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Richard JACKSON, Jr., Congress, RI (1764-1838)

JACKSON Richard, Jr. , a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., July 3, 1764; completed preparatory studies in the schools of Providence and Pomfret, Conn.; entered the…

Seaborn JONES, Congress, GA (1788-1864)

JONES Seaborn , a Representative from Georgia; born in Augusta, Ga., February 1, 1788; attended Princeton College; studied law; by a special act of the legislature was admitted to the bar in 1808…

William HILLHOUSE, Congress, CT (1728-1816)

HILLHOUSE, William, (father of James Hillhouse), a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Montville, Conn., August 25, 1728; received a liberal schooling; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…

Thomas LOWNDES, Congress, SC (1766-1843)

LOWNDES Thomas , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., January 22, 1766; educated at home and in grammar schools of Charleston; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…

George LOYALL, Congress, VA (1789-1868)

LOYALL George , a Representative from Virginia; born in Norfolk, Va., May 29, 1789; was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., in 1808; studied law but did not…

William Plunkett MACLAY, Congress, PA (1774-1842)

MACLAY William Plunkett , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Northumberland County, Pa., August 23, 1774; attended the common schools; prothonotary of Mifflin County 1808-1814; member…

MACLAY, William, Congress, PA (1765-1825)

MACLAY, William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pa., March 22, 1765; attended the country schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1800 and…

Dutee Jerauld PEARCE, Congress, RI (1789-1849)

PEARCE Dutee Jerauld , a Representative from Rhode Island; born on the island of Prudence, R.I., April 3, 1789; was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1808; studied law; was…

Jeremiah Halsey PIERSON, Congress, NY (1766-1855)

PIERSON Jeremiah Halsey , a Representative from New York; born in Newark, N.J., September 13, 1766; moved with his parents to Richmond, Mass., in 1772; attended the public schools of Richmond and…

Henry Howard ROSS, Congress, NY (1790-1862)

ROSS Henry Howard , a Representative from New York; born in Essex, Essex County, N.Y., May 9, 1790; instructed by private tutors; was graduated from Columbia College, New York City, in 1808;…