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David Bremner HENDERSON, Congress, IA (1840-1906)

HENDERSON David Bremner , a Representative from Iowa; born in Old Deer, Scotland, March 14, 1840; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Winnebago County, Ill., in 1846;…

James William DENVER, Congress, CA (1817-1892)

DENVER, James William, (father of Matthew Rombach Denver), a Representative from California; born in Winchester, Va., October 23, 1817; attended the public schools; moved to Ohio in 1830 with…

John Adams DIX, Congress, NY (1798-1879)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1849 Party: Democrat DIX John Adams , a Senator from New York; born in Boscawen, N.H., July 24, 1798; completed preparatory studies; during the War of 1812 was…

Henry Richard GIBSON, Congress, TN (1837-1938)

GIBSON Henry Richard , a Representative from Tennessee; born on Kent Island, Queen Anne's County, Md., December 24, 1837; attended the common schools on Kent Island and at Bladensburg, Md.; was…

MILLER, John Franklin, Congress, CA (1831-1886)

Senate Years of Service: 1881-1886 Party: Republican MILLER, John Franklin, (uncle of John Franklin Miller [1862-1936]), a Senator from California; born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind…

Edmund Gibson ROSS, Congress, KS (1826-1907)

Senate Years of Service: 1866-1871 Party: Republican ROSS Edmund Gibson , a Senator from Kansas; born in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, December 7, 1826; apprenticed as a printer in Sandusky,…

Joseph Warren KEIFER, Congress, OH (1836-1932)

KEIFER Joseph Warren , a Representative from Ohio; born near Springfield, Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio, January 30, 1836; attended the common schools and Antioch College, Yellow Springs,…

William Boyd ALLISON, Congress, IA (1829-1908)

Senate Years of Service: 1873-1908 Party: Republican ALLISON William Boyd , a Representative and a Senator from Iowa; born in Perry, Ohio, March 2, 1829; attended country schools, the academy in…