MOORE, Arch Alfred, Jr., (father of Shelley Moore Capito), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Moundsville, Marshall County, W. Va., April 16, 1923; attended, Lafayette College,…
TAYLOR, George, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Ireland in 1716; pursued academic studies; immigrated to the United States in 1736 and settled at Warwick Furnace and later at Coventry…
HUNTINGTON, Benjamin, a Delegate and a Representative from Connecticut; born in Norwich, Conn., April 19, 1736; pursued academic studies; was graduated from Yale College in 1761; appointed…
BEIDLER, Jacob Atlee, a Representative from Ohio; born in Tredyffrin Township, near Valley Forge, Chester County, Pa., November 2, 1852; attended the country schools, and Lockeâs Seminary,…
BELL, Samuel Newell, (grandson of Samuel Bell and nephew of James Bell), a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., March 25, 1829; attended school in…
DICKSON, Joseph, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Chester County, Pa., in April 1745; moved with his parents to Rowan County, N.C., and was reared and educated there; engaged in…
WILLIAMS, William, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Lebanon, Conn., March 29, 1731; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Harvard College in 1751; studied theology for a year;…
Senate Years of Service: 1868-1871Party: RepublicanMcDONALD, Alexander, a Senator from Arkansas; born near Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pa., April 10, 1832; attended Dickinson Seminary,…
CAMPBELL, Thompson, a Representative from Illinois; born in Ireland in 1811; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Chester County, Pa.; attended the public schools;…
Senate Years of Service: 1826-1829; 1829-1834Party: Adams; Anti-JacksonCHAMBERS, Ezekiel Forman, a Senator from Maryland; born in Chestertown, Kent County, Md., February 28, 1788; was…
