CHASE, Samuel, a Delegate from Maryland; born in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md., April 17, 1741; was tutored privately and pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar…
LEE, Henry, (brother of Richard Bland Lee and grandfather of William Henry Fitzhugh Lee), a Delegate and a Representative from Virginia; born at âLeesylvania,â in Prince William County, Va…
Senate Years of Service: 1789-1792Party: Anti-AdministrationLEE, Richard Henry, (brother of Arthur Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, and great-grandfather of Blair Lee), a Delegate and a Senator…
Senate Years of Service: 1793-1795; 1801-1806Party: Anti-Administration; Democratic RepublicanJACKSON, James, (father of Jabez Y. Jackson and grandfather of James Jackson [1819-1887]), a…
Senate Years of Service: 1793-1795; 1801-1806 Party: Anti-Administration; Democratic Republican JACKSON, James, (father of Jabez Y. Jackson and grandfather of James Jackson [1819-1887]), a…
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Source: The U.S. Department of State Americans have long regarded the West as the last frontier. Yet California has a history of European settlement older than that of most midwestern states.…
Senate Years of Service: 1873-1879Party: RepublicanOGLESBY, Richard James, (cousin of Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby), a Senator from Illinois; born in Floydsburg, Oldham County, Ky., July 25, 1824…
LINCOLN, Levi, (father of Enoch Lincoln and Levi Lincoln [1782-1868]), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Hingham, Mass., May 15, 1749; attended the common schools; was graduated from…
