HON. LEVI wooDBURY.
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The Union of Saturday, publishes the appoint ment of Hon. Levi Woodbury, to the vacancy on the Bench of the Supreme Court of the United States, occasoned by the death of Justice Story of Mass.

 Levi Woodbury was the son of farmer, Peter Woodbury, and was born in Francestown, N. H., Dec. 2d l7S9; consequently his age is now but 56. He entered Dartmouth College at the early age of 16, and graduated in 1909, being then only 20 years of age. For three years he studied law at Litch6eld, Ct, under the direction of the eminent Judge Reeves and within four years affer his first commencing practice, or in 1916, he was elected clerk of the N. H. Senate, and in the same year was appointed judge of the supreme judicial court of N H., and he held this office till 1925, when he was elected governor or the state He was a member of the house of representatives from Portsmouth in 1924, and was the same year elect ed speaker. In 1895 he chosen by the people member of the state senate from the first dis trict, but soon resigned the office, being elected the same year, by the legislature senator in Con- gress. In 1881, he was appointed district judge of New Hampshire, and subsequently, minister to Spain by General Jackson: which office he declin- ed. During the same year he was appointed by Gen. Jackson secretary of the navy, and in 1892 secretary of the treasury, which office he held for several years, and the arduous duties of which he discharged with consummate ability. He was ap- pointed, about this period, chief justice of the preme court of New Hampshire, but felt himself compelled to decline the office. He returned a. gain to the U. S. Senate, and is still member of that body"