ELLIS, Caleb, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Walpole, Mass., April 16, 1767; was graduated from Harvard University in 1793; studied law and was admitted to the bar; moved to…
Senate Years of Service: 1869-1875Party: RepublicanGILBERT, Abijah, a Senator from Florida; born in Gilbertsville, Otsego County, N.Y., June 18, 1806; attended Gilbertsville Academy, and…
FINCH, Isaac, a Representative from New York; born in Stillwater, Saratoga County, N.Y., October 13, 1783; moved with his parents to Peru, Clinton County, N.Y., in 1787; attended the public…
COLLINS, Ela, (father of William Collins), a Representative from New York; born in Meriden, Conn., February 14, 1786; attended Clinton Academy; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
CANADY, Charles Terrance, a Representative from Florida; born in Lakeland, Polk County, Fla., June 22, 1954; B.A., Haverford College, 1976; J.D., Yale University School of Law, 1979; admitted…
BLOOM, Isaac, a Representative from New York, born in Jamaica, Queens County, N.Y., about 1716; moved to Dutchess County about 1740; captain of minutemen of Charlotte precinct, Dutchess County, N…
LAMAR, Henry Graybill, a Representative from Georgia; born in Clinton, Jones County, Ga., July 10, 1798; pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice…
LAWRENCE, Henry Franklin, a Representative from Missouri; born near Greensburg, Decatur County, Ind., January 31, 1868; attended the public schools, the local high school, and Stanberry (Mo.)…
LAY, George Washington, a Representative from New York; born in Catskill, N.Y., July 26, 1798; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Hamilton College at Clinton, N.Y., in 1817;…
(Encyclopedia) Gore, Albert Arnold, Jr., 1948–, Vice President of the United States (1993–2001), b. Washington, D.C., grad. Harvard, 1969. After serving in the army in Vietnam and working as a…
