UDALL, Stewart Lee, (brother of Morris K. Udall; uncle of Mark Udall; father of Tom Udall; cousin of Gordon H. Smith), a Representative from Arizona; born in St. Johns, Apache County, Ariz.,…
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LINDBERGH, Charles August, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Stockholm, Sweden, January 20, 1859; immigrated to the United States in 1860 with his parents, who settled on a farm near…
COBB, Amasa, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Crawford County, Ill., September 27, 1823; attended the public schools; moved to the Territory of Wisconsin in 1842 and engaged in lead…
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