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William PENNINGTON, Congress, NJ (1796-1862)

PENNINGTON, William, (cousin of Alexander Cumming McWhorter Pennington), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Newark, N.J., May 4, 1796; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from…

William ADDAMS, Congress, PA (1777-1858)

ADDAMS, William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Lancaster County, Pa., April 11, 1777; moved to Berks County, near Reading, and served as auditor in 1813 and 1814; commissioner of…

William AIKEN, Congress, SC (1806-1887)

AIKEN, William, (cousin of David Wyatt Aiken), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., January 28, 1806; attended private schools; was graduated from the College of…

William CHAMBERLAIN, Congress, VT (1755-1828)

CHAMBERLAIN, William, a Representative from Vermont; born in Hopkinton, Mass., April 27, 1755; attended the common schools; moved with his father to Loudon, N.H., in 1774; served as a sergeant…

George William CHASE, Congress, NY (1867)

CHASE, George William, a Representative from New York; born in the town of Maryland, Otsego County, N.Y., birth date unknown; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…

William CHETWOOD, Congress, NJ (1771-1857)

CHETWOOD, William, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Elizabeth, N.J., June 17, 1771; was graduated from Princeton College in 1792; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1796 and…

William CLAFLIN, Congress, MA (1818-1905)

CLAFLIN, William, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Milford, Mass., March 6, 1818; attended the public schools, and Brown University, Providence, R.I.; engaged in the shoe and…

William CLARK, Congress, PA (1774-1851)

CLARK, William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Dauphin, Pa., February 18, 1774; captain of militia in Dauphin County in 1793 and 1795; went to Crawford County, Pa., early in life…

William CLINGAN, Congress, PA (721-1790)

CLINGAN, William, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born probably near Wagontown, West Colen Township, Chester County, Pa., ca.1721; justice of the peace, Chester County, Pa., 1757-1786; Member of…

William Thad COCHRAN, Congress, MS (1937)

Senate Years of Service: 1978-Party: RepublicanCOCHRAN, William Thad, a Senator and a Representative from Mississippi; born in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Miss., December 7, 1937; educated in…