The Life and Public Services of Hon. Samuel J. Tilden, Democratic Nominee for President of the United States: To Which Is Added a Sketch of the Life of Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, Democratic Nominee for Vice-President (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Life and Public Services of Hon. Samuel J. Tilden, Democratic Nominee for President of the United States: To Which Is Added a Sketch of the Life of Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, Democratic Nominee for Vice-President

Samuel J. Tilden was born in New Lebanon, Columbia County, New York, on the 9th day of February, 1814. He comes of a sturdy and an honest race. His ancestors were among the earliest recruits tothe little band of Puritan pil grims who settled Massachusetts. Before coming to these shores, in the freedom-loving county of Kent, in England, the Tildens had gained distinction. Nathaniel Tilden was mayor of the city of Tenterden, England, in 1622. His uncle John had held the office in 1585 and 1600. Nathaniel was succeeded by his cousin John. Kent was a county of farmers. It was divided into small estates, which were in herited equally among the children of the family, Kent re fusing to accept the law of primogeniture. It was a king dom by itself under the Saxon heptarchy, and it maintained its independence in a remarkable degree.

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