TOWNSEND, Edward Waterman, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Cleveland, Ohio, February 10, 1855; attended private and public schools in that city; went to San Francisco, Calif., in…
WALKER, Gilbert Carlton, a Representative from Virginia; born in South Gibson, Susquehanna County, Pa., August 1, 1833; received a thorough English training and was graduated from Hamilton…
WALLING, Ansel Tracy, a Representative from Ohio; born in Otsego County, N.Y., January 10, 1824; moved to Erie County, Pa., where he attended a local academy; studied medicine and practiced a…
WARD, Hamilton, a Representative from New York; born in Salisbury, Herkimer County, N.Y., July 3, 1829; attended the common schools and was privately tutored; studied law; was admitted to the…
WELLS, Daniel, Jr., a Representative from Wisconsin; born in West Waterville, Maine, July 16, 1808; attended the public schools; taught school; engaged in the mercantile business at Palmyra,…
WHEELER, Nelson Platt, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Portville, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., November 4, 1841; attended the public schools and academies in Olean and Deposit, N.Y.;…
WHITTLESEY, Thomas Tucker, (cousin of Elisha Whittlesey and Frederick Whittlesey), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Danbury, Conn., December 8, 1798; attended the public schools and…
Senate Years of Service: 1983-1991Party: RepublicanWILSON, Pete, a Senator from California; born in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill., August 23, 1933; attended private school in St. Louis, Mo.;…
PERRILL, Augustus Leonard, a Representative from Ohio; born near Moorefield, Hardy County, Va. (now West Virginia), January 20, 1807; in 1816 moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled in…
PETERS, Andrew James, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in West Roxbury, Mass., April 3, 1872; attended Hopkinsonâs and St. Paulâs Schools; was graduated from Harvard University in…
