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William HENRY, Congress, VT (1788-1861)

HENRY William , a Representative from Vermont; born in Charlestown, N.H., March 22, 1788; attended the common schools; engaged in business in Chester, Vt., and later engaged in manufacturing in…

John FAY, Congress, NY (1773-1855)

FAY John , a Representative from New York; born in Hardwick, Worcester County, Mass., February 10, 1773; attended the common schools for a period of only six months; moved to New York with his…

Edward Isaac GOLLADAY, Congress, TN (1830-1897)

GOLLADAY Edward Isaac , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn., September 9, 1830; attended the common schools and was graduated from the literary department of…

Ezra MEECH, Congress, VT (1773-1856)

MEECH Ezra , a Representative from Vermont; born in New London, Conn., July 26, 1773; moved to Hinesburg, Vt., in 1785; attended the common schools; engaged in the fur trade in the Northwest and…

James Coffield MITCHELL, Congress, TN (1786-1843)

MITCHELL James Coffield , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Staunton, Augusta County, Va., in March 1786; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced…

Milton Stapp ROBINSON, Congress, IN (1832-1892)

ROBINSON Milton Stapp , a Representative from Indiana; born in Versailles, Ripley County, Ind., April 20, 1832; received a limited schooling; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1851 and…

Daniel RODNEY, Congress, DE (1764-1846)

Senate Years of Service: 1826-1827 Party: Adams RODNEY Daniel , a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., September 10, 1764; received a limited schooling…

Joseph Mosley ROOT, Congress, OH (1807-1879)

ROOT Joseph Mosley , a Representative from Ohio; born in Brutus, Cayuga County, N.Y., October 7, 1807; pursued classical studies; studied law in Auburn, N.Y.; moved to Ohio in 1829; was…

Benjamin Franklin THOMAS, Congress, MA (1813-1878)

THOMAS Benjamin Franklin , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., February 12, 1813; moved with his parents to Worcester in 1819; attended Lancaster Academy, and was graduated…