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Isaac WILLIAMS, Jr., Congress, NY (1777-1860)

WILLIAMS, Isaac, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in Goshen, Conn., April 5, 1777; received a limited schooling; moved with his father to Otsego County, N.Y., in 1793; was appointed…

John Mason MARTIN, Congress, AL (1837-1898)

MARTIN, John Mason, (son of Joshua Lanier Martin), a Representative from Alabama; born in Athens, Limestone County, Ala., January 20, 1837; attended the common schools, the high school in…

Saxby CHAMBLISS, Congress, GA (1943)

Senate Years of Service: 2003-Party: RepublicanCHAMBLISS, Saxby, a Senator and a Representative from Georgia; born in Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., November 10, 1943; graduated C.E. Byrd…

Cliff CLEVENGER, Congress, OH (1885-1960)

CLEVENGER, Cliff, a Representative from Ohio; born on a ranch near Long Pine, Brown County, Nebr., August 20, 1885; moved in 1895 with his parents to Lacona, Warren County, Iowa, where he…

Alphonso HART, Congress, OH (1830-1910)

HART, Alphonso, a Representative from Ohio; born in Vienna, Trumbull County, Ohio, July 4, 1830; attended the common schools and Grand River Institute, Austinburg, Ohio; studied law in Warren…

Edith Nourse Rogers

U.S. congresswomanBorn: 1881Birthplace: Saco, Maine Edith Nourse married John J. Rogers, a successful lawyer in Lowell, Massachusetts. In 1912 her husband was elected to Congress and Rogers became…

Philip JOHNSON, Congress, PA (1818-1867)

JOHNSON, Philip, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Polkville, Knowlton Township, Warren County, N.J., January 17, 1818; moved to Mount Bethel, Pa., in 1839; attended the common…

John Quincy SMITH, Congress, OH (1824-1901)

SMITH, John Quincy, a Representative from Ohio; born near Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, November 5, 1824; attended the common schools and Miami University, Oxford, Ohio; engaged in…

Rufus Paine SPALDING, Congress, OH (1798-1886)

SPALDING, Rufus Paine, a Representative from Ohio; born in West Tisbury, Mass., May 3, 1798; was graduated from Yale College in 1817; studied law and was admitted to the bar; moved to Little…