Senate Years of Service: 1845-1847Party: DemocratCHALMERS, Joseph Williams, (father of James Ronald Chalmers), a Senator from Mississippi; born in Halifax County, Va., 1807; studied law in the…
CLARKE, Sidney, a Representative from Kansas; born in Southbridge, Worcester County, Mass., October 16, 1831; attended the public schools; publisher of the Southbridge Press in 1854; settled…
social reformerBorn: 7/31/1921Birthplace: Lincoln Ridge, Ky. As executive director of the National Urban League (1961–1971) Young focused on gaining equality for blacks in business and politics and…
HALSEY, Nicoll, (son of Silas Halsey and brother of Jehiel Howell Halsey), a Representative from New York; born in Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., March 8, 1782; moved to…
KEIM, George May, (uncle of William High Keim), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Reading, Pa., March 23, 1805; pursued classical studies; attended Princeton College; studied law;…
HENDEE, George Whitman, a Representative from Vermont; born in Stowe, Lamoille County, Vt., November 30, 1832; attended the common schools of Morrisville, Vt., and Peopleâs Academy; studied…
HARRIS, Stephen Ross, (uncle of Ebenezer Byron Finley), a Representative from Ohio; born near Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, May 22, 1824; attended the common and select schools, Washington (…
BURCHARD, Horatio Chapin, a Representative from Illinois; born in Marshall, Oneida County, N.Y., September 22, 1825; attended the public schools and private preparatory schools; was graduated…
FUDGE, Marcia L., a Representative from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; October 29, 1952; graduated from Shaker Heights High School, 1971; B. S., Ohio State University, Columbus,…
DODD, Edward, a Representative from New York; born in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., August 25, 1805; attended the public schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; moved to Argyle, N.Y., in…
