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Adam BOYD, Congress, NJ (1746-1835)

BOYD Adam , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Mendham, N.J., March 21, 1746; moved to Bergen County about 1770 and to Hackensack a few years later; member of the board of freeholders and…

Adam KING, Congress, PA (1783-1835)

KING Adam , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in York, Pa., January 20, 1783; pursued academic studies; studied medicine in the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia and commenced…

Adam HUNTSMAN, Congress, TN (1786-1849)

HUNTSMAN Adam , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Charlotte County, Va.,, February 11, 1786; moved to Jackson, Tenn.; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835-…

Andrew ADAMS, Congress, CT (1736-1797)

ADAMS, Andrew, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Stratford, Conn., January 7, 1736; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from Yale College in 1760; studied law, and was admitted to…

Benjamin ADAMS, Congress, MA (1764-1837)

ADAMS Benjamin , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Mendon, Mass., December 16, 1764; attended the public schools and was graduated from Brown University in 1788; studied law; was…

Green ADAMS, Congress, KY (1812-1884)

ADAMS Green , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Barbourville, Knox County, Ky., August 20, 1812; pursued preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; member of…

John ADAMS, Congress, NY (1778-1854)

ADAMS John , a Representative from New York; born in Oak Hill, town of Durham, Greene County, N.Y., August 26, 1778; attended the common schools; taught school in Durham; studied law; was…

ADAMS, John, Congress, MA (1735-1826)

ADAMS, John, (father of John Quincy Adams; grandfather of Charles Francis Adams; cousin of Samuel Adams; father-in-law of William Stephens Smith), a Delegate from Massachusetts and a Vice…

ADAMS, John, Congress, NY (1778-1854)

ADAMS, John, a Representative from New York; born in Oak Hill, town of Durham, Greene County, N.Y., August 26, 1778; attended the common schools; taught school in Durham; studied law; was…

Parmenio ADAMS, Congress, NY (1776-1832)

ADAMS Parmenio , a Representative from New York; born in Hartford, Conn., September 9, 1776; attended the common schools; moved in 1806 to ``Phelps Corners,'' then in the township of Batavia,…