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sole owner, liis brother, Frank L., becoming asso- ciated with him in 1861. Under liis management the paper became the leading Republican organ in the state. He was a member of the liouse of representatives of Maine in 1863 and 1863 from Aubui-n, and in 1864, 1865, 1868 and 1873 from

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Lewiston; Avas speaker of the house in 1863 and 1864, declining to serve in 1865. He was governor of Maine for two terms, 1874 and 1875, declining renomination in 1875, but continuing an effective director of party politics. In September, 1881, he was elected by the Republicans by a majority of more than 5000, a representative to the 47th congress from the second district of Maine to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of William Pitt Frye, elected to the U.S. senate. He was re- elected to the succeeding congresses up to and including the 56th congress. In congress he took a prominent part in tariff, financial and shipping legislation and served on the committees on banking and currency, merchant marine and fisheries, ways and means, appropriations, and in the 54th and 55th congresses as chairman of the committee on ways and -ueans. He was tendered the i)osition of secretary of the treasurj^ bj^ Presi- dent McKinley in 1897, but declined, preferring to remain in congress. In 1898 he was apjjointed by President McKinley a member of the British- American joint high commission charged with adju.sting all open questions between the United States and the Dominion of Canada. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Bates college in 1874 and from Dartmouth in 1894. He was married, June 11, 1857, to Salome McKenney of Auburn, Maine. They had six children: Henry M., Charles L., Edward N., Arthur H., Albert G.. and Edith. He is the author of the DingJey Tariff Bill, jjassed by the 5oth congress. He died in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 1899.

DINSMOOR, Samuel, governor of New Hamp- shire, was born in Londondeny. N.H., July 1. 1766: son of William and Elizabeth (Cochran) Dinsmoor. He was graduated at Dartmouth in 1789, taught school for a few years and was ad- mitted to practice in the court of common pleas

in 1795. He settled in Keene, N.H., where he helped to organize a light infantry company which he commanded. He rose in rank in the militia to be a major-general. He was appointed postmaster of the town in 1808 and was a represent- ative in the 13th congress, 1811-13, voting in favor of a war with England. He was afterward col- lector of the direct tax and in 1831 was a member of the executive council. He was unsuccessful candidate for governor of New Hampshire in 1833, Avas appointed judge of probate for the county of Cheshire in the same year, and was governor of New Hampsliire, 1831-34. He was married to Mary Boyd, daughter of Gen. George Reid of Londonderrj% N.H. He died in Keene, N.H., March 15, 1835.

DINSMOOR, Samuel, governor of New Hamp- .shire, was born in Keene, N.H., May 8, 1799; son of Samuel and Mary Boyd (Reid) Din.smoor. He entered Dartmouth at the age of eleven and was graduated in 1814. He was admitted to the bar in 1818 and the following year accompanied Col James Miller, who had been appointed governor of Arkansas, to that territory. Retui-ning to his native town he practised law; was clerk of the state senate in 1836, 1837, 1839 and 1830, and gov- ernor of New Hampshire, 1839-43. After the death of his fir.st wife. Aim Eliza, daughter of the Hon. William Jarvis of Weathersfield, to whom he was married in 1844, lie was married to Catherine, daughter of the Hon. Daniel Abbott, and wadow of Charles J. Fox. Dartmouth con- ferred upon him the degree of LL.D. in 1851. He died in Keene, N.H., Feb. 34, 1869.

DINSMORE, Hugh Anderson, repre.sentative, was born in Benton county. Ark., Dec. 34, 1850; son of Alexander W. and Catherine (Anderson) Dmsmore. After acquiring a common school education he became a travelling salesman. He later studied law and in 1873 was clerk of the circuit court of his native county. He was ad- mitted to the bar in 1874 and practised in Benton- ville until 1875, when he removed to Fayetteville. In 1878 he was chosen prosecuting attornej' of the fourth judicial district of Arkansas, to which office he was twice re elected. In 1884 he was a presidential elector and in Januar3% 1887, he was appointed U.S. minister-resident and consul-gen- eral in Coi-ea, serving three years. He was a Democratic representative from the fifth district of Arkansas in the 53d, 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th and 58th congresses. 1893-1903.

DISNEY, David Tiernan, representative, was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1803. In 1807 he re- moved with his parents to Ohio, where he was educated and became a lawyer in Cincinnati. He was a state senator, 1833-35 and 1843-45, and speaker of the senate, 1833-34. He represented the first district of Ohio in the 31st, 33d and 33d