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John Watts CADY, Congress, NY (1790-1854)

CADY, John Watts, (nephew of Daniel Cady), a Representative from New York; born in Florida, Montgomery County, N.Y., June 28, 1790; attended school at the Old Stone Manse at Fort Hunter, and…

Samuel LATHROP, Congress, MA (1772-1846)

LATHROP, Samuel, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in West Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., on May 1, 1772; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1792;…

James MATLACK, Congress, NJ (1775-1840)

MATLACK, James, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Woodbury, Gloucester County, N.J., January 11, 1775; attended the common schools; interested in various business enterprises; justice…

Stephen LONGFELLOW, Congress, ME (1775-1849)

LONGFELLOW, Stephen, a Representative from Maine; born in Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts), June 23, 1775; was graduated from Harvard University in 1798;…

Gomer Griffith SMITH, Congress, OK (1896-1953)

SMITH, Gomer Griffith, a Representative from Oklahoma; born on a farm near Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., July 11, 1896; attended the common and high schools of Missouri; was graduated from…

Ansel STERLING, Congress, CT (1782-1853)

STERLING, Ansel, (brother of Micah Sterling), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Lyme, New London County, Conn., February 3, 1782; attended the common schools; studied law; was…

Lucian Walton PARRISH, Congress, TX (1878-1922)

PARRISH, Lucian Walton, a Representative from Texas; born in Sister Grove, near Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Tex., January 10, 1878; moved with his parents to Clay County in 1887 and settled…

John PATTERSON, Congress, OH (1771-1848)

PATTERSON, John, (half brother of Thomas Patterson), a Representative from Ohio; born in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pa., February 10, 1771; moved with his parents to Pattersons…

P.B.S. Pinchback

Pinckney Benton StewartAmerican Reconstruction-era politician Born: May 10, 1837Birthplace: Macon, Georgia Pinchback was born to a freed slave and her former master, who lived together as a couple…