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 MONROE. MONTAGUE. 421 For four years he was the Boston corre- spondent of the "New York Tribune." In 187 1 he became connected with the " Satur- day Evening Gazette " of Boston, and was its chief editorial writer for thirteen years, when he joined the staff of the " Boston Herald," as correspondent and editorial writer. He was correspondent for the "Boston Herald " from the New Orleans Fair, in i884-'S5, and in 1886 from Cali- fornia, Oregon and Washington Territory. He still holds the position of correspondent of the " Hartford Courant," which probably gives him the longest consecutive service of any American writer as a newspaper correspondent for one paper. GEORGE H MONROE On the 25th of October. 1S53, Mr. Monroe was married to Alice Maria, daugh- ter of Dr. William and Alice (Brazer) Ingalls. They have four sons and one daughter : William Ingalls, George Ellis, Alice Ingalls, John Ingalls, and Charles Edward Monroe. Mr. Monroe has resided in Roxbury since 1863, where he is well known and highly esteemed by a large circle of friends. He has served as president of the Roxbury Athenaeum, and is one of the board of trustees of the " Fellowes Athenaeum." Mr. Monroe's writings are always able, scholarly and entertaining. His view> are broad, his criticisms fair, his compliments just. He has the true instinct of a jour- nalist in the graceful presentation of that which should instruct as well as entertain. MONTAGUE, Samuel L., the son of Simeon and Sybil Montague, was born in Montague, Franklin county, May 4, 1829. He is the great grandson of Major Rich- ard Montague, who fought in the revolu- tionary war. Samuel L. Montague received his early education in the common schools and at the academy in Hopkinton, finishing at the Baptist Academy at Worcester. He re- sided with his parents at Montague and at North Leverett until 1837, when he re- moved with them to Michigan, about twenty miles west of Jackson. In the fall of 1839 he returned with his father's family to Massachusetts. In 1S46 he went to Boston and entered a West India goods store, at the corner of Pearl and Purchase streets, as clerk. In 1S54 Mr. Montague went into business for himself, commencing, with his present partner, a concern that has grown into a commission business of no small propor- tions, having been carried on without inter- ruption, and steadily increased for the last thirty-four years. He made Boston his residence from 1846 to '55, then removed to Brighton, where he remained till 1859, in which year he changed his home to Cambridge, where he still resides. He is a member of Mizpah Lodge of Free Masons of Cambridge ; was master of the lodge 1 876— '77 ; member of Cambridge Royal Arch Chapter, Boston Council of R. & S. Masters, and De Molay Encamp- ment of Knights Templar. He served six years in the city government of Cam- bridge — 1 S73— '74, in the common coun- cil ; 1S75— '76, in the board of aldermen ; was twice elected and served as mayor, 1878-79. In 1877 he was elected one of the commissioners of the sinking fund, which position he resigned on being elected mayor. In 1881 he was elected one of the trustees of the Cambridge public library, and since that date has been chairman of the board. He was one of the originators of the Charles River Street Railway Company, and one of its directors ; and also a director in several other business organizations. He was elected presidential elector on the Republican ticket, in 1884, from the 5th congressional district, and in 1885 was appointed by the civil service commission- ers of Massachusetts, one of the board of examiners for the city of Cambridge ; was elected chairman of the board, which