(Encyclopedia) Lee, Robert Edward, 1807–70, general in chief of the Confederate armies in the American Civil War, b. Jan. 19, 1807, at Stratford, Westmoreland co., Va.; son of Henry (“Light-Horse…
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WADSWORTH, William Henry, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Maysville, Mason County, Ky., July 4, 1821; attended town and county private schools; was graduated from Augusta College,…
RAUCH, George Washington, a Representative from Indiana; born on a farm near Warren in Salamonie Township, Huntington County, Ind., February 22, 1876; attended the common schools and…
RAYNER, Kenneth, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Bertie County, N.C., June 20, 1808; attended Tarborough Academy; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1829; moved to Hertford…
SCULL, Edward, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pittsburgh, Pa., February 5, 1818; attended the common schools and pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar…
SHANNON, Thomas Bowles, a Representative from California; born in Westmoreland County, Pa., September 21, 1827; attended the public schools; moved to Illinois in 1844 and to California in 1849…
SHEATS, Charles Christopher, a Representative from Alabama; born in Walker County, Ala., April 10, 1839; attended the common schools; elected a member of the secession convention in 1860 but…
LONGYEAR, John Wesley, a Representative from Michigan; born in Shandaken, Ulster County, N.Y., October 22, 1820; pursued classical studies in the Lima (N.Y.) Academy; taught school for several…
LOWE, David Perley, a Representative from Kansas; born near Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., August 22, 1823; moved to Ohio; attended the common schools; was graduated from the Cincinnati Law…