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William Voris GREGORY, Congress, KY (1877-1936)

GREGORY, William Voris, (brother of Noble J. Gregory), a Representative from Kentucky; born near Farmington, Graves County, Ky., October 21, 1877; attended private and public schools and was…

Salma HALE, Congress, NH (1787-1866)

HALE, Salma, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Alstead, Cheshire County, N.H., March 7, 1787; became a printer and in 1805 edited the Walpole Political Observatory; studied law;…

Martin D. HARDIN, Congress, KY (1780-1823)

Senate Years of Service: 1816-1817Party: FederalistHARDIN, Martin D., (cousin of Benjamin Hardin and father of John J. Hardin), a Senator from Kentucky; born along the Monongahela River,…

Michael James HART, Congress, MI (1877-1951)

HART, Michael James, a Representative from Michigan; born in Waterloo, Quebec Province, Canada, July 16, 1877; immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1880 and settled in James…

Jack English HIGHTOWER, Congress, TX (1926)

HIGHTOWER, Jack English, a Representative from Texas; born in Memphis, Hall County, Tex., September 6, 1926; B.A., Baylor University, 1949; LL.B., Baylor University, 1951; LL.M., University of…

Bess Sheehan

historian, preservationistBorn: April 16, 1882Birthplace: near Jackson, Mich. Sheehan was born Bess May Vrooman; she studied American history at the University of Michigan, where she graduated with…

Rutherford Birchard Hayes

Born: 10/4/1822Birthplace: Delaware, Ohio Rutherford Birchard Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, on Oct. 4, 1822. A graduate of Kenyon College and the Harvard Law School, he practiced law in Lower…

Julius KAHN, Congress, CA (1861-1924)

KAHN, Julius, (husband of Florence Prag Kahn), a Representative from California; born in Kuppenheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, February 28, 1861; immigrated to the United States with his…