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James Isaac VAN ALEN, Congress, NY (1776-1870)
VAN ALEN, James Isaac, (half brother of Martin Van Buren), a Representative from New York; born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., in 1776; attended the common schools; city clerk of…William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison had the shortest term in office of any American president: 32 days, in 1841. Harrison was the son of Benjamin Harrison, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. William…Samuel BIRDSALL, Congress, NY (1791-1872)
BIRDSALL Samuel , a Representative from New York; born in Hillsdale, Columbia County, N.Y., May 14, 1791; attended the common schools; studied law in the office of Martin Van Buren; was admitted…Charles Edward DUDLEY, Congress, NY (1780-1841)
Senate Years of Service: 1829-1833 Party: Jacksonian DUDLEY Charles Edward , a Senator from New York; born in Johnston Hall, Staffordshire, England, May 23, 1780; immigrated to the United States…Isaac Samuels PENNYBACKER, Congress, VA (1805-1847)
Senate Years of Service: 1845-1847 Party: Democrat PENNYBACKER Isaac Samuels , a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born at Pine Forge, near Newmarket, Shenandoah County, Va., September…Enos Thompson THROOP, Congress, NY (1784-1874)
THROOP Enos Thompson , a Representative from New York; born in Johnstown, Montgomery County, N.Y., August 21, 1784; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1806 and…William Henry HAYWOOD, Jr., Congress, NC (1801-1852)
Senate Years of Service: 1843-1846 Party: Democrat HAYWOOD William Henry, Jr. , a Senator from North Carolina; born in Raleigh, N.C., October 23, 1801; attended the Raleigh Male Academy and…Joseph Cinqué Biography
Joseph Cinqué(Sengbe Pieh)slave leaderBorn: 1811Birthplace: Sierra Leone, Africa Cinqué was a rice farmer in his native Sierra Leone when he was captured by Portuguese slavers and brought by…John McKINLEY, Congress, AL (1780-1852)
Senate Years of Service: 1826-1831; 1837-1837 Party: Jacksonian; Democrat McKINLEY John , a Senator and a Representative from Alabama; born in Culpeper County, Va., May 1, 1780; moved to…Samuel McROBERTS, Congress, IL (1799-1843)
Senate Years of Service: 1841-1843 Party: Democrat McROBERTS Samuel , a Senator from Illinois; born near Maystown, Monroe County, Ill. (then a portion of the Northwest Territory), April 12, 1799…Trending
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