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Mordecai BARTLEY, Congress, OH (1783-1870)

BARTLEY, Mordecai, a Representative from Ohio; born in Fayette County, Pa., December 16, 1783; attended school in Virginia; moved to Ohio in 1809 and settled in Jefferson County; served in the…

Cyrus William BEALES, Congress, PA (1877-1927)

BEALES, Cyrus William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born on a farm near York Spring, Adams County, Pa., December 16, 1877; attended the common schools; at the age of thirteen, upon the…

Philemon BEECHER, Congress, OH (1775-1839)

BEECHER, Philemon, a Representative from Ohio; born in Kent, Litchfield County, Conn., in 1775; received a classical education; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to…

Joseph McILVAINE, Congress, NJ (1769-1826)

Senate Years of Service: 1823-1825; 1825-1826Party: Adams-Clay Republican; AdamsMcILVAINE, Joseph, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Bristol, Bucks County, Pa., October 2, 1769; pursued an…

Joseph LAWRENCE, Congress, PA (1786-1842)

LAWRENCE, Joseph, (father of George Van Eman Lawrence), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Hunterstown, Adams County, Pa., in 1786; moved with his widowed mother to a farm in…

William McLEAN, Congress, OH (1794-1839)

McLEAN, William, (brother of John McLean), a Representative from Ohio; born in Mason County, Ky., August 10, 1794; moved with his parents to a farm in Warren County, Ohio, in 1799; attended…

Francis JOHNSON, Congress, KY (1776-1842)

JOHNSON, Francis, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Caroline County, Va., June 19, 1776; pursued preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to…

Robert Selden ROSE, Congress, NY (1774-1835)

ROSE, Robert Selden, (father of Robert Lawson Rose), a Representative from New York; born in Amherst County, Va., February 24, 1774; attended the common schools; moved to Seneca County, N.Y.,…

Waller TAYLOR, Congress, IN (1786-1826)

Senate Years of Service: 1816-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanTAYLOR, Waller, a Senator from Indiana; born in Lunenburg County, Va., before 1786; attended the common…