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John COCHRANE, Congress, NY (1813-1898)

COCHRANE John , a Representative from New York; born in Palatine, N.Y., August 27, 1813; pursued preparatory studies, attended Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., and was graduated from Hamilton…

John BELL, Congress, TN (1796-1869)

Senate Years of Service: 1847-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1859 Party: Jacksonian; Anti-Jackson; Whig; Opposition; American (Know-Nothing) BELL John , a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee;…

John BIDWELL, Congress, CA (1819-1900)

BIDWELL John , a Representative from California; born in Chautauqua County, N.Y., August 5, 1819; moved with his parents to Erie, Pa., in 1829 and to Ashtabula County, Ohio, in 1831; attended the…

Benjamin Gratz BROWN, Congress, MO (1826-1885)

Senate Years of Service: 1863-1865; 1865-1867 Party: Unconditional Unionist; Republican BROWN Benjamin Gratz , a Senator from Missouri; born in Lexington, Ky., May 28, 1826; completed…

William Lewis DAYTON, Congress, NJ (1807-1864)

Senate Years of Service: 1842-1851 Party: Whig DAYTON William Lewis , a Senator from New Jersey; born in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, N.J., February 17, 1807; attended Trenton (N.J.) Academy…

Thomas MORRIS, Congress, OH (1776-1844)

Senate Years of Service: 1833-1837; 1837-1839 Party: Jacksonian; Democrat MORRIS Thomas , a Senator from Ohio; born in Berks County, Pa., January 3, 1776; settled with his parents near Clarksburg,…

Burton Kendall WHEELER, Congress, MT (1882-1975)

Senate Years of Service: 1923-1947 Party: Democrat WHEELER Burton Kendall , a Senator from Montana; born in Hudson, Middlesex County, Mass., February 27, 1882; attended the common schools; worked…

Robert Charles WINTHROP, Congress, MA (1809-1894)

Senate Years of Service: 1850-1851 Party: Whig WINTHROP Robert Charles , a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., May 12, 1809; graduated from Harvard University in…