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John MURRAY, Congress, PA (1768-1834)

MURRAY John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Potts Grove, East Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland County, Pa., in 1768; attended private schools; engaged in agricultural…

John WESTBROOK, Congress, PA (1789-1852)

WESTBROOK John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Sussex County, N.J., January 9, 1789; moved with his parents to Pike County, Pa., in 1792 and settled near Dingmans Ferry; attended…

Hamilton Kinkaid WHEELER, Congress, IL (1848-1918)

WHEELER Hamilton Kinkaid , a Representative from Illinois; born in Ballston Township, Saratoga County, N.Y., August 5, 1848; moved to Illinois in 1852 with his parents, who settled near Grant Park…

WILSON, Ephraim King, Congress, MD (1771-1834)

WILSON, Ephraim King, (father of Ephraim King Wilson [1821-1891]), a Representative from Maryland; born near Snow Hill, Somerset (now Worcester) County, Md., September 15, 1771; received…

Frank Charles WACHTER, Congress, MD (1861-1910)

WACHTER Frank Charles , a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., September 16, 1861; attended private schools and St. Paul's Evangelical School at Baltimore, Md.; learned the trade of…

James Richard WADDILL, Congress, MO (1842-1917)

WADDILL James Richard , a Representative from Missouri; born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., November 22, 1842; attended private schools and Springfield College; during the Civil War enlisted…

Robert Morris YARDLEY, Congress, PA (1850-1902)

YARDLEY Robert Morris , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Yardley, Bucks County, Pa., October 9, 1850; attended public and private schools in Yardley and Doylestown; studied law; was…

Charles Biddle SHEPARD, Congress, NC (1808-1843)

SHEPARD Charles Biddle , a Representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., December 5, 1808; attended private schools of his native city and was graduated from the…

Jacob SHOWER, Congress, MD (1803-1879)

SHOWER Jacob , a Representative from Maryland; born in Manchester, Baltimore County, Md., February 22, 1803; was a drummer boy in the War of 1812; attended private schools at Emmitsburg, Md., and…