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John Wallace HOUSTON, Congress, DE (1814-1896)

HOUSTON John Wallace , a Representative from Delaware; born in Concord, Sussex County, Del., May 4, 1814; attended the country schools and Newark Academy, and was graduated from Yale College in…

EDWARDS, John, Congress, PA (1786-1843)

EDWARDS, John, (granduncle of John Edwards Leonard), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Ivy Mills, Delaware County, Pa., in 1786; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1807 and…

Joshua CLAYTON, Congress, DE (1744-1798)

Senate Years of Service: 1798-1798 Party: Federalist CLAYTON Joshua , a Senator from Delaware; born at Bohemia Manor, Cecil County, Md., July 20, 1744; studied medicine in Philadelphia and…

James Hurd HUGHES, Congress, DE (1867-1953)

Senate Years of Service: 1937-1943 Party: Democrat HUGHES James Hurd , a Senator from Delaware; born on a farm near Felton, Kent County, Del., January 14, 1867; attended the public schools and…

George Gray LEIPER, Congress, PA (1786-1868)

LEIPER George Gray , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 3, 1786; attended the common schools; was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at…

George READ, Congress, DE (1733-1798)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1793 Party: Pro-Administration READ George , a Delegate and a Senator from Delaware; born near North East, Cecil County, Md., September 18, 1733; completed…

James Caleb BOGGS, Congress, DE (1909-1993)

Senate Years of Service: 1961-1973 Party: Republican BOGGS James Caleb , a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born in Cheswold, Kent County, Del., May 15, 1909; attended the rural schools…

Arnold NAUDAIN, Congress, DE (1790-1872)

Senate Years of Service: 1830-1836 Party: Anti-Jacksonian NAUDAIN Arnold , a Senator from Delaware; born near Dover, Del., January 6, 1790; completed preparatory studies; graduated from the…

Thomas Woodnutt MILLER, Congress, DE (1886-1973)

MILLER Thomas Woodnutt , a Representative from Delaware; born in Wilmington, Del., June 26, 1886; attended the Hotchkiss School; was graduated from Yale University in 1908; interested in mining…

Richard Henry BAYARD, Congress, DE (1796-1868)

Senate Years of Service: 1836-1839; 1841-1845 Party: Anti-Jacksonian; Whig BAYARD Richard Henry , a Senator from Delaware; born in Wilmington, Del., September 26, 1796; graduated from Princeton…