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William Edward FINCK, Congress, OH (1822-1901)

FINCK, William Edward, a Representative from Ohio; born in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, September 1, 1822; attended the public schools and St. Joseph’s College; studied law; was admitted to…

John CARR, Congress, IN (1793-1845)

CARR, John, a Representative from Indiana; born in Uniontown, Perry County, Ind., April 9, 1793; moved with his parents to Clark County, Ind., in 1806; attended the public schools; fought in…

Joseph CASEY, Congress, PA (1814-1879)

CASEY, Joseph, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Ringgold Manor, Washington County, Md., December 17, 1814; studied law in Carlisle, Pa.; was admitted to the bar in 1838 and…

William LEWIS, Congress, KY (1868-1959)

LEWIS, William, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Cutshin, Leslie County, Ky., September 22, 1868; was raised on a farm and attended the common schools of Leslie and Perry Counties and…

John Henry HOEPPEL, Congress, CA (1881-1976)

HOEPPEL, John Henry, a Representative from California; born near Tell City, Perry County, Ind., February 10, 1881; attended the grammar school in Evansville, Ind.; enlisted in the United…

Andrew Jackson HOUSTON, Congress, TX (1854-1941)

Senate Years of Service: 1941-1941Party: DemocratHOUSTON, Andrew Jackson, (son of Samuel Houston), a Senator from Texas; born in Independence, Washington County, Tex., June 21, 1854; attended…

William WILKINS, Congress, PA (1779-1865)

Senate Years of Service: 1831-1834Party: JacksonianWILKINS, William, a Senator and a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Carlisle, Pa., December 20, 1779; attended Dickinson College,…

George Edmund BADGER, Congress, NC (1795-1866)

Senate Years of Service: 1846-1855Party: WhigBADGER, George Edmund, a Senator from North Carolina; born in New Bern, N.C., April 17, 1795; instructed by private teachers and attended…

John Parker HALE, Congress, NH (1806-1873)

Senate Years of Service: 1847-1849; 1849-1853; 1855-1857; 1857-1865Party: Independent Democrat; Free Soil; Opposition; RepublicanHALE, John Parker, a Representative and a Senator from New…