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John Upfold PETTIT, Congress, IN (1820-1881)

PETTIT John Upfold , a Representative from Indiana; born in Fabius, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 11, 1820; received an academic education; attended Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y., and was…

Burt VAN HORN, Congress, NY (1823-1896)

VAN HORN Burt , a Representative from New York; born in Newfane, Niagara County, N.Y., October 28, 1823; was raised on a farm; attended the common schools, Yates Academy in Orleans County,…

Tom Vilsack

Thomas Vilsack is the former Iowa governor who served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Barack Obama from 2009-2017. Tom Vilsack was born in Pittsburgh and abandoned at a Catholic…

Samuel Franklin MILLER, Congress, NY (1827-1892)

MILLER Samuel Franklin , a Representative from New York; born in Franklin, Delaware County, N.Y., May 27, 1827; was graduated from the Delaware Literary Institute and Hamilton College, Clinton, N…

James KNOX, Congress, IL (1807-1876)

KNOX James , a Representative from Illinois; born in Canajoharie, N.Y., July 4, 1807; attended Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y., and was graduated from Yale College in 1830; studied law; was…

Philemon BLISS, Congress, OH (1813-1889)

BLISS Philemon , a Representative from Ohio; born in Canton, Conn., July 28, 1813; attended Fairfield Academy and Hamilton College; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1840 and commenced…

Lewis Alexander BRIGHAM, Congress, NJ (1831-1885)

BRIGHAM Lewis Alexander , a Representative from New Jersey; born at New York Mills, Oneida County, N.Y., January 2, 1831; attended the district schools and Whitestown Seminary, Whitesboro, N.Y.;…

Charles Junius KNAPP, Congress, NY (1845-1916)

KNAPP Charles Junius , a Representative from New York; born in Pepacton, Delaware County, N.Y., June 30, 1845; moved with his parents to Deposit, Delaware County, in 1848; was graduated from…