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Robert Selden ROSE, Congress, NY (1774-1835)

ROSE, Robert Selden, (father of Robert Lawson Rose), a Representative from New York; born in Amherst County, Va., February 24, 1774; attended the common schools; moved to Seneca County, N.Y.,…

Joshua Lanier MARTIN, Congress, AL (1799-1856)

MARTIN, Joshua Lanier, (father of John Mason Martin), a Representative from Alabama; born in Blount County, Tenn., December 5, 1799; attended the country schools; taught school; studied law in…

Phineas Lyman TRACY, Congress, NY (1786-1876)

TRACY, Phineas Lyman, (brother of Albert Haller Tracy), a Representative from New York; born in Norwich, Conn., on December 25, 1786; was graduated from Yale College in 1806; engaged in…

James Bennett HUNT, Congress, MI (1799-1857)

HUNT, James Bennett, a Representative from Michigan; born in Demerara, British Guiana, South America, August 13, 1799; returned with his father to New York City in 1803; pursued an academic…

John HUYLER, Congress, NJ (1808-1870)

HUYLER, John, a Representative from New Jersey; born in New York City April 9, 1808; attended the common schools at Tenafly, N.J.; apprenticed as a mason and later engaged in contracting and…

John Newton WILLIAMSON, Congress, OR (1855-1943)

WILLIAMSON, John Newton, a Representative from Oregon; born near Junction City, Lane County, Oreg., November 8, 1855; attended the country schools; attended Willamette University, Salem, Oreg…

Fred WAMPLER, Congress, IN (1909-1999)

WAMPLER, Fred, a Representative from Indiana; born in Carriers Mills, Saline County, Ill., October 15, 1909; B.A., Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Ind., 1931; M. Ed., Indiana State…

Clement STORER, Congress, NH (1760-1830)

Senate Years of Service: 1817-1819Party: Democratic RepublicanSTORER, Clement, a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Kennebunk, Maine, September 20, 1760; completed…

Thomas Bowles SHANNON, Congress, CA (1827-1897)

SHANNON, Thomas Bowles, a Representative from California; born in Westmoreland County, Pa., September 21, 1827; attended the public schools; moved to Illinois in 1844 and to California in 1849…