(Encyclopedia) Trumbull, Lyman, 1813–96, U.S. Senator from Illinois (1855–73), b. Colchester, Conn. He taught school in Georgia, was admitted to the bar, and in 1837 moved to Illinois. After serving…
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…
Senate Years of Service: 1845-1849; 1857-1861; 1867-1877Party: Democrat; Republican; RepublicanCAMERON, Simon, (father of James Donald Cameron), a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Maytown,…
Senate Years of Service: 1861-1866Party: RepublicanLANE, James Henry, (son of Amos Lane), a Representative from Indiana and a Senator from Kansas; born in Lawrenceburg, Ind., June 22, 1814;…
Senate Years of Service: 1866-1867; 1877-1881Party: Republican; RepublicanKIRKWOOD, Samuel Jordan, a Senator from Iowa; born in Harford County, Md., December 20, 1813; attended country schools…
Senate Years of Service: 1844-1851Party: DemocratDICKINSON, Daniel Stevens, a Senator from New York; born in Goshen, Conn., September 11, 1800; moved with his parents to Guilford, Chenango…
Words from each American president Compiled by David Johnson Note: Dates indicate term of office. Choose a president:George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James…
Senate Years of Service: 1849-1855; 1861-1861Party: Free Soil; RepublicanCHASE, Salmon Portland, (nephew of Dudley Chase, cousin of Dudley Chase Denison, and father-in-law of William Sprague […
Senate Years of Service: 1845-1850Party: WhigCORWIN, Thomas, (brother of Moses Bledso Corwin and uncle of Franklin Corwin), a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Bourbon County, Ky…
Senate Years of Service: 1807-1813Party: Democratic RepublicanCRAWFORD, William Harris, a Senator from Georgia; born in Nelson County, Va., February 24, 1772; moved with his father to…
