MARTIN, James Stewart, a Representative from Illinois; born in Estillville (now Gate City), Scott County, Va., August 19, 1826; attended the common schools and Emory and Henry College, Emory,…
HULBERT, George Murray, a Representative from New York; born in Rochester, N.Y., May 14, 1881; moved to Waterloo, N.Y., where he attended the public schools; was graduated from the New York…
WIDNALL, William Beck, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Hackensack, Bergen County, N.J., March 17, 1906; attended the public schools; Brown University, Providence, R.I., Ph.B., 1926…
LYNCH, Walter Aloysius, a Representative from New York; born in New York City July 7, 1894; attended St. Jeromeâs Parochial School and Fordham Preparatory School; was graduated from Fordham…
HALE, Nathan Wesley, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Gate City, Scott County, Va., February 11, 1860; attended the common schools of Nicholasville, Va., and Kingsley Academy near…
KINKEAD, Eugene Francis, a Representative from New Jersey; born while his parents were on a visit abroad, in Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland, March 27, 1876; attended parochial schools in…
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