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Joshua SANDS, Congress, NY (1757-1835)

SANDS, Joshua, a Representative from New York; born in Cow Neck (now Sands Point), Queens County, Long Island, N.Y., October 12, 1757; received a limited schooling; served as captain in the…

Henry SOUTHARD, Congress, NJ (1747-1842)

SOUTHARD, Henry, (father of Isaac Southard and Samuel Lewis Southard), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y., October 7, 1747; moved with his parents to…

Thomas TILLINGHAST, Congress, RI (1742-1821)

TILLINGHAST, Thomas, (cousin of Joseph Leonard Tillinghast), a Representative from Rhode Island; born in East Greenwich, R.I., August 21, 1742; completed preparatory studies; member of the…

Paul TRAPIER, Congress, SC (1749-1778)

TRAPIER, Paul, a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Prince George’s Parish, Winyah, near Georgetown, S.C., in 1749; educated in England, where he attended Eton College 1763-1765; admitted…

Abram TRIGG, Congress, VA (1750)

TRIGG, Abram, (brother of John Johns Trigg), a Representative from Virginia; born on his father’s estate, near Old Liberty (now Bedford), Va., in 1750; completed academic studies; studied…

Benjamin WALKER, Congress, NY (1753-1818)

WALKER, Benjamin, a Representative from New York; born in London, England, in 1753; attended the Blue-Coat School; immigrated to the United States and settled in New York City; served in the…

George WALKER, Congress, KY (1763-1819)

Senate Years of Service: 1814-1814Party: Democratic RepublicanWALKER, George, (brother of David Walker and great uncle of James David Walker), a Senator from Kentucky; born in Culpeper County…

Thomas Tudor TUCKER, Congress, SC (1745-1828)

TUCKER, Thomas Tudor, (uncle of Henry St. George Tucker [1780-1848]), a Delegate and a Representative from South Carolina; born in Port Royal, Bermuda, June 25, 1745; attended the common…

William LYMAN, Congress, MA (1755-1811)

LYMAN, William, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Northampton, Mass., December 7, 1755; was graduated from Yale College in 1776; served in the Revolutionary War; during Shays’…

Samuel FARROW, Congress, SC (1759-1824)

FARROW, Samuel, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Virginia in 1759; moved to South Carolina with his father’s family, who settled in Spartanburg District in 1765; served in the…