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Daniel WALLACE, Congress, SC (1801-1859)

WALLACE, Daniel, a Representative from South Carolina; born near Laurens, S.C., May 9, 1801; received a limited schooling; moved to Union County in 1833; major general of State militia;…

Peter Early LOVE, Congress, GA (1818-1866)

LOVE, Peter Early, a Representative from Georgia; born near Dublin, Laurens County, Ga., July 7, 1818; was graduated from Franklin College (now a part of the University of Georgia), Athens, Ga…

Robert HANNA, Congress, IN (1786-1858)

Senate Years of Service: 1831-1832Party: Anti-JacksonianHANNA, Robert, a Senator from Indiana; born near Fountainius, Laurens District, S.C., April 6, 1786; settled in Brookville, Ind., in…

Richard SMITH, Congress, NJ (1735-1803)

SMITH, Richard, a Delegate from New Jersey; born in Burlington, N.J., March 22, 1735; educated under private teachers and in Friends’ schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1762…

Elias EARLE, Congress, SC (1762-1823)

EARLE, Elias, (uncle of Samuel Earle and John Baylis Earle and great-grandfather of John Laurens Manning Irby and Joseph Haynsworth Earle), a Representative from South Carolina; born in…

John Jackson McSWAIN, Congress, SC (1875-1936)

McSWAIN, John Jackson, a Representative from South Carolina; born on a farm near Cross Hill, Laurens County, S.C., May 1, 1875; attended the public schools; was graduated from Wofford College…

Thomas Albert WOFFORD, Congress, SC (1908-1978)

Senate Years of Service: 1956-1956Party: DemocratWOFFORD, Thomas Albert, a Senator from South Carolina; born in Madden Station, Laurens County, S.C., September 27, 1908; attended the public…