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Otis Halbert HOLMES, Congress, WA (1902-1977)

HOLMES, Otis Halbert, (grandson of Dudley Chase Haskell), a Representative from Washington; born in Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, February 22, 1902; moved in 1915 to Walla Walla, Wash., where…

George Byran COOPER, Congress, MI (1808-1866)

COOPER, George Byran, a Representative from Michigan; born at Long Hill, Morris County, N.J., June 6, 1808; attended the public schools; moved to Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1830, and later, in 1835…

Carol Moseley-Braun

lawyer and former U.S. senatorBorn: 8/16/1947Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Moseley-Braun made history in 1992 when she was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first Black woman to do so. She…

Albert Russell WYNN, Congress, MD (1951)

WYNN, Albert Russell, a Representative from Maryland; born in Philadelphia, Montgomery County, Pa., September 10, 1951; graduated from DuVal High School, Lanham, Md., 1969; B.S., University of…

Joshua Leroy JOHNS, Congress, WI (1881-1947)

JOHNS, Joshua Leroy, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in the town of Eagle, Richland County, Wis., February 27, 1881; attended the public schools; engaged in banking in Richland Center,…

John Russell TYSON, Congress, AL (1856-1923)

TYSON, John Russell, a Representative from Alabama; born in Lowndes County, Ala., November 28, 1856; attended the public schools; was graduated from Howard College, Marion, Ala., in 1877 and…

John MILLER, Congress, MO (1781-1846)

MILLER, John, a Representative from Missouri; born near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Va. (now West Virginia), November 25, 1781; attended the common schools; moved to Steubenville, Ohio,…

MILLER, John, Congress, VA (1781-1846)

MILLER, John, a Representative from Missouri; born near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Va. (now West Virginia), November 25, 1781; attended the common schools; moved to Steubenville, Ohio, about…

Carter MANASCO, Congress, AL (1902-1992)

MANASCO, Carter, a Representative from Alabama; born in Townley, Walker County, Ala., January 3, 1902; attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Ala.; graduated from the law…

Charles Phelps TAFT, Congress, OH (1843-1929)

TAFT, Charles Phelps, (brother of President William Howard Taft, uncle of Robert Alphonso Taft and granduncle of Robert Taft, Jr.), a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio,…