucket, March 14, i860, to Anna Coffin, daughter of Obed and Anna W. Ray, and adopted daughter of William Hadwen of Nantucket. Of this union are six chil- dren : William Hadwen, Evelyn, Anna Lee, Susan Evelyn, Lilian and Oakes Ames. Governor Ames's summer residence is at North Easton. In winter he resides in Boston, dispensing royal hospitality at his palatial residence on Commonwealth Avenue. Massachusetts is indeed fortunate in the possession of a long, unbroken line of chief magistrates, all conspicuous to a greater or less degree for ability, rare exe- cutive management, polite culture, and all, fortunately for her fame, men of unblem- ished personal integrity. Governor Ames has worthily maintained the high prestige enjoyed by his predecessors, and has by his judicious appointments, unfailing ur- banity and faithful attention to the details of his office, proved the wisdom of the great body of his fellow-citizens who have insisted upon his retaining so long the position he has so signally honored, both at home and in other cities where he has been called upon to repre- sent the dignity and character of the Old Bay State. ANDREW, JOHN FORRESTER, the son of Hon. John A. Andrew, the illustrious "War Governor" of Massachusetts, was born in Hingham, Plymouth county, No- vember 26, 1850. His earlier studies were pursued in the Boston public schools. His college life was passed at Harvard, graduating in 1872, and again from the law school in 1875. He was admitted to the Suffolk county bar the same year, and has since practiced law in Boston. Mr. Andrew is noted for his active work in all benevolent institutions, holding the offices of president of the Massachusetts Infant Asylum, president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, president of the Home for Aged Colored Women, and trustee of the Asylum for Feeble-minded Youth. He is an active member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. He has been repeatedly called to legis- lative work, having been elected to the lower branch of the Legislature in 1880, 1881 and 1882, serving on the judiciary and other committees ; member of the committee on the revision of the stat- utes in 1882. He was elected to the State Senate in 1884 by the Republican party ; and in 1885 was re-elected to the same office by the Democrats, where he served on the judiciary committee, and committee on street railways. He was delegate to the national Repub- lican convention of 1884 ; but in the heated political campaign of the same year he went on the stump in support of the Democratic ticket, and was president of the Young Men's Independent Club of the city of Boston. In 1886 he was Democratic candidate for governor of Massachusetts, receiving 112,883 votes, his opponent having 122,346. He was for three years commissioner of parks for the