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Willis GREEN, Congress, KY

GREEN, Willis, a Representative from Kentucky; born in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia; birth date unknown; attended the public schools; settled in that part of Virginia which is now the…

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Willis ALLEN, Congress, IL (1806-1859)

ALLEN, Willis, (father of William Joshua Allen), a Representative from Illinois; born near Roanoke, Va., December 15, 1806; attended the common schools; taught school; moved to Tennessee and…

Willis ALSTON, Congress, NC (1769-1837)

ALSTON, Willis, (nephew of Nathaniel Macon), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Littleton, Halifax County, N.C., in 1769; completed preparatory studies and attended Princeton…

Willis Arnold GORMAN, Congress, IN (1816-1876)

GORMAN, Willis Arnold, a Representative from Indiana; born near Flemingsburg, Ky., January 12, 1816; pursued an academic course; moved to Bloomington, Ind., in 1835; was graduated from the law…

Willie JONES, Congress, NC (1740-1801)

JONES, Willie, (brother of Allen Jones), a Delegate from North Carolina; born in Northampton County, N.C., December 24, 1740; attended Eton College, England; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…

Willis BREWER, Congress, AL (1844-1912)

BREWER, Willis, a Representative from Alabama; born near Livingston, Sumter County, Ala., March 15, 1844; attended the common schools; entered the Confederate Army at the age of eighteen years…

Francis WILLIS, Congress, GA (1745-1829)

WILLIS, Francis, a Representative from Georgia; born in Frederick County, Va., January 5, 1745; received a liberal education; served as captain and colonel in the Revolutionary War in 1777 and…

Raymond Eugene WILLIS, Congress, IN (1875-1956)

Senate Years of Service: 1941-1947Party: RepublicanWILLIS, Raymond Eugene, a Senator from Indiana; born in Waterloo, De Kalb County, Ind., August 11, 1875; attended the public schools and…