- Alabama: Thomas H. Herndon
Thomas Hord Herndon was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born in Erie, Greene County, Alabama, Herndon attended a private school.He graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1847....
(D): Hilary A. HerbertHilary Abner Herbert was Secretary of the Navy under President Grover Cleveland. He also served as a member of the United States house of representatives from Alabama.-Biography:...
(D): William C. OatesWilliam Calvin Oates was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War, the 29th Governor of Alabama from 1894 to 1896, and a brigadier general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish–American War....
(D): Charles M. ShelleyCharles Miller Shelley was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army and a postbellum U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Early life:...
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- Charles M. Shelley
Charles Miller Shelley was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army and a postbellum U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Early life:...
(D), from November 7, 1882: Thomas WilliamsThomas Williams was a United States Representative from Alabama.Williams was born near Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from the University of East Tennessee in Knoxville...
(D): Goldsmith W. HewittGoldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Biography:Born near Elyton , Jefferson County, Alabama, Hewitt attended the country schools....
(D): William H. ForneyWilliam Henry Forney was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. He was the grandson of Peter Forney and nephew of Daniel Munroe Forney and the brother of John Horace Forney.-Biography:...
(D): Joseph WheelerJoseph Wheeler was an American military commander and politician. He has the rare distinction of serving as a general during war time for two opposing forces: first as a noted cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and later as a general in the...
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- William M. Lowe
William Manning Lowe was an American politician who served the state of Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1879 and 1881 and in 1882. He was born on June 12, 1842 in Huntsville, Alabama. He attended the Wesleyan University at Florence, Alabama and the University of Virginia...
(NGThe Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
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- Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler was an American military commander and politician. He has the rare distinction of serving as a general during war time for two opposing forces: first as a noted cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and later as a general in the...
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- Arkansas: Poindexter Dunn
Poindexter Dunn was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born near Raleigh, North Carolina, Dunn moved with his father to Limestone County, Alabama, in 1837....
(D): James K. JonesJames Kimbrough Jones was a United States Senator.-Biography:Born in Marshall County, Mississippi, Jones moved with his father to Dallas County, Arkansas in 1848...
(D): Jordan E. CravensJordan Edgar Cravens was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas, cousin of William Ben Cravens.-Biography:Born in Fredericktown, Missouri, Cravens moved with his father to Arkansas the following year....
(D): Thomas M. GunterThomas Montague Gunter was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born near McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, Gunter pursued classical studies and was graduated from Irving College in 1850.He studied law....
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- California: William S. Rosecrans
William Starke Rosecrans was an inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and United States Army officer. He gained fame for his role as a Union general during the American Civil War...
(D): Horace F. PageHorace Francis Page was an American politician that represented a Californian district in the United States House of Representatives. He was born near Medina, Orleans County, New York. He attended public schools and Millville Academy and then taught school in La Porte County, Indiana until 1854...
(R): Campbell P. BerryCampbell Polson Berry was a Democratic politician from California. He served in the California State Assembly from 1869 to 1873 and again from 1875 to 1880, representing Sutter County, and became Speaker of the Assembly in 1877-78. He later served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing...
(D): Romualdo PachecoJosé Antonio Romualdo Pacheco Jr. was an American politician and diplomat. Involved in California state and federal politics, Pacheco was elected and appointed to various posts and offices throughout his more than thirty-year career, including the California State Senate, the 12th Governor of...
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- Colorado: James B. Belford
James Burns Belford was a U.S. Representative from Colorado, cousin of Joseph McCrum Belford.-Biography:Born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, Belford attended the common schools and Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania....
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- Connecticut: John R. Buck
This article is about the U.S. Representative. For the baseball player see John Buck and for the artist see John E. Buck.John Ransom Buck was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut....
(R): James PhelpsJames Phelps was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut, son of Lancelot Phelps.Born in Colebrook, Connecticut, Phelps attended the public schools, the Episcopal Academy, Cheshire, Connecticut, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, and the law department of Yale College.He was admitted to the...
(D): John T. WaitJohn Turner Wait was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in New London, Connecticut, Wait moved with his mother to Norwich, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, for two years. He engaged in mercantile pursuits...
(R): Frederick MilesFrederick Miles was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Goshen, Connecticut where he attended the common schools and pursued an academic course...
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- Delaware: Edward L. Martin
Edward Livingston Martin was an American lawyer and politician from Seaford, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as U. S...
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- Florida: Robert H. M. Davidson
Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born near Quincy, Florida, Davidson attended the common schools and the Quincy Academy in Quincy, Florida....
(D): Horatio Bisbee, Jr.Horatio Bisbee, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Canton, Maine, Bisbee attended the public schools, and was graduated from Tufts College, Medford, Massachusetts, in 1863....
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- Jesse J. Finley
Jesse Johnson Finley was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida and the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. He was also a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War....
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- Georgia: George R. Black
George Robison Black was an American politician and lawyer.-Biography:Black was born at his family's plantation near Jacksonboro, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia in Athens and the University of South Carolina in Columbia...
(D): Henry G. TurnerHenry Gray Turner was an American politician, teacher, jurist and soldier.-Biography:Turner was born near Henderson, North Carolina...
(D): Philip CookPhilip Cook was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum member of the United States Congress.-Biography:...
(D): Hugh BuchananHugh Buchanan was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Argyll, Buchanan Immigrated to the United States and settled in Vermont.He attended the public schools of that State.He studied law....
(D): Nathaniel J. HammondNathaniel Job Hammond was a jurist and politician from the American state of Georgia.Hammond was born in Elbert County, Georgia . He graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens with a Bachelor of Arts in 1852...
(D): James H. BlountJames Henderson Blount was an American statesman, soldier and congressman from Georgia. He opposed the annexation of Hawaii in 1893 in his investigation into the alleged American involvement in the political revolution in the Kingdom of Hawai'i...
(D): Judson C. ClementsJudson Claudius Clements was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. For a quarter century a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Clements served one year as its chairman. Clements had served as a member of the Confederate States Army.-Early life:Judson Clements was the son of Dr. Adam...
(D): Alexander H. StephensAlexander Hamilton Stephens was an American politician from Georgia. He was Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He also served as a U.S...
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Seaborn Reese was an American politician, jurist and lawyer.Reese was born in Madison, Georgia in 1846. He attended the University of Georgia in Athens but left before graduating in his senior year of 1868...
(D): Emory SpeerEmory Speer was an American politician, soldier and lawyer.-Biography:Speer was born in Culloden, Georgia and joined the Confederate Army during the Civil War at the age of sixteen serving in the Fifth Kentucky Regiment, Lewis brigade.After the war, Speer attended the University of Georgia in...
(IDThe Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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- Illinois: William Aldrich
William Aldrich was a United States Representative from the state of Illinois. He was born in Greenfield Center in the Town of Greenfield in New York. He attended local schools and taught school himself....
(R): George R. DavisGeorge Royal Davis was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Early life and education:Born in Palmer, Massachusetts, Davis completed classical studies at Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Massachusetts, and was graduated in 1860...
(R): Charles B. FarwellCharles Benjamin Farwell was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois.Farwell was born in Painted Post, New York and attended Elmira Academy before moving to Illinois in 1838. He first tried his hand at surveying and farming before moving to Chicago in 1844, when he went into banking. ...
(R): John C. SherwinJohn Crocker Sherwin was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, Sherwin was educated in the common schools, Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary in New York, and Lombard College, Galesburg, Illinois, where he studied law.He was admitted to the bar and...
(R): Robert M. A. HawkRobert Moffett Allison Hawk was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Rushville, Indiana, Hawk moved with his parents to Freedom Township, Carroll County, Illinois, in 1844....
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- Robert R. Hitt
Robert Roberts Hitt was an Assistant Secretary of State and later a member of the United States House of Representatives....
(R): Thomas J. HendersonThomas Jefferson Henderson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Brownsville, Tennessee, Henderson moved with his parents to Illinois at the age of eleven. He served as clerk of the Board of Commissioners of Stark County, Illinois from 1847 to 1849. and as clerk of the court of Stark...
(R): William CullenWilliam Cullen was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in County Donegal, Ireland, Cullen immigrated to the United States in 1832 with his parents, who settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
(R): Lewis E. PaysonLewis Edwin Payson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Payson moved with his parents to Illinois in 1852.He attended the common schools and Lombard University, Galesburg, Illinois....
(R): John H. LewisJohn Henry Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Ithaca, New York, Lewis moved to Illinois in 1836 with his parents, who settled on a farm in Fulton County, near Ellisville.He attended the rural schools....
(R): Benjamin F. MarshBenjamin Franklin Marsh was a U.S. Representative from Illinois in the late 19th century to early 20th century. He was also a lawyer, soldier, agriculture manager, stock raiser, and Illinois State Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner....
(R): James W. SingletonJames Washington Singleton was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Paxton, Virginia, Singleton attended Winchester Academy.He moved to Mount Sterling, Illinois, in 1834.He studied medicine and practiced....
(D): William M. SpringerWilliam McKendree Springer was a United States Representative from Illinois.He was born near New Lebanon, Sullivan County, Indiana, May 30, 1836; moved to Jacksonville, Illinois, with his parents in 1848; attended the public schools in New Lebanon and Jacksonville and the Illinois College at...
(D): Dietrich C. SmithDietrich Conrad Smith was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in East Frisia, Hanover, , Smith immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Pekin, Illinois, about 1850....
(R): Joseph G. CannonJoseph Gurney Cannon was a United States politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, and historians generally consider him to be the most dominant Speaker in United States history, with such...
(R): Samuel W. MoultonSamuel Wheeler Moulton was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, Moulton was the son of William Moulton and Mary Lunt Moulton...
(D): William A. J. SparksWilliam Andrew Jackson Sparks was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near New Albany, Indiana, Sparks moved with his parents to Illinois in 1836.He attended the public schools.He taught school for a time...
(D): William R. Morrison (D): John R. ThomasJohn Robert Thomas was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Mount Vernon, Illinois, Thomas attended the common schools and Hunter Collegiate Institute, Princeton, Indiana....
(R): Richard W. TownshendRichard Wellington Townshend was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born near Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Townshend moved to Washington, D.C., in 1846.He attended public and private schools....
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- Indiana: William Heilman
William Heilman was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, great-grandfather of Charles Marion LaFollette....
(R): Thomas R. CobbThomas Reed Cobb was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Springville, Lawrence County, Indiana, Cobb attended Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.He studied law....
(D): Strother M. StockslagerStrother Madison Stockslager was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Mauckport, Indiana, Stockslager attended the common schools, Corydon High School, and Indiana University at Bloomington.He taught school....
(D): William S. HolmanWilliam Steele Holman was a lawyer, judge and politician from Dearborn County, Indiana. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1865, 1867 to 1877, 1881 to 1895, and 1897, spanning sixteen Congresses...
(D): Courtland C. MatsonCourtland Cushing Matson was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Brookville, Indiana, Matson was graduated from Indiana Asbury University in 1862....
(D): Thomas M. BrowneThomas McLelland Browne was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in New Paris, Ohio, Browne moved to Indiana in January 1844.He attended the common schools.He moved to Winchester, Indiana, in 1848.He studied law....
(R): Stanton J. PeelleStanton Judkins Peelle was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and chief justice of the United States Court of Claims.Born near Richmond, Indiana, Peelle attended the common schools and Winchester Seminary....
(R): Robert B. F. PeirceRobert Bruce Fraser Peirce was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Laurel, Indiana, Peirce attended the public schools and also educated by private tutors....
(R): Godlove S. OrthGodlove Stein Orth was a U.S. House representative from Indiana and acting-Lieutenant Governor of Indiana.-Biography:...
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- Charles T. Doxey
Charles Taylor Doxey was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Doxey moved with his mother to Minnesota in 1855 and worked on a farm....
(R): Mark L. De MotteMark Lindsey De Motte was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Born in Rockville, Indiana, De Motte pursued preparatory studies....
(R): George W. Steele (R): Walpole G. ColerickWalpole Gillespie Colerick was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Colerick attended the public schools.He studied law....
(D): William H. CalkinsWilliam Henry Calkins was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Pike County, Ohio, Calkins studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced....
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- Iowa: Moses A. McCoid
Moses Ayers McCoid was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War and a three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district in southeastern Iowa....
(R): Sewall S. FarwellSewall Spaulding Farwell was a Civil War officer and one-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district....
(R): Thomas UpdegraffThomas Updegraff was an attorney and five-term Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from northeastern Iowa. His two periods of service were separated by ten years out of Congress....
(R): Nathaniel C. Deering (R): William G. ThompsonWilliam George Thompson was a Civil War officer, trial-court judge, territorial justice, and Republican Representative in the U.S. House of Iowa's 5th congressional district.-Biography:...
(R): Marsena E. CuttsMarsena Edgar Cutts was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and teacher from Iowa.Born in Orwell, Vermont, Cutts attended common schools in his native village and later attended St. Lawrence Academy in Potsdam, New York. He moved to Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin in 1853 where he taught school for...
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- John C. Cook
John Calhoun Cook was a 19th-century American politician, lawyer and judge from Iowa. He was twice elected to the U.S...
(D): John A. KassonJohn Adam Kasson was a nineteenth century lawyer, politician and diplomat from south-central Iowa. Elected to the U.S...
(R): William P. HepburnWilliam Peters Hepburn was an American Civil War officer and an eleven-term Republican congressman from Iowa's now-obsolete 8th congressional district, serving from 1881 to 1887, and from 1893 to 1909...
(R): Cyrus C. CarpenterCyrus Clay Carpenter was a Civil War officer, the eighth Governor of Iowa and U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district.-Early life:...
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- Kansas: John A. Anderson
John Alexander Anderson was a six-term U.S. Congressman from Kansas , and the second President of Kansas State Agricultural College ....
(R): Dudley C. HaskellDudley Chase Haskell was a nineteenth century politician and merchant from Kansas. He was the grandfather of Otis Halbert Holmes.-Biography:...
(R): Thomas RyanThomas Ryan was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Kansas.-Biography:Born in Oxford, New York, Ryan moved to Bradford County, Pennsylvania with his parents, attended Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1861...
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- Kentucky: Oscar Turner
Oscar Turner was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, father of Oscar Turner.Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Turner moved with his parents to Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1826.He completed preparatory studies....
(D): James A. McKenzieJames Andrew McKenzie was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and uncle of John McKenzie Moss.Born in Bennettstown, Kentucky, McKenzie attended the common schools of Christian County and Centre College, Danville, Kentucky. He studied law and admitted to the bar in 1861, and commenced practice in...
(D): John William CaldwellJohn William Caldwell was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.-Early life and family:John W. Caldwell was born in Russellville, Kentucky on January 15, 1837. He was the son of Austin and Louisa Caldwell. Austin Caldwell died in 1843, leaving John Caldwell as his only living child...
(D): J. Proctor KnottJames Proctor Knott was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as the 29th Governor of Kentucky from 1883 to 1887. Born in Kentucky, he moved to Missouri in 1850 and began his political career there...
(D): Albert S. WillisAlbert Shelby Willis was a United States Representative from Kentucky and a Minister to Hawaii.-Life:Born in Shelbyville, Kentucky, Willis attended the common schools, and graduated from the Louisville Male High School in 1860. He taught school for four years before graduating from the University...
(D): John G. CarlisleJohn Griffin Carlisle was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party during the last quarter of the 19th century. He served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1889 and as United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1893 to 1897 during the Panic...
(D): Joseph C. S. BlackburnJoseph Clay Stiles Blackburn was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Kentucky. He was the younger brother of Kentucky governor Luke P. Blackburn. Blackburn, a skilled and spirited orator, was also a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries.He was born near Spring...
(D): Philip B. Thompson, Jr.Philip Burton Thompson, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Thompson attended the common schools and the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky....
(D): John D. White (R): Elijah C. PhisterElijah Conner Phister was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Maysville, Kentucky. He attended the Seminary of Rand and Richardson in Maysville, Kentucky and was graduated from Augusta College, Kentucky in August 1840...
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- Louisiana: Randall L. Gibson
(D): E. John EllisEzekiel John Ellis was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.-Biography:Born in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, Ellis attended private schools in Covington and Clinton, Louisiana, and Centenary College of Louisiana from 1855 to 1858.He was graduated from the law department of the...
(D): Chester B. DarrallChester Bidwell Darrall was a Republican Congressman from Louisiana in the latter 19th Century.-Early life and military service:...
(R): Newton C. BlanchardNewton Crain Blanchard was a United States Representative, Senator, and the 33rd Governor of Louisiana. Born in Rapides Parish, he completed academic studies, studied law in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1868, and graduated from the Tulane University Law School in 1870...
(D): J. Floyd KingJohn Floyd King was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana, son of Thomas Butler King and nephew of Henry King.-Biography:Born on St...
(D): Edward W. RobertsonEdward White Robertson was a United States Representative from Louisiana. He was also the father of Samuel Matthews Robertson. He was born near Nashville, Tennessee. Robertson moved with his parents to Iberville Parish, Louisiana in 1825...
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Maine: Thomas B. ReedThomas Brackett Reed, , occasionally ridiculed as Czar Reed, was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1889–1891 and from 1895–1899...
(R): William P. FryeWilliam Pierce Frye was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and U.S. House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served for 30 years and died in...
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- Nelson Dingley, Jr.
Nelson Dingley, Jr., also known as Edward Nelson Dingley, Jr., was a journalist and politician from the U.S. state of Maine....
(R): Stephen D. LindseyStephen Decatur Lindsey was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Maine.Born in Norridgewock, Maine, Lindsey attended the common schools as a child and attended Broomfield Academy. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Norridgewock in 1853...
(R): George W. LaddGeorge Washington Ladd was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Augusta, Maine, Ladd attended the common schools and Kents Hill Seminary.He engaged in the drug business in Bangor, Maine....
(NGThe Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
): Thompson H. MurchThompson Henry Murch was a nineteenth century politician, stonecutter, editor, publisher and merchant from Maine. He was among the first trade unionists elected to the United States Congress....
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- Maryland: George W. Covington
George Washington Covington was an American politician.Covington was born in Berlin, Maryland, and attended the common schools as a youth. He pursued a higher education at Buckingham Academy, and later at Harvard Law School...
(D): J. Frederick C. TalbottJoshua Frederick Cockey "Fred" Talbott was a U.S. Congressman who represented the second Congressional district of Maryland.-Biography:...
(D): Fetter S. HoblitzellFetter Schrier Hoblitzell was an American politician and Congressman from Maryland.-Biography:Born in Cumberland, Maryland, Hoblitzell attended the primary schools and graduated from the Allegany Academy of Cumberland. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1859, and commenced practice in...
(D): Robert M. McLaneRobert Milligan McLane was an American politician, military officer, and diplomat. He served as Ambassador to Mexico, France, and China, as a member of the House of Representatives from the fourth district of Maryland, as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and as the 39th Governor of...
(D): Andrew G. ChapmanAndrew Grant Chapman was an American politician.Chapman was born in La Plata, Maryland. After being tutored at home, he attended the Charlotte Hall Academy of St. Mary's County, Maryland. He graduated from St...
(D): Milton G. UrnerMilton George Urner was a U.S. Congressman from the sixth district of Maryland, serving two terms from 1879 until 1883....
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- Massachusetts: William W. Crapo
William Wallace Crapo was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Buffinton. He served slightly more than three terms in congress from November 2, 1875 to March 3, 1883Born in Dartmouth,...
(R): Benjamin W. HarrisBenjamin Winslow Harris was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Massachusetts. He was the father of Robert Orr Harris....
(R): Ambrose A. RanneyAmbrose Arnold Ranney was a Representative from Massachusetts.Ranney was born in Townshend, Vermont. He graduated from Dartmouth College and studied law in Woodstock, Vermont in 1844. In 1848, he was admitted to the bar and practiced in Boston.Ranney was in the corporation counsel for the city...
(R): Leopold MorseLeopold Morse, was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Wachenheim, Germany. He attended the common schools there...
(D): Selwyn Z. BowmanSelwyn Zadock Bowman was an attorney and politician who served in several public offices including that of U.S...
(R): Eben F. StoneEben Francis Stone was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Stone was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts to Ebenezer and Fanny Stone....
(R): William A. RussellWilliam Augustus Russell was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.Russell was born in Wells River, Vermont. He pursued an academic course in Franklin, New Hampshire, Russell engaged in the manufacture of paper in Exeter, New Hampshire in 1852. He moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts in...
(R): John W. CandlerJohn Wilson Candler was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston on February 10, 1828. He attended the Marblehead and Dummer Academies. He then became a merchant, engaged in shipping and commerce with the East and West Indies and South America. He served as a...
(R): William W. RiceWilliam Whitney Rice was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, Rice attended Gorham Academy, Maine, and graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, in 1846. He served as the preceptor of Leicester Academy, Leicester, Massachusetts from 1847 to 1851...
(R): Amasa NorcrossAmasa Norcross was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Rindge, New Hampshire, Norcross attended the common schools and Appleton Academy, New Ipswich, New Hampshire. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced practice in Worcester, Massachusetts...
(R): George D. RobinsonGeorge Dexter Robinson -Biography:He was born in Lexington, Massachusetts. He attended Lexington Academy and Hopkins Classical School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1856. While at Harvard he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity...
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- Michigan: Henry W. Lord
Henry William Lord was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Lord was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. He pursued an academic course and studied law, but did not practice. He moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1839. Four years later, he went to Pontiac, Michigan and engaged in...
(R): Edwin WillitsEdwin Willits was a politician from the U.S. State of Michigan.Willits was born in Otto, New York and moved to Michigan with his parents in September 1836. He graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in June 1855. The following April he settled in Monroe, Michigan where he was...
(R): Edward S. LaceyEdward Samuel Lacey was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and Comptroller of the Currency from 1889 to 1892.-Biography:...
(R): Julius C. BurrowsJulius Caesar Burrows was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early life and education:...
(R): George W. WebberGeorge Washington Webber was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Webber was born in Newbury, Vermont. His father, Andrew Webber, moved his family to Steuben County, New York in 1828 and engaged in farming. George Webber attended the common schools there and the academy at Alfred, New York...
(R): Oliver L. SpauldingOliver Lyman Spaulding was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Spaulding was born in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. He completed preparatory studies, graduated from Oberlin College of Ohio in 1855, and moved to Michigan where he taught school. He studied law, was...
(R): John T. RichJohn Tyler Rich was a U.S. Representative from and the 23rd Governor of the US state of Michigan.-Early Life in Pennsylvania, Vermont and Michigan:...
(R), from April 5, 1881: Roswell G. HorrRoswell Gilbert Horr was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Horr was born in Waitsfield, Vermont and moved with his parents to Lorain County, Ohio, in 1834, where he attended the public schools...
(R): Jay A. HubbellJay Abel Hubbell was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan, who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives....
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- Minnesota: Mark H. Dunnell (R): Horace B. Strait (R): William D. Washburn
William Drew Washburn was an American politician. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate as a Republican from Minnesota. Three of his seven brothers became politicians: Elihu B. Washburne, Cadwallader C. Washburn, and Israel Washburn, Jr...
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- Mississippi: Henry L. Muldrow
Henry Lowndes Muldrow was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born near Tibbee Station, Mississippi, Muldrow was graduated from the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1857 and from the law department of the same university in 1858.He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in...
(D): Vannoy H. ManningVannoy Hartrog Manning was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi and an officer in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(D): Hernando D. MoneyHernando DeSoto Money was an American politician from the state of Mississippi.-Biography:Money was born in Holmes County, Mississippi. He was named after the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto. Early in his life, he moved with his family to Carrollton, Mississippi...
(D): Otho R. SingletonOtho Robards Singleton was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi and a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War....
(D): Charles E. Hookerthumb|Charles E. HookerCharles Edward Hooker was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Union, South Carolina, Hooker was raised in Laurens District, South Carolina....
(D): James R. ChalmersJames Ronald Chalmers was an American politician and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
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John Roy Lynch was the first African-American Speaker of the House in Mississippi. He was also one of the first African-Americans elected to the U.S House of Representatives during Reconstruction, the period in United States history after the Civil War.-Biography:Lynch was born a slave near...
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- Missouri: Martin L. Clardy
Martin Linn Clardy was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and railroad executive from Missouri.-Biography:...
(D): Thomas AllenThomas Allen was a railroad builder and later a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri....
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- James Henry McLean
James Henry Mclean was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Ayrshire, Scotland, McleanReared in Nova Scotia, Canada.Immigrated to the United States in 1842 and settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
(R): Richard G. Frost (D)
- Gustavus Sessinghaus
Gustavus Sessinghaus was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Koela, Prussia, Sessinghaus pursued preparatory studies.Immigrated to the United States and settled in St...
(R): Lowndes H. DavisLowndes Henry Davis was an American politician who served the state of Missouri in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1879 and 1885. He was born on December 13, 1836 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. He graduated from Yale College in 1860, where he was a member of Skull and...
(D): Richard P. BlandRichard Parks Bland , American school teacher, lawyer, and Democratic Congressman between 1873 and 1899, serving except from 1895 to 1897, when he returned to office....
(D): Ira S. Hazeltine (NGThe Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
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): Robert T. Van HornRobert Thompson Van Horn was a lawyer, the owner and publisher of the The Kansas City Enterprise, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri during the parts of the Civil War, member of the Missouri General Assembly, and representative to the Forty-seventh Congress of the United States.Born in East Mahoning...
(R): Nicholas FordNicholas Ford was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Wicklow, Ireland, Ford attended the village school and Maynooth College, Dublin, Ireland....
(NGThe Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
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): John B. Clark, Jr.John Bullock Clark, Jr. was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum five-term U.S. Congressman from Missouri.-Biography:...
(D): William H. HatchWilliam Henry Hatch was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.-Biography:Born near Georgetown, Kentucky, Hatch attended the schools of Lexington, Kentucky, where he studied law....
(D): Aylett H. Buckner (D)
- Nebraska: Edward K. Valentine
Edward Kimble Valentine was a Nebraska Republican politician.-Biography:Born in Keosauqua, Iowa, he attended common schools and learned to become a printer. During the Civil War he was a member in the Union army served in the Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the Sixty-seventh Regiment...
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- Nevada: George W. Cassidy (D)
- New Hampshire: Joshua G. Hall
Joshua Gilman Hall was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Wakefield, New Hampshire, Hall attended Gilmanton Academy, and in 1851 was graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover...
(R): James F. BriggsJames Frankland Briggs was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, father of Frank Obadiah Briggs.-Biography:...
(R): Ossian RayOssian Ray was a United States Representative from New Hampshire.-Early years:Ray was born in Hinesburg, Vermont and his family moved to Irasburg, Vermont when he was young. He attended the public schools and an academy in nearby Derby. He studied law in Irasburg and in Lancaster, New Hampshire,...
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- New Jersey: George M. Robeson
George Maxwell Robeson was an American Republican Party politician and lawyer from New Jersey who served as a Union army general during the American Civil War, and then as Secretary of the Navy during the Grant administration. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1879 to...
(R): J. Hart BrewerJohn Hart Brewer was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1881 to 1885...
(R): Miles RossMiles Ross was an American Democratic Party politician and businessman who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1875 to 1883.-Biography:...
(D): Henry S. HarrisHenry Schenck Harris , was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1885.Harris was born in Belvidere, New Jersey on December 27, 1850...
(D): John HillJohn Hill was an American clerk, bookkeeper, merchant and Republican Party politician who represented from 1867 to 1873, and from 1881 to 1883.-Biography:...
(R): Phineas JonesPhineas Jones was a Republican politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1885.-Biography:...
(R): Augustus A. Hardenbergh (D)
- New York: Perry Belmont
Perry Belmont was an American politician and diplomat.-Biography:He was born on December 28, 1851 in New York City to August Belmont. His brothers were Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont and August Belmont, Jr....
(D): William E. Robinson (D): J. Hyatt SmithJohn Hyatt Smith was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Saratoga, he was taught by his father and employed for a time as a clerk in Detroit and later as a bank clerk in Albany, New York; while in the latter position he studied theology. After ordination his first pastorate was...
(I): Archibald M. BlissArchibald Meserole Bliss was a member of the United States House of Representatives.Bliss was born in Brooklyn, New York City and attended the common schools. Between 1864 and 1867 he was an alderman of Brooklyn and served as president of the board of aldermen in 1866...
(D): Benjamin WoodBenjamin Wood was a nineteenth-century American politician from the state of New York during the American Civil War.He was the brother of US congressional representative and New York City Mayor Fernando Wood...
(D): Samuel S. CoxSamuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox was an American Congressman and diplomat. He represented both Ohio and New York in the United States House of Representatives, and also served as United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.Cox was the grandson of New Jersey Congressman James Cox...
(D): P. Henry DugroPhilip Henry Dugro was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Dugro attended the public schools and was graduated from the school of arts of Columbia College, New York City, in 1876 and from the law department of the same institution in 1878.He was admitted to the bar in the...
(D): Anson G. McCookAnson George McCook was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, attorney, and three-term postbellum U.S. Congressman from New York...
(R): John HardyJohn Hardy was a United States Representative from New York.Hardy was born in Scotland on September 19, 1835, he immigrated to the United States in 1839 with his parents, who settled in New York City...
(D), took seat December 5, 1881: Abram S. HewittAbram Stevens Hewitt was a teacher, lawyer, an iron manufacturer, chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1876 to 1877, U.S. Congressman, and a mayor of New York. He was the son-in-law of Peter Cooper , an industrialist, inventor and philanthropist...
(D): Levi P. MortonLevi Parsons Morton was a Representative from New York and the 22nd Vice President of the United States . He also later served as the 31st Governor of New York.-Biography:...
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- Roswell P. Flower
Roswell Pettibone Flower was Governor of New York from 1892 to 1894.-Biography:He was a son of Nathan Monroe Flower and Mary Ann Flower, the sixth of nine children....
(D): Waldo HutchinsWaldo Hutchins was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Brooklyn, Connecticut, Hutchins was graduated from Amherst College in 1842.He studied law....
(D): John H. KetchamJohn Henry Ketcham was a United States Representative from New York for over 33 years. He also served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(R): Lewis BeachLewis Beach was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Beach was graduated from the Yale Law School in 1856.He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in New York....
(D): Thomas CornellThomas C. Cornell , an American politician and businessman. During the American Civil War, he was commissioned as a major in the New York Militia...
(R): Michael N. NolanMichael Allen Nicholas was a U.S. Representative from New York State as well as mayor of Albany, New York's capital...
(D): Walter A. WoodWalter Abbott Wood was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Mason, New Hampshire, Wood moved to New York in 1816 with his parents, who settled in Rensselaerville...
(R): John HammondJohn Hammond was an American manufacturer, Union Army general and politician from New York.-Life:...
(R): Abraham X. ParkerAbraham X. Parker was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Granville, Vermont, Parker attended the St. Lawrence Academy and the Albany Law School. He was admitted to the bar in Albany, New York, in 1854 and in 1856 commenced practice in Potsdam, New York. He served as member of the New...
(R): George WestGeorge West was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Bradninch, England, West attended the common schools. West immigrated to the United States in February 1849 and settled at Ballston Spa, New York...
(R): Ferris Jacobs, Jr.Ferris Jacobs, Jr. was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Delhi, Delaware County, N.Y., attended Delaware Academy, Delhi, N.Y., and Delaware Literary Institute, Franklin, N.Y.; was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1856; studied law; was...
(R): Warner MillerWarner Miller was a Representative and a United States Senator from New York.-Birth and early life:Miller was born in Hannibal, Oswego County, New York on August 12, 1838. He attended the common schools and the Charlottesville Academy...
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- Charles R. Skinner
Charles Rufus Skinner was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Union Square , Skinner attended the common schools and Clinton Liberal Institute.He was graduated from Mexico Academy, New York, in 1866....
(R): Cyrus D. PrescottCyrus Dan Prescott was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New Hartford, New York, Prescott pursued an academic course and was graduated from Utica Free Academy.He studied law in Utica and in Rome, New York....
(R): Joseph MasonJoseph Mason was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Plattsburg, New York, Mason moved with his parents to Hamilton, New York, in 1840....
(R): Frank HiscockFrank Hiscock was a U.S. Representative and Senator from New York.-Biography:Hiscock was born in Pompey, Onondaga County, New York, September 6, 1834. He graduated from Pompey Academy and studied law...
(R): John H. CampJohn Henry Camp was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Ithaca, New York, Camp attended the common schools, and was graduated from the Albany Law School in 1860....
(R): Elbridge G. LaphamElbridge Gerry Lapham was a U.S. Senator from New York from 1881-1885.-Life:Lapham attended the public schools and the Canandaigua Academy. He studied civil engineering and law and was admitted to the bar in 1844 and practiced in Canandaigua, New York.He was a delegate to the New York State...
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- James W. Wadsworth
James Wolcott Wadsworth was an American farmer, soldier and statesman.-Life:...
(R): Jeremiah W. DwightJeremiah Wilbur Dwight was a U.S. Representative from New York, father of John Wilbur Dwight.-Life:Born April 17, 1819 in Cincinnatus, New York, his father was Elijah Dwight and mother was Olive Standish , descended from Myles Standish...
(R): David P. RichardsonDavid Plunket Richardson was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Macedon, New York, Richardson attended the common school and the local academy at Macedon. He was graduated from Yale College in 1856. He studied law in Rochester, New York.He was admitted to the bar in 1859, and practiced...
(R): John Van VoorhisJohn Van Voorhis was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(R): Richard CrowleyRichard Crowley was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Pendleton, New York. He attended the public schools and Lockport Union School. Later, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1860 and commenced practice in Lockport, New York.Crowley was the city attorney of...
(R): Jonathan ScovilleJonathan Scoville was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, Scoville attended various educational institutions in Massachusetts, including the scientific department of Harvard University....
(D): Henry H. Van Aernam (R) |
North Carolina: Louis C. Latham Louis Charles Latham was a member of the United States House of Representatives representing North Carolina. Latham graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1859 and later attended the Harvard Law School...
(D): Orlando HubbsOrlando Hubbs was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1881 and 1883.Born in Commack, New York, Hubbs attended local schools and went to Northport in 1856 and learned the trade of a carriage and wagon builder...
(R): John W. ShackelfordJohn Williams Shackelford was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1881 and 1883.-Biography:...
(D), died January 18, 1883, vacant for remainder of term: William R. CoxWilliam Ruffin Cox was an American soldier and politician from the state of North Carolina. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, a three-term member of the United States House of Representatives from 1881 to 1887, and Secretary of the United States...
(D): Alfred M. ScalesAlfred Moore Scales was a North Carolina state legislature, Confederate general in the American Civil War and the 45th Governor of the US state of North Carolina from 1885 to 1889, and Congressman.-Early life:...
(D): Clement DowdClement Dowd was a Democratic politician in North Carolina who served as Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1869 to 1871 and as a U.S. Representative from 1881 to 1885....
(D): Robert F. ArmfieldRobert Franklin Armfield was the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1875 to 1876, and a U.S. Representative from North Carolina between 1879 and 1883.-Biography:...
(D): Robert B. VanceRobert Brank Vance , nephew of the earlier Congressman Robert Brank Vance and brother of Zebulon Baird Vance, was a North Carolina Democratic politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms . He was chairman of the United States House Committee on Patents...
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- Ohio: Benjamin Butterworth
Benjamin Butterworth was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Benjamin Butterworth was born near Maineville, Ohio, on October 22, 1837...
(R): Thomas L. YoungThomas Lowry Young was a Republican politician from Ohio. Young served as the 33rd Governor of Ohio.-Biography:...
(R): Henry L. MoreyHenry Lee Morey was an officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and a politician and U. S. Congressman after the war.-Early life and career:...
(R): Emanuel ShultzEmanuel Shultz was a shoemaker, merchant, manufacturer, banker and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio....
(R): Benjamin Le FevreBenjamin Le Fevre was a nineteenth century politician from Ohio.-Biography:Born near Maplewood, Ohio, Le Fevre attended Miami University in 1858 and 1859 and studied law in Sidney, Ohio...
(D): James M. RitchieJames Monroe Ritchie was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, father of Byron Foster Ritchie.Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, Ritchie immigrated to the United States in 1832 with his parents, who settled in St. Lawrence County, New York...
(R): John P. LeedomFor the Texas state senator from Dallas, see John N. Leedom.John Peter Leedom was a U.S. Representative from Ohio....
(D): J. Warren KeiferJoseph Warren Keifer was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a prominent U.S. politician during the 1880s. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from Ohio from 1877 to 1885 and from 1905 to 1911...
(R): James S. RobinsonJames Sidney Robinson was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
(R): John B. RiceJohn Birchard Rice was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Fremont, Ohio, Rice attended the common schools of Lower Sandusky and Oberlin College, Ohio. He graduated from the medical department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1857...
(R): Henry S. NealHenry Safford Neal was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Gallipolis, Ohio, Neal attended the common schools.He was graduated from Marietta College in 1847.He studied law....
(R): George L. ConverseGeorge Leroy Converse was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Georgesville, Ohio, Converse attended the common schools and Central College, Ohio, and was graduated from Denison University, Granville, Ohio, in 1849....
(D): Gibson AthertonGibson Atherton was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Newark, Ohio, Atherton attended Denison University, Granville, Ohio, and graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1853...
(D): George W. GeddesGeorge Washington Geddes was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Geddes attended the common schools.He studied law under Columbus Delano.He was admitted to the bar in July 1845 and practiced....
(D): Rufus R. DawesRufus R. Dawes was a military officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War. He used the middle initial "R" but had no middle name. He was noted for his service in the famed Iron Brigade, particularly during the Battle of Gettysburg...
(R): Jonathan T. UpdegraffJonathan Taylor Updegraff was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born near Mount Pleasant, Ohio, he descendant of the german Op den Graeff family. Jonathan was the son of David Updegraff, a Quaker minister, and grandson of Nathan Updegraff, a delegate to Ohio's first constitutional...
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- Joseph D. Taylor
Joseph Danner Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Joseph D. Taylor was born in Goshen Township, in Clermont County, Ohio...
(R): William McKinley, Jr.William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...
(R): Addison S. McClureAddison S. McClure was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Wooster, Ohio, McClure pursued an academic course in Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania . He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1861 and commenced practice in Wooster. He entered the Army as a private in...
(R): Ezra B. TaylorEzra Booth Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Taylor was born in Nelson Township, Portage County, Ohio and attended the common and select schools and academies. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Portage County in 1845...
(R): Amos TownsendAmos Townsend was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, Townsend attended the common schools of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and clerked in a store in Pittsburgh. He moved to Mansfield, Ohio, in 1839 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as United States marshal...
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- Oregon: Melvin C. George (R)
- Pennsylvania: Henry H. Bingham
Henry Harrison Bingham was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, who received the United States Military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of the Wilderness....
(R): Charles O'Neill (R): Samuel J. RandallSamuel Jackson Randall was a Pennsylvania politician, attorney, soldier, and a prominent Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives during the late 19th century. He served as the 33rd Speaker of the House and a contender for his party's nomination for the President of the...
(D): William D. KelleyWilliam D. Kelley was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Kelley was a lifelong advocate of civil rights, social reform, and labor protection.-Early life:...
(R): Alfred C. HarmerAlfred Crout Harmer was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Alfred C. Harmer was born in Germantown, PA. Began work as a shoe manufacturer. He became a member of the city council of Philadelphia, serving from 1856–1860 and then a recorder of deeds for...
(R): William WardWilliam Ward was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William Ward was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Girard College in Philadelphia. He learned the art of printing in the office of the Delaware County Republican in Chester, Pennsylvania...
(R): William GodshalkWilliam Godshalk was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R): Daniel ErmentroutDaniel Ermentrout was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Daniel Ermentrout was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He attended Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Elmwood Institute in Norristown, Pennsylvania...
(D): A. Herr SmithAbraham Herr Smith was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.A. Herr Smith was born near Millersville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He attended Professor Beck’s Academy at Lititz, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dickinson College in...
(R): William MutchlerWilliam Mutchler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(D): Robert KlotzRobert Klotz was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Robert Klotz was born in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He attended the country schools...
(D): Joseph A. ScrantonJoseph Augustine Scranton was a Republican politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives from 1881 to 1883, 1885 to 1887, 1889 to 1891, and 1893 to 1897....
(R): Charles N. BrummCharles Napoleon Brumm was a Greenbacker and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:...
(GBThe Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
): Samuel F. BarrSamuel Fleming Barr was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel F. Barr was born near Coleraine, County Antrim, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1831 with his parents, who settled in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania...
(R): Cornelius C. JadwinCornelius Comegys Jadwin was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Cornelius Comegys Jadwin was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and taught school for four years. He studied civil engineering and pharmacy. He was engaged as a...
(R): Robert J. C. WalkerRobert Jarvis Cochran Walker was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(R): Jacob M. CampbellJacob Miller Campbell was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He also served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(R): Horatio G. FisherHoratio Gates Fisher was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Horatio G. Fisher was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He attended public and private schools. He was graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, in July 1855. He engaged in...
(R): Frank E. BeltzhooverFrank Eckels Beltzhoover was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Frank E. Beltzhoover was born in Silver Spring Township, Pennsylvania. He attended Big Spring Academy in Newville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg in 1862...
(D): Andrew G. CurtinAndrew Gregg Curtin was a U.S. lawyer and politician. He served as the Governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War.-Biography:...
(D): Morgan R. WiseMorgan Ringland Wise was a member of the 46th and 47th Congress of the United States.Wise was born in West Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He engaged in gold mining in California in 1850 and while there voluntereed under Major Stammins, to defend the miners against the depredations of the Indians...
(D): Russell ErrettRussell Errett was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R): Thomas M. BayneThomas McKee Bayne was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Thomas M. Bayne was born in Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. He studied law...
(R): William S. ShallenbergerWilliam Shadrack Shallenberger was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(R): James MosgroveJames Mosgrove was a Greenback member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Mosgrove was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and was engaged in the iron business....
(NGThe Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
): Samuel H. MillerSamuel Henry Miller was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel H. Miller was born at Coolspring, Pennsylvania . He graduated from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in 1860. He taught school...
(R): Lewis F. WatsonLewis Findlay Watson was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Lewis Findlay Watson was born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and engaged in mercantile pursuits at Titusville, Pennsylvania in 1832...
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- Rhode Island: Nelson W. Aldrich
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the Senate, where he served from 1881 to 1911....
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- Henry J. Spooner
Henry Joshua Spooner , was a United States Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Spooner attended the common schools and graduated from Brown University in 1860. During his undergraduate career Spooner became a member of Theta Delta Chi...
(R): Jonathan ChaceJonathan Chace was a United States Representative and Senator from Rhode Island. Born at Fall River, Massachusetts, he son of Harvey Chace and the grandson of Oliver Chace. In 1854, he married Jane C. Moon, and they had children: Anna H., Elizabeth M. and Susan A....
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- South Carolina: John S. Richardson
John Smythe Richardson was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born on the Bloomhill plantation, near Sumter, South Carolina, Richardson pursued an academic course in Cokesbury, South Carolina, and was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1850.He studied law.He was admitted...
(D): Samuel DibbleSamuel Dibble was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Samuel Dibble was born in Charleston, South Carolina, son of Philander Virgil and Frances Ann Dibble. Young Dibble pursued an academic course in Bethel, Connecticut , and Charleston, South Carolina...
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- Edmund W. M. Mackey
Edmund William McGregor Mackey was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Charleston, he became a representative after the end of the American Civil War. As an active Republican, he was nominated to be a delegate from Charleston for the constitutional convention of South...
(IR), seated 5/31/1882 after being awarded contested election: D. Wyatt AikenDavid Wyatt Aiken was a Confederate army officer during the American Civil War and a postbellum five-term United States Congressman from South Carolina.-Biography:...
(D): John H. EvinsJohn Hamilton Evins was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, Evins attended the common schools and was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1853....
(D): George D. TillmanGeorge Dionysius Tillman was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, brother of Benjamin Ryan Tillman.Born near Curryton, South Carolina, Tillman pursued an academic course in Penfield, Georgia, and in Greenwood, South Carolina.He attended Harvard University, but did not graduate.He studied...
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- Robert Smalls
Robert Smalls was an enslaved African American who, during and after the American Civil War, became a ship's pilot, sea captain, and politician. He freed himself and his family from slavery on May 13, 1862, by commandeering a Confederate transport ship, the Planter, to freedom in Charleston harbor...
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- Tennessee: Augustus H. Pettibone
Augustus Herman Pettibone was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
(R): Leonidas C. HoukLeonidas Campbell Houk was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee...
(R): George G. DibrellGeorge Gibbs Dibrell was an American lawyer and a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives from the 3rd Congressional District of Tennessee. He also served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and as a railroad executive.-Biography:Dibrell...
(D): Benton McMillinBenton McMillin was governor of the U.S. state of Tennessee from 1899 to 1903. A Democrat, he was a native of Monroe County, Kentucky and an attorney.-Biography:...
(D): Richard WarnerRichard Warner was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Born near Chapel Hill, Tennessee, Warner attended the public schools and graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1858. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in...
(D): John F. HouseJohn Ford House was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district.-Biography:...
(D): Washington C. WhitthorneWashington Curran Whitthorne was a Tennessee attorney, Democratic politician, and an Adjutant General in the Confederate Army.-Early life and career:...
(D): John D. C. AtkinsJohn DeWitt Clinton Atkins was an American politician and a member of both the United States House of Representatives and Confederate Congress from Tennessee.-Biography:...
(D): Charles B. SimontonCharles Bryson Simonton was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee....
(D): William R. MooreWilliam Roy "Red" Moore, Jr. is a former American football player and coach in the United States. He played college football at Pennsylvania State University and three seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers...
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- Texas: John H. Reagan
John Henninger Reagan , was a leading 19th century American politician from the U.S. state of Texas. A Democrat, Reagan resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives when Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America. He served in the cabinet of Jefferson Davis as...
(D): David B. CulbersonDavid Browning Culberson was a Confederate soldier, a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.-Early years:...
(D): Olin WellbornOlin Wellborn was an American politician. He served in the United States House of Representatives from Texas.-Early years:...
(D): Roger Q. MillsRoger Quarles Mills was an American politician and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Background:...
(D): George W. JonesGeorge Washington Jones was a Texas politician, a Lieutenant Governor of Texas and a Greenback member of the United States House of Representatives.-Early life:...
(NGThe Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
): Christopher C. UpsonChristopher Columbus Upson was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born near Syracuse, New York, Upson attended the common schools and Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts.He studied law....
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- Vermont: Charles H. Joyce (R): James M. Tyler (R): William W. Grout
William Wallace Grout was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.-Biography:Born in Compton, Province of Quebec, Grout pursued an academic course and graduated from the Poughkeepsie Law School in 1857....
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- Virginia: George T. Garrison (D): John F. Dezendorf
John Frederick Dezendorf was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Lansingburgh, New York, Dezendorf pursued an academic course.Learned the carpenter's trade.He studied architecture and civil engineering....
(R): George D. WiseGeorge Douglas Wise was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of John Sergeant Wise and Richard Alsop Wise and nephew of Henry Alexander Wise....
(D): Joseph JorgensenJoseph Jorgensen was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jorgensen was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia....
(R): George C. CabellGeorge Craighead Cabell was a nineteenth century congressman, lawyer and editor from Virginia.Born in Danville, Virginia, Cabell attended Danville Academy and later the law department at the University of Virginia in 1857. After being admitted to the bar, he commenced practice in Danville in 1858...
(D): John R. Tucker (D): John PaulJohn Paul was a U.S. Representative and federal judge from Virginia.Born in Scarborough, Ontario, John Paul attended the common schools in Bowmanville, Ontario. During the Civil War, John Paul entered the Confederate States Army and became a captain in the 1st Virginia Cavalry. He studied law at...
(D): John S. Barbour, Jr.John Strode Barbour, Jr. was a Representative and a Senator from Virginia. He is best remembered for taking power in Virginia from the short-lived Readjuster Party in the late 1880s, forming the first political machine of "Conservative Democrats", whose power was to last 80 years until the demise...
(D): Abram FulkersonAbram Fulkerson was a Confederate officer during the American Civil War, and a Virginia lawyer and politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives....
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- West Virginia: Benjamin Wilson
Benjamin Wilson was a Democratic politician who served as a United States Representative from West Virginia. He was born in Wilsonburg, Virginia in Harrison County...
(D): John B. HogeJohn B. Hoge was a journalist, lawyer, and Democratic politician who served as a United States Representative from West Virginia. He was born in Richmond, Virginia on February 2, 1825. He was a member of the 47th United States Congress. He died in 1896....
(D): John E. KennaJohn Edward Kenna was an American politician who was a Senator from West Virginia from 1883 until his death....
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- Wisconsin: Charles G. Williams
Charles Grandison Williams was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Royalton, New York, Williams pursued an academic course and studied law in Rochester, New York....
(R): Lucien B. CaswellLucien Bonaparte Caswell was an American politician.Born in Swanton, Vermont, he moved with his family to frontier Wisconsin in 1836 and settled along the Rock River, just south of Lake Koshkonong. Caswell attended Milton Academy and Beloit College, studying law...
(R): George C. HazeltonGeorge Cochrane Hazelton was a United States Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Chester, New Hampshire, he attended the district schools and prepared for college at Pinkerton Academy in New Hampshire and Dummer Academy in Massachusetts. Hazelton studied at Union College in Schenectady, New...
(R): Peter V. DeusterPeter Victor Deuster was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Thum, near Aix la Chapelle, Rhenish Prussia, Deuster pursued an academic course....
(D): Edward S. BraggEdward Stuyvesant Bragg was a Democratic politician, lawyer and Union Army general from Wisconsin. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1877 to 1883 and from 1885 to 1887 and subsequently served as a foreign diplomat.-Early life and career:Born in Unadilla, New York, Bragg attended...
(D): Richard W. GuentherRichard William Guenther was a Prussian-born 19th century politician and pharmacist in Wisconsin.Born in Potsdam, Province of Brandenburg, Guenther received a college education and graduated from the Royal Pharmacy in Potsdam. He immigrated to the United States in 1866, settling in New York City,...
(R): Herman L. HumphreyHerman Leon Humphrey was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Candor, New York, Humphrey attended the common schools and also the Cortland Academy for one year.He became a clerk in Ithaca, New York....
(R): Thaddeus C. PoundThaddeus Coleman Pound was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. Pound was Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin 1870 - 1872...
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Delegates
- Arizona Territory: Granville H. Oury
Granville Henderson Oury was a nineteenth century American politician, lawyer, judge, soldier and miner.-Early life and career:...
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- Dakota Territory: Richard F. Pettigrew
Richard Franklin Pettigrew was an American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer. He represented the Dakota Territory in the U.S. Congress and, after the Dakotas were admitted as States, he was the first U.S. Senator from South Dakota.-Biography:Pettigrew was born in Ludlow, Windsor County,...
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- Idaho Territory: George Ainslie
George Ainslie was a Congressional delegate from Idaho Territory.-Biography:...
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- Montana Territory: Martin Maginnis
Martin Maginnis was a nineteenth century politician, publisher, editor and miner from Minnesota and the Montana Territory.-Biography:...
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- New Mexico Territory: Tranqulino Luna
Tranquilino Luna was a Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of New Mexico. Born in Los Lunas, New Mexico, Luna attended the public schools and graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri...
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- Utah Territory: John T. Caine
John Thomas Caine was a delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of Utah.Born in the parish of Patrick, Isle of Man, Caine attended the common schools in Douglas, Isle of Man....
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- Washington Territory: Thomas H. Brents (R)
- Wyoming Territory: Morton E. Post (D)
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