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Jesse Burgess THOMAS, Congress, IN (1777-1853)

Senate Years of Service: 1818-1829Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; AdamsTHOMAS, Jesse Burgess, a Delegate from Indiana Territory and a Senator from Illinois; born in…

Jesse WHARTON, Congress, TN (1782-1833)

Senate Years of Service: 1814-1815Party: Democratic RepublicanWHARTON, Jesse, (grandfather of Wharton Jackson Green), a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born in Covesville,…

Jesse SPEIGHT, Congress, NC (1795-1847)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1847Party: DemocratSPEIGHT, Jesse, a Representative from North Carolina and a Senator from Mississippi; born in Greene County, N.C., September 22, 1795; attended…

Jesse SLOCUMB, Congress, NC (1780-1820)

SLOCUMB, Jesse, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Spring Bank, Dobbs (later Wayne) County, N.C., in 1780; completed preparatory studies; engaged in agricultural pursuits; held…

Jesse FRANKLIN, Congress, NC (1760-1823)

Senate Years of Service: 1799-1805; 1807-1813Party: Democratic Republican; Democratic RepublicanFRANKLIN, Jesse, (brother of Meshack Franklin), a Representative and a Senator from North…

Jesse HELMS, Congress, NC (1921-2008)

Senate Years of Service: 1973-2003Party: RepublicanHELMS, Jesse, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Monroe, Union County, N.C., October 18, 1921; educated in the public schools of Monroe,…

Jesse David BRIGHT, Congress, IN (1812-1875)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1862Party: DemocratBRIGHT, Jesse David, a Senator from Indiana; born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., December 18, 1812; moved with his parents to Madison, Ind…

Jesse BLEDSOE, Congress, KY (1776-1836)

Senate Years of Service: 1813-1814Party: Democratic RepublicanBLEDSOE, Jesse, (uncle of Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor, grandfather of Benjamin Gratz Brown), a Senator from Kentucky; born in…

Jesse LAZEAR, Congress, PA (1804-1877)

LAZEAR, Jesse, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Rich Hill Township, Greene County, Pa., December 12, 1804; received a limited schooling; taught school; engaged in mercantile…

Jesse MILLER, Congress, PA (1800-1850)

MILLER, Jesse, (father of William Henry Miller), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Landisburg, Perry County, Pa., in 1800; attended the common schools; first clerk to county…