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Andrew Scott SLOAN, Congress, WI (1820-1895)

SLOAN, Andrew Scott, (brother of Ithamar Conkey Sloan), a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Morrisville, Madison County, N.Y., June 12, 1820; attended the public schools and Morrisville…

Gordon James RUSSELL, Congress, TX (1859-1919)

RUSSELL, Gordon James, a Representative from Texas; born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., December 22, 1859; attended the common schools, the Sam Bailey Institute, Griffin, Ga., and…

Emery Davis POTTER, Congress, OH (1804-1896)

POTTER, Emery Davis, a Representative from Ohio; born in Providence, R.I., October 7, 1804; attended the district school and the academy in Herkimer County, N.Y.; studied law in Cooperstown, N…

Frank PARK, Congress, GA (1864-1925)

PARK, Frank, a Representative from Georgia; born in Tuskegee, Macon County, Ala., March 3, 1864; attended the common schools and the University of Georgia at Athens; engaged in teaching 1882-…

Richard Elliott PARKER, Congress, VA (1783-1840)

Senate Years of Service: 1836-1837Party: Jacksonian; DemocratPARKER, Richard Elliott, a Senator from Virginia; born at “Rock Spring,” Westmoreland County, Va., December 27, 1783; attended…

Harriet Miers,

White House Counsel under President George W. BushBorn: August 10, 1945Birthplace: Dallas Texas Miers, President George W. Bush's chief legal counsel since Feb. 2005, was nominated for the U.S.…

Constance Baker Motley

lawyer and juristBorn: 9/14/1921Birthplace: New Haven, Conn. As a prominent civil rights attorney, Motley won nine of the ten cases she argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, including the 1962 case…

Hamilton Glover EWART, Congress, NC (1849-1918)

EWART, Hamilton Glover, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., October 23, 1849; attended private schools; moved to Hendersonville, Henderson County, N.…

Homer Samuel FERGUSON, Congress, MI (1889-1982)

Senate Years of Service: 1943-1955Party: RepublicanFERGUSON, Homer Samuel, a Senator from Michigan; born in Harrison City, Westmoreland County, Pa., February 25, 1889; attended the public…