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Thomas Johnston TURNER, Congress, IL (1815-1874)

TURNER Thomas Johnston , a Representative from Illinois; born in Trumbull County, Ohio, April 5, 1815; completed preparatory studies; moved with his parents to Butler County, Pa., in 1825; moved…

Cabinet Members Under Van Buren

Secretary of State John Forsyth (Cont.)Secretary of the Treasury Levi Woodbury (Cont.)Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett, 1837Attorney General Benjamin F. Butler (Cont.)Felix Grundy, 1838Henry…

Finis Ewing DOWNING, Congress, IL (1846-1936)

DOWNING Finis Ewing , a Representative from Illinois; born in Virginia, Cass County, Ill., August 24, 1846; attended public and private schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Virginia, Ill., and…

John Marshall HAGANS, Congress, WV (1838-1900)

HAGANS John Marshall , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Brandonville, Preston County, Va. (now West Virginia), August 13, 1838; attended the public schools; studied law at Harvard…

William Eastin ENGLISH, Congress, IN (1850-1926)

ENGLISH William Eastin , a Representative from Indiana; born at ``Englishton Park,'' near Lexington, Scott County, Ind., November 3, 1850; moved to Indianapolis in 1865; attended public and…

Martin Andrew MORRISON, Congress, IN (1862-1944)

MORRISON Martin Andrew , a Representative from Indiana; born in Frankfort, Clinton County, Ind., April 15, 1862; attended the public schools; was graduated from Butler College, Irvington, Ind.,…

Elijah Adams MORSE, Congress, MA (1841-1898)

MORSE Elijah Adams , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., May 25, 1841; moved to Massachusetts with his parents, who settled in Boston in 1852;…

John William MOORE, Congress, KY (1877-1941)

MOORE John William , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Morgantown, Butler County, Ky., June 9, 1877; attended the public schools and completed a commercial course at Bryant and Stratton…