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Levi ANKENY, Congress, WA (1844-1921)

Senate Years of Service: 1903-1909Party: RepublicanANKENY, Levi, a Senator from Washington; born near St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., August 1, 1844; crossed the plains to Oregon in 1850…

John BAILEY, Congress, MA (1786-1835)

BAILEY, John, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in 1786 in that part of Stoughton, Norfolk County, Mass.; which in 1797 was set apart and named Canton; was graduated from Brown…

George Miles CHILCOTT, Congress, CO (1828-1891)

Senate Years of Service: 1882-1883Party: RepublicanCHILCOTT, George Miles, a Delegate from the Territory of Colorado and a Senator from Colorado; born near Cassville, Huntingdon County, Pa.,…

John Allen COLLIER, Congress, NY (1787-1873)

COLLIER, John Allen, (great-grandfather of Edwin Arthur Hall), a Representative from New York; born in Litchfield, Conn., November 13, 1787; attended Yale College in 1803; studied law in the…

Paul Harvey CUNNINGHAM, Congress, IA (1890-1961)

CUNNINGHAM, Paul Harvey, a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm in Indiana County, near Kent, Pa., June 15, 1890; attended the public schools; was graduated from State Teachers College,…

Walter JONES, Congress, VA (1745-1815)

JONES, Walter, a Representative from Virginia; born in Williamsburg, Va., December 18, 1745; was graduated from William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va., in 1760; studied medicine in…

Ernest S. BROWN, Congress, NV (1903-1965)

Senate Years of Service: 1954-1954Party: RepublicanBROWN, Ernest S., a Senator from Nevada; born in Alturas, Modoc County, Calif., September 25, 1903; moved with his family to Reno, Nev. in…