Senate Years of Service: 1868-1871Party: RepublicanABBOTT, Joseph Carter, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Concord, N.H., July 15, 1825; graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.,…
Senate Years of Service: 1828-1831Party: JacksonianIREDELL, James, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., November 2, 1788; attended Edenton Academy and graduated…
THOMPSON, Richard Wigginton, a Representative from Indiana; born near Culpeper Court House, Culpeper County, Va., June 9, 1809; pursued classical studies; moved to Louisville, Ky., in 1831;…
WILSON, James, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Carskerdo, near St. Andrews, Scotland, September 14, 1742; attended the Universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, and Edinburgh; immigrated to…
Senate Years of Service: 1871-1883Party: RepublicanFERRY, Thomas White, a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in the old mission house of the Astor Fur Co. on Mackinac Island,…
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1852Party: DemocratFOOTE, Henry Stuart, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Fauquier County, Va., February 28, 1804; pursued classical studies; graduated from…
BURLESON, Albert Sidney, a Representative from Texas; born in San Marcos, Hays County, Tex., June 7, 1863; attended the public schools and Coronal Institute, San Marcos, Tex., and the…
Senate Years of Service: 1881-1911Party: RepublicanHALE, Eugene, (father of Frederick Hale), a Representative and a Senator from Maine; born in Turner, Oxford County, Maine, June 9, 1836;…