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James WHITCOMB, Congress, IN (1795-1852)

Senate Years of Service: 1849-1852Party: DemocratWHITCOMB, James, a Senator from Indiana; born in Windsor County, Vt., December 1, 1795; attended Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky.;…

Robert WILSON, Congress, MO (1803-1870)

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;…

James Luther SLAYDEN, Congress, TX (1853-1924)

SLAYDEN, James Luther, (uncle of Maury Maverick), a Representative from Texas; born in Mayfield, Graves County, Ky., June 1, 1853; upon the death of his father in 1869 moved with his mother to…

Thaddeus STEVENS, Congress, PA (1792-1868)

STEVENS, Thaddeus, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Danville, Caledonia County, Vt. April 4, 1792; attended Peacham Academy and the University of Vermont at Burlington; was…

James Edmund BAILEY, Congress, TN (1822-1885)

Senate Years of Service: 1877-1881Party: DemocratBAILEY, James Edmund, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Montgomery County, Tenn., August 15, 1822; attended the Clarksville Academy and the…

Thomas BEE, Congress, SC (1725-1812)

BEE, Thomas, (great-grandfather of Carlos Bee), a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., in 1725; educated in Charleston, and later at Oxford University, England; studied law…

Charles Raper JONAS, Congress, NC (1904-1988)

JONAS, Charles Raper, (son of Charles Andrew Jonas), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., December 9, 1904; graduated from Lincolnton High School…

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Memphis, Tenn.

Mayor: A. C. Wharton, Jr. (to 2016) 2010 census population (rank): 646,889 (20); % change: -0.5; Male: 307,019 (47.5%); Female: 339,870 (52.5%); White: 190,120 (29.4%); Black: 409,687 (63.3%);…