SEYMOUR, William, a Representative from New York; born in Connecticut about 1780; moved to Windsor, Broome County, N.Y., about 1793; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to…
HEILMAN, William, (great-grandfather of Charles Marion LaFollette), a Representative from Indiana; born in Albig, Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, October 11, 1824; immigrated to the United…
HELMS, William, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Sussex County, N.J, birth date unknown; served during the Revolutionary War as second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain, and…
Senate Years of Service: 1825-1829; 1829-1837Party: Adams; Anti-JacksonHENDRICKS, William, (uncle of Thomas Andrews Hendricks), a Representative and a Senator from Indiana; born in Ligonier…
HEROD, William, a Representative from Indiana; born in Bourbon County, Ky., March 31, 1801; completed preparatory studies; studied law and was admitted to the bar in Bracken County, Ky.; later…
HARRISON, William, Jr., a Delegate from Maryland; born in Maryland, birth date unknown; member of the Continental Congress, 1786; engaged in shipbuilding at St. Michaels, Talbot County, Md.,…
CUMBACK, William, a Representative from Indiana; born near Mount Carmel, Franklin County, Ind., March 24, 1829; attended the common schools and was graduated from Miami University, Oxford,…
WIDGERY, William, a Representative from Massachusetts; probably born in Devonshire, England, about 1753; immigrated to America with his parents, who settled in Philadelphia; attended the…
WILLIAMS, Richard, a Representative from Oregon; born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, November 15, 1836; attended the common schools; moved to Monroe County, Oreg., in 1851; was educated at…
WILLIAMS, Sherrod, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Pulaski County, Ky., in 1804; moved with his parents to Wayne County; received a limited education; learned the trade of brickmaker…
