HUMPHREY, James Morgan, a Representative from New York; born in Holland, Erie County, N.Y., September 21, 1819; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1847 and…
CLARKE, Staley Nichols, (brother of Archibald Smith Clarke), a Representative from New York; born in Prince Georges County, Md., May 24, 1794; moved to Buffalo, N.Y., in 1815; employed as a…
KALBFLEISCH, Martin, a Representative from New York; born in Flushing, Holland, on February 8, 1804; attended the public schools; studied chemistry; immigrated to the United States and settled…
HIESTER, Isaac Ellmaker, (son of William Hiester and cousin of Hiester Clymer), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New Holland, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pa., May 29, 1824;…
HIESTER, William, (father of Isaac Ellmaker Hiester, uncle of Hiester Clymer, and nephew of John Hiester and Daniel Hiester [1747-1804]), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Berne…
ELLICOTT, Benjamin, a Representative from New York; born at Ellicotts Mills, Md., April 17, 1765; accompanied his brothers in 1789 to upper Canada on the survey to determine the western…
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