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Samuel WARD, Congress, RI (1725-1776)

WARD, Samuel, a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Newport, R.I., May 27, 1725; educated privately; settled in Westerly, R.I., in 1745; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the general…

Harry WHITE, Congress, PA (1834-1920)

WHITE, Harry, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Indiana, Indiana County, Pa., January 12, 1834; attended Indiana (Pa.) Academy, and was graduated from Princeton College in 1854;…

Clarkson Nott POTTER, Congress, NY (1825-1882)

POTTER, Clarkson Nott, a Representative from New York; born in Schenectady, N.Y., April 25, 1825; completed preparatory studies; graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.,1842; graduated…

Thomas Andrew LUKEN, Congress, OH (1925)

LUKEN, Thomas Andrew, (father of Charles J. Luken), a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, July 9, 1925; graduated from Purcell High School, 1942; A.B., Xavier…

Grenville Mellen DODGE, Congress, IA (1831-1916)

DODGE, Grenville Mellen, a Representative from Iowa; born in Danvers, Essex County, Mass., April 12, 1831; attended the Danvers public schools and Durham Academy, New Hampshire; was graduated…

Obadiah GARDNER, Congress, ME (1852-1938)

Senate Years of Service: 1911-1913Party: DemocratGARDNER, Obadiah, a Senator from Maine; born near Port Huron, Mich., September 13, 1852; moved to Union, Maine, with his parents in 1864;…

William Harrell FELTON, Congress, GA (1823-1909)

FELTON, William Harrell, (husband of Rebecca Latimer Felton), a Representative from Georgia; born near Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga., June 19, 1823; attended the common and primary schools…

Anthony CAMINETTI, Congress, CA (1854-1923)

CAMINETTI, Anthony, a Representative from California; born in Jackson, Amador County, Calif., July 30, 1854; attended the public schools of his native county, the grammar schools in San…

José Francisco CHAVES, Congress, NM (1833-1904)

  CHAVES, José Francisco, a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico; born in Padillas, Mexico (now New Mexico), June 27, 1833; attended schools in St. Louis, Mo.; studied medicine at the New York…