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Horace Mann TOWNER, Congress, IA (1855-1937)

TOWNER, Horace Mann, a Representative from Iowa; born in Belvidere, Boone County, Ill., October 23, 1855; attended the public and high schools of Belvidere, the University of Chicago, and…

Samuel Clesson ALLEN, Congress, MA (1772-1842)

ALLEN, Samuel Clesson, (father of Elisha Hunt Allen), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Bernardston, Mass., January 5, 1772; attended the public schools of New Salem, and was…

John BAILEY, Congress, MA (1786-1835)

BAILEY, John, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in 1786 in that part of Stoughton, Norfolk County, Mass.; which in 1797 was set apart and named Canton; was graduated from Brown…

Dudley MARVIN, Congress, NY (1786-1856)

MARVIN, Dudley, a Representative from New York; born in Lyme, New London County, Conn., May 9, 1786; attended Colchester (Conn.) Academy; moved to Canandaigua, N.Y., in 1807 and studied law;…

Henry Randolph STORRS, Congress, NY (1787-1837)

STORRS, Henry Randolph, (brother of William Lucius Storrs), a Representative from New York; born in Middletown, Conn., September 3, 1787; was graduated from Yale College in 1804; studied law;…

Benjamin RUGGLES, Congress, OH (1783-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1815-1833Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; Adams; Anti-JacksonianRUGGLES, Benjamin, a Senator from Ohio; born in Abington, Windham County, Conn.,…

REED, John, Congress, MA (1781-1860)

REED, John, (son of John Reed [1751-1831]), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in West Bridgewater, Mass., September 2, 1781; was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in…

John SCOTT, Congress, MO (1785-1861)

SCOTT, John, a Delegate and a Representative from Missouri; born in Hanover County, Va., May 18, 1785; moved with his parents to Indiana Territory in 1802; was graduated from Princeton College…

SCOTT, John, Congress, MS (1785-1861)

SCOTT, John, a Delegate and a Representative from Missouri; born in Hanover County, Va., May 18, 1785; moved with his parents to Indiana Territory in 1802; was graduated from Princeton College in…

Richard Aylett BUCKNER, Congress, KY (1763-1847)

BUCKNER, Richard Aylett, (father of Aylette Buckner), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Fauquier County, Va., July 16, 1763; received a liberal education; moved to Green County, Ky., in…