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Show prominent part In the political fortunes of his adopted state. In 1849 he was elected to the legislature. On the outbreak out-break of the war he entered the union army as a major of , volunteers, rising through the different grades to that of major-general. Thus at the age of only thirty-tive years General Belknap had reached a, a topmostj round on the ladder of honor and fame. From 1809 to 1876 he was secretary of, war under President Grant, when the scandal provoked pro-voked by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Marsh, in disposing of post-traderships to the highest bidder, caused him to be impeached im-peached on charges of corruption. He was not convicted, but resigned ami lived ever since m political retirement in Washingion, practicing law. He was a man of tine presence and bear-, ing, making friends readily and holding hold-ing them. His one trouble, brought on him by others, pressed heavily upon him, and those who saw him soon after his retirement could not help noticing tho change of countenance that marked . his grief; yet he never uttered a re-proach re-proach against the authors of it. Only onoe recently did ha forsako his law office to attend a reunion of his comrades com-rades of the G. A. R. in Iowa, making a speech. Delknap's life was at? illustration illus-tration of the vicissitudes of American politics. Peace to his ashes. A gallant soldier answered to hia last muster yesterday when W. W. Belknap died. Born in Hudson City, N- J. in 1881, he graduated from Prince-t?nin'L84?.andtnen Prince-t?nin'L84?.andtnen settled as a lawyer law-yer in Keokuk. Ia takinjr at onoe a |