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Spencer JARNAGIN, Congress, TN (1792-1853)
Senate Years of Service: 1843-1847 Party: Whig JARNAGIN Spencer , a Senator from Tennessee; born in Grainger County, Tenn., in 1792; pursued classical studies and graduated from Greenville College…John King LUTTRELL, Congress, CA (1831-1893)
LUTTRELL John King , a Representative from California; born near Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., June 27, 1831; attended the common schools; moved with his parents to a farm in Alabama in 1844;…Henry Frazier REAMS, Congress, OH (1897-1971)
REAMS Henry Frazier , a Representative from Ohio; born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., January 15, 1897; attended the public schools of Tennessee; during First World War enlisted as a…John Marshall ROBSION, Congress, KY (1873-1948)
Senate Years of Service: 1930-1930 Party: Republican ROBSION John Marshall , a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born near Berlin, Bracken County, Ky., January 2, 1873; attended the…Carl SCHURZ, Congress, MO (1829-1906)
Senate Years of Service: 1869-1875 Party: Republican SCHURZ Carl , a Senator from Missouri; born in Liblar, near Cologne, Germany, March 2, 1829; educated at the gymnasium of Cologne and the…Felix Kirk ZOLLICOFFER, Congress, TN (1812-1862)
ZOLLICOFFER Felix Kirk , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Bigbyville, Maury County, Tenn., May 19, 1812; attended the ``old field'' schools and Jackson College, Columbia, Tenn.; became a…John SEVIER, Congress, TN (1745-1815)
SEVIER John , a Representative from North Carolina and Tennessee; born near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Va., September 23, 1745; attended the common schools and the academy at Fredericksburg…Joanna Troutman Biography
Joanna TroutmanJohannadesigner of the first Texas flagBorn: 2/19/1818Birthplace: Crawford County, Ga. In 1835, Georgia raised a battalion to fight in Texas, which had issued an appeal for…William Henry Hastie Biography
William Henry HastieU.S. government official; civil rights advocate Born: November 17, 1904Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Hastie received a BA from Amherst, where he finished first in his…John DeWitt Clinton ATKINS, Congress, TN (1825-1908)
ATKINS John DeWitt Clinton , a Representative from Tennessee; born near Manly's Chapel, Henry County, Tenn., June 4, 1825; attended a private school in Paris, Tenn., and was graduated from the…Trending
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