NEWSHAM, Joseph Parkinson, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Preston, Lancashire, England, on May 24, 1837; received an academic education; immigrated to the United States with his…
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TILLMAN, George Dionysius, (brother of Benjamin Ryan Tillman), a Representative from South Carolina; born near Curryton, Edgefield County, S.C., August 21, 1826; pursued an academic course in…
Senate Years of Service: 1868-1871Party: RepublicanWARNER, Willard, a Senator from Alabama; born in Granville, Licking County, Ohio, on September 4, 1826; attended a country school near…
