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John PEGRAM, Congress, VA (1773-1831)

PEGRAM, John, a Representative from Virginia; born at “Bonneville,” in Dinwiddie County, Va., November 16, 1773; attended the common schools; held various local offices; member of the…

Edwin Duing ESHLEMAN, Congress, PA (1920-1985)

ESHLEMAN, Edwin Duing, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pa., December 4, 1920; Franklin and Marshall College, B.S., 1942; graduate work in political…

Lynden EVANS, Congress, IL (1858-1926)

EVANS, Lynden, a Representative from Illinois; born in La Salle, La Salle County, Ill., June 28, 1858; attended the public schools and was graduated from Knox College, Galesburg, Ill., in 1882…

Nathaniel GARROW, Congress, NY (1780-1841)

GARROW, Nathaniel, a Representative from New York; born in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., April 25, 1780; attended the public schools; followed the sea; moved to Auburn, N.Y., in 1796;…

James Madison GAYLORD, Congress, OH (1811-1874)

GAYLORD, James Madison, a Representative from Ohio; born in Zanesville, Ohio, May 29, 1811; moved to McConnelsville, Ohio, in 1818; attended the common schools and the University of Ohio at…

James W. BROWN, Congress, PA (1844-1909)

BROWN, James W., (son-in-law of Thomas Marshall Howe), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pittsburgh, Pa., July 14, 1844; attended the common schools of Allegheny County and also…

John Conrad BUCHER, Congress, PA (1792-1851)

BUCHER, John Conrad, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Harrisburg, Pa., December 28, 1792; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in…

Bradbury CILLEY, Congress, NH (1760-1831)

CILLEY, Bradbury, (uncle of Jonathan Cilley and Joseph Cilley), a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Nottingham, Rockingham County, N.H., on February 1, 1760; attended the common…

Augustus HALL, Congress, IA (1814-1861)

HALL, Augustus, a Representative from Iowa; born in Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y., April 29, 1814; attended the common schools and Middleburg (N.Y.) Academy; studied law; was admitted to the…

Adam Rankin ALEXANDER, Congress, TN (1781-1848)

ALEXANDER, Adam Rankin, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Rockbridge County, Va., November 1, 1781; surveyor; member of the Tennessee state senate, 1817; register of the land office for…