Search

Search results

Displaying 331 - 340

Aaron HARLAN, Congress, OH (1802-1868)

HARLAN, Aaron, (cousin of Andrew Jackson Harlan), a Representative from Ohio; was born in Warren County, Ohio, September 8, 1802; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the…

George Maxwell ROBESON, Congress, NJ (1829-1897)

ROBESON, George Maxwell, (nephew of George Clifford Maxwell), a Representative from New Jersey; born at Oxford Furnace, near Belvidere, Warren County, N.J., March 16, 1829; pursued an academic…

Waddy THOMPSON, Jr., Congress, SC (1798-1868)

THOMPSON, Waddy, Jr., a Representative from South Carolina; born in Pickensville (now Pickens), Ninety-sixth District, S.C., January 8, 1798; moved to Greenville with his parents in his…

James Mitchell VARNUM, Congress, RI (1748-1789)

VARNUM, James Mitchell, (brother of Joseph Bradley Varnum), a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Dracut, Middlesex County, Mass., December 17, 1748; was graduated from the College of Rhode…

Robert Davis CAREY, Congress, WY (1878-1937)

Senate Years of Service: 1930-1937Party: RepublicanCAREY, Robert Davis, (son of Joseph Maull Carey), a Senator from Wyoming; born in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., August 12, 1878; attended…

John Adams HYMAN, Congress, NC (1840-1891)

HYMAN, John Adams, a Representative from North Carolina; born a slave near Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., July 23, 1840; was sold and sent to Alabama; returned to North Carolina in 1865 and…

Samuel Henry PILES, Congress, WA (1858-1940)

Senate Years of Service: 1905-1911Party: RepublicanPILES, Samuel Henry, a Senator from Washington; born near Smithland, Livingston County, Ky., December 28, 1858; attended private schools in…