Senate Years of Service: 1863-1875 Party: Republican; Liberal Republican SPRAGUE, William, (nephew of William Sprague [1799-1856], son-in-law of Salmon P. Chase), a Senator from Rhode Island;…
Senate Years of Service: 1839-1845Party: DemocratTAPPAN, Benjamin, a Senator from Ohio; born in Northampton, Mass., May 25, 1773; attended the public schools; apprenticed as printer and…
Senate Years of Service: 1884-1885 Party: Republican SHEFFIELD, William Paine, (father of William Paine Sheffield [1857-1919]), a Representative and a Senator from Rhode Island; born in New…
Senate Years of Service: 1857-1875; 1879-1879Party: Republican; RepublicanCHANDLER, Zachariah, (nephew of John Chandler and Thomas Chandler, grandfather of Frederick Hale and great-great-…
CLINTON, George, (uncle of George Clinton [1771-1809], De Witt Clinton, and James Graham Clinton), a Delegate from New York and a Vice President of the United States; born in Little Britain,…
Senate Years of Service: 1873-1895; 1895-1901; 1901-1903Party: Republican; Silver; RepublicanJONES, John Percival, a Senator from Nevada; born at âThe Hay,â Herefordshire, England, January…
HOBSON, Richmond Pearson, a Representative from Alabama; born in Greensboro, Hale County, Ala., August 17, 1870; attended private schools and Southern University; was graduated from the United…
Senate Years of Service: 1820-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Jackson RepublicanHOLMES, David, a Representative from Virginia and a Senator from Mississippi; born at Mary Ann Furnace, near…
Senate Years of Service: 1863-1865; 1865-1867Party: Unconditional Unionist; RepublicanBROWN, Benjamin Gratz, (grandson of John Brown of Virginia and Kentucky [1757-1837], grandson of Jesse…
Senate Years of Service: 1959-1977Party: RepublicanFONG, Hiram Leong, a Senator from Hawaii; born in Honolulu, Hawaii, October 15, 1906; attended public schools; graduated from the University…