THOMAS, John Robert, a Representative from Illinois; born in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Ill., October 11, 1846; attended the common schools and Hunter Collegiate Institute, Princeton, Ind…
THOMPSON, William George, (brother of John McCandless Thompson), a Representative from Iowa; born near Butler, Butler County, Pa., January 17, 1830; attended the common schools and the…
Senate Years of Service: 1882-1883Party: DemocratBARROW, Middleton Pope, (grandson of Wilson Lumpkin), a Senator from Georgia; born near Antioch (now Stephens), Oglethorpe County, Ga., August…
GEHRMANN, Bernard John, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Gnesen, near Koenigsberg, East Prussia, Germany February 13, 1880; attended the common schools in Germany; in 1893 immigrated…
Senate Years of Service: 1885-1893Party: RepublicanSTANFORD, Leland, a Senator from California; born in Watervliet, N.Y., March 9, 1824; pursued an academic course; studied law; admitted to…
QUIGLEY, James Michael, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pa., March 30, 1918; attended the parochial schools of Mount Carmel; was graduated from…
REED, Daniel Alden, a Representative from New York; born in Sheridan, Chautauqua County, N.Y., September 15, 1875; attended the public schools in Sheridan and in Silver Creek, N.Y.; was…
ADAMS, George Madison, (nephew of Green Adams), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Barbourville, Knox County, Ky., December 20, 1837; received private instruction from his father and…
cowgirlBorn: circa 1850Birthplace: probably northern Mexico July was born to a family of Seminole Indians and former African American slaves who had left Florida and settled in northern Mexico…
Senate Years of Service: 1866-1867Party: RepublicanFOGG, George Gilman, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Meredith Center, Belknap County, N.H., May 26, 1813; pursued classical studies and…