Salt Lake Herald | 1905-02-28 | Page 3 | Ex-Gov. Boutwell Dead

BOUTWELL DEAD Venerable Massachusetts Man Falls a Victim to Pneumonia in His Year Mass Feb an illness of a few days George Sewall ll former governor of Massa and former secretary of the treasury died at his home here today aged 87 years IRe was stricken with pneumonia Friday and owing to his extreme age he was unable to raT For more titan sixty years Mr Bodt well has been iii public lIre his career as a lecturer at the age of 19 At 24 he was elected to the legislature and at he was chosen governor of the state Although elected to these office as a Democrat I Mr became active in the Or Organization I of the Republican party He I was a personal friend of President Lincoln Mr was an outspoken ab abolitionist He in the national house of representatives from to i 1868 inclusive and was a member of the commission which reported the amendment and conducted the debate In the house He was of the treasury in cab int in 1575 Mt Boutwell was elected to the States senate where he served for six years Mr Boutwell was among the most prominent opponents cC the war In fact so strong was his that after war was declared he left the Republican party and with the formation ot the league became Its president which office he held at the time of his death Mr Boutwell was the author of books bookson on polities finances