(1827-1900), an American politician and jurist, born at Salem, Mass., educated at Harvard University. He was admitted to the bar in 1850 and was chosen to the state supreme court in 1873, serving for ten years. Until the dissolution of the Whig party he acted with that organization, but then became a Democrat. In 1884 he was candidate for governor of Massachusetts, but was defeated, and in the following year he became secretary of war in Cleveland's cabinet, serving throughout his term.