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John KISSEL, Congress, NY (1864-1938)

KISSEL John , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., July 31, 1864; attended public and private schools; served as clerk in the Brooklyn Navy Yard; learned the printing trade…

James Paul MAHER, Congress, NY (1865-1946)

MAHER James Paul , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., November 3, 1865; was graduated from St. Patrick's Academy, Brooklyn, N.Y.; apprenticed to the hatter's trade; moved to…

Andrew Lawrence SOMERS, Congress, NY (1895-1949)

SOMERS Andrew Lawrence , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 21, 1895; attended St. Teresa's Academy in Brooklyn, Brooklyn College Preparatory School, Manhattan College…

O’REILLY, Daniel, Congress, NY (1838-1911)

O’REILLY, Daniel, a Representative from New York; born in Limerick, Ireland, June 3, 1838; pursued an academic course; immigrated to the United States in July 1856 with his parents, who settled…

Mitchell MAY, Congress, NY (1870-1961)

MAY Mitchell , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., July 10, 1870; attended the public schools and Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute; was graduated from the law department of…

John Ward HUNTER, Congress, NY (1807-1900)

HUNTER John Ward , a Representative from New York; born in Bedford (now a part of Brooklyn), N.Y., October 15, 1807; received a liberal schooling; clerk in a wholesale grocery store in New York…

Edward Murray BASSETT, Congress, NY (1863-1948)

BASSETT Edward Murray , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., February 7, 1863; attended the public schools in Brooklyn and Watertown, N.Y., and Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y.,…

John Teunis BERGEN, Congress, NY (1786-1855)

BERGEN John Teunis , a Representative from New York; born in Gowanus, Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1786; completed preparatory studies; appointed a lieutenant in the New York State Militia in 1812 and…

William Jerome COOMBS, Congress, NY (1833-1922)

COOMBS William Jerome , a Representative from New York; born in Jordan, Onondaga County, N.Y., December 24, 1833; attended the Jordan Academy, Jordan, N.Y.; moved to New York City in 1850, and…

Francis Edwin DORN, Congress, NY (1911-1987)

DORN Francis Edwin , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 18, 1911; attended St. Augustine and Bishop McLaughlin Memorial High Schools; was graduated from Fordham…