GARNETT, Muscoe Russell Hunter, (grandson of James Mercer Garnett), a Representative from Virginia; born at âElmwood,â near Loretto, Essex County, Va., July 25, 1821; tutored at home and…
LUCAS, William, (brother of Edward Lucas), a Representative from Virginia; born at âCold Spring,â near Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Va. (now West Virginia), November 30, 1800; attended…
DOWNING, Finis Ewing, a Representative from Illinois; born in Virginia, Cass County, Ill., August 24, 1846; attended public and private schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Virginia, Ill…
RANDOLPH, Peyton, (uncle of Edmund Jenings Randolph), a Delegate from Virginia; born at Tazewell Hall, Williamsburg, Va., in September 1721; received his early education under private tutors;…
(Encyclopedia) Bristol. 1 Industrial city (2020 pop. 60,833), Hartford co., central Conn., on the Pequabuck River; settled 1727, inc. 1785. Its clock-…
McKINLEY, William, a Representative from Virginia; born in Virginia, birth date unknown; completed preparatory studies; member of the State house of delegates from Ohio County, Va. (now West…
WHITE, Francis, a Representative from Virginia; born near Winchester, Frederick County, Va., birth date unknown; attended the common schools at Winchester; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…
TATE, Magnus, a Representative from Virginia; born in Berkeley County, Va. (now West Virginia), in 1760; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…
Senate Years of Service: 1958-1958Party: RepublicanHOBLITZELL, John Dempsey, Jr., a Senator from West Virginia; born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., December 30, 1912; attended the public…
HARRIS, John Thomas, (cousin of John Hill of Virginia), a Representative from Virginia; born at Browns Gap, Albemarle County, Va., May 8, 1823; completed academic studies; studied law; was…