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James Wood BOULDIN, Congress, VA (1792-1854)

BOULDIN, James Wood, (brother of Thomas Tyler Bouldin), a Representative from Virginia; born in Charlotte County, Va., in 1792; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the…

James Gorrall BLAIR, Congress, MO (1825-1904)

BLAIR, James Gorrall, a Representative from Missouri; born near Blairville, Ky., January 1, 1825; was self-educated, having attended the public schools only three months; moved to Monticello,…

Frank Probasco BOHN, Congress, MI (1866-1944)

BOHN, Frank Probasco, a Representative from Michigan; born in Charlottesville, Hancock County, Ind., July 14, 1866; attended public high school; attended the Danville Normal College, Danville…

Myron Benjamin WRIGHT, Congress, PA (1847-1894)

WRIGHT, Myron Benjamin, (brother of Charles Frederick Wright), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Forest Lake, Susquehanna County, Pa., June 12, 1847; attended the common schools and…

Simeon OLCOTT, Congress, NH (1735-1815)

Senate Years of Service: 1801-1805Party: FederalistOLCOTT, Simeon, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Bolton, Tolland County, Conn., October 1, 1735; graduated from Yale College in 1761;…

James Morgan HUMPHREY, Congress, NY (1819-1899)

HUMPHREY, James Morgan, a Representative from New York; born in Holland, Erie County, N.Y., September 21, 1819; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1847 and…

Harvey Hull JOHNSON, Congress, OH (1808-1896)

JOHNSON, Harvey Hull, a Representative from Ohio; born in West Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., September 7, 1808; attended the common schools and Middlebury Academy; studied law; was admitted to…

George Holden TINKHAM, Congress, MA (1870-1956)

TINKHAM, George Holden, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 29, 1870; attended the public and private schools; was graduated from Harvard…

Carl Chester VAN DYKE, Congress, MN (1881-1919)

VAN DYKE, Carl Chester, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minn., February 18, 1881; attended the common and high schools of Alexandria; taught school in…

Benjamin WALKER, Congress, NY (1753-1818)

WALKER, Benjamin, a Representative from New York; born in London, England, in 1753; attended the Blue-Coat School; immigrated to the United States and settled in New York City; served in the…