BIOGRAPHY OF CYRUS OF SULLOWAY, of Manchester NH ---------------------------------- Information located at http://www.nh.searchroots.com/Manchester On a web site about GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF MANCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE TRANSCRIBED BY JANICE BROWN Please see the web site for my email contact. ---------------------------------- The original source of this information is in the public domain, however use of this text file, other than for personal use, is restricted without written permission from the transcriber (who has edited, compiled and added new copyrighted text to same). ======================================================== SOURCE: Willey's Semi-centennial Book of Manchester, 1846-1896, by George Franklin Willey Published 1896; G. F. Willey ------------------- page 107 *HON. CYRUS A. SULLOWAY, son of Greeley and Betsey L. Sulloway, was born in Grafton [NH], June 8, 1839. His youth was spent upon his father's farm and his opportunities for acquiring a liberal eduction were of that restricted character common to New Hampshire farm boys of that period. By his enterprise and zeal, however, he succeeded in supplementing his district school education by an academic course at Colby Academy in New London. In 1861 he began the study of law with Pike & Barnard of Franklin, the senior member of which firm died while holding the office of United States senator, and the junior that of attorney-general of the state. Mr. Sulloway was admitted to the bar at Plymouth in November, 1863, and soon thereafter removed to Manchester and entered into copartnership with Samuel D. Lord under the firm name Lord & Sulloway. This business copartnership continued for ten years and was eminently successful securing a wide clientage and lucrative practice. Upon its dissolution, Mr. Sulloway associated with himself Mr. E.M. Topliff, under the firm name of Sulloway & Topliff. The practice of this firm has been very extensive, and among the largest in the state. From 1873 to 1878 Mr. Sulloway was deputy collector of internal revenue. He was a member of the legislature in 1872, 1873, 1879, 1891 and 1893, serving as chairman of the committee on elections during his first term and twice subsquently as chairman of the judiciary committee. Upon his first entry into legislative life he at once took commanding position as leader, which position he maintained with consummate ability during his entire career of legislative experience. His conspicuous service in this capacity gave him wide fame and great popularity throughout the state. Always an active partisan in whatever he espoused, he entered into the heated controversies that agitated the legislature with zeal and enthusiasm and always as the central figure of the most excited controversy. In the fall of 1894 Mr. Sulloway received the unanimous Republican nomination for congress in the first district, and at once entered upon the canvass with his cahracteristic ardor and impetuosity, and the result was his triumphant election by more than 6000 plurality. This was the first test of his personal and political popularity before so large a contituency, embracing one half of the state, and the outcome justified the high expectations which his friends have long entertained as to his strong hold upon the favor and good will of the people of the state. As a lawyer, and especially as a jury advocate, Mr. Sulloway has achieved a most pronounced success, and his future prospects, both political and professional ought to satisfy the most exacting ambition. Mr. Sulloway was married May 31, 1864 to Helen M., daughter of Jonathan W. and Theodorah D. Fifield of Franklin. One daughter, Belle H. was born July 31, 1868. Mrs. Sulloway having deceased July 20, 1892, Mr. Sulloway, on May 31, 1894 married Miss Martha J. Webster of Haverhill, Mass. ------------------------- READ MORE AT: http://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/legport1/sulloway.html ------------------------ Cyrus Adams Sulloway (June 8, 1839 - March 11, 1917) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire. He served from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1913, and from March 4, 1915 until his death in Washington, D.C. on 11 March 1917. He is buried at Interment at Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, N.H. (end)