DAVIS, Thomas Treadwell, (grandson of Thomas Tredwell), a Representative from New York; born in Middlebury, Addison County, Vt., August 22, 1810; moved to New York in 1817 with his parents,…
EMERICH, Martin, a Representative from Illinois; born in Baltimore, Md., April 27, 1846; attended the public schools; engaged in the importing business; appointed ward commissioner of the poor…
FARLEY, James Indus, a Representative from Indiana; born on a farm near Hamilton, Steuben County, Ind., on February 24, 1871; attended the public schools and Tri-State College, Angola, Ind.,…
GRADISON, Willis David, Jr., a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 28, 1928; attended the elementary and secondary schools in Cincinnati; B.A., Yale…
writerBorn: 3/28/1940Birthplace: Newton, Mass. Banks's hardscrabble working-class childhood in New Hampshire and Eastern Massachusetts has played a major role in shaping his writing. The eldest of…
MILLER, Samuel Franklin, a Representative from New York; born in Franklin, Delaware County, N.Y., May 27, 1827; was graduated from the Delaware Literary Institute and Hamilton College, Clinton…
MOSIER, Harold Gerard, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 24, 1889; attended the public and high schools of his native city; was graduated from…
PENDLETON, Nathaniel, (nephew of Edmund Pendleton and cousin of John Penn), a Delegate from Georgia; born in New Kent County, Va., in 1756; entered the Revolutionary Army at the age of 19…
PETTIT, John Upfold, a Representative from Indiana; born in Fabius, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 11, 1820; received an academic education; attended Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y., and was…
BRIGHAM, Lewis Alexander, a Representative from New Jersey; born at New York Mills, Oneida County, N.Y., January 2, 1831; attended the district schools and Whitestown Seminary, Whitesboro, N.Y…