HARDING, Abner Clark, a Representative from Illinois; born in East Hampton, Middlesex County, Conn., February 10, 1807; attended Hamilton Academy, Clinton, N.Y.; studied law; was admitted to…
HATCH, Herschel Harrison, a Representative from Michigan; born in Morrisville, Madison County, N.Y., February 17, 1837; attended the common schools and was graduated from Hamilton College Law…
U.S. congresswomanBorn: 1938Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo. Waters has been a member of Congress since 1991. The fifth of 13 children, Waters began working as a bus girl in a segregated restaurant when…
commentator, political activistBorn: 8/19/1953Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Mary Joe Matalin dropped out of Western Illinois University to work in a steel mill in the early 1970s. She later…
politician, diplomatBorn: 1947Birthplace: Pasadena, Calif. Richardson has spent nearly his entire career as a public servant. A Democrat from New Mexico, he was elected to the U.S. House of…
ALLEN, Alfred Gaither, a Representative from Ohio; born on a farm near Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, July 23, 1867; attended the public schools; was graduated from Wilmington High School…
Senate Years of Service: 2009-2010Party: DemocratKAUFMAN, Edward E. (Ted), a Senator from Delaware; born in Philadelphia, Penn., March 15, 1939; B.S.E., Duke University, 1960; M.B.A.,…
KEAN, John, (great-grandfather of Hamilton Fish Kean, and John Kean [1852-1914], and great-great-grandfather of Robert Winthrop Kean), a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C.,…
SEDGWICK, Charles Baldwin, a Representative from New York; born in Pompey, Onondaga County, N.Y., March 15, 1815; attended Pompey Hill Academy, and Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y.; studied law…
SPRIGGS, John Thomas, a Representative from New York; born in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, April 5, 1825; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in…
