CAMERON, Ronald Brooks, a Representative from California; born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., August 16, 1927; graduated from Western Reserve High School, Hudson, Ohio, 1945; attended…
Senate Years of Service: 1862-1863; 1863-1865; 1865-1869Party: Unionist; Unconditional Unionist; RepublicanHENDERSON, John Brooks, a Senator from Missouri; born near Danville, Pittsylvania…
HOARD, Charles Brooks, a Representative from New York; born in Springfield, Windsor County, Vt., June 5, 1805; attended the public schools; moved to Antwerp, N.Y., where he was postmaster…
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SOLOMON, Gerald Brooks Hunt, a Representative from New York; born in Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Fla., August 14, 1930; attended the public schools in Delmar, N.Y.; attended Siena College,…
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