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James STEVENS, Congress, CT (1768-1835)

STEVENS James , a Representative from Connecticut; born in that part of Stamford which is now the town of New Canaan, Fairfield County, Conn., July 4, 1768; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…

James OWEN, Congress, NC (1784-1865)

OWEN James , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Wilmington, Bladen County, N.C., on December 7, 1784; educated at Bingham's Academy, Pittsboro, N.C.; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…

Lewis WILLIAMS, Congress, NC (1782-1842)

WILLIAMS Lewis , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Surry County, N.C., February 1, 1782; was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1808; member of the…

WILSON, Thomas, Congress, PA (1772-1824)

WILSON Thomas , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pa., in 1772; attended the common schools; had the contract for supplying the western forts of the…

William WILSON, Congress, OH (1773-1827)

WILSON William , a Representative from Ohio; born in New Boston, Hillsboro County, N.H., March 19, 1773; attended the public schools and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in…

James Isaac VAN ALEN, Congress, NY (1776-1870)

VAN ALEN, James Isaac, (half brother of Martin Van Buren), a Representative from New York; born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., in 1776; attended the common schools; city clerk of…

Daniel SHEFFEY, Congress, VA (1770-1830)

SHEFFEY Daniel , a Representative from Virginia; born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., in 1770; pursued classical studies; apprenticed as a shoemaker in his father's shop; moved to Wytheville…

Aaron MATSON, Congress, NH (1770-1855)

MATSON Aaron , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Plymouth, Mass., in 1770; moved to Cheshire County, N.H.; judge of probate of Cheshire County; member of the state house of…

Rachel Jackson

Name at birth: Rachel DonelsonRachel Jackson was married to President Andrew Jackson for nearly four decades, but she died just after he was elected president in 1828. She was the daughter of…

George BAER, Jr., Congress, MD (1763-1834)

BAER George, Jr. , a Representative from Maryland; born in Frederick, Md., in 1763; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; member of the State house of delegates in 1794;…