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Charles Fenton MERCER, Congress, VA (1778-1858)

MERCER, Charles Fenton, (cousin of Robert Selden Garnett), a Representative from Virginia; born in Fredericksburg, Va., June 16, 1778; was graduated from Princeton College in 1797; took a…

Perry BELMONT, Congress, NY (1851-1947)

BELMONT, Perry, (brother of Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont), a Representative from New York; born in New York City December 28, 1851; attended Everest Military Academy, Hamden, Conn., and was…

William Thomas CLARK, Congress, TX (1831-1905)

CLARK, William Thomas, a Representative from Texas; born in Norwalk, Conn., June 29, 1831; self-educated; taught school in Norwalk, Conn., in 1846; studied law in New York City; was admitted…

John Mercer LANGSTON, Congress, VA (1829-1897)

LANGSTON, John Mercer, a Representative from Virginia; born in Louisa, Louisa County, Va., December 14, 1829; attended the common schools in Ohio; was graduated from the literary department of…

William FEW, Congress, GA (1748-1828)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1793 Party: Anti-Administration FEW, William, a Delegate and a Senator from Georgia; born near Baltimore, Md., June 8, 1748; moved with his parents to Orange County…

Henry Richard GIBSON, Congress, TN (1837-1938)

GIBSON, Henry Richard, (cousin of Charles Hopper Gibson), a Representative from Tennessee; born on Kent Island, Queen Annes County, Md., December 24, 1837; attended the common schools on Kent…

Lawrence Davis TYSON, Congress, TN (1861-1929)

Senate Years of Service: 1925-1929Party: DemocratTYSON, Lawrence Davis, a Senator from Tennessee; born on a farm near Greenville, Pitt County, N.C., July 4, 1861; attended the county schools…

Stephen Russell MALLORY, Congress, FL (18131873)

Senate Years of Service: 1851-1861Party: DemocratMALLORY, Stephen Russell, (father of Stephen Russell Mallory [1848-1907]), a Senator from Florida; born in Trinidad, West Indies, about 1813;…

Iraq Crisis, 2002–2003

by Borgna Brunner 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 Next: 2003 Jan. 29, 2002 In President George W. Bush's state of the union speech, he…