SOLLERS, Augustus Rhodes, a Representative from Maryland; born near Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Md., May 1, 1814; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced practice in…
STURGES, Lewis Burr, (son of Jonathan Sturges), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Fairfield, Conn., March 15, 1763; was graduated from Yale College in 1782; engaged in mercantile…
CORNING, Parker, (grandson of Erastus Corning), a Representative from New York; born in Albany, N.Y., January 22, 1874; attended the public schools, the Boysâ Academy in Albany, and St.…
DENNING, William, a Representative from New York; born probably in St. Johnâs, Newfoundland, in April 1740; moved to New York City in early youth and engaged in mercantile pursuits; member…
SUTHERLAND, Daniel Alexander, a Delegate from the Territory of Alaska; born in Pleasant Bay on Cape Breton Island, Canada, April 17, 1869; moved with his parents to Essex, Mass., in 1876;…
ANDERSON, William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Virginia in 1762; attended the common schools; during the Revolutionary War joined the Continental Army at the age of fifteen and…
BELMONT, Oliver Hazard Perry, (brother of Perry Belmont), a Representative from New York; born in New York City November 12, 1858; attended St. Paulâs School, Concord, N.H., and was…
WHITE, Campbell Patrick, a Representative from New York; born in Ireland November 30, 1787; received a limited education; immigrated to the United States in 1816 and engaged in mercantile…
RICAUD, James Barroll, a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., February 11, 1808; attended the common schools and was graduated from Washington College, Chestertown, Kent…
SANDS, Joshua, a Representative from New York; born in Cow Neck (now Sands Point), Queens County, Long Island, N.Y., October 12, 1757; received a limited schooling; served as captain in the…