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Carter GLASS, Congress, VA (1858-1946)

Senate Years of Service: 1920-1946Party: DemocratGLASS, Carter, a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Va., January 4, 1858; attended private and…

Aaron SHAW, Congress, IL (1811-1887)

SHAW, Aaron, a Representative from Illinois; born near Goshen, Orange County, N.Y., December 19, 1811; attended Montgomery Academy, New York; studied law in Goshen, N.Y.; was admitted to the…

Aaron KITCHELL, Congress, NJ (1744-1820)

Senate Years of Service: 1805-1809Party: Democratic RepublicanKITCHELL, Aaron, a Representative and a Senator from New Jersey; born in Hanover, N.J., July 10, 1744; attended the common schools…

Aaron WARD, Congress, NY (1790-1867)

WARD, Aaron, (uncle of Elijah Ward), a Representative from New York; was born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), N.Y., on July 5, 1790; completed preparatory studies in Mount Pleasant Academy;…

Aaron HARLAN, Congress, OH (1802-1868)

HARLAN, Aaron, (cousin of Andrew Jackson Harlan), a Representative from Ohio; was born in Warren County, Ohio, September 8, 1802; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the…

Carter Henry HARRISON, Congress, IL (1825-1893)

HARRISON, Carter Henry, a Representative from Illinois; born near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., February 15, 1825; educated by private tutors; was graduated from Yale College in 1845;…

Carter BRAXTON, Congress, VA (1736-1797)

BRAXTON, Carter, (great-grandfather of Elliott Muse Braxton), a Delegate from Virginia; born at “Newington,” on the Mattaponi River, near King and Queen Court House, Va., September 16,…

William Blount CARTER, Congress, TN (1792-1848)

CARTER, William Blount, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tenn., October 22, 1792; attended the public schools; during the War of 1812 served as a colonel;…

William Henry CARTER, Congress, MA (1864-1955)

CARTER, William Henry, a Representative from Massachusetts; born at Needham Heights, Norfolk County, Mass., June 15, 1864; attended public schools; was graduated from Comers Commercial College…

Aaron Lane FORD, Congress, MS (1903-1983)

FORD, Aaron Lane, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Potts Camp, Marshall County, Miss., December 21, 1903; attended public schools in Mississippi and the law department of Cumberland…