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Amasa COBB, Congress, WI (1823-1905)

COBB, Amasa, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Crawford County, Ill., September 27, 1823; attended the public schools; moved to the Territory of Wisconsin in 1842 and engaged in lead…

Benjamin HARRISON, Congress, VA (1726-1791)

HARRISON, Benjamin, (father of Carter Bassett Harrison and William Henry Harrison, grandfather of John Scott Harrison, great-grandfather of Benjamin Harrison [1833-1901] and great-great-great…

Archibald Chapman HART, Congress, NJ (1873-1935)

HART, Archibald Chapman, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Lennoxville, Province of Quebec, Canada, February 27, 1873; moved with his parents to New York City in 1882 and to Hackensack…

Gilbert Nelson HAUGEN, Congress, IA (1859-1933)

HAUGEN, Gilbert Nelson, a Representative from Iowa; born near Orfordville, Rock County, Wis., April 21, 1859; attended the rural schools; moved to Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, in 1873 and…

Isaac Roberts HAWKINS, Congress, TN (1818-1880)

HAWKINS, Isaac Roberts, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Columbia, Maury County, Tenn., May 16, 1818; moved with his parents to Carroll County in 1828; attended the common schools;…

John Robert FRENCH, Congress, NC (1819-1890)

FRENCH, John Robert, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Gilmanton, Belknap County, N.H., May 28, 1819; received an academic education in Gilmanton and Concord, N.H.; learned the…

William McKee DUNN, Congress, IN (1814-1887)

DUNN, William McKee, a Representative from Indiana; born in Hanover, Jefferson County, Territory of Indiana, December 12, 1814; attended school in the first schoolhouse in Hanover; was…