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Woodrow Wilson JONES, Congress, NC (1914-2002)

JONES, Woodrow Wilson, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, N.C., January 26, 1914; attended the public schools of Rutherford County, N.C.;…

Evarts, William Maxwell

(Encyclopedia) Evarts, William MaxwellEvarts, William Maxwellĕvˈərts [key], 1818–1901, American lawyer and statesman, b. Boston; grandson of Roger Sherman. After attending Harvard Law School he began…

James Lawrence ORR, Congress, SC (1822-1873)

ORR, James Lawrence, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Craytonville, Anderson County, S.C., May 12, 1822; attended the public schools, and was graduated from the University of…

Willard SAULSBURY, Jr., Congress, DE (1861-1927)

Senate Years of Service: 1913-1919Party: DemocratSAULSBURY, Willard, Jr., (son of Willard Saulsbury, Sr., nephew of Eli Saulsbury), a Senator from Delaware; born in Georgetown, Sussex County,…

Benjamin Gratz BROWN, Congress, MO (1826-1885)

Senate Years of Service: 1863-1865; 1865-1867Party: Unconditional Unionist; RepublicanBROWN, Benjamin Gratz, (grandson of John Brown of Virginia and Kentucky [1757-1837], grandson of Jesse…

Jesse Johnson YEATES, Congress, NC (1829-1892)

YEATES, Jesse Johnson, a Representative from North Carolina; born near Murfreesboro, Hertford County, N.C., May 29, 1829; attended private schools and Emory and Henry College, Emory, Va.;…

Adna Romulus JOHNSON, Congress, OH (1860-1938)

JOHNSON, Adna Romulus, a Representative from Ohio; born in Sweet Springs, Saline County, Mo., December 14, 1860; moved with his mother to a farm in Lawrence County, Ohio, in 1864; attended the…

Albert Walter JOHNSON, Congress, PA (1906-1998)

JOHNSON, Albert Walter, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Smethport, McKean County, Pa., April 17, 1906; graduated from Smethport High School in 1923; attended the Wharton School of…

Anton Joseph JOHNSON, Congress, IL (1878-1958)

JOHNSON, Anton Joseph, a Representative from Illinois; born in Peoria, Ill., October 20, 1878; attended the public schools and the School of Agriculture of the University of Missouri at…