Senate Years of Service: 1850-1850Party: DemocratELMORE, Franklin Harper, a Representative and a Senator from South Carolina; born in Laurens District, S.C., October 15, 1799; graduated from…
FARNSWORTH, John Franklin, a Representative from Illinois; born in Eaton, Canada, March 27, 1820; completed preparatory studies; settled in Ann Arbor, Mich.; studied law; was admitted to the…
BUTLER, Benjamin Franklin, (grandfather of Butler Ames and father-in-law of Adelbert Ames), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Deerfield, N.H., November 5, 1818; moved with his…
CALDWELL, Ben Franklin, a Representative from Illinois; born near Carrollton, Greene County, Ill., August 2, 1848; moved to Illinois in April 1853 with his parents, who settled near Chatham,…
HOPKINS, Benjamin Franklin, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Hebron, N.Y., April 22, 1829; attended the common schools and became a telegraph operator; moved to Madison, Wis., in 1849…
HOWELL, Benjamin Franklin, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Cedarville, Cumberland County, N.J., January 27, 1844; attended the common schools; was graduated from Fort Edward…
HOWEY, Benjamin Franklin, (nephew of Charles Creighton Stratton), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Pleasant Meadows, near Swedesboro, Gloucester County, N.J., March 17, 1828;…
HUFF, George Franklin, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa., July 16, 1842; attended the public schools in Middletown and later in Altoona; at the age…
MEYERS, Benjamin Franklin, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near New Centerville, Somerset County, Pa., July 6, 1833; attended Somerset Academy and Jefferson College, Canonsburg (now…
MILLER, John Franklin, (nephew of John Franklin Miller [1831-1913]), a Representative from Washington; born on a farm near South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., June 9, 1862; attended the public…
