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George Thomas BARNES, Congress, GA (1833-1901)

BARNES George Thomas , a Representative from Georgia; born in a suburb (now called Summerville) of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., August 14, 1833; attended private schools, Richmond Academy, and…

Overton BROOKS, Congress, LA (1897-1961)

BROOKS Overton , a Representative from Louisiana; born near Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., December 21, 1897; attended the public schools; during the First World War served overseas as…

David CLENDENIN, Congress, OH (1779)

CLENDENIN David , a Representative from Ohio; moved from Harford County, Md., to near Struthers in the Mahoning Valley, Ohio, about 1806; was a pioneer in the iron and steel industry; lived in…

Hubert Summers ELLIS, Congress, WV (1887-1959)

ELLIS Hubert Summers , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Hurricane, Putnam County, W.Va., July 6, 1887; attended the public schools and Marshall College, Huntington, W.Va.; engaged in…

William Embre GAINES, Congress, VA (1844-1912)

GAINES William Embre , a Representative from Virginia; born near Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Va., August 30, 1844; attended the common schools; during the Civil War enlisted as a…

Leo Elwood ALLEN, Congress, IL (1898-1973)

ALLEN Leo Elwood , a Representative from Illinois; born in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess County, Ill., October 5, 1898; attended the public schools; during the First World War served as a sergeant in the…

Francis MALBONE, Congress, RI (1759-1809)

Senate Years of Service: 1809-1809 Party: Federalist MALBONE Francis , a Representative and a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Newport, R.I., March 20, 1759; received a limited schooling;…

William Anderson PILE, Congress, MO (1829-1889)

PILE William Anderson , a Representative from Missouri; born near Indianapolis, Ind., February 11, 1829; completed preparatory studies; studied theology and became a minister in the Methodist…

Joseph Rea REED, Congress, IA (1835-1925)

REED Joseph Rea , a Representative from Iowa; born in Ashland County, Ohio, March 12, 1835; attended the common schools and Vermillion Institution, Hayesville, Ohio, 1854-1857; moved to Adel,…

John Hugh GRAHAM, Congress, NY (1835-1895)

GRAHAM John Hugh , a Representative from New York; born in Belfast, Ireland, April 1, 1835; immigrated in 1836 to the United States with his parents, who settled in Brooklyn, N.Y.; attended the…