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Hiram Revels Biography
Hiram Revels Senator from Mississippi; first African American senator Born: September 27, 1827 Birthplace: Fayetteville, N.C. Born a free Black man, Revels worked as a barber and as a…Harold Sumner TOLLEY, Congress, NY (1894-1956)
TOLLEY Harold Sumner , a Representative from New York; born in Honesdale, Wayne County, Pa., January 16, 1894; moved with his parents to Binghamton, N.Y., in 1903; attended the public schools;…Albert Palaska FORSYTHE, Congress, IL (1830-1906)
FORSYTHE Albert Palaska , a Representative from Illinois; born in New Richmond, Clermont County, Ohio, May 24, 1830; attended the common schools and Asbury University (now De Pauw University),…William KENNON, Sr., Congress, OH (1793-1881)
KENNON William, Sr. , a Representative from Ohio; born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., May 14, 1793; moved with his parents to Belmont County, Ohio, in 1804; attended the common schools and…Harriet Miers
On 27 October 2005, Harriet Ellan Miers withdrew her name from consideration for the U.S. Supreme Court. President George W. Bush had nominated her earlier that same month to replace retiring justice…George McGovern
Name at birth: George Stanley McGovernGeorge McGovern was the longtime U.S. senator from South Dakota who was the Democratic candidate for president in 1972. The son of a Methodist minister, George…Kaneaster HODGES, Jr., Congress, AR (1938)
Senate Years of Service: 1977-1979 Party: Democrat HODGES Kaneaster, Jr. , a Senator from Arkansas; born in Newport, Jackson County, Ark., August 20, 1938; attended the public schools; graduated…Ralph Moody HALL, Congress, TX (1923)
HALL Ralph Moody , a Representative from Texas; born in Fate, Rockwall County, Tex., May 3, 1923; graduated from Rockwall High School, Rockwall, Tex.; attended Texas Christian University, Fort Worth…Harold Henderson EARTHMAN, Congress, TN (1900-1987)
EARTHMAN Harold Henderson , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., April 13, 1900; attended the public schools, Webb School at Bell Buckle, Tenn.,…Sam JOHNSON, Congress, TX (1930)
JOHNSON Sam , A Representative from Texas; born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., October 11, 1930; graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Dallas, Tex.; B.B.A., Southern Methodist University,…Trending
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