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Samuel GROSS, Congress, PA (1776-1839)

GROSS, Samuel, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Upper Providence, Montgomery County, Pa., November 10, 1776; attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of…

Samuel HENDERSON, Congress, PA (1764-1841)

HENDERSON, Samuel, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in England November 27, 1764; attended school in England; immigrated to the United States in 1782 and settled in Montgomery, Pa.;…

Samuel BARTON, Congress, NY (1785-1858)

BARTON, Samuel, a Representative from New York; born in New Dorp, Richmond County, N.Y., July 27, 1785; attended the common schools; agent for Commodore Vanderbilt’s steamship lines; served…

Samuel DINSMOOR, Congress, NH (1766-1835)

DINSMOOR, Samuel, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Windham, N.H., July 1, 1766; pursued classical studies; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1789; studied law…

Samuel EARLE, Congress, SC (1760-1833)

EARLE, Samuel, (nephew of Elias Earle and cousin of John Baylis Earle), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Frederick County, Va., November 28, 1760; moved to South Carolina in 1774…

Samuel DICKSON, Congress, NY (1807-1858)

DICKSON, Samuel, a Representative from New York; born in the town of Bethlehem (now New Scotland), Albany County, N.Y., March 29, 1807; completed preparatory studies; graduated from Union…

Samuel WALLIN, Congress, NY (1856-1917)

WALLIN, Samuel, a Representative from New York; born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., July 31, 1856; moved with his parents to Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., in 1864; attended the…

Samuel RIKER, Congress, NY (1743-1823)

RIKER, Samuel, a Representative from New York; born in Newtown, Long Island, N.Y., April 8, 1743; attended the common schools; member of the Newtown committee of correspondence in 1774; was…

Samuel EDWARDS, Congress, PA (1785-1850)

EDWARDS, Samuel, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Chester Township, Delaware County, Pa., March 12, 1785; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1806…

Samuel LYMAN, Congress, MA (1749-1802)

LYMAN, Samuel, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Goshen, Conn., January 25, 1749; attended Goshen Academy; was graduated from Yale College in 1770; taught school; studied law in…