BOWLIN, James Butler, a Representative from Missouri; born near Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Va., January 16, 1804; apprenticed to a trade, but abandoned it to teach school; received a…
OUTLAND, George Elmer, a Representative from California; born in Santa Paula, Ventura County, Calif., October 8, 1906; attended the public schools; Whittier (Calif.) College, A.B., 1928;…
THOMPSON, William, a Representative from Iowa; born in Fayette County, Pa., November 10, 1813; attended the common schools; moved to Iowa and settled in Mount Pleasant; member of the…
WALDO, Loren Pinckney, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Canterbury, Conn., February 2, 1802; attended the common schools; taught school; engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to…
NELSON, William Lester, a Representative from Missouri; born on a farm near Bunceton, Cooper County, Mo., August 4, 1875; attended the country schools in his native county, Hooper Institute,…
Senate Years of Service: 1852-1852Party: DemocratMERIWETHER, David, a Senator from Kentucky; born in Louisa County, Va., October 30, 1800; moved with his parents to Jefferson County, Ky., in…
LONG, George Shannon, (brother of Huey Pierce Long, brother-in-law of Rose McConnell Long, cousin of George S., and uncle of Russell Billiu Long), a Representative from Louisiana; born in…
SICKLES, Daniel Edgar, a Representative from New York; born in New York City October 20, 1819; attended New York University; apprenticed as a printer; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…
Senate Years of Service: 1840-1851Party: DemocratSTURGEON, Daniel, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Mount Pleasant, York (later Adams) County, Pa., October 27, 1789; attended the common…
TAYLOR, John James, a Representative from New York; born in Leominster, Worcester County, Mass., April 27, 1808; attended the common schools, New Ipswich Academy, and Groton Academy; was…
