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Jeremiah CLEMENS, Congress, AL (1814-1865)

Senate Years of Service: 1849-1853Party: DemocratCLEMENS, Jeremiah, a Senator from Alabama; born in Huntsville, Ala., December 28, 1814; attended La Grange College and was graduated from the…

David CLOPTON, Congress, AL (1820-1892)

CLOPTON, David, a Representative from Alabama; born in Putnam County, near Milledgeville, Ga., September 29, 1820; attended the county schools and Edenton (Ga.) Academy; was graduated from…

Jeremiah HARALSON, Congress, AL (1846-1916)

HARALSON, Jeremiah, a Representative from Alabama; born on a plantation near Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., April 1, 1846; raised as a slave; self-educated; moved to Alabama and engaged in…

Thomas HAUGHEY, Congress, AL (1826-1869)

HAUGHEY, Thomas, a Representative from Alabama; born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1826; received a limited education; immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in New York City…

Charles HAYS, Congress, AL (1834-1879)

HAYS, Charles, a Representative from Alabama; born at “Hays Mount,” near Boligee, Greene County, Ala., February 2, 1834; completed preparatory studies under private teachers; attended the…

Earl Frederick HILLIARD, Congress, AL (1942)

HILLIARD, Earl Frederick, a Representative from Alabama; born in Birmingham, Ala., April 9, 1942; graduated from Western-Olin High School, Birmingham, Ala., 1960; B.A., Morehouse College,…

David HUBBARD, Congress, AL (1792-1874)

HUBBARD, David, (cousin of Samuel Houston), a Representative from Alabama; born near the town of Old Liberty (now Bedford), Bedford County, Va., in 1792; attended the county schools and an…

James ABERCROMBIE, Congress, AL (1795-1861)

ABERCROMBIE, James, a Representative from Alabama; born in Hancock County, Ga., in 1795; attended the common schools; moved to Alabama about 1812 and settled in Monroe (now Dallas) County, and…

Lamar JEFFERS, Congress, AL (1888-1983)

JEFFERS, Lamar, a Representative from Alabama; born in Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala., April 16, 1888; attended the public schools and the Alabama Presbyterian College at Anniston; served with…

Joab LAWLER, Congress, AL (1796-1838)

LAWLER, Joab, a Representative from Alabama; born in Union County, N.C., June 12, 1796; moved with his father to Tennessee and thence, in 1815, to Mississippi Territory; attended the public…