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Excerpt from Biographical Sketches of the Distinguished Men of Columbia County It will be perceived that many of the subjects of these sketches are national in their character, consequently this work will not only be interesting to the citizens of Columbia county and the State of New-York, but to those of every state in the Union. Her distinguished sons have filled the most important offices in the state and general governments, and their acts and labors constitute an important portion of the history not only of the State of New-York, but of the nation. This county is greatly distinguished for the number and exalted talents of her lawyers and statesmen; and she is equally so for her military and naval heroes. The names of Worth and Allen are known throughout the world. This county has produced one President of the United States, one Vice-President, three Governors of States and Territories, three Foreign Ministers, one Secretary of State of the United States, one Secretary of the Department of War, one United States Attorney-General, one Judge of the United States District Court, two or three Supreme Court Judges, one Circuit Judge, three Attorney-Generals of the State of New-York, and two United States Senators; besides many distinguished Members of Congress, and other officers, both of the State and General Governments. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.