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Lorenzo SABINE, Congress, MA (1803-1877)

SABINE Lorenzo , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in New Concord (now Lisbon), N.H., February 28, 1803; moved to Boston, Mass., with his parents in 1811 and to Hampden, Maine, in 1814;…

Robert Nelson STANFIELD, Congress, OR (1877-1945)

Senate Years of Service: 1921-1927 Party: Republican STANFIELD Robert Nelson , a Senator from Oregon; born in Umatilla, Umatilla County, Oreg., July 9, 1877; attended the public schools and the…

George SWEENY, Congress, OH (1796-1877)

SWEENY George , a Representative from Ohio; born near Gettysburg, Pa., February 22, 1796; pursued academic studies and was graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.; studied law; was…

William LUCAS, Congress, VA (1800-1877)

LUCAS William , a Representative from Virginia; born at ``Cold Spring,'' near Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Va. (now West Virginia), November 30, 1800; attended the village schools; was…

Virginia Ellis JENCKES, Congress, IN (1877-1975)

JENCKES Virginia Ellis , a Representative from Indiana; born in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., November 6, 1877; attended the public and high schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits in 1912;…

Wilson SHANNON, Congress, OH (1802-1877)

SHANNON Wilson , a Representative from Ohio; born at Mount Olivet, Belmont County, Ohio, February 24, 1802; attended Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 1820-1822 and Transylvania College, Lexington,…

Ether SHEPLEY, Congress, ME (1789-1877)

Senate Years of Service: 1833-1836 Party: Jacksonian SHEPLEY Ether , a Senator from Maine; born in Groton, Mass., November 2, 1789; attended Groton Academy and graduated from Dartmouth College,…

William SAWYER, Congress, OH (1803-1877)

SAWYER William , a Representative from Ohio; born in Montgomery County, Ohio, August 5, 1803; apprenticed to a blacksmith in 1818 and worked in Dayton, Ohio, and near Grand Rapids, Mich.; moved…

Nehemiah ABBOTT, Congress, ME (1804-1877)

ABBOTT Nehemiah , a Representative from Maine; born in Sidney, Maine, March 29, 1804; studied law at the Litchfield (Conn.) Law School; was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced practice at…

Rufus Cecil HOLMAN, Congress, OR (1877-1959)

Senate Years of Service: 1939-1945 Party: Republican HOLMAN Rufus Cecil , a Senator from Oregon; born in Portland, Oreg., October 14, 1877; attended the public schools; school teacher 1896-1898…