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Thomas Alexander BOYD, Congress, IL (1830-1897)

BOYD, Thomas Alexander, a Representative from Illinois; born near Bedford, Adams County, Pa., June 25, 1830; attended the public schools; was graduated from Marshall College, Mercersburg, Pa…

Henry OLIN, Congress, VT (1768-1837)

OLIN, Henry, (nephew of Gideon Olin), a Representative from Vermont; born in Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vt., May 7, 1768; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar…

William G. ANGEL, Congress, NY (1790-1858)

ANGEL, William G., a Representative from New York; born in New Shoreham, Block Island, R.I., July 17, 1790; moved with his parents to Litchfield, Otsego County, N.Y., in 1792; attended the…

David BARD, Congress, PA (1744-1815)

BARD, David, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at “Carroll’s Delight,” Adams County, Pa., in 1744; was graduated from Princeton College, New Jersey, in 1773; studied theology and…

Nelson BARRERE, Congress, OH (1808-1883)

BARRERE, Nelson, (uncle of Granville Barrere), a Representative from Ohio; born in New Market, near Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, April 1, 1808; attended the common schools, and Hillsboro…

John Watts CADY, Congress, NY (1790-1854)

CADY, John Watts, (nephew of Daniel Cady), a Representative from New York; born in Florida, Montgomery County, N.Y., June 28, 1790; attended school at the Old Stone Manse at Fort Hunter, and…

James LAIRD, Congress, NE (1849-1889)

LAIRD, James, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Fowlerville, Livingston County, N.Y., June 20, 1849; in early childhood moved with his parents to Michigan, who settled in Hillsdale…

Eugene Walter LEAKE, Congress, NJ (1877-1959)

LEAKE, Eugene Walter, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., July 13, 1877; attended the public schools and Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.; graduated from New York Law…