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Staley Nichols CLARKE, Congress, NY (1794-1860)

CLARKE, Staley Nichols, (brother of Archibald Smith Clarke), a Representative from New York; born in Prince Georges County, Md., May 24, 1794; moved to Buffalo, N.Y., in 1815; employed as a…

John Francis HARTER, Congress, NY (1897-1947)

HARTER, John Francis, a Representative from New York; born in Perry, Wyoming County, N.Y., September 1, 1897; attended the public schools; during the First World War served in the United…

Solomon George HAVEN, Congress, NY (1810-1861)

HAVEN, Solomon George, a Representative from New York; born in Chenango County, N.Y., November 27, 1810; attended the common schools and was instructed by a private tutor in the classics;…

Henry Cullen ADAMS, Congress, WI (1850-1906)

ADAMS, Henry Cullen, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Verona, Oneida County, N.Y., November 28, 1850; moved to Wisconsin in 1851 with his parents, who settled in Fort Atkinson,…

Harvey Hull JOHNSON, Congress, OH (1808-1896)

JOHNSON, Harvey Hull, a Representative from Ohio; born in West Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., September 7, 1808; attended the common schools and Middlebury Academy; studied law; was admitted to…

Joseph KIRKLAND, Congress, NY (1770-1844)

KIRKLAND, Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in Newent Society, in the present town of Lisbon (then part of Norwich), Conn., January 18, 1770; was graduated from Yale College in 1790…

Oscar John LARSON, Congress, MN (1871-1957)

LARSON, Oscar John, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Uleaborg, Finland, May 20, 1871; immigrated in 1876 to the United States with his parents, who settled in Calumet, Mich.; attended…

Gordon LEE, Congress, GA (1859-1927)

LEE, Gordon, a Representative from Georgia; born near Ringgold, Catoosa County, Ga., May 29, 1859; attended the common schools; was graduated from Emory College, Oxford, Ga., in 1880; engaged…

Ralph James SCOTT, Congress, NC (1905-1983)

SCOTT, Ralph James, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Surry County, near Pinnacle, N.C., October 15, 1905; educated in the public schools; Wake Forest College, LL.B., 1930; was…