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John Augustus GRISWOLD, Congress, NY (1822-1872)

GRISWOLD John Augustus , a Representative from New York; born in Nassau, Rensselaer County, N.Y., November 11, 1822; received an academic training; engaged in mercantile pursuits and in steel…

Andrew Jackson HAMILTON, Congress, TX (1815-1875)

HAMILTON Andrew Jackson , a Representative from Texas; born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., January 28, 1815; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in Talladega,…

Ladislas LAZARO, Congress, LA (1872-1927)

LAZARO Ladislas , a Representative from Louisiana; born near Ville Platte, Evangeline (then St. Landry) Parish, La., June 5, 1872; attended public and private schools and Holy Cross College, New…

BUTLER, William, Congress, SC (1790-1850)

BUTLER, William, (son of William Butler [1759-1821], brother of Andrew Pickens Butler, and father of Matthew Calbraith Butler), a Representative from South Carolina; born in the Edgefield…

George Leroy CONVERSE, Congress, OH (1827-1897)

CONVERSE George Leroy , a Representative from Ohio; born in Georgesville, Franklin County, Ohio, June 4, 1827; attended the common schools and Central College, Ohio, and was graduated from…

John COCKE, Congress, TN (1772-1854)

COCKE John , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Brunswick, Nottoway County, Va., in 1772; moved with his parents to Tennessee, where he attended the public schools; studied law; was…

Charles Edmund NASH, Congress, LA (1844-1913)

NASH Charles Edmund , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, La., May 23, 1844; attended the common schools; was a bricklayer by trade; during the Civil War…

Henry Zenas OSBORNE, Congress, CA (1848-1923)

OSBORNE Henry Zenas , a Representative from California; born in New Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y., October 4, 1848; attended the public schools; during the Civil War served in the One Hundred…

Archibald YELL, Congress, AR (1797-1847)

YELL Archibald , a Representative from Arkansas; born in North Carolina in 1797; moved to Tennessee in his youth and settled in Bedford County; took part in the Creek campaign; participated in the…