Show probably our minister to france franco washington march 7 one of the tile farst to be made by mr bir cleveland clevelan will be that of frederick 11 R coudert Oo udert of new york city as minister t to france mr coudert w was as tendered moro than once an ail office bieles he desired rell under mr cleyland evland Ol in 1831 but he lie declined owing to his large law practice it Is now under food th that atAIr mr coudert Is not averse to an appointment an and that he lie desires to go goto to the french capital lie ile wag was horn born in ili new york city in where his father located on his arrival from prance about seventy I 1 I 1 4 aca ak i N I 1 I 1 faiq ak I 1 1 I k IN k I 1 1 k I 1 S A IM 1 1 4 X 1 I 1 1 W 1411 11 1 1 11 II I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 v cv IP four years ills father was a man of learning an and I 1 ago sent his son to columbia college where he be was graduated at aliz years e arso of fagens ago as valedictorian I 1 of hia lils class il e then studied law and was admitted to the bar as soon as age allowed lie has nearly forty years in new york ety city lie ile is pret president ident of the bar association and would have been nominated by mr cleveland for chief justice had it not been that it was deemed wise at tile bilile not to appoint for that bench from new york city lie ia 1 a tammany man and v very e r rich he ile ila has always been active in p politics ft and has refused many times to be a candidate for ollice office |