civil rights activistBorn: Sept. 8, 1954 Birthplace: Tylertown, Miss. Born on Sept. 8, 1954 in Tylertown, Miss., Ruby Nell Bridges moved with her family to New Orleans in…
Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877Party: RepublicanWEST, Joseph Rodman, a Senator from Louisiana; born in New Orleans, La., September 19, 1822; moved with his parents to Philadelphia in 1824;…
WILSON, Robert Patterson Clark, a Representative from Missouri; born in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., August 8, 1834; moved with his parents to Platte County; attended William Jewell College…
Senate Years of Service: 1862-1863Party: UnionistWILSON, Robert, a Senator from Missouri; born near Staunton, Va., in November 1803; moved to Howard County, Mo., in 1820; taught school;…
OCHILTREE, Thomas Peck, a Representative from Texas; born in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Tex., October 26, 1837; attended the public schools; volunteered in 1854 as a private in Capt.…
SMITH, Francis Raphael, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., September 25, 1911; attended the parochial school and was graduated from Roman Catholic High School,…
Senate Years of Service: 1804-1813 Party: Democratic Republican SMITH, John, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Mastic, Long Island, N.Y., February 12, 1752; completed…
SNOW, Herman Wilber, a Representative from Illinois; born in Michigan City, La Porte County, Ind., July 3, 1836; moved with his parents to Madisonville, Ky.; attended the public schools; moved…
STOKES, Louis, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 23, 1925; educated at Cleveland College of Western Reserve University, 1946-1948; J.D., Cleveland…
TRACEY, John Plank, a Representative from Missouri; born in Wayne County, Ohio, September 18, 1836; attended the public schools of Ohio and Indiana; studied law; taught school; moved to…
