ROYER, William Howard, a Representative from California; born in Jerome, Jerome County, Idaho, April 11, 1920; graduated from Sequoia High School, Redwood City, Calif., 1938; B.S., Santa Clara…
RUSSELL, William, a Representative from Ohio; born in Ireland in 1782; immigrated to the United States and settled in West Union, Ohio; received a limited schooling; held several local offices…
RYAN, William, a Representative from New York; born in Tipperary, Ireland, March 8, 1840; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Stanwich, Conn., in 1844; attended…
PRESTON, William, (nephew of Francis Preston), a Representative from Kentucky; born near Louisville, Ky., October 16, 1816; pursued preparatory studies and was graduated from St. Josephâs…
Senate Years of Service: 1957-1989Party: DemocratPROXMIRE, William, a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Lake Forest, Lake Forest County, Ill., November 11, 1915; attended the public schools of…
RADFORD, William, a Representative from New York; born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., June 24, 1814; received a limited schooling; moved to New York City in 1829 and engaged in…
RAMSEY, William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Sterretts Gap, Cumberland County, Pa., September 7, 1779; attended the public schools; appointed surveyor for Cumberland County in…
REDMOND, William Thomas, a Representative from New Mexico; born in Chicago, Ill., January 28, 1955; attended Gage Park High School; B.A., 1979, Lincoln Christian College in Illinois; M.Div.,…
REED, William, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Marblehead, Mass., June 6, 1776; received a limited education; engaged in mercantile pursuits; elected as a Federalist to the…
SAWYER, William, a Representative from Ohio; born in Montgomery County, Ohio, August 5, 1803; apprenticed to a blacksmith in 1818 and worked in Dayton, Ohio, and near Grand Rapids, Mich.;…
