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became a farmer. In 1858 lie was elected a 

 member of the Assembly, as a Democrat, when 

 the district went Republican by a majority of 

 several hundreds, and in 1866 was re-elected 

 by a majority of fifteen over a strong opponent, 

 his district then giving Gov. Fenton a majority 

 of 600. He was presented as the Democratic 

 candidate for Speaker in 1867, but was defeated 

 by Edward L. Pitts, Republican. In 1869 be 

 was elected a State Senator and appointed 

 chairman of the finance committee, and he 

 was re-elected in ISTl-'TS. For many years he 

 was the heaviest contractor for building canals 

 in the interior of the State ; but, after Gov. 

 Tilden's attack upon the " canal ring " in 1875, 

 Mr. Lord devoted himself wholly to his stock- 

 farm and the interests of the Bank of Monroe, 

 in Rochester, of which he was president. 



Lnll, Edward Phelps, an American naval officer, 

 born in Windsor, Vt., Feb. 20. 1836 ; died in 

 Pensacola, Fla., March 5, 1S87. He entered 

 the United States Naval Academy in 1851, was 

 graduated in 1855, commissioned past-midship- 

 man April 15, and master Nov. 4, 1858, and 

 lieutenant in 1860. He was appointed assistant 

 professor of English studies and sword-master 

 at the Naval Academy in I860, and, after tak- 

 ing part in the engagement with the forts at 

 Hatteras Inlet on board the " Roanoke" in July, 

 1861, became instructor of gunnery and infantry 

 tactics. From October, 1861, till December, 

 1863, he was in command of the school-ship 

 " Constitution," and from the latter date till 

 August, 1864-, was executive officer of the 

 " Brooklyn." He continued on sea-service till 

 the close of the civil war, was assistant pro- 

 fessor of mathematics at the Naval Academy 

 in 1866-'67, assistant professor of Spanish in 

 1867-'68, prof essorof drawing in 1868-'69, com- 

 mandant of the '* Girard " in the Darien ex- 

 ploring expedition in 1870-'71, in command of 

 the Nicaragua surveying expedition in 1872-'73, 

 and of the Panama surveying expedition in 

 1875, and hydrographic inspector, Coast and 

 Geodetic Survey in 1875-'80. He was promoted 

 to lieutenant-commander July 16, 1862, and to 

 commander June 10, 1870. 



Manning, Daniel, an American journalist, born 

 in Albany, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1831 ; died there 

 Dec. 24, 1887. At the age of ten years he 

 found employment in the office of the Albany 

 " Atlas," and, on the subsequent consolidation 

 of that paper with the u Argus," was appren- 

 ticed to the printer's trade. He soon became 

 foreman of the composing-room and manager 

 of the mechanical department of the paper, 

 and from this work was transferred to the 

 editorial department as a reporter. Subse- 

 quently he was appointed legislative reporter, 

 and under the guidance of William Cassidy 

 (q. v.) became thoroughly informed on the 

 minutiae of State politics. In 1865 he was 

 made associate editor with Mr. Cassidy,, and on 

 the death of. the latter he obtained a part own- 

 ership of the paper. In 1876 he was a mem- 

 ber of the Democratic State Committee. By 



his influence in party councils and the editorial 

 chair, he greatly advanced Gov. Tilden's reform 

 measures, and established such a degree of per- 

 sonal intimacy with Mr. Tilden that the latter 

 addressed to him his noted letter declining to 

 be a candidate for renomination for the presi- 

 dency before the convention of 1880. In 1881 

 Mr. Manning was elected chairman of the 

 Democratic State Committee, and served until 

 the close of 1885. In this office he exerted a 

 most potent influence during the gubernatorial 

 canvass of 1882, and the presidential canvass 

 of 1884. When President Cleveland selected 

 his Cabinet, Mr. Manning was called to the 

 Secretaryship of the Treasury, and he held this 

 office till failing health forced him to tender 

 his resignation on Feb. 4, 1887, which, how- 

 ever, was not accepted till the President be- 

 came convinced that Mr. Manning could no 

 longer stand the strain of office. After a brief 

 visit to England, Mr. Manning appeared so 

 much improved that he was induced to accept 

 the presidency of the Western National bank, 

 of New York city, but the physical gain was 

 temporary, and in December he was taken to 

 Albany that he might die in his own home. 



Manning, Thomas Conrtlandt, an American law- 

 yer, born in Edentown, N. C., in 1831 ; died 

 in New York city Oct. 11, 1887. He was 

 graduated at the University of North Carolina, 

 admitted to the bar, and practiced in his native 

 town. In 1855 he removed to Alexandria, La., 

 and when the civil war broke out had built up 

 an extensive practice and established a large 

 plantation between New Orleans and Baton 

 Rouge. He was elected a member of the Seces- 

 sion Convention of 1861 as a States'-rights 

 Democrat, and at the close of the sitting en- 

 tered the Confederate army as a lieutenant. 

 Shortly afterward he was transferred to the 

 staff of Gov. Moore, with the rank of lieutenant- 

 colonel, and in 1863 was appointed Adjutant- 

 General of the State. In 1864 he became asso- 

 ciate judge of the Supreme Court of Louisiana. 

 From the close of the war he devoted himself 

 to his practice, declining a nomination for 

 Governor, till January, 1877, when he was ap- 

 pointed Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court of 

 Louisiana. In November, 1880, he was ap- 

 pointed United States Senator to fill the vacancy 

 caused by the death of Senator Spofford, and 

 on Aug. 31, 1886, was appointed United States 

 Minister to Mexico. He was nominated for the 

 same office Jan. 6, 1887, and confirmed Febru- 

 ary 22. Judge Manning was a member of the 

 Board of Trustees of the Peabody Education 

 Fund, and died while on a special trip to New 

 York to attend a meeting of the board. 



Marcy, Randolph Barnes, an American soldier, 

 born in Greenwich, Mass., April 9, 1812; died 

 in Orange, N. J., Nov. 22, 1887. He was 

 graduated at the United States Military Acade- 

 my, West Point, in July, 1832, brevetted sec- 

 ond lieutenant in the Fifth United States In- 

 fantry, promoted to first lieutenant June 22, 

 1837, captain May 18, 1846, and brevetted brig- 



