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Ben JONES, Congress, GA (1941)

JONES, Ben, a Representative from Georgia; born in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C., August 30, 1941; graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Portsmouth, Va., 1959; attended the University…

John NICHOLAS, Congress, VA (17571819)

NICHOLAS, John, (brother of Wilson Cary Nicholas and uncle of Robert Carter Nicholas), a Representative from Virginia; born in Williamsburg, Va., about 1757; attended the common schools; was…

Robert Carter NICHOLAS, Congress, LA (1793-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1836-1841Party: Jacksonian; DemocratNICHOLAS, Robert Carter, (nephew of John Nicholas and Wilson Cary Nicholas), a Senator from Louisiana; born in Hanover, Hanover…

William STANBERY, Congress, OH (1788-1873)

STANBERY, William, a Representative from Ohio; born in Essex County, N.J., August 10, 1788; received an academic education; studied law in New York City and was admitted to the bar; moved to…

William Wirt VAUGHAN, Congress, TN (1831-1878)

VAUGHAN, William Wirt, a Representative from Tennessee; born in LaGuardo (now Martha), Wilson County, Tenn., July 2, 1831; attended the common schools and was graduated from Cumberland…

Posey Green LESTER, Congress, VA (1850-1929)

LESTER, Posey Green, a Representative from Virginia; born near the town of Floyd, Floyd County, Va., March 12, 1850; attended the common schools and the Jacksonville graded school at Floyd;…

John J. DUNCAN, Jr., Congress, TN (1947)

DUNCAN, John J., Jr., (son of John James Duncan), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn., July 21, 1947; B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn., 1969; J.D.,…

Vera Daerr BUCHANAN, Congress, PA (1902-1955)

BUCHANAN, Vera Daerr, (wife of Frank Buchanan), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Wilson (later a part of Clairton), Allegheny County, Pa., July 20, 1902; moved to Duquesne, Pa., and…

Frank Ertel CARLYLE, Congress, NC (1897-1960)

CARLYLE, Frank Ertel, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C., April 7, 1897; educated in the schools of Robeson County, N.C., and Wilson Memorial Academy…

George HUDDLESTON, Congress, AL (1869-1960)

HUDDLESTON, George, (father of George Huddleston, Jr.), a Representative from Alabama; born on a farm near Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn., November 11, 1869; attended the common schools;…