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Jackson MORTON, Congress, FL (1794-1874)

Senate Years of Service: 1849-1855Party: WhigMORTON, Jackson, (brother of Jeremiah Morton), a Senator from Florida; born near Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Va., August 10, 1794;…

William PACA, Congress, MD (1740-1799)

PACA, William, a Delegate from Maryland; born at “Wye Hall,” near Abingdon, Queen Anne (now Harford) County, Md., October 31, 1740; was graduated from Philadelphia College in 1759; studied…

Robert Fleming RICH, Congress, PA (1883-1968)

RICH, Robert Fleming, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Woolrich, Clinton County, Pa., June 23, 1883; attended the public schools, Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pa., and…

John Robert THOMAS, Congress, IL (1846-1914)

THOMAS, John Robert, a Representative from Illinois; born in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Ill., October 11, 1846; attended the common schools and Hunter Collegiate Institute, Princeton, Ind…

Nicholas LONGWORTH, Congress, OH (1869-1931)

LONGWORTH, Nicholas, (nephew of Bellamy Storer), a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 5, 1869; attended the Franklin School in Cincinnati, and was graduated from…

Frank Orren LOWDEN, Congress, IL (1861-1943)

LOWDEN, Frank Orren, a Representative from Illinois; born in Sunrise, Chisago County, Minn., January 26, 1861; moved with his parents to Point Pleasant, Hardin County, Iowa, in 1868; attended…

Samuel Willard BEAKES, Congress, MI (1861-1927)

BEAKES, Samuel Willard, a Representative from Michigan; born in Burlingham, Sullivan County, N.Y., January 11, 1861; attended Wallkill Academy, Middletown, N.Y.; was graduated from the law…

Christie BENET, Congress, SC (1879-1951)

Senate Years of Service: 1918-1918Party: DemocratBENET, Christie, a Senator from South Carolina; born in Abbeville, Abbeville County, S.C., December 26, 1879; attended the common schools, the…

Cornelius HARNETT, Congress, NC (1723-1781)

HARNETT, Cornelius, a Delegate from North Carolina; born near Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., April 20, 1723; moved with his parents to Brunswick in 1726 and later to Wilmington, N. C.; engaged…

James William DENNY, Congress, MD (1838-1923)

DENNY, James William, a Representative from Maryland; born in Frederick County, Va., November 20, 1838; attended the academy of the Rev. William Johnson, Berryville, Clarke County, Va.; was…