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Edgar Campbell WILSON, Congress, VA (1800-1860)

WILSON, Edgar Campbell, (son of Thomas Wilson of Virginia and father of Eugene McLanahanWilson), a Representative from Virginia; born in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Va. (now West Virginia…

Thomas WILSON, Congress, VA (1765-1826)

WILSON, Thomas, (father of Edgar Campbell Wilson and grandfather of Eugene McLanahan Wilson), a Representative from Virginia; born in Staunton, Va., September 11, 1765; studied law in Staunton…

Walter Abbott WOOD, Congress, NY (1815-1892)

WOOD, Walter Abbott, a Representative from New York; born in Mason, N.H., October 23, 1815; moved to New York in 1816 with his parents, who settled in Rensselaerville; attended the common…

William WOODS, Congress, NY (1790-1837)

WOODS, William, a Representative from New York; born in Washington County, N.Y., in 1790; received a limited schooling; moved to Bath, Steuben County, N.Y., in 1813; studied law; was admitted…

James William GAZLAY, Congress, OH (1784-1874)

GAZLAY, James William, a Representative from Ohio; born in New York City July 23, 1784; moved with his parents to Dutchess County, N.Y., in 1789; attended the common schools, after which he…

Herman Philip GOEBEL, Congress, OH (1853-1930)

GOEBEL, Herman Philip, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 5, 1853; attended the public schools; employed as a messenger boy for a law firm; was graduated from the…

Alonzo NUTE, Congress, NH (1826-1892)

NUTE, Alonzo, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Milton, Strafford County, N.H., February 12, 1826; attended the common schools; moved to Natick, Mass., in 1842; returned to New…

Reuben ROBIE, Congress, NY (1799-1872)

ROBIE, Reuben, a Representative from New York; born in Corinth, Orange County, Vt., July 15, 1799; attended the common schools; at the age of twenty moved to Bath, Steuben County, N.Y.;…

Robert Lawson ROSE, Congress, NY (1804-1877)

ROSE, Robert Lawson, (son of Robert Selden Rose and son-in-law of Nathaniel Allen), a Representative from New York; born in Geneva, N.Y., October 12, 1804; received a limited schooling; moved…