(Encyclopedia) Ryan, Paul Davis, 1972–, U.S. politician, b. Janesville, Wis., grad. Miami Univ. (B.S. 1992), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (2015–19). A politically active, conservative…
Senate Years of Service: 1907-1913Party: DemocratDAVIS, Jeff, a Senator from Arkansas; born near Richmond, Little River County, Ark., May 6, 1862; attended school in Russellville, Ark., and…
Senate Years of Service: 1861-1865; 1865-1872Party: Unionist; DemocratDAVIS, Garrett, (brother of Amos Davis), a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Mount Sterling, Ky.,…
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1851; 1857-1861Party: Democrat; DemocratDAVIS, Jefferson, (son-in-law of President Zachary Taylor), a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born in what…
DAVIS, Henry Winter, (cousin of David Davis), a Representative from Maryland; born in Annapolis, Md., August 16, 1817; was tutored privately; lived in Alexandria, Va. and Wilmington; returned…
Senate Years of Service: 1871-1883Party: DemocratDAVIS, Henry Gassaway, (brother of Thomas Beall Davis and grandfather of Davis Elkins), a Senator from West Virginia; born near Woodstock,…
DAVIS, Amos, (brother of Garrett Davis), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Mount Sterling, Ky., August 15, 1794; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
Senate Years of Service: 1911-1911; 1919-1925Party: Republican; RepublicanELKINS, Davis, (son of Stephen Benton Elkins and grandson of Henry Gassaway Davis), a Senator from West Virginia; born…
DAVIS, Reuben, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Winchester, Tenn., January 18, 1813; moved with his parents to Alabama about 1818; attended the public schools; studied medicine, but…
DAVIS, David, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Johnson City, Washington County, Tenn., November 6, 1959; A.S., California College for Health Sciences, National City, Calif., 1983; B.S.,…
