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Robert WILSON, Congress, MO (1803-1870)

Senate Years of Service: 1862-1863Party: UnionistWILSON, Robert, a Senator from Missouri; born near Staunton, Va., in November 1803; moved to Howard County, Mo., in 1820; taught school;…

Allen Taylor CAPERTON, Congress, WV (1810-1876)

Senate Years of Service: 1875-1876Party: DemocratCAPERTON, Allen Taylor, (son of Hugh Caperton), a Senator from West Virginia; born near Union, Monroe County, Va. (now West Virginia), November…

Shenandoah valley

(Encyclopedia) Shenandoah valley, part of the Great Valley of the Appalachians, c.150 mi (240 km) long, N Va., located between the Blue Ridge and the Allegheny mts. The valley is divided into two…

Alexander CAMPBELL, Congress, OH (1779-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1809-1813Party: Democratic RepublicanCAMPBELL, Alexander, a Senator from Ohio; born in Frederick County, Va., in 1779; moved with his parents to east Tennessee and…

James BROWN, Congress, LA (1766-1835)

Senate Years of Service: 1813-1817; 1819-1823Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanBROWN, James, (brother of John Brown of Virginia and Kentucky (1757-1837), cousin of John…

William Cabell BRUCE, Congress, MD (1860-1946)

Senate Years of Service: 1923-1929Party: DemocratBRUCE, William Cabell, a Senator from Maryland; born in Staunton Hill, Charlotte County, Va., March 12, 1860; received an academic education at…

CAMPBELL, Alexander, Congress, OH (1779-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1809-1813 Party: Democratic Republican CAMPBELL, Alexander, a Senator from Ohio; born in Frederick County, Va., in 1779; moved with his parents to east Tennessee and…

Barry Morris GOLDWATER, Congress, AZ (1909-1998)

Senate Years of Service: 1953-1965; 1969-1987Party: RepublicanGOLDWATER, Barry Morris, (father of Barry Morris Goldwater, Jr.), a Senator from Arizona; born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz…

BROWN, John, Congress, VA (1757-1837)

Senate Years of Service: 1792-1805 Party: Anti-Administration; (Democratic) Republican BROWN, John, (brother of James Brown and grandfather of Benjamin Gratz Brown, cousin of John Breckinridge…