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John Randolph THORNTON, Congress, LA (1846-1917)

Senate Years of Service: 1910-1915Party: DemocratTHORNTON, John Randolph, a Senator from Louisiana; born on Notoway plantation, near Bayou Goula, Iberville Parish, La., August 25, 1846; moved…

Thomas Ryum AMLIE, Congress, WI (1897-1973)

AMLIE, Thomas Ryum, a Representative from Wisconsin; born on a farm near Binford, Griggs County, N.Dak., April 17, 1897; attended the public schools, Cooperstown (N.Dak.) High School, the…

William Henry ASHLEY, Congress, MO (1778-1838)

ASHLEY, William Henry, a Representative from Missouri; born in Powhatan County, Va., in 1778; attended the common schools; moved to St. Genevieve, Mo. (then Upper Louisiana), in 1803; engaged…

Edmund WADDILL, Jr., Congress, VA (1855-1931)

WADDILL, Edmund, Jr., a Representative from Virginia; born in Charles City County, Va., May 22, 1855; educated by private tutors and attended Norwood Academy; deputy clerk of the courts of…

Garret Dorset WALL, Congress, NJ (1783-1850)

Senate Years of Service: 1835-1841Party: Jacksonian; DemocratWALL, Garret Dorset, (father of James Walter Wall), a Senator from New Jersey; born in Middletown, N.J., March 10, 1783; completed…

Josiah Thomas WALLS, Congress, FL (1842-1905)

WALLS, Josiah Thomas, a Representative from Florida; born in Winchester, Frederick County, Va., December 30, 1842; received a limited schooling; engaged in truck farming; moved to Florida;…

Samuel WARD, Congress, RI (1725-1776)

WARD, Samuel, a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Newport, R.I., May 27, 1725; educated privately; settled in Westerly, R.I., in 1745; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the general…