Lanman, Charles
journalist, librarian, author, was born June 14, 1819, in Monroe, Mich. In 1849 he was librarian of the war department at Washington, D. C.; and in 1850 became the private secretary of Daniel Webster. In 1853 he was examiner of depositaries for the southern states; and in 1855-57 was librarian of the interior department. In 1866 he was librarian of the house of representatives; and during 1871-82 was secretary to the Japanese legation. His principal works are: Essays for Summer Hours; Summer in the Wilderness; Private Life of Daniel Webster; Dictionary of Congress; The Red Book of Michigan; Leading Men of Japan; Letters from a Landscape Painter; Tour to the River Saguenay; Farthest North; and Haphazard Personalities. He died about 1892, in Washington, D. C.