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John Mercer Langston

U.S. public official, diplomat, educatorBorn: 12/14/1829Birthplace: Louisa County, Va. Langston was the son of Ralph Quarles, a white plantation owner, and Jane Langston, a Black slave. After his…

George Wesley ATKINSON, Congress, WV (1845-1925)

ATKINSON, George Wesley, a Representative from West Virginia; born near Charleston, Kanawha County, Va. (now West Virginia), June 29, 1845; attended the public schools of Charleston and was…

David BARTON, Congress, MO (1783-1837)

Senate Years of Service: 1821-1831Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay Republican; Adams Democrat; Anti-JacksonianBARTON, David, a Senator from Missouri; born near Greeneville, N.C. (now…

Edward BATES, Congress, MO (1793-1869)

BATES, Edward, (brother of James Woodson Bates), a Representative from Missouri; born in Belmont, Goochland County, Va., September 4, 1793; attended Charlotte Hall Academy, Maryland; acted as…

Joseph Smith FOWLER, Congress, TN (1820-1902)

Senate Years of Service: 1866-1867; 1867-1871Party: Unconditional Unionist; RepublicanFOWLER, Joseph Smith, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, August 31,…

Edward William BROOKE, III, Congress, MA (1919)

Senate Years of Service: 1967-1979Party: RepublicanBROOKE, Edward William, III, a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Washington, D.C., October 26, 1919; attended the public schools of…

William Edwin CHILTON, Congress, WV (1858-1939)

Senate Years of Service: 1911-1917Party: DemocratCHILTON, William Edwin, a Senator from West Virginia; born in Colesmouth (now St. Albans), Kanawha County, W.Va. (then Virginia), March 17,…

Edward Laurence LEAHY, Congress, RI (1886-1953)

Senate Years of Service: 1949-1950Party: DemocratLEAHY, Edward Laurence, a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Bristol, R.I., February 9, 1886; attended the public schools; student at Brown…