ESCH, Marvin Leonel, a Representative from Michigan; born in Flinton, Cambria County, Pa., August 4, 1927; received secondary education in Akron, Ohio, and Jackson, Mich.; A.B., University of…
McCALL, Samuel Walker, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in East Providence, Bedford County, Pa., February 28, 1851; spent his early life in Illinois; attended the Mount Carroll (Ill…
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EDWARDS, Charles Gordon, a Representative from Georgia; born in Daisy, Tattnall (now Evans) County, Ga., July 2, 1878; attended the public schools, Gordon Institute, Barnesville, Ga., and…
HIESTER, Joseph, (cousin of John Hiester and Daniel Hiester [1747-1804] and grandfather of Henry Augustus Muhlenberg), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Berne Township, Berks County…