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Joel Allen BARBER, Congress, WI (1809-1881)

BARBER, Joel Allen, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Georgia (near St. Albans), Franklin County, Vt., January 17, 1809; attended the common schools, Georgia Academy, and the University…

Richard BRENT, Congress, VA (1757-1814)

Senate Years of Service: 1809-1814Party: Democratic RepublicanBRENT, Richard, (uncle of William Leigh Brent and nephew of Daniel Carroll), a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born at…

William Earle DODGE, Congress, NY (1805-1883)

DODGE, William Earle, a Representative from New York; born in Hartford, Conn., September 4, 1805; completed preparatory studies; moved to New York City in 1818; became a clerk; in 1826…

Robert Raymond REID, Congress, GA (1789-1841)

REID, Robert Raymond, a Representative from Georgia; born in Prince William Parish, Beaufort District, S.C., September 8, 1789; attended South Carolina College at Columbia; moved to Augusta,…

Thomas LYNCH, Jr., Congress, SC (1749-1779)

LYNCH, Thomas, Jr., (son of Thomas Lynch [1727-1776]), a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Prince George’s Parish, Winyah, S.C., August 5, 1749; educated at Eton and Cambridge, England,…

Hervey Gilbert MACHEN, Congress, MD (1916-1994)

MACHEN, Hervey Gilbert, a Representative from Maryland; born in Washington, D.C., October 14, 1916; graduated from Hyattsville High School, Hyattsville, Md.; B.A., University of Maryland,…

John COFFEE, Congress, GA (1782-1836)

COFFEE, John, a Representative from Georgia; born in Prince Edward County, Va., December 3, 1782; moved with his father to a plantation near Powelton, Hancock County, Ga., in 1800; settled in…

John HANSON, Congress, MD (1715-1783)

HANSON, John, (grandfather of Alexander Contee Hanson), a Delegate from Maryland; born at Mulberry Grove, near Port Tobacco, Charles County, Md., April 3, 1715; pursued an academic course;…

John Carlyle HERBERT, Congress, MD (1775-1846)

HERBERT, John Carlyle, a Representative from Maryland; born in Alexandria, Va., August 16, 1775; received private instruction and was graduated from St. John’s College, Annapolis, Md., in…