FERGUSON, Fenner, a Delegate from the Territory of Nebraska; born in Nassau, Rensselaer County, N.Y., April 25, 1814; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1840…
Senate Years of Service: 1842-1843Party: DemocratWILCOX, Leonard, (son of Jeduthun Wilcox), a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Hanover, N.H., January 29, 1799; graduated from Dartmouth…
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NYE, Frank Mellen, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine, March 7, 1852; moved to Wisconsin with his parents, who settled on a farm near River Falls,…
CAMPBELL, Thompson, a Representative from Illinois; born in Ireland in 1811; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Chester County, Pa.; attended the public schools;…
LAW, John, (son of Lyman Law and grandson of Richard Law and Amasa Learned), a Representative from Indiana; born in New London, Conn., October 28, 1796; pursued classical studies and was…
MORSE, Isaac Edward, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Attakapas, La., May 22, 1809; attended school in Elizabethtown, N.J., and the Norwich (Vt.) Military Academy, and was graduated…
MILLER, Arthur Lewis, a Representative from Nebraska; born on a farm near Plainview, Pierce County, Nebr., May 24, 1892; attended the public schools; was graduated from the high school at…
