Senate Years of Service: 1837-1843Party: WhigSMITH, Oliver Hampton, a Representative and a Senator from Indiana; born on Smithâs Island, near Trenton, N.J., October 23, 1794; attended the…
COLFAX, Schuyler, a Representative from Indiana and a Vice President of the United States; born in New York City March 23, 1823; attended the common schools; in 1836 moved with his parents to…
OWEN, William Dale, a Representative from Indiana; born in Bloomington, Ind., on September 6, 1846; attended Indiana University at Bloomington in 1865 and entered upon the study of law;…
pioneering conservationistBorn: 9/5/1869Birthplace: St. Johann-Saarbrucken, Germany Lieber grew up in Germany and studied in England for a year before coming to the United States in 1891. At first…
HANNA, John, a Representative from Indiana; born near Indianapolis, Ind., September 3, 1827; pursued classical studies; was graduated from the Indiana Asbury (now De Pauw) University,…
MERRILL, D. Bailey, a Representative from Indiana; born in Hymera, Sullivan County, Ind., November 22, 1912; graduated from Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Haute, Ind., 1933; graduated…
Senate Years of Service: 1925-1935Party: RepublicanROBINSON, Arthur Raymond, a Senator from Indiana; born in Pickerington, Fairfield County, Ohio, on March 12, 1881; attended the common…
THOMPSON, Richard Wigginton, a Representative from Indiana; born near Culpeper Court House, Culpeper County, Va., June 9, 1809; pursued classical studies; moved to Louisville, Ky., in 1831;…
STOCKSLAGER, Strother Madison, a Representative from Indiana; born in Mauckport, Harrison County, Ind., May 7, 1842; attended the common schools, Corydon High School, and Indiana University at…