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Adam Rankin ALEXANDER, Congress, TN (1781-1848)

ALEXANDER, Adam Rankin, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Rockbridge County, Va., November 1, 1781; surveyor; member of the Tennessee state senate, 1817; register of the land office for…

Nathaniel GARROW, Congress, NY (1780-1841)

GARROW, Nathaniel, a Representative from New York; born in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., April 25, 1780; attended the public schools; followed the sea; moved to Auburn, N.Y., in 1796;…

James Madison GAYLORD, Congress, OH (1811-1874)

GAYLORD, James Madison, a Representative from Ohio; born in Zanesville, Ohio, May 29, 1811; moved to McConnelsville, Ohio, in 1818; attended the common schools and the University of Ohio at…

MORRIS, Thomas, Congress, NY (1771-1849)

MORRIS, Thomas, (son of Robert Morris), a Representative from New York; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 26, 1771; attended school in Geneva, Switzerland, 1781-1786 and the University of…

John DICKEY, Congress, PA (1794-1853)

DICKEY, John, (father of Oliver James Dickey), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa., June 23, 1794; completed preparatory studies; appointed…

SMITH, Albert, Congress, ME (1793-1867)

SMITH, Albert, a Representative from Maine; born in Hanover, Mass., January 3, 1793; attended the common schools and was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1813; studied law;…

Gorham PARKS, Congress, ME (1794-1877)

PARKS, Gorham, a Representative from Maine; born in Westfield, Mass., May 27, 1794; attended the common schools and was graduated from Harvard University in 1813; studied law; was admitted to…

John PEGRAM, Congress, VA (1773-1831)

PEGRAM, John, a Representative from Virginia; born at “Bonneville,” in Dinwiddie County, Va., November 16, 1773; attended the common schools; held various local offices; member of the…

Bradbury CILLEY, Congress, NH (1760-1831)

CILLEY, Bradbury, (uncle of Jonathan Cilley and Joseph Cilley), a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Nottingham, Rockingham County, N.H., on February 1, 1760; attended the common…

Augustus HALL, Congress, IA (1814-1861)

HALL, Augustus, a Representative from Iowa; born in Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y., April 29, 1814; attended the common schools and Middleburg (N.Y.) Academy; studied law; was admitted to the…