POWERS, Caleb, a Representative from Kentucky; born near Williamsburg, Whitley County, Ky., February 1, 1869; attended the public schools, Union College, Barbourville, Ky., the University of…
RAKER, John Edward, a Representative from California; born near Knoxville, Knox County, Ill., February 22, 1863; moved with his parents to Lassen County, Calif., in 1873; attended the public…
POLK, William Hawkins, (brother of James Knox Polk), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Maury County, Tenn., May 24, 1815; attended the city schools, Columbia, Tenn., and the University…
HANBACK, Lewis, a Representative from Kansas; born in Winchester, Scott County, Ill., March 27, 1839; attended the common schools and Cherry Grove Seminary in Knox County, Ill., for three…
KINDNESS, Thomas Norman, a Representative from Ohio; born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., August 26, 1929; graduated from Glendale High School, Glendale, Calif., 1947; A.B., University of…
COPLEY, Ira Clifton, (nephew of Richard Henry Whiting), a Representative from Illinois; born near Galesburg, Knox County, Ill., October 25, 1864; moved with his parents to Aurora, Ill., in…
WHITE, Stephen Van Culen, a Representative from New York; born in Chatham County, N.C., August 1, 1831; moved to Illinois with his parents, who settled near Otterville, Jersey County, Ill.;…
war heroineBorn: 1760Birthplace: Plympton, Massachusetts The oldest of at least seven children, Samson learned responsibility at an early age. Her father abandoned the family when she was five. A…
BAKER, Howard Henry, (husband of Irene Bailey Baker and father of Howard Henry Baker, Jr.), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky., January 12, 1902; moved with…
CALDWELL, Millard Fillmore, a Representative from Florida; born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., February 6, 1897; attended the public schools, Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tenn.,…
