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James Bradford FOLEY, Congress, IN (1807-1886)

FOLEY James Bradford , a Representative from Indiana; born near Dover, Mason County, Ky., October 18, 1807; received a limited schooling; employed on a flatboat on the Mississippi River in 1823…

Benjamin HOWARD, Congress, KY (1760-1814)

HOWARD Benjamin , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Lexington, Ky. (then a part of Virginia), in 1760; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…

Isaac PARRISH, Congress, OH (1804-1860)

PARRISH Isaac , a Representative from Ohio; born near St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, in March 1804; resided in Cambridge, Guernsey County; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…

James Peter WALKER, Congress, MO (1851-1890)

WALKER James Peter , a Representative from Missouri; born near Memphis, Lauderdale County, Tenn., March 14, 1851; attended the public schools and the boys' college at Durhamville, Tenn.; employed…

Charles Nelson CLARK, Congress, MO (1827-1902)

CLARK Charles Nelson , a Representative from Missouri; born in Cortland County, N.Y., on August 21, 1827; attended Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y.; moved to Illinois in 1859; when the Civil War…

Philemon THOMAS, Congress, LA (1763-1847)

THOMAS Philemon , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Orange County, Va., February 9, 1763; attended the common schools; served in the Revolutionary War; moved to Kentucky and settled in…

Samuel McKEE, Congress, KY (1774-1826)

McKEE Samuel , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Lexington, Augusta (now Rockbridge) County, Va., October 13, 1774; was graduated from Liberty Hall Academy (now Washington and Lee…

Seth Wallace COBB, Congress, MO (1838-1909)

COBB Seth Wallace , a Representative from Missouri; born near Petersburg, Va., December 5, 1838; attended the common schools; joined a volunteer company from his native county in 1861 and served…