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Daniel SHEFFER, Congress, PA (1783-1880)

SHEFFER, Daniel, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in York, Pa., May 24, 1783; attended the common schools and Harvard University; studied medicine in Philadelphia and commenced…

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Noyes BARBER, Congress, CT (1781-1844)

BARBER, Noyes, (uncle of Edwin Barbour Morgan and Christopher Morgan), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Groton, New London County, Conn., April 28, 1781; attended the common schools…

Samuel LATHROP, Congress, MA (1772-1846)

LATHROP, Samuel, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in West Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., on May 1, 1772; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1792;…

Lewis Leonard BOYER, Congress, IL (1886-1944)

BOYER, Lewis Leonard, a Representative from Illinois; born on a farm near Richfield, Richfield Township, Adams County, Ill., May 19, 1886; attended the rural schools; taught school at Douglas…

Ebenezer HERRICK, Congress, ME (1785-1839)

HERRICK, Ebenezer, (father of Anson Herrick), a Representative from Maine; born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts), October 21, 1785; attended the…

Aaron HOBART, Congress, MA (1787-1858)

HOBART, Aaron, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Abington, Mass., June 26, 1787; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1805;…

Ashley Bascom WRIGHT, Congress, MA (1841-1897)

WRIGHT, Ashley Bascom, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Hinsdale, Berkshire County, Mass., May 25, 1841; attended the public schools and Lincoln Academy at Hinsdale; moved to North…