- Alabama: Richard H. Clarke
Richard Henry Clarke was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Dayton, Alabama, Clarke attended Green Springs Academy and was graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in July 1861....
(D): Jesse F. StallingsJesse Francis Stallings was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born near Manningham, Alabama, Stallings completed preparatory studies and was graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1877....
(D): William C. OatesWilliam Calvin Oates was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War, the 29th Governor of Alabama from 1894 to 1896, and a brigadier general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish–American War....
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- George P. Harrison
George Paul Harrison was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born at "Monteith Plantation," near Savannah, Georgia, Harrison attended Effingham Academy and the Georgia Military Institute at Marietta....
(D): Gaston A. RobbinsGaston Ahi Robbins was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, Robbins moved to Randolph County, North Carolina....
(D): James E. CobbJames Edward Cobb was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Thomaston, Georgia, Cobb attended the public schools, and was graduated from Emory College, Oxford, Georgia, in June 1856.He studied law....
(D): John H. BankheadJohn Hollis Bankhead was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama.-Biography:He was born on September 13, 1842. He was appointed, then elected, to serve out the remainder of the term left by the death of John Tyler Morgan, and was later re-elected twice. He served in the Senate from June 18, 1907...
(D): William H. DensonWilliam Henry Denson was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Uchee, Alabama, Denson attended the common schools and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa....
(D): Joseph WheelerJoseph Wheeler was an American military commander and politician. He has the rare distinction of serving as a general during war time for two opposing forces: first as a noted cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and later as a general in the...
(D): Louis W. TurpinLouis Washington Turpin was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, TurpinHis parents having died he moved to Alabama with his sister and settled in Perry County in 1858.Self-educated....
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- Arkansas: Philip D. McCulloch, Jr.
Philip Doddridge McCulloch, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, McCulloch moved with his parents to Trenton, Tennessee, where he attended private schools and Andrew College. McCulloch studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1872, after which he began a...
(D): Clifton R. BreckinridgeClifton Rodes Breckinridge was a Democratic alderman, congressman, diplomat, businessman and veteran of the Confederate Army and Navy. He was a member of the prominent Breckinridge family, the son of Vice President of the United States and Confederate General John C. Breckinridge and the...
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- John S. Little
John Sebastian Little was a member of the United States House of Representatives and the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas....
(D): Thomas C. McRaeThomas Chipman McRae was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and was the 26th Governor of Arkansas from 1921 to 1925.-Biography:...
(D): William L. TerryWilliam Leake Terry was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas, father of David Dickson Terry.Born near Wadesboro, North Carolina, Terry moved with his parents to Tippah County, Mississippi, in 1857 and to Pulaski County, Arkansas, in 1861.He attended Bingham's Military Academy, North Carolina, and...
(D): Hugh A. DinsmoreHugh Anderson Dinsmore was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born at Cave Springs, Arkansas, Dinsmore attended private schools in Benton and Washington Counties.He studied law in Bentonville....
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- California: Thomas J. Geary
Thomas J. Geary was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Geary moved with his parents to San Francisco, California, in April 1863.He attended the public schools.He studied law at St...
(D): Anthony CaminettiAnthony Caminetti was a United States Representative from California.-Biography:He was born in Jackson, California. He attended the public schools of his native county, the grammar schools in San Francisco, and the University of California, Berkeley. He also studied law and was admitted to the bar...
(D): Samuel G. HilbornSamuel Greeley Hilborn was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, Hilborn attended the common schools, Hebron Academy, and Gould's Academy, Bethel, Maine, and was graduated from Tufts College, Medford, Massachusetts, in 1859.He studied law and was...
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- Warren B. English
Warren Barkley English was a United States Representative from California.-Biography:Born in Charles Town, Virginia , he attended the public schools and Charles Town Academy until June 1861...
(D): James G. MaguireJames George Maguire was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Maguire moved with his parents to California in February 1854. He attended the public schools of Watsonville in Santa Cruz County and the private academy of Joseph K....
(D): Eugene F. LoudEugene Francis Loud was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Abington, Massachusetts, Loud went to sea and afterward settled in California....
(R): Marion CannonMarion Cannon was a United States Representative from California. He was born near Morgantown, West Virginia. He attended the district school and learned the blacksmith trade. He moved to California in 1852 and engaged in mining in Nevada County for twenty-one years. He was elected county...
(P): William W. BowersWilliam Wallace Bowers was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Whitestown, New York, Bowers attended the common schools.He moved to Wisconsin in 1854....
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- Colorado: Lafayette (Lafe) Pence
Lafayette Pence was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born in Columbus, Indiana, Pence attended the common schools.He was graduated from Hanover College in 1877.He studied law....
(P): John C. BellJohn Calhoun Bell was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born near Sewanee, Tennessee, Bell attended public and private schools in Franklin County. He studied law in Winchester, Tennessee, and was admitted to the bar in 1874. He moved to Colorado in 1874 and commenced practice in Del Norte,...
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- Connecticut: Lewis Sperry
Lewis Sperry was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born at East Windsor Hill, South Windsor, Connecticut. He attended the district school and Monson Academy, Monson, Massachusetts and was graduated from Amherst College, Massachusetts in 1873...
(D): James P. PigottJames Protus Pigott was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Pigott attended the common schools and graduated from Yale College in 1878 and from Yale Law School in 1880....
(D): Charles A. Russell (R): Robert E. De ForestRobert Elliott De Forest was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Guilford, Connecticut, De Forest attended the common schools.He was graduated from Guilford Academy in 1863 and from Yale College in 1867....
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- Delaware: John W. Causey
John William Causey was an American lawyer and farmer from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as United States Representative from Delaware.-Early life and family:...
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- Florida: Stephen R. Mallory
Stephen Russell Mallory, Jr. was a U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from Florida who served as a Democrat. He was the son of U.S...
(D): Charles M. CooperCharles Merian Cooper was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Athens, Georgia, Cooper moved with his parents to Florida in 1864.He pursued academic studies at Gainesville Academy.He studied law....
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- Georgia: Rufus E. Lester
Rufus Ezekiel Lester was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near Waynesboro, Georgia, Lester was graduated from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, in 1857.He studied law....
(D): Benjamin E. RussellBenjamin Edward Russell was a U.S. Representative from Georgia, cousin of Rienzi Melville Johnston.-Biography:Born in Monticello, Florida, Russell moved with his parents to Decatur County, Georgia, in 1854....
(D): Charles F. CrispCharles Frederick Crisp was a United States political figure. A Democrat, he was elected as a Congressman from Georgia in 1882, and served until his death in 1896. From 1890 until his death, he was leader of the Democratic Party in the House, as either the House Minority Leader or the Speaker of...
(D): Charles L. MosesCharles Leavell Moses was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near Turin, Georgia, Moses attended small country schools and ultimately graduated from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, in 1876...
(D): Leonidas F. LivingstonLeonidas Felix Livingston was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near Covington, Georgia, Livingston attended the common schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(D): Thomas B. CabanissThomas Banks Cabaniss was a United States Representative from Georgia.-Biography:Born in Forsyth, Georgia, he attended private schools and Penfield College, was graduated from the University of Georgia in 1853, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1861...
(D): John W. MaddoxJohn W. Maddox was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born on a farm near Gore, Georgia, Maddox attended the common schools....
(D): Thomas G. LawsonThomas Graves Lawson was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near Eatonton, Georgia, Lawson attended private schools and was graduated from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, in 1855.He studied law....
(D): Farish C. TateFarish Carter Tate was a Georgia state legislator, U.S. Representative and lawyer.Tate was born in Jasper, Georgia, in 1856. He attended North Georgia Agricultural College in Dahlonega...
(D): James C. C. BlackJames Conquest Cross Black was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Kentucky and Georgia.-Biography:...
(D): Henry G. TurnerHenry Gray Turner was an American politician, teacher, jurist and soldier.-Biography:Turner was born near Henderson, North Carolina...
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- Idaho: Willis Sweet
Willis Sweet was the first United States Representative from Idaho. Sweet served as a Republican in the House from 1890 to 1895, representing the state at-large....
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- Illinois: J. Frank Aldrich
James Franklin Aldrich was a United States Representative from Illinois. He was born in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. He moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois in April 1861 where he attended the public schools. Later, he attended Chicago University and graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic...
(R): Lawrence E. McGannLawrence Edward McGann , born in Galway, Ireland, was a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1891 to 1897. He was a Chicago Democrat.-References:* From Dooghcloon to Chicago: The Life and Career of Congressman Lawrence E...
(D): Allan C. Durborow, Jr.Allan Cathcart Durborow, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Durborow moved to Indiana in 1862 with his parents, who settled in Williamsport. He attended the public schools. He entered Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, in the fall of 1872. He...
(D): Julius GoldzierJulius Goldzier was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Vienna, Austria, Goldzier attended the public schools of Vienna.Immigrated to the United States in 1866 and settled in New York....
(D): Albert J. HopkinsAlbert Jarvis Hopkins was a Congressman and U.S. Senator from Illinois.Hopkins was born near Cortland, Illinois. He was admitted to the bar in 1871 and practiced in Aurora. He was elected to fill out the congressional term of Reuben Ellwood in 1885 and was re-elected in his own right for eight...
(R): Robert R. HittRobert Roberts Hitt was an Assistant Secretary of State and later a member of the United States House of Representatives....
(R): Thomas J. HendersonThomas Jefferson Henderson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Brownsville, Tennessee, Henderson moved with his parents to Illinois at the age of eleven. He served as clerk of the Board of Commissioners of Stark County, Illinois from 1847 to 1849. and as clerk of the court of Stark...
(R): Robert A. ChildsRobert Andrew Childs was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Malone, New York, Childs moved to Illinois with his parents, who settled near Belvidere, Boone County, in 1852.He attended the common schools....
(R): Hamilton K. WheelerHamilton Kinkaid Wheeler was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Ballston Township, New York, Wheeler moved to Illinois in 1852 with his parents, who settled near Grant Park, Kankakee County....
(R): Philip S. PostPhilip Sidney Post was an American diplomat, politician, and decorated Army officer. He served as a United States Representative from Illinois for eight years, from 1887 to 1895. During the American Civil War, he was a Union Army general and earned the Medal of Honor.-Biography:Born in Florida,...
(R), until January 6, 1895, vacant thereafter: Benjamin F. MarshBenjamin Franklin Marsh was a U.S. Representative from Illinois in the late 19th century to early 20th century. He was also a lawyer, soldier, agriculture manager, stock raiser, and Illinois State Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner....
(R): John J. McDannold (D): William M. SpringerWilliam McKendree Springer was a United States Representative from Illinois.He was born near New Lebanon, Sullivan County, Indiana, May 30, 1836; moved to Jacksonville, Illinois, with his parents in 1848; attended the public schools in New Lebanon and Jacksonville and the Illinois College at...
(D): Benjamin F. FunkBenjamin Franklin Funk was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, father of Frank Hamilton Funk.Born in Funk's Grove Township, McLean County, Illinois, Funk attended the public schools and Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois.He left school in 1862 to enlist in the Sixty-eighth...
(R): Joseph G. CannonJoseph Gurney Cannon was a United States politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, and historians generally consider him to be the most dominant Speaker in United States history, with such...
(R): George W. FithianGeorge Washington Fithian was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Willow Hill, Illinois to Glover Fithian and Mary Ann Catt, Fithian attended the common schools....
(D): Edward LaneEdward Lane was a representative from Illinois; born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 27, 1842; moved to Illinois in May 1858 with his parents, who settled in Hillsboro, Montgomery County; attended the common schools and was graduated from Hillsboro Academy; taught school for several years; studied law;...
(D): William S. FormanWilliam St. John Forman was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Early life:Born in Natchez, Mississippi, Forman moved with his father to Nashville, Washington County, Illinois, in 1851. He attended the public schools, and Washington Seminary, Richview, Illinois...
(D): James R. WilliamsJames Robert Williams was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Carmi, Illinois, Williams attended the common schools....
(D): George Washington SmithGeorge Washington Smith was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Putnam County, Ohio, Smith moved with his father to Wayne County, Illinois, in 1850.Learned the blacksmith trade....
(R): John C. BlackJohn Charles Black was a Democratic U.S. Congressman and received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(D), until January 12, 1895, vacant thereafter: Andrew J. HunterAndrew Jackson Hunter was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Greencastle, Indiana, Hunter moved with his parents to Paris, Illinois, in 1832. He attended the common schools and Edgar Academy. He worked as a civil engineer from 1852 to 1856. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in...
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- Indiana: Arthur H. Taylor
Arthur Herbert Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born at Caledonia Springs, Ontario, Canada, Taylor moved with his parents to Yates County, New York, in 1856. He attended the local school. He taught school for several years, and then moved to Indianapolis, Indiana in 1869 to study law...
(D): John L. BretzJohn Lewis Bretz was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Huntingburg, Indiana, Bretz attended the country schools and Huntingburg High School.He taught school 1876-1880....
(D): Jason B. BrownJason Brevoort Brown was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Dillsboro, Indiana, Brown attended the common schools and Wilmington Academy, Dearborn County, Indiana....
(D): William S. HolmanWilliam Steele Holman was a lawyer, judge and politician from Dearborn County, Indiana. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1865, 1867 to 1877, 1881 to 1895, and 1897, spanning sixteen Congresses...
(D): George W. CooperGeorge William Cooper was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born near Columbus, Indiana, Cooper attended the country schools, and was graduated in the academic and law courses from the Indiana University at Bloomington in 1872.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Columbus,...
(D): Henry U. JohnsonHenry Underwood Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Cambridge City, Indiana, Johnson attended the Centerville Collegiate Institute and Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana.He studied law....
(R): William D. BynumWilliam Dallas Bynum was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Bynum was born near Newberry, Indiana. Although he lived for some time in Washington D.C., he was a lifelong Hoosier...
(D): Elijah V. BrookshireElijah Voorhees Brookshire was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Early life:Born near Ladoga, Indiana, Brookshire attended the common schools, and was graduated from Central Indiana Normal College at Ladoga in August 1878....
(D): Daniel W. WaughDaniel Webster Waugh was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Early life and career:Waugh was born near Bluffton, Indiana, and attended local schools. He entered into the military in 1861 by enlisting in the Union Army...
(R): Thomas HammondThomas Hammond was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Hammond attended the common schools.He engaged in carpentry and contracting work until twenty-one years of age....
(D): Augustus N. MartinAugustus Newton Martin was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Born near Whitestown, Pennsylvania, Martin attended the common schools and Witherspoon Institute, Butler, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Eastman College, Poughkeepsie, New York, in February 1867...
(D): William F. McNagnyWilliam Forgy McNagny was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Talmadge, Ohio, McNagny moved in early life to Whitley County, Indiana.He attended the public schools and the Springfield Academy, South Whitley, Indiana....
(D): Charles G. ConnCharles Gerard Conn was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Conn was born in Phelps, New York but moved with his parents to Elkhart, Indiana, in 1851...
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- Iowa: John H. Gear
John Henry Gear was the 11th Governor of Iowa, United States Representative, and Senator.-Biography:Born in Ithaca, New York, he attended the common schools and moved to Galena, Illinois in 1836, to Fort Snelling, Iowa, in 1838, and to Burlington in 1843, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits...
(R): Walter I. HayesWalter Ingalls Hayes was a four-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district during the Gilded Age....
(D): David B. HendersonDavid Bremner Henderson , a ten-term Republican Congressman from Dubuque, Iowa, was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1903...
(R): Thomas UpdegraffThomas Updegraff was an attorney and five-term Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from northeastern Iowa. His two periods of service were separated by ten years out of Congress....
(R): Robert G. CousinsRobert Gordon Cousins was an eight-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 5th congressional district...
(R): John F. LaceyJohn Fletcher Lacey was an eight-term Republican United States congressman from Iowa's 6th congressional district. He was also the author of the Lacey Act of 1900, which made it a crime to ship illegal game across state lines, and the Lacey Act of 1907, which further regulated the handling of...
(R): John A. T. HullJohn Albert Tiffin Hull was a ten-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 7th congressional district...
(R): William P. HepburnWilliam Peters Hepburn was an American Civil War officer and an eleven-term Republican congressman from Iowa's now-obsolete 8th congressional district, serving from 1881 to 1887, and from 1893 to 1909...
(R): Alva L. HagerAlva Lysander Hager was a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district in the 1890s....
(R): Jonathan P. DolliverJonathan Prentiss Dolliver was a Republican orator, U.S. Representative, then U.S. Senator from Iowa at the turn of the 20th century...
(R): George D. PerkinsGeorge Douglas Perkins was a longtime newspaper editor, Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 11th congressional district in northwestern Iowa, and unsuccessful candidate for his party's nomination as Governor of Iowa....
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- Kansas: Case Broderick
Case Broderick was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born near Marion, Indiana, Case Broderick was a cousin of David Colbreth Broderick and Andrew Kennedy. Broderick attended the common schools in Indiana. He moved to Holton, Kansas, in 1858 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. Case Broderick...
(R): Edward H. FunstonEdward Hogue Funston was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.-Biography:Funston was born near New Carlisle, Ohio and attended the country schools, Linden Hill Academy in Carlisle, and Marietta College....
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- Horace L. Moore (D): Thomas J. Hudson
Thomas Jefferson Hudson was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born near Jamestown, Indiana, Hudson attended Lebanon Academy and Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana.He moved to Nodaway, Missouri, in 1854....
(P): Charles CurtisCharles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States...
(R): John DavisJohn Davis was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.-Early life:Born near Springfield, Illinois, Davis moved with his parents to Macon County in 1830....
(P): William BakerWilliam Baker was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born near Centerville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Baker attended public school and graduated from the Waynesboro College in 1856. He was a teacher and moved to Iowa in 1859 to become principal of the public schools in Council Bluffs...
(P): Jeremiah SimpsonJeremiah Simpson , nicknamed "Sockless Jerry" Simpson, was an American politician from the U.S. state of Kansas. An old-style populist, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives three times....
(P): William A. HarrisWilliam Alexander Harris was a United States Representative and Senator from Kansas.-Early life and education:...
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- Kentucky: William J. Stone
William Johnson Stone was an US Representative from Kentucky.He was born in Kuttawa, Caldwell County, Kentucky on June 26, 1841. He attended the common schools and Q.M. Tyler’s Collegiate Institute in Cadiz, Trigg County. Stone studied law. During the American Civil War he served as captain in...
(D): William T. EllisWilliam Thomas Ellis was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.-Early life and family:William Ellis was born near Knottsville, Kentucky on July 24, 1845. He was one of two sons born Luther R. and Mary M. Ellis....
(D): Isaac H. GoodnightIsaac Herschel Goodnight was a United States Representative from Kentucky.-Early life and family:Isaac Goodnight was born near Scottsville, Kentucky on January 31, 1849. He was the son of Isaac and Lucinda Goodnight...
(D): Alexander B. MontgomeryAlexander Brooks Montgomery was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Tip Top, Kentucky, Montgomery attended the common and private schools. He was graduated from Georgetown College in 1859 and from the Louisville Law School in 1861. He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Hardin County,...
(D): Asher G. CaruthAsher Graham Caruth was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.-Early life and family:Asher G. Caruth was born in Scottsville, Kentucky on February 7, 1844...
(D): Albert S. BerryAlbert Seaton Berry was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.- Biography :Born in Fairfield , Campbell County, Kentucky, Berry attended the public schools. He graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1855 and from the Cincinnati Law School in 1858. He was admitted to the bar and...
(D): William C. P. BreckinridgeWilliam Campbell Preston Breckinridge was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Kentucky, a Member of the Masonic Lodge, and a Member of the Knights Templar. He was the first cousin of Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge.He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated from...
(D): James B. McCrearyJames Thompson McCleary was a United States Representative from Minnesota. Born in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, he was educated at Ingersoll High School and McGill University...
(D): Thomas H. PaynterThomas Hanson Paynter was a United States Senator and Representative from Kentucky.Born on a farm near Vanceburg, Kentucky, Paynter attended the common schools, Rand's Academy, and Centre College. There he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1872, and commenced practice in Greenup, Kentucky...
(D), resigned January 5, 1895, vacant for remainder of term: Marcus C. LisleMarcus Claiborne Lisle was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Winchester, Kentucky, Lisle attended the common schools of his native county and the University of Kentucky at Lexington....
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- William M. Beckner
William Morgan Beckner was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Moorefield, Kentucky, Beckner attended the public schools, Rand and Richeson Seminary, Maysville, Kentucky, and Centre College, Danville, Kentucky....
(D): Silas AdamsSilas Adams was a lawyer and politician from Kentucky.-Youth:He was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky on February 9, 1839, and moved to Casey County with his parents in 1841...
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- Louisiana: Adolph Meyer
Adolph Meyer was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served nine terms as a Democrat from 1891 until his death in office in 1908.-Biography:...
(D): Robert C. DaveyRobert Charles Davey was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Davey attended the public schools, and was graduated from St...
(D): Andrew PriceAndrew Price was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born on Chatsworth plantation, near Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, Price attended various private schools....
(D): Newton C. BlanchardNewton Crain Blanchard was a United States Representative, Senator, and the 33rd Governor of Louisiana. Born in Rapides Parish, he completed academic studies, studied law in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1868, and graduated from the Tulane University Law School in 1870...
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- Henry W. Ogden (D): Charles J. Boatner
Charles Jahleal Boatner was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.Born in Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, Boatner completed preparatory studies.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and practiced....
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- Maine: Thomas B. Reed
Thomas Brackett Reed, , occasionally ridiculed as Czar Reed, was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1889–1891 and from 1895–1899...
(R): Nelson Dingley, Jr.Nelson Dingley, Jr., also known as Edward Nelson Dingley, Jr., was a journalist and politician from the U.S. state of Maine....
(R): Seth L. MillikenSeth Llewellyn Milliken was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Montville, Maine, Milliken attended the common schools and Waterville College.He was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1856....
(R): Charles A. BoutelleCharles A. Boutelle was an American seaman, shipmaster, naval officer, Civil War veteran, newspaper editor, publisher, conservative Republican politician, and nine-term Representative to the U.S. Congress from the 4th Congressional District of Maine. He remains the second longest-serving U.S...
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Maryland: Robert F. Bratton Robert Franklin Bratton was an American politician.Bratton was born in Barren Creek Springs in Somerset County, Maryland, and graduated from Washington College of Chestertown, Maryland, in 1864...
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- W. Laird Henry
Winder Laird Henry was an American politician.Henry was born near Cambridge, Maryland, and attended the public schools as a youth. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and purchased an interest in and became editor of the Cambridge Chronicle...
(D): J. Frederick C. TalbottJoshua Frederick Cockey "Fred" Talbott was a U.S. Congressman who represented the second Congressional district of Maryland.-Biography:...
(D): Henry W. RuskHarry Welles Rusk was a U.S. Representative from the third district of Maryland. He was also the president of the Kennard Novelty Company in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the first company to commercially sell Ouija boards in 1890.Rusk was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended private school...
(D): Isidor RaynerIsidor Rayner was a Democratic member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1905-1912. He also represented the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland from 1887 to 1889, and 1891 to 1895....
(D): Barnes ComptonBarnes Compton was a wealthy planter who became a politician at the state level before the Civil War. He was appointed as Maryland State Treasurer, serving 1872-1885. He was elected to the US House of Representatives from the fifth congressional district of Maryland...
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- Charles E. Coffin
Charles Edward Coffin was an American industrialist and politician who lived his adult life in Maryland. From there he served in the state House of Delegates and Senate, and was elected to the United States Congress...
(R): William M. McKaigWilliam McMahon McKaig was an American politician.Born in Cumberland, Maryland, McKaig attended the Carroll School and the Allegany County Academy. He studied law and was admitted to the Allegany bar in 1868. He moved to the Colorado Territory in 1873, but later returned to Maryland...
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- Massachusetts: Ashley B. Wright
Ashley Bascom Wright was an American politician. He was the chairman of the Committee on Mileage in the fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth congresses....
(R): Frederick H. GillettFrederick Huntington Gillett was an American politician during the early 20th century. Frederick H. Gillett was born in Westfield, Massachusetts to Edward Bates Gillett and Lucy Fowler Gillett . He graduated from Amherst College in 1874 and Harvard Law School in 1877. He began the practice of...
(R): Joseph H. WalkerJoseph Henry Walker was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston on December 21, 1829. He moved with his parents to Hopkinton and to Worcester. He attended the public schools and engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes...
(R): Lewis D. ApsleyLewis Dewart Apsley was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Biography:Born in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Apsley moved with his parents to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, in 1861. He attended public and private schools.He moved to Philadelphia and engaged in business...
(R): Moses T. StevensMoses Tyler Stevens was an American textile manufacturer and a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Biography:...
(D): William CogswellWilliam Cogswell was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers.-Biography:...
(R): William EverettWilliam Everett was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. He was the son of Charlotte Gray Brooks and orator, Massachusetts governor and U.S...
(D), took seat April 25, 1893: Samuel W. McCallSamuel Walker McCall was a member of the United States House of Representatives, and the 47th Governor of Massachusetts...
(R): Joseph H. O'NeilJoseph Henry O'Neil was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, O'Neil moved with his parents to Boston in 1854.He attended the common schools....
(D): Michael J. McEttrickMichael Joseph McEttrick was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.McEttrick was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, he graduated from the Washington Grammar and the Roxbury Latin Schools.He became a journalist....
(IDThe Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
): William F. DraperWilliam Franklin Draper was an American businessman, industrialist, and soldier who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Biography:Draper was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on April 9, 1842...
(R): Elijah A. MorseElijah Adams Morse was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Morse moved to Massachusetts with his parents, who settled in Boston in 1852....
(R): Charles S. RandallCharles Sturtevant Randall was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on February 20, 1824; died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, August 17, 1904. Randall is interred in the Rural Cemetery.-References:* -Notes:...
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- Michigan: J. Logan Chipman
John Logan Chipman was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as United States Representative to Congress....
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- Levi T. Griffin
Levi Thomas Griffin was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Griffin, born in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, was named for his maternal grandfather, Levi Thomas of Utica, New York. He moved with his parents to Rochester, Michigan in the fall of 1847. He graduated from the...
(D): James S. GormanJames Sedgwick Gorman was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Gorman was born in Lyndon Township, Michigan, near Chelsea. He attended the common schools and the Union School of Chelsea, and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1876. He was...
(D): Julius C. BurrowsJulius Caesar Burrows was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early life and education:...
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- W. Laird Henry
Winder Laird Henry was an American politician.Henry was born near Cambridge, Maryland, and attended the public schools as a youth. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and purchased an interest in and became editor of the Cambridge Chronicle...
(D): Henry F. ThomasHenry Franklin Thomas was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Thomas was born in Tompkins Township, Michigan and attended the common schools and Albion College of Albion, Michigan in 1859. He enlisted in 1862 during the American Civil War as a private in the Seventh Regiment, Michigan...
(R): George F. RichardsonGeorge Frederick Richardson was a politician from the U.S. states of Michigan and Washington.Richardson was born in Jamestown Township, Michigan and attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits and was elected township clerk eight years in succession...
(D): David D. AitkenDavid Demerest Aitken was a U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan.-Early life:Aitken was born on a farm in Flint Township, Michigan in Genesee County. His father, Robert P. Aitken, served in the Michigan House of Representatives 1865-1868. Aitken attended the district schools and the...
(R): Justin R. WhitingJustin Rice Whiting was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Whiting was born in Bath, New York, and moved to Michigan in 1849 with his parents, who settled in St. Clair, Michigan. He attended the public schools and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor from 1863 to 1865. He worked as a...
(D): William S. LintonWilliam Seelye Linton was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Linton was born in St. Clair, Michigan and moved with his parents to Saginaw in 1859, where he attended the public schools. He engaged as clerk in a store at Farwell and became engaged in various activities connected with the...
(R): John W. MoonJohn Wesley Moon was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Moon was born in Wayne County, Michigan, near Ypsilanti and attended the common schools. As a youth, he worked on a farm and attended school during the winter...
(R): Thomas A. E. WeadockThomas Addis Emmet Weadock was a judge and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Weadock was born in Ballygarret, County Wexford, Ireland and immigrated to the United States in infancy with his parents, Lewis Weadock and Mary Weadock, who settled on a farm near St. Marys, Ohio...
(D): John AveryJohn Avery was a physician and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Avery was born in Watertown, New York and moved with his parents to Michigan in 1836. He attended the common schools and entered Grass Lake Academy in Jackson, where he studied medicine for two years...
(R): Samuel M. StephensonSamuel Merritt Stephenson was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Stephenson was born in Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada and moved with his parents to Maine, and later, in 1846, to Delta County, Michigan. He engaged in lumbering and moved to Menominee, Michigan in 1858...
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- Minnesota: James A. Tawney
James Albertus Tawney was a blacksmith, machinist and U.S. politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota. He was the first House Majority Whip, holding that position from 1899 to 1905....
(R): James T. McClearyJames Thompson McCleary was a United States Representative from Minnesota. Born in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, he was educated at Ingersoll High School and McGill University...
(R): Osee M. HallOsee Matson Hall was a Representative from Minnesota.Born in Conneaut, Ohio, he attended the local public schools and graduated from Hiram College in Ohio and from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1868.He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Red Wing,...
(D): Andrew R. KieferAndrew Robert Kiefer was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born at Marienborn, Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; he attended school in Mainz; immigrated to the United States in 1849 and settled in St...
(R): Loren FletcherLoren Fletcher was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine; he attended the public schools and Maine Wesleyan Seminary, Kents Hill, Maine; moved to Bangor in 1853; was a stonecutter, clerk in a store, and an employee of a lumber company; moved to...
(R): Melvin R. BaldwinMelvin Riley Baldwin was a Representative from Minnesota.-Early life and education:Baldwin was born near Chester, Vermont, on April 12, 1838 and moved with his parents to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1847. He attended the common schools there and entered Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1855...
(D): Haldor E. BoenHaldor Erickson Boen was an American congressman from Minnesota.Haldor Erickson Boen was born in Sør-Aurdal, Valdres, a traditional district in Oppland county, Norway. Boen immigrated to the United States in 1868 and settled in Mower County, Minnesota. He attended the St. Cloud Normal School in...
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- Mississippi: John M. Allen
John Mills Allen was a Representative from Mississippi; born in Tishomingo County, Miss., July 8, 1846; he attended the common schools during the Civil War enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army and served throughout the war...
(D): John C. KyleJohn Curtis Kyle was a Democratic politician from the US state of Mississippi during the late 19th century.Kyle was born in Sardis, Mississippi and attended Bethel College in Tennessee...
(D): Thomas C. CatchingsThomas Clendinen Catchings was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.-Biography:Born near Brownsville, Mississippi, Catchings was tutored at home....
(D): Hernando D. MoneyHernando DeSoto Money was an American politician from the state of Mississippi.-Biography:Money was born in Holmes County, Mississippi. He was named after the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto. Early in his life, he moved with his family to Carrollton, Mississippi...
(D): John Sharp WilliamsJohn Sharp Williams was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party from the 1890s through the 1920s, and served as the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1908....
(D): Thomas R. StockdaleThomas Ringland Stockdale was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near West Union Church, Pennsylvania, Stockdale graduated from Jefferson College , Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1856.He moved to Pike County, Mississippi, in 1857 and taught school.He graduated from the University of...
(D): Charles E. Hookerthumb|Charles E. HookerCharles Edward Hooker was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Union, South Carolina, Hooker was raised in Laurens District, South Carolina....
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- Missouri: William H. Hatch
William Henry Hatch was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.-Biography:Born near Georgetown, Kentucky, Hatch attended the schools of Lexington, Kentucky, where he studied law....
(D): Uriel S. Hall (D): Alexander M. DockeryAlexander Monroe Dockery was a United States Representative and the 30th Governor of Missouri....
(D): Daniel D. Burnes (D): John C. TarsneyJohn Charles Tarsney was a politician from the U.S. state of Missouri.One of Tarsney's most long lasting contributions was the "Tarsney Act" which permitted private architects to design federal buildings after being selected in a competition under the supervision of Supervising Architect of the...
(D): David A. De ArmondDavid Albaugh De Armond was a Democratic Representative representing Missouri's 12th congressional district from March 4, 1891 until March 3, 1893, and then Missouri's 6th congressional district from March 4, 1893- until dying in office in 1909.He was born in Blair County, Pennsylvania, attended...
(D): John T. HeardJohn Taddeus Heard was a Democrat Representative representing Missouri from March 4, 1885-March 3, 1895.Heard was born in Georgetown, Missouri in Pettis County, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Missouri in 1860. He was admitted to the bar in 1862 and practiced law in Sedalia, Missouri...
(D): Richard P. BlandRichard Parks Bland , American school teacher, lawyer, and Democratic Congressman between 1873 and 1899, serving except from 1895 to 1897, when he returned to office....
(D): James Beauchamp ClarkJames Beauchamp Clark best known as Champ Clark was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party from the 1890s until his death. A Representative of Missouri from 1893 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1921, he served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919...
(D): Richard BartholdtRichard Bartholdt was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Schleiz, Germany, Bartholdt attended the public schools and Schleiz College ....
(R): Charles F. JoyCharles Frederick Joy was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Joy attended the public schools.He was graduated from Yale College in 1874.He studied law....
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- John J. O'Neill (D): Seth W. Cobb (D): Robert W. Fyan (D): Marshall Arnold
Marshall Arnold was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born at Cook Settlement, near Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Arnold attended the common schools.Professor at Arcadia College in 1870 and 1871....
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- Montana: Charles S. Hartman
Charles Sampson Hartman was a U.S. Representative from Montana.Born in Monticello, Indiana, Hartman attended the public schools and Wabash College in Crawfordsville.He moved to Bozeman, Montana, in January 1882....
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- Nebraska: William J. Bryan
William Jennings Bryan was an American politician in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. He was a dominant force in the liberal wing of the Democratic Party, standing three times as its candidate for President of the United States...
(D): David H. MercerDavid Henry Mercer was a Nebraska Republican politician.Born in Benton County, Iowa on July 9, 1857, he moved with his parents to Adams County, Illinois in 1858. After the American Civil War he moved again to Brownville, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1880 and...
(R): George D. MeiklejohnGeorge de Rue Meiklejohn was a Nebraska Republican politician who served as the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska and a representative of the U.S. state of Nebraska....
(R): Eugene J. HainerEugene Jerome Hainer was a Nebraska republican politician.Born in Pécs, Hungary in 1851, he immigrated to the United States with his parents settling in Columbia, Missouri in 1854. He later moved with them in 1861 to the Hungarian settlement of New Buda founded by George Pomutz. He spent his...
(R): William A. McKeighanWilliam Arthur McKeighan was a Nebraska Populist politician.McKeighan was born in Millville, New Jersey. He moved with his parents to Fulton County, Illinois in 1848. He enlisted in the 11th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, in September 1861, to fight in the Civil War...
(P): Omer M. KemOmer Madison Kem was a Nebraska Populist politician.Kem was born in Hagerstown, Indiana. He moved to Custer County, Nebraska in 1882 and to Broken Bow, Nebraska in 1890 where he farmed. He was deputy treasurer of Custer County from 1890 to 1891...
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- Nevada: Francis G. Newlands
Francis Griffith Newlands was a United States Representative and Senator from Nevada.-Early life:Newlands was born in Natchez, Mississippi, on August 28, 1846...
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- New Hampshire: Henry W. Blair
Henry William Blair was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Campton, he attended the common schools and private academies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Plymouth...
(R): Henry M. BakerHenry Moore Baker was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Bow, near Concord, New Hampshire, Baker attended the common schools, as well as Pembroke, Tilton, and Hopkinton Academies in New Hampshire...
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- New Jersey: Henry C. Loudenslager
Henry Clay Loudenslager was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 1st congressional district from 1893 to 1911.-Biography:...
(R): John J. GardnerJohn James Gardner was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1893 to 1913, and was Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey.-Biography:Born in Atlantic County, New Jersey, Gardner attended the...
(R): Jacob A. GeissenhainerJacob Augustus Geissenhainer, was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1889 to 1895.-Background:...
(D): Johnston CornishJohnston Cornish was an American Democratic Party politician who represented in the U.S. Representative from 1893 to 1895.-Biography:...
(D): Cornelius A. CadmusCornelius Andrew Cadmus was an American democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district from 1891-1895.-Biography:...
(D): Thomas D. EnglishThomas Dunn English was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented the state's 6th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895. He was also a published author and songwriter, who had a bitter ongoing feud with Edgar Allan...
(D): George B. FielderGeorge Bragg Fielder was an American Civil War veteran and politician, who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1893-1895...
(D): John T. DunnJohn Thomas Dunn was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.Born in Tipperary, Ireland, Dunn immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in New Jersey in 1845.He completed elementary studies at home....
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- New York: James W. Covert
James Way Covert was a United States Representative from New York. Born at Oyster Bay, he attended the public schools and received an academic education in Locust Valley. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1863 and commenced practice in Flushing...
(D): John M. ClancyJohn Michael Clancy was a United States Representative from New York. Born in County Laois, Ireland, he immigrated with his parents to the United States and settled in New York City...
(D): Joseph C. HendrixJoseph Clifford Hendrix was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Fayette, Missouri, Hendrix attended private schools and Central College at Fayette and Cornell University, Ithaca, New York from 1870 to 1873....
(D): William J. CoombsWilliam Jerome Coombs was a Bourbon Democrat member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(D): John H. GrahamJohn Hugh Graham was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Belfast, Ireland, Graham emigrated in 1836 to the United States with his parents, who settled in Brooklyn, New York.He attended the public schools of Brooklyn....
(D): Thomas F. MagnerThomas Francis Magner was a U.S. Representative from New York, uncle of John Francis Carew.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Magner attended the public schools.He graduated from St...
(D): Franklin BartlettFranklin Bartlett was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:Bartlett was born in Worcester County, Massachusetts, and graduated from the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in 1865 and from Harvard University in 1869. He attended Columbia College Law School in 1869. He was admitted to the bar...
(D): Edward J. DunphyEdward John Dunphy of New York City was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1889 to 1893. He was a Democrat.-External links:...
(D): Timothy J. CampbellTimothy John Campbell , of New York City, born in County Cavan, Ireland, was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1885 to 1889 and 1891 to 1895. He was a Democrat.Campbell earned a touch of immortality of an attributed nature...
(D): Daniel E. SicklesDaniel Edgar Sickles was a colorful and controversial American politician, Union general in the American Civil War, and diplomat....
(D): Amos J. CummingsAmos Jay Cummings was a United States Representative from New York and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.-Biography:...
(D): W. Bourke CockranWilliam Bourke Cockran , commonly known as Bourke Cockran, was a United States Representative from New York and a noted political orator.-Biography:...
(D): J. De Witt WarnerJohn DeWitt Warner served as a Congressman for the 13th District of New York State from 1891-1895.Born on a farm in the town of Reading, New York, Warner moved with his parents to Big Stream , New York, and in 1860 settled in Rock Stream, New York. He completed preparatory studies...
(D): John R. FellowsJohn R. Fellows was an American lawyer and politician from Arkansas and New York.-Life:...
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- Lemuel E. Quigg
Lemuel Ely Quigg was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:He was born near Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland to a Methodist minister. He attended the public schools of Wilmington, Delaware. He moved to New York City in 1880 and engaged in journalism. He was the editor of the...
(R): Ashbel P. FitchAshbel Parmelee Fitch was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Mooers, New York, Fitch attended the public schools of New York, Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Massachusetts, the Universities of Jena and Berlin, Germany, and Columbia Law School in New York City...
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- Isidor Straus
Isidor Straus —a German Jewish American—was co-owner of the Macy's department store with his brother Nathan. He also served briefly as a member of the United States House of Representatives...
(D): William RyanWilliam Ryan was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Tipperary, Ireland, Ryan immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Stanwich, Connecticut, in 1844. He attended the district schools...
(D): Francis MarvinFrancis Marvin was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Marvin attended the public schools in Port Jervis, Orange County....
(R): Jacob LeFeverJacob Le Fever was a U.S. Representative from New York, father of Frank Jacob Le Fevre.Born in New Paltz, New York, Le Fever attended New Paltz Academy and Amenia Seminary.Supervisor of the town in 1861 and 1862....
(R): Charles D. HainesCharles Delemere Haines was an American businessman and member of the United States Congress.-Birth and Early Life:...
(D): Charles TraceyCharles Tracey was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Albany, New York, Tracey was graduated from The Albany Academy in 1866.He served in the Papal Zouaves at Rome, Italy, portions of the years 1867-1870....
(D): Simon J. SchermerhornSimon Jacob Schermerhorn was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York, he attended the common schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits...
(D): Newton M. Curtis (R): John M. WeverJohn Madison Wever was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:Wever was born in Ganges Township, Michigan. He attended the common schools and Albion College. During the Civil War he entered the Union Army at the age of sixteen and served in the Army of the Cumberland and the Army of the Ohio...
(R): Charles A. ChickeringCharles Addison Chickering was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Harrisburg, New York, Chickering attended the common schools and Lowville Academy and was for some time a teacher in that institution. He engaged in business as a hardware merchant. He served as school commissioner of...
(R): James S. ShermanJames Schoolcraft Sherman was a United States Representative from New York and the 27th Vice President of the United States . He was a member of the Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families.-Early life:...
(R): George W. RayGeorge Washington Ray was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Otselic, he attended the common schools and Norwich Academy. During the Civil War he was a private in Company B, Ninetieth New York Volunteers, and brigade clerk, First Brigade, First Division, Nineteenth Army Corps...
(R): James J. BeldenJames Jerome Belden was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Fabius, New York, Belden attended the common schools.He engaged in the banking business at Syracuse, New York, in 1880....
(R): Sereno E. PayneSereno Elisha Payne was a United States Representative from New York and the first House Majority Leader, holding the office from 1899 to 1911. He was a Republican Congressman from 1883 to 1887 and then from 1889 to his death in 1914. He was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee for 12...
(R): Charles W. GilletCharles William Gillet was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Addison, New York, Gillet attended the public schools and the Delaware Literary Institute, Franklin, New York....
(R): James W. WadsworthJames Wolcott Wadsworth was an American farmer, soldier and statesman.-Life:...
(R): John Van VoorhisJohn Van Voorhis was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(R): Daniel N. LockwoodDaniel Newton Lockwood was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He graduated from Union College in 1865. Then he studied law, was admitted to the New York bar in 1866, and commenced practice in Buffalo, New York...
(D): Charles DanielsCharles Daniels was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(R): Warren B. HookerWarren Brewster Hooker was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Perrysburg, New York, Hooker attended the public schools and Forestville Free Academy, Forestville, New York.He studied law....
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- North Carolina: William A. B. Branch
William Augustus Blount Branch, was a Representative from North Carolina.-Career:Branch moved with his father to Raleigh, N.C., in 1852...
(D): Frederick A. WoodardFrederick Augustus Woodard was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1893 and 1897.Born near Wilson, North Carolina, Woodard attended private schools in Wilson County and studied law under Richmond Mumford Pearson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina...
(D): Benjamin F. GradyBenjamin Franklin Grady was a teacher from North Carolina. He represented the state's 3rd district in the U.S. Congress from 1891 to 1895....
(D): Benjamin H. BunnBenjamin Hickman Bunn was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born on a farm in Nash County, near Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Bunn attended the local schools....
(D): Thomas Settle, III (R): Sydenham B. AlexanderSydenham Benoni Alexander was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1891 and 1895.Alexander, born near Charlotte, North Carolina in 1840, attended preparatory schools in Rocky River and Wadesboro and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1860.At the...
(D): John S. HendersonJohn Steele Henderson was a Representative for North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...
(D): William H. BowerWilliam Horton Bower was a lawyer and United States Representative in Congress from the state of North Carolina for one term ....
(D): William T. CrawfordWilliam Thomas Crawford was a Representative from North Carolina.He attended the public schools and Waynesville Academy....
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- North Dakota: Martin N. Johnson
Martin Nelson Johnson was a North Dakota politician who served as a United States Representative and Senator from North Dakota.-Biography:...
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Ohio: Bellamy Storer Bellamy Storer was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son of Bellamy Storer and uncle of Nicholas Longworth...
(R): John A. CaldwellJohn Alexander Caldwell was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Fairhaven, Ohio, Caldwell was educated in the common schools of his native county and also by private teachers.He taught school for several years....
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- Jacob H. Bromwell
Jacob Henry Bromwell was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Bromwell resided during his boyhood in Newport, Kentucky....
(R): George W. HoukGeorge Washington Houk was a lawyer and politician representing Ohio.George W. Houk was born near Mount Holly Springs in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, the son of Adam and Catherine Houk. The family moved to Dayton, Ohio in 1827 where George Houk attended the public schools and the E. E....
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- Paul J. Sorg
Paul John Sorg was a businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.-Biography:...
(D): Fernando C. LaytonFernando Coello Layton was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near St. Johns, Auglaize County, Ohio, Layton attended the public schools and Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio.He studied law....
(D): Dennis D. Donovan (D): George W. HulickGeorge Washington Hulick was a teacher, lawyer, soldier, judge, and a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:...
(R): George W. WilsonGeorge Washington Wilson was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Wilson was born in Brighton, Ohio and attended the common schools and Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio....
(R): Luther M. StrongLuther Martin Strong was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Tiffin, Ohio, Strong attended the common schools and Aaron Schuyler's Academy, Republic, Ohio.He taught school....
(R): Byron F. RitchieByron Foster Ritchie was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son of James Monroe Ritchie.Born in Grafton, Ohio, Ritchie moved with his parents to Toledo, Ohio, in 1860. He graduated from the Toledo High School in 1870...
(D): William H. EnochsWilliam Henry Enochs was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Middleburg, Ohio, Enochs attended the common schools and Ohio University at Athens.Enlisted as a private in Company B, 2nd Ohio Infantry, April 17, 1861....
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- Hezekiah S. Bundy
Hezekiah Sanford Bundy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Marietta, Ohio, Bundy moved with his parents to Athens County in 1819.He attended the public schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(R): Charles H. GrosvenorCharles Henry Grosvenor was a multiple-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(R): Joseph H. OuthwaiteJoseph Hodson Outhwaite was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Outhwaite attended the public schools of Zanesville, Ohio.He taught in the high school of that city 1862-1864....
(D): Darius D. HareDarius Dodge Hare was a soldier, lawyer, and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:...
(D): Michael D. HarterMichael Daniel Harter was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, grandson of Robert Moore.Born in Canton, Ohio, Harter attended the public schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits and banking....
(D): Henry C. Van VoorhisHenry Clay Van Voorhis was a United States Congressman from Muskingum Co., Ohio.- Biography :He was born to Daniel and Jane Van Voorhis in Nashport, Ohio....
(R): Albert J. PearsonAlbert Jackson Pearson was a soldier, attorney, judge, and two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Centerville, Ohio, Pearson moved with his parents to Beallsville, Ohio at an early age...
(D): James A. D. RichardsJames Alexander Dudley Richards was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, RichardsSpent his early life in Boston and New York City, where he received a common-school education....
(D): George P. IkirtGeorge Pierce Ikirt was a United States Representative from Ohio.He was born near West Beaver, Columbiana County, Ohio. He attended the public schools of New Lisbon, Ohio. He taught school and studied law, but on account of ill health was compelled to abandon both...
(D): Stephen A. NorthwayStephen Asa Northway was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Christian Hollow, New York, Northway moved with his parents in 1840 to the township of Orwell, Ohio....
(R): William J. WhiteWilliam John White was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born at Rice Lake, Ontario, Canada, White moved to the United States in 1857 with his parents, who settled in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended the district schools. He entered business as a candy maker in 1869, and later began the manufacture of...
(R): Tom L. JohnsonThomas Loftin Johnson , better known as Tom L. Johnson, was an American politician of the Democratic Party from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He headed relief efforts after the Johnstown, Pennsylvania floods of 1889, was a U.S. Representative from 1891–1895 and the 35th mayor of...
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- Oregon: Binger Hermann
Binger Hermann was an American attorney and politician in Oregon. A native of Maryland, he immigrated to the Oregon Territory with his parents as part of the Baltimore Colony. Hermann would serve in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly and as a Republican in the United States Congress...
(R): William R. EllisWilliam Russell Ellis was an American educator, attorney and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Indiana, he grew up in Iowa before moving to Oregon where he worked as a school superintendent and district attorney. A Republican, he served as U.S...
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- Pennsylvania: Henry H. Bingham
Henry Harrison Bingham was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, who received the United States Military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of the Wilderness....
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- Robert Adams, Jr.
Robert Adams, Jr. was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Robert Adams, Jr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Doctor Fairies Physical Institute in Philadelphia and was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1869,...
(R): William McAleerWilliam McAleer was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William McAleer was born in County Tyrone, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Philadelphia in 1851. He attended public and private schools...
(D): John E. ReyburnJohn Edgar Reyburn was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, and Mayor of Philadelphia....
(R): Alfred C. HarmerAlfred Crout Harmer was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Alfred C. Harmer was born in Germantown, PA. Began work as a shoe manufacturer. He became a member of the city council of Philadelphia, serving from 1856–1860 and then a recorder of deeds for...
(R): John B. RobinsonJohn Buchanan Robinson was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R): Irving P. WangerIrving Price Wanger was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Irving P. Wanger was born in North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania. He served as deputy prothonotary of Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1871. He commenced the study of law at Norristown,...
(R): William MutchlerWilliam Mutchler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
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- Howard Mutchler
Howard Mutchler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Howard Mutchler , was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools of his native city and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts...
(D): Constantine J. ErdmanConstantine Jacob Erdman was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(D): Marriott BrosiusMarriott Henry Brosius was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Education and military service:...
(R): Joseph A. ScrantonJoseph Augustine Scranton was a Republican politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives from 1881 to 1883, 1885 to 1887, 1889 to 1891, and 1893 to 1897....
(R): William H. HinesWilliam Henry Hines was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William Henry Hines was born in Brooklyn, New York. He moved to Pennsylvania in 1865 with his parents, who settled in Hanover Township, near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania...
(D): James B. ReillyJames Bernard Reilly was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James B. Reilly was born in Pinedale, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the Bunker Hill School in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in 1862. He studied law, was admitted...
(D): Ephraim M. WoomerEphraim Milton Woomer was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Ephraim M. Woomer was born in Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools...
(R): Myron B. WrightMyron Benjamin Wright was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Myron B. Wright was born at Forest Lake, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and pursued an academic course...
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- Edwin J. Jorden
Edwin James Jorden was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Edwin J. Jorden was born in Spring Hill, near Towanda, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Keystone Academy. He graduated from the State Normal School at Mansfield, Pennsylvania...
(R): Albert C. HopkinsAlbert Cole Hopkins was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Albert C. Hopkins was born in Villanovia, New York . He graduated from Alfred University in Alfred, New York. He taught school, and engaged in mercantile pursuits in Troy, Pennsylvania...
(R): Simon P. WolvertonSimon Peter Wolverton was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D): Thaddeus M. MahonThaddeus Maclay Mahon was a soldier, attorney, railroad executive, and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thaddeus M. Mahon was born in rural Green Village, Pennsylvania...
(R): Frank E. BeltzhooverFrank Eckels Beltzhoover was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Frank E. Beltzhoover was born in Silver Spring Township, Pennsylvania. He attended Big Spring Academy in Newville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg in 1862...
(D): Josiah D. HicksJosiah Duane Hicks was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Josiah D. Hicks was born in Machen, Wales. He immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 2003, and in the same year moved to...
(R): Daniel B. HeinerDaniel Brodhead Heiner was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Daniel B. Heiner was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools at Kittanning, Dayton Academy in Dayton, Pennsylvania, and Dickinson School of Law at Carlisle, Pennsylvania...
(R): John DalzellJohn Dalzell was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania.-Biography:John Dalzell was born in New York City. He moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1847....
(R): William A. StoneWilliam Alexis Stone was the 22nd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1899 to 1903.-Early life:Stone was born in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. In 1864, Stone enlisted in the Union Army as a private during the American Civil War, and became a second lieutenant in 1865. He continued his military service after...
(R): William A. SipeWilliam Allen Sipe was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D): Thomas W. PhillipsThomas Wharton Phillips was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas W. Phillips was born near Mount Jackson, Pennsylvania, in that section of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, now included in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania...
(R): Joseph C. SibleyJoseph Crocker Sibley was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania.Joseph C. Sibley was born in Friendship, New York. In 1859 he moved with his parents to Boston, New York. He attended the county schools and the local academies at Springville and Friendship. He taught school and...
(D): Charles W. StoneCharles Warren Stone was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania....
(R): George F. KribbsGeorge Frederic Kribbs was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George F. Kribbs was born on a farm in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the Emlenton Academy and graduated from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in...
(D): Alexander McDowellAlexander McDowell was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R): William LillyWilliam Lilly was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William Lilly was born in Penn Yan, New York. He moved to Carbon County, Pennsylvania, in 1838, and became involved in the mining of anthracite coal...
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- Galusha A. Grow
Galusha Aaron Grow was a prominent U.S. politician, lawyer, writer and businessman, and was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863. He was defeated for reelection in 1862...
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- Rhode Island: Oscar Lapham
Oscar Lapham was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Burrillville, Rhode Island, Lapham attended the Seminary in Scituate, Massachusetts, Pembroke Academy in New Hampshire, the University Grammar School, Providence, Rhode Island, and was graduated from Brown University, Providence,...
(D): Charles H. PageCharles Harrison Page was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Gloucester, Rhode Island, Page attended public schools. During the Civil War Page enlisted in the Union Army as a private at the age of nineteen in Company A, Twelfth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, and was...
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- South Carolina: William H. Brawley
William Huggins Brawley was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina and later a United States federal judge...
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- James F. Izlar
James Ferdinand Izlar was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Orangeburg, South Carolina, Izlar attended the common schools.He was graduated from Emory College, Oxford, Georgia, in 1855.He studied law....
(D): William J. Talbert (D): Asbury C. LatimerAsbury Churchwell Latimer was a United States Representative and Senator from South Carolina. Born near Lowndesville, South Carolina, he attended the common schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, and in 1880 moved to Belton, South Carolina and devoted his time to farming.Latimer was elected as...
(D): George W. ShellGeorge Washington Shell was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Laurens, South Carolina, Shell attended the common schools and Laurens Academy.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(D): Thomas J. Strait (D): John L. McLaurinJohn Lowndes McLaurin was a United States Representative and Senator from South Carolina; born in Red Bluff, South Carolina, he attended schools at Bennettsville, South Carolina and Englewood, New Jersey as well as Bethel Military Academy and Swarthmore College He graduated from the Carolina...
(D): George W. MurrayGeorge Washington Murray was born a slave and served as a Congressman from South Carolina.He was born a slave near Rembert, Sumter County, South Carolina on September 22, 1853. Murray attended the public schools and the University of South Carolina at Columbia for two years...
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- South Dakota : William V. Lucas
William Vincent Lucas was a U.S. Republican politician.He was born near Delphi, Indiana. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota in 1892, and served from March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1895. He died in Santa Cruz, California.-Sources:...
(R): John A. PicklerJohn Alfred "Dingaling" Pickler was a U.S. Republican politician.Pickler studied at the University of Michigan....
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- Tennessee: Alfred A. Taylor
Alfred Alexander Taylor, nickname Alf Taylor , was a lawyer and politician, serving as United States Congressman from 1889–1895, and later elected the Governor of Tennessee, serving from 1921 to 1923. Notably, in 1886 he lost the gubernatorial race to his younger brother Robert, a Democrat.- Early...
(R): John C. HoukJohn Chiles Houk was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(R): Henry C. SnodgrassHenry Clay Snodgrass was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on March 29, 1848 near Sparta, Tennessee in White County. He attended Sparta Academy, studied law at Cumberland University in...
(D): Benton McMillinBenton McMillin was governor of the U.S. state of Tennessee from 1899 to 1903. A Democrat, he was a native of Monroe County, Kentucky and an attorney.-Biography:...
(D): James D. RichardsonJames Daniel Richardson was an American politician and a Democrat from Tennessee. Richardson represented Tennessee's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 through 1905. He was among the earliest U.S...
(D): Joseph E. WashingtonJoseph Edwin Washington was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D): Nicholas N. CoxNicholas Nichols Cox was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the Tennessee's 7th congressional district.-Biography:He was born in Bedford County, Tennessee on January 6, 1837...
(D): Benjamin A. EnloeBenjamin Augustine Enloe was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D): James C. McDearmonJames Calvin McDearmon was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on June 13, 1844, in New Canton, Virginia in Buckingham County. He moved with his parents to Gibson County, Tennessee in 1846. He...
(D): Josiah PattersonJosiah Patterson was an American soldier, political figure, and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th District of Tennessee.-Biography:...
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- Texas: Joseph C. Hutcheson (D): Samuel B. Cooper
Samuel Bronson Cooper was a U.S. Representative from Texas.*Born near Eddyville, Kentucky, Cooper moved with his parents to Texas the same year and located in Woodville, Texas.*He attended the common schools.*He studied law....
(D): Constantine B. KilgoreConstantine Buckley Kilgore was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Newnan, Georgia, Kilgore moved with his parents to Rusk County, Texas, in 1846.He received a common-school and academic training.He studied law....
(D): David B. CulbersonDavid Browning Culberson was a Confederate soldier, a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.-Early years:...
(D): Joseph W. BaileyJoseph Weldon Bailey, Sr. was a United States Senator, United States Representative, lawyer, and a Populist political figure. He served as a Congressional Representative between 1891 and 1901, and as the House minority leader from 1897 until 1899...
(D): Joseph AbbottJoseph "Jo" Abbott was a member of the Confederate States Army and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas.-Biography:...
(D): George C. PendletonGeorge Cassety Pendleton was a Democratic politician who served as Texas State Representative and Speaker, Lieutenant Governor of Texas, and U.S. Representative from the 7th District of Texas....
(D): Charles K. BellCharles Keith Bell was an American politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1893-1897. He was the nephew of Reese Bowen Brabson....
(D): Joseph D. SayersJoseph Draper Sayers was the 22nd Governor of Texas from 1899 to 1903. During Sayers's term, the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 demolished that city.- Early years :...
(D): Walter GreshamWalter Gresham was a U.S. Representative from Texas.-Biography:Born at "Woodlawn," near Newtown, King and Queen County, Virginia, Gresham attended Stevensville Academy and Edge Hill Academy, and was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1863. He served as a private in...
(D): William H. CrainWilliam Henry Crain was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Galveston, Texas, Crain attended the Christian Brothers' School, New York City, until the age of fourteen, and was graduated from St. Francis Xavier's College, New York City, in 1867. He returned to Texas and lived on a ranch for...
(D): Thomas M. PaschalThomas Moore Paschal was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Paschal moved with his parents to San Antonio, Texas, in 1846.He was educated in private schools.He attended St...
(D): Jeremiah V. CockrellJeremiah Vardaman Cockrell, also known as "Vard" Cockrell, was a U.S. Representative from Texas, after having served as a field commander in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...
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- Vermont: H. Henry Powers
Horace Henry Powers was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.Born in Morristown, Vermont, Powers attended Peoples Academy.He was graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington in 1855.He studied law....
(R): William W. GroutWilliam Wallace Grout was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.-Biography:Born in Compton, Province of Quebec, Grout pursued an academic course and graduated from the Poughkeepsie Law School in 1857....
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- Virginia: William A. Jones
William Atkinson Jones was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1891 to 1918.Jones was born in Warsaw, Virginia, and graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia in 1870...
(D): D. Gardiner TylerDavid Gardiner Tyler , was a U.S. Democratic Party politician.-Early life:He was born in East Hampton, New York and was the first child born to former President John Tyler and his second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler. He was named after his late maternal grandfather, David Gardiner. As a child, he...
(D): George D. WiseGeorge Douglas Wise was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of John Sergeant Wise and Richard Alsop Wise and nephew of Henry Alexander Wise....
(D): James F. EpesJames Fletcher Epes was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of Sydney Parham Epes.Born near Blackstone, Virginia, Epes attended private schools and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville....
(D): Claude A. SwansonClaude Augustus Swanson was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Virginia.He served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1893 until 1906, was the 45th Governor of Virginia from 1906 until 1910, and represented Virginia as a United States Senator from 1910 until...
(D): Paul C. EdmundsPaul Carrington Edmunds was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born at "Springwood," the country estate, near Halifax Court House, Virginia, Edmunds studied under a private teacher....
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- Smith S. Turner
Smith Spangler Turner was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Turner was born in Warren County, Virginia. He was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, when the Civil War commenced, and was subsequently given an honorary diploma...
(D): Elisha E. MeredithElisha Edward Meredith was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Sumter County, Alabama, Meredith attended Hampden–Sydney College, Virginia.He studied law....
(D): James W. MarshallJames William Marshall served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia.Marshall was born near Staunton, Virginia, in Augusta County....
(D): Henry St. George Tucker IIIHenry St. George Tucker, III was a representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the United States House of Representatives, professor of law, and president of the American Bar Association. He was born to Laura and John Randolph Tucker in Winchester, Virginia, and received a B.L...
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- Washington : William H. Doolittle
William Hall Doolittle was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Born near North East in Erie County, Pennsylvania, Doolittle moved with his parents to Portage County, Wisconsin, in 1859.He attended the district school....
(R): John L. WilsonJohn Lockwood Wilson was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. states of Indiana and Washington. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate...
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- West Virginia: John O. Pendleton
John Overton Pendleton was a U.S. Representative from West Virginia.Born in Wellsburg, West Virginia , Pendleton moved with his parents to Wheeling, West Virginia , in 1851....
(D): William L. WilsonWilliam Lyne Wilson was a Bourbon Democrat politician and lawyer from West Virginia.-Biography:Born in Charles Town, Virginia , Wilson attended Charles Town Academy, graduated from Columbian College in 1860 and subsequently studied at the University of Virginia...
(D): John D. AldersonJohn D. Alderson was a lawyer and Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative from West Virginia. He was born at Nicholas Court House , West Virginia on November 29, 1854. He was a member of the 51st, 52nd, and 53rd United States Congresses...
(D): James CapehartJames Capehart was a Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative. Congressman Capehart was born in Point Pleasant in Mason County, Virginia on March 7, 1847. He served in the 52nd and 53rd United States Congresses. He died on April 28, 1921.As a child, he...
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- Wisconsin: Henry Allen Cooper (R): Charles Barwig
Charles Barwig was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, Barwig immigrated to the United States in 1845 with his parents, who settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
(D): Joseph W. BabcockJoseph Weeks Babcock was a seven-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin....
(R): Peter J. SomersPeter J. Somers was an Irish-American mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and member of the United States House of Representatives....
(D), from August 27, 1893: George H. BricknerGeorge H. Brickner was a German-born American Democratic politician.He was born in Ansbach, Bavaria, in what is now Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1840 with his parents, settling in Seneca County, Ohio. He attended the public schools. He moved to Cascade, Wisconsin in 1855. ...
(D): Owen A. WellsOwen Augustine Wells was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Catskill, New York, Wells moved with his parents to a farm near Empire, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, in 1850.He attended public and private schools....
(D): George B. ShawGeorge Bullen Shaw was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Alma, New York, Shaw moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 1856 with his father....
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- Michael Griffin
Michael Griffin was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in County Clare, Ireland, Griffin immigrated with his parents to Canada in 1847 and to Ohio in 1851....
(R): Lyman E. BarnesLyman Eddy Barnes was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Weyauwega, Wisconsin, Barnes attended the public schools and the law department of Columbia College, New York City....
(D): Thomas LynchThomas Lynch was a U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin. He served in Congress from 1891 to 1895.He was born in Granville, Wisconsin which later merged with Milwaukee, Wisconsin; he moved to Antigo, Wisconsin where he served as mayor. Thomas Lynch also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Hedied in...
(D): Nils P. HaugenNils Pederson Haugen was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. He was a leading member of the Progressive Movement and a national expert on tax reform.-Background:...
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- Wyoming: Henry A. Coffeen
Henry Asa Coffeen was a United States Representative from Wyoming. Born near Gallipolis, Ohio, he moved with his parents to Indiana and thence to Homer, Illinois in 1853. He attended the country schools and was graduated from the scientific department of Abingdon College...
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Delegates
- Arizona Territory: Marcus A. Smith
Marcus Aurelius "Mark" Smith was an American Democratic politician, and one of the first two Senators from Arizona, the other being Henry F. Ashurst. He died in Washington, D.C...
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- New Mexico Territory: Antonio Joseph (D)
- Oklahoma Territory: Dennis T. Flynn
Dennis Thomas Flynn was a Delegate from Oklahoma Territory to the United States House of Representatives.Flynn was born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania on February 13, 1861. He moved with his mother to Buffalo, New York, in 1863. There, he became an orphan at the age of three when his mother died...
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- Utah Territory: Joseph L. Rawlins
Joseph Lafayette Rawlins was a delegate from the Territory of Utah and a Senator from Utah.Rawlins was born at Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah on March 28, 1850....
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