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Samuel DEXTER, Congress, MA (1761-1816)

Senate Years of Service: 1799-1800 Party: Federalist DEXTER Samuel , a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., on May 14, 1761; graduated from Harvard College in…

Colson Whitehead

Writer Colson Whitehead is a New York essayist and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the novel The Underground Railroad (2016). Raised in Manhattan, Colson Whitehead studied writing at Harvard…

GERRY, Elbridge, Congress, MA (1744-1814)

GERRY, Elbridge, (grandfather of Elbridge Gerry [1813-1886] and great-grandfather of Peter Goelet Gerry), a Delegate and a Representative from Massachusetts and a Vice President of the United…

William EUSTIS, Congress, MA (1753-1825)

EUSTIS William , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Cambridge, Mass., June 10, 1753; attended the Boston public schools and was graduated from Harvard College in 1772; studied medicine…

Francis DANA, Congress, MA (1743-1811)

DANA, Francis, a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Charlestown, Mass., June 13, 1743; was graduated from Harvard College in 1762; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice…

Jeremiah SMITH, Congress, NH (1759-1842)

SMITH Jeremiah , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Peterboro, N.H., November 29, 1759; received instruction from a private tutor; attended Harvard College in 1777; during the…

John Goodchild DOW, Congress, NY (1905-2003)

DOW John Goodchild , a Representative from New York; born in New York, N.Y., May 6, 1905; attended the public schools of Canton, Mass.; A.B., Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass., 1927; M.A.,…