Senate Years of Service: 1820-1823; 1823-1825; 1825-1827Party: Federalist; Adams-Clay Federalist; AdamsMILLS, Elijah Hunt, (great-great grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. and John Davis…
TUCKER, John Randolph, (son of Henry St. George Tucker [1780-1848] and father of Henry St. George Tucker [1853-1932]), a Representative from Virginia; born in Winchester, Frederick County, Va…
HUMPHREY, Augustin Reed, a Representative from Nebraska; born near Madison, Jefferson County, Ind., February 18, 1859; moved with his parents to Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa, in 1864;…
THOMPSON, Waddy, Jr., a Representative from South Carolina; born in Pickensville (now Pickens), Ninety-sixth District, S.C., January 8, 1798; moved to Greenville with his parents in his…
WELLING, Milton Holmes, a Representative from Utah; born in Farmington, Davis County, Utah, January 25, 1876; attended the common schools, the Latter-day Saintsâ University, and the…
SWANK, Fletcher B., a Representative from Oklahoma; born near Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa, April 24, 1875; moved with his parents to Beef Creek, Indian Territory, in 1888; attended an…
Susannahsurvivor of the AlamoBorn: circa 1814Birthplace: possibly Williamson County, Tenn. Dickinson grew up poor and illiterate. When she was 15, she married Almaron Dickinson, a blacksmith. The…
Senate Years of Service: 1841-1845Party: WhigBATES, Isaac Chapman, a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Granville, Mass., January 23, 1779; tutored privately; graduated…
ERK, Edmund Frederick, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Allegheny City (now North Side, Pittsburgh), Pa., April 17, 1872; attended the public schools; engaged extensively in…
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1913Party: DemocratHEISKELL, John Netherland, a Senator from Arkansas; born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tenn., on November 2, 1872; attended the public and…