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William Davis VINCENT, Congress, KS (1852-1922)

VINCENT William Davis , a Representative from Kansas; born near Dresden, Weakley County, Tenn., October 11, 1852; moved with his parents to Riley County, Kans., in 1858 and to Manhattan, Kans., in…

Robert WALN, Congress, PA (1765-1836)

WALN Robert , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 22, 1765; received a limited schooling; engaged in mercantile pursuits and in East India and China trade;…

William WARD, Congress, PA (1837-1895)

WARD William , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., January 1, 1837; attended Girard College, Philadelphia, Pa.; learned the art of printing in the office of the…

John R. Lewis Biography

John R. Lewiscivil rights leader and U.S. Representative (D.-Ga)Born: Feb. 21, 1940Birthplace: Troy, Ala. Lewis, born into a family of Alabama sharecroppers, became active in the civil…

Kweisi Mfume Biography

Kweisi Mfume(Frizzell Gray)NAACP leaderBorn: 10/24/1948Birthplace: Baltimore, Md. Mfume became active in politics while a student at Morgan State University in Maryland. There, he headed the…

Cory Booker

Cory Booker has been a U.S. senator from the state of New Jersey since 2013. He is the state's first-ever African-American senator. The child of two IBM executives, Cory Booker graduated from New…

George Hyde FALLON, Congress, MD (1902-1980)

FALLON George Hyde , a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., July 24, 1902; attended the public schools, Calvert Business College, and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.;…

Vito John FOSSELLA, Congress, NY (1965)

FOSSELLA Vito John , a Representative from New York; born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., March 9, 1965; graduated from Monsignor Farrell High School, Staten Island, N.Y.; B.S., Wharton…

Jan MEYERS, Congress, KS (1928)

MEYERS Jan , a Representative from Kansas; born in Lincoln, Nebr., July 20, 1928; attended public schools in Superior, Nebr., and William Woods College, Fulton, Mo.; B.A., University of Nebraska,…

Gary G. MILLER, Congress, CA (1948)

MILLER Gary G. , a Representative from California; born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ark., October 16, 1948; attended California High School, Whittier, Calif.; attended Lowell High School, La…