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Rufus Paine SPALDING, Congress, OH (1798-1886)

SPALDING, Rufus Paine, a Representative from Ohio; born in West Tisbury, Mass., May 3, 1798; was graduated from Yale College in 1817; studied law and was admitted to the bar; moved to Little…

Edith Nourse Rogers

U.S. congresswomanBorn: 1881Birthplace: Saco, Maine Edith Nourse married John J. Rogers, a successful lawyer in Lowell, Massachusetts. In 1912 her husband was elected to Congress and Rogers became…

Lemuel James ALSTON, Congress, SC (1760-1836)

ALSTON, Lemuel James, a Representative from South Carolina; born in the eastern part of Granville (now Warren) County, N.C., in 1760; moved to South Carolina after the Revolutionary War and…

Alphonso HART, Congress, OH (1830-1910)

HART, Alphonso, a Representative from Ohio; born in Vienna, Trumbull County, Ohio, July 4, 1830; attended the common schools and Grand River Institute, Austinburg, Ohio; studied law in Warren…

Cliff CLEVENGER, Congress, OH (1885-1960)

CLEVENGER, Cliff, a Representative from Ohio; born on a ranch near Long Pine, Brown County, Nebr., August 20, 1885; moved in 1895 with his parents to Lacona, Warren County, Iowa, where he…

John Fletcher DARBY, Congress, MO (1803-1882)

DARBY, John Fletcher, a Representative from Missouri; born in Person County, N.C., December 10, 1803; attended the public schools; moved with his father to Missouri in 1818, where he worked on…

Saxby CHAMBLISS, Congress, GA (1943)

Senate Years of Service: 2003-Party: RepublicanCHAMBLISS, Saxby, a Senator and a Representative from Georgia; born in Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., November 10, 1943; graduated C.E. Byrd…

John BRAGG, Congress, AL (1806-1878)

BRAGG, John, a Representative from Alabama; born near Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., January 14, 1806; attended the local academy at Warrenton, and was graduated from the University of North…

Philip JOHNSON, Congress, PA (1818-1867)

JOHNSON, Philip, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Polkville, Knowlton Township, Warren County, N.J., January 17, 1818; moved to Mount Bethel, Pa., in 1839; attended the common…

Zodiac Signs of the Presidents

The Question: What zodiac sign have the most presidents been born under? The Answer: It is a tie. There have been five Scorpio (Oct.…