GREENWAY, Isabella Selmes, (later Mrs. Harry Orland King), a Representative from Arizona; born Isabella Selmes in Boone County, Ky., March 22, 1886; attended the public schools and Miss…
CLARKE, Richard Henry, a Representative from Alabama; born in Dayton, Marengo County, Ala., February 9, 1843; attended Green Springs Academy and was graduated from the University of Alabama at…
McCREDIE, William Wallace, a Representative from Washington; born in Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pa., April 27, 1862; moved to Iowa with his parents, who settled on a farm near Manchester,…
KNOTT, James Proctor, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Raywick, near Lebanon, Marion County, Ky., on August 29, 1830; attended the public schools; studied law; moved to Memphis, Mo., in…
Senate Years of Service: 1881-1885Party: RepublicanLAPHAM, Elbridge Gerry, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Farmington, N.Y., October 18, 1814; attended the public schools…
COURTNEY, William Wirt, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., September 7, 1889; was graduated from Battle Ground Academy, Franklin, Tenn., in 1907;…
COVODE, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near West Fairfield, Westmoreland County, Pa., March 17, 1808; attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits,…
Senate Years of Service: 1851-1857Party: DemocratJAMES, Charles Tillinghast, a Senator from Rhode Island; born in West Greenwich Center, Kent County, R.I., September 15, 1805; attended the…
JOHANSEN, August Edgar, a Representative from Michigan; born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 21, 1905; attended the public schools in Battle Creek, Mich.; attended Olivet (Mich.) College in 1922…
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1913Party: DemocratJOHNSTON, Rienzi Melville, (cousin of Benjamin Edward Russell), a Senator from Texas; born in Sandersville, Washington County, Ga., September 9…