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SMITH, William, Congress, VA (1797-1887)

SMITH, William, a Representative from Virginia; born in Marengo, King George County, Va., September 6, 1797; attended private schools in Virginia and Plainfield Academy in Connecticut; studied…

William Vans MURRAY, Congress, MD (1760-1803)

MURRAY, William Vans, a Representative from Maryland; born in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., February 9, 1760; completed preparatory studies; studied law at the Temple in London, which he…

John Williams WALKER, Congress, AL (1783-1823)

Senate Years of Service: 1819-1822Party: Democratic RepublicanWALKER, John Williams, (father of Percy Walker and great-great-grandfather of Richard Walker Bolling), a Senator from Alabama;…

William KENNON, Sr., Congress, OH (1793-1881)

KENNON, William, Sr., (cousin of William Kennon, Jr.), a Representative from Ohio; born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., May 14, 1793; moved with his parents to Belmont County, Ohio, in 1804…

William WIDGERY, Congress, MA (17531822)

WIDGERY, William, a Representative from Massachusetts; probably born in Devonshire, England, about 1753; immigrated to America with his parents, who settled in Philadelphia; attended the…

Richard WILLIAMS, Congress, OR (1836-1914)

WILLIAMS, Richard, a Representative from Oregon; born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, November 15, 1836; attended the common schools; moved to Monroe County, Oreg., in 1851; was educated at…

William SEYMOUR, Congress, NY (17801848)

SEYMOUR, William, a Representative from New York; born in Connecticut about 1780; moved to Windsor, Broome County, N.Y., about 1793; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to…

William Henry MOODY, Congress, MA (1853-1917)

MOODY, William Henry, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Newbury, Mass., December 23, 1853; was graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., in 1872 and from Harvard University…

William Munford TUCK, Congress, VA (1896-1983)

TUCK, William Munford, a Representative from Virginia; born near High Hill, Halifax County, Va., September 28, 1896; attended the public schools; during the First World War served in the…

William WILKINS, Congress, PA (1779-1865)

Senate Years of Service: 1831-1834Party: JacksonianWILKINS, William, a Senator and a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Carlisle, Pa., December 20, 1779; attended Dickinson College,…