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Show FIRST GERMAN SENATOR. Tho Late Carl Schurz, Born In Germany, Ger-many, Elected to Senate In 1869. Now York. Carl Schurz, widely known as a publicist, and former cab-lnot cab-lnot member, who died nt his homo In this city on May 14, and was burled on Thursday last, wns tho first Gcr-mnn-bom citizen to bo elected to tho United Stntcs sonnto, being olected.ln 1SC9, from tho stnto of Missouri. Mr. Schurz was 7C years of age, having been born In Cologno on March 2, 1829. His rcsldonco horo was at 21 East Nlnoty-flrst street. Forced to fleo from tho lnnd of his blrtl beroro ho had attained his majority, ma-jority, Carl Schurz soon became, nnd for moro thnn hnlf a century remained, one of tho striking figures In tho public pub-lic llfo of tho lnnd of his ndoptlon. Mr. Schurz retired from tho sonato In 1875, Ho was one of tho organlzoro of tho Liberal party In 1872, and pre sided over tho convention at Cincinnati Cincin-nati which nominated Horaco Greeley tor president. Ho supported tho Nntlonal Republican Republi-can tlckot In 187C, and In tho year fol-towing fol-towing becamo Sccrotnry of tho Interior In-terior In tho cabinet of President Unyes. At tho closo of his term of olTico ho enmo to New YorV nnd devoted nenrly all tho remainder ot his long llfo to editorial and literary work. |