SKETCHES OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 253

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

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Member of the House of Delegates,

JANUARY SESSION, 1904.

ALLEGANY COUNTY—Five Members.
FRANCIS J. DRUMM, Democrat.

Mr, Drutnm, since the age of ten years, has worked in the
mines of the Consolidated Coal Company. In 1900 he was
blacklisted on account of the strike. He then became secre-
tary-treasurer of the W. M. W. of A., District to, and by
reason of his acquaintance among the miners was elected a
member of the House for 1902 and re-elected this year. He
was born at Valfe Summit, June 28, 1869.

WILLIAM J. FEAGA, Republican.

Mr. Feaga was born in Cumberland in 1870, and received
his education at his home and in the public schools. For
several years he served as private secretary to ex-Governor
Lowndes at the Second National Bank. In 1895 he became
private secretary to Representative G. L. Wellington and
retained this position when Mr. Wellington went to the United
States Senate. Later he was made secretary to Senate com-
mittee to establish University of the United States, serving
six years in that capacity. Mr. Feaga returned to Cumber-
land in March last to take up his present work as secretary
and director of the new Storage Warehouse and Real Estate
Company, which he helped to organize in the early part oi
the present year. He has always been active in Republican
politics, was an ardent supporter of the late President
McKinley and his policies at home and abroad. He is a
deep student, and through the training received at Washing-
ton is well fitted to make a splendid legislator.

JOHN H. LOAR, Republican.

Mr. Loar has been identified with local and national poli-
tics for several years. He was born September 7, 1873, and
attended the public schools at Vale Summit. He is engaged
in mining and farming.