Senate Years of Service: 1919-1929Party: RepublicanEDGE, Walter Evans, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Philadelphia, Pa., November 20, 1873; moved with his parents to Pleasantville, N.J.,…
Senate Years of Service: 1850-1851Party: WhigWINTHROP, Robert Charles, a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., May 12, 1809; graduated from Harvard University…
Read about some of the most significant riots in U.S. history 1898: Wilmington, North Carolina While Democrats held power at the state level in North Carolina, a coalition of white…
Senate Years of Service: 1804-1815Party: Democratic RepublicanGILES, William Branch, a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born near Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Va., August 12,…
Senate Years of Service: 1920-1946Party: DemocratGLASS, Carter, a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Va., January 4, 1858; attended private and…
Senate Years of Service: 1907-1921; 1931-1937Party: Democrat; DemocratGORE, Thomas Pryor, a Senator from Oklahoma; born near Embry, Webster County, Miss., December 10, 1870; lost the sight of…
Senate Years of Service: 1933-1938Party: DemocratMcADOO, William Gibbs, a Senator from California; born on a farm near Marietta, Cobb County, Ga., October 31, 1863; attended the rural schools…
Senate Years of Service: 1912-1921Party: DemocratSMITH, Marcus Aurelius, a Delegate and a Senator from Arizona; born near Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky., January 24, 1851; attended the common…
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1973Party: RepublicanSMITH, Margaret Chase, (wife of Clyde Harold Smith), a Representative and a Senator from Maine; born Margaret Madeline Chase, December 14,…
Senate Years of Service: 1821-1823; 1833-1842Party: Democratic Republican; Anti-Jacksonian; WhigSOUTHARD, Samuel Lewis, (son of Henry Southard and brother of Isaac Southard), a Senator from…
