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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,…

Henry Joshua SPOONER, Congress, RI (1839-1918)

SPOONER, Henry Joshua, a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., August 6, 1839; attended the common schools and was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in…

John Allen STERLING, Congress, IL (1857-1918)

STERLING, John Allen, (brother of Thomas Sterling), a Representative from Illinois; born near Le Roy, McLean County, Ill., February 1, 1857; attended the public schools, and was graduated from…

Thomas Lawson PRICE, Congress, MO (1809-1870)

PRICE, Thomas Lawson, a Representative from Missouri; born near Danville, Va., on January 19, 1809; attended the country schools; moved to Missouri in 1831 and settled in Jefferson City;…

Walter Aloysius LYNCH, Congress, NY (1894-1957)

LYNCH, Walter Aloysius, a Representative from New York; born in New York City July 7, 1894; attended St. Jerome’s Parochial School and Fordham Preparatory School; was graduated from Fordham…

SMITH, John, Congress, OH (1735-1824)

Senate Years of Service: 1803-1808 Party: Democratic Republican SMITH, John, a Senator from Ohio; born in either Virginia or Ohio around 1735; prepared for the ministry, and was pastor in…

Richard Warren Sears

merchantBorn: 12/7/1863Birthplace: Stewartville, Minn. Though the Sears family had been wealthy, his father lost the family fortune through speculative investments. Upon his father's death, young…

Julius Caesar ALFORD, Congress, GA (1799-1863)

ALFORD, Julius Caesar, a Representative from Georgia; born in Greensboro, Ga., May 10, 1799; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in…

Nathan APPLETON, Congress, MA (1779-1861)

APPLETON, Nathan, (cousin of William Appleton), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in New Ipswich, N.H., October 6, 1779; attended the common schools, the local academy in New Ipswich,…