CALL, Richard Keith, (uncle of Wilkinson Call), a Delegate from the Territory of Florida; born near Petersburg, Va., October 24, 1792; attended the common schools and Mount Pleasant Academy;…
Senate Years of Service: 1879-1885Party: DemocratWALKER, James David, (grandson of David Walker, nephew of John McLean [1791-1830] and Finis Ewing McLean, cousin of Wilkinson Call, and great…
Senate Years of Service: 1839-1845Party: WhigHENDERSON, John, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Cumberland County, N.J., February 28, 1797; a flatboat man on the Mississippi River; studied…
PICKENS, Andrew, (grandfather of Francis Wilkinson Pickens), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Paxton, Bucks County, Pa., September 13, 1739; attended the common schools; moved…
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(Encyclopedia) Claiborne, William Charles Coles, 1775–1817, governor of Louisiana, b. Sussex co., Va. He began law practice in Sullivan co., Tenn., and was appointed a judge of the state supreme…
Senate Years of Service: 1805-1806Party: Democratic Republican/JacksonianADAIR, John, a Senator and a Representative from Kentucky; born in Chester District, Chester County, S.C., January 9,…
