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William McLEAN, Congress, OH (1794-1839)

McLEAN, William, (brother of John McLean), a Representative from Ohio; born in Mason County, Ky., August 10, 1794; moved with his parents to a farm in Warren County, Ohio, in 1799; attended…

Jackson Leroy ADAIR, Congress, IL (1887-1956)

ADAIR, Jackson Leroy, a Representative from Illinois; born in Clayton, Adams County, Ill., February 23, 1887; attended public and high schools, and Illinois College at Jacksonville; was…

Francis JOHNSON, Congress, KY (1776-1842)

JOHNSON, Francis, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Caroline County, Va., June 19, 1776; pursued preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to…

Joseph LAWRENCE, Congress, PA (1786-1842)

LAWRENCE, Joseph, (father of George Van Eman Lawrence), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Hunterstown, Adams County, Pa., in 1786; moved with his widowed mother to a farm in…

John SLOANE, Congress, OH (1779-1856)

SLOANE, John, a Representative from Ohio; born in York, Pa., in 1779; moved to Ohio in early youth; completed preparatory studies; member of the state house of representatives 1803-1805 and in…

John Fabyan PARROTT, Congress, NH (1767-1836)

Senate Years of Service: 1819-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanPARROTT, John Fabyan, a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Portsmouth, N.H., August 8…

Samuel Clesson ALLEN, Congress, MA (1772-1842)

ALLEN, Samuel Clesson, (father of Elisha Hunt Allen), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Bernardston, Mass., January 5, 1772; attended the public schools of New Salem, and was…

John BAILEY, Congress, MA (1786-1835)

BAILEY, John, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in 1786 in that part of Stoughton, Norfolk County, Mass.; which in 1797 was set apart and named Canton; was graduated from Brown…