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(Encyclopedia) Union Pacific Railroad, transportation company chartered (1862) by Congress to build part of the nation's first transcontinental railroad line. Under terms of the Pacific Railroads Act…Isaac Newton MORRIS, Congress, IL (1812-1879)
MORRIS Isaac Newton , a Representative from Illinois; born in Bethel, Ohio, January 22, 1812; attended Miami University, Oxford, Ohio; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1835 and commenced…Richard Gardner (Dick) SHOUP, Congress, MT (1923-1995)
SHOUP Richard Gardner (Dick) , a Representative from Montana; born in Salmon, Lemhi County, Idaho, November 29, 1923; attended the Salmon public schools; B.S., University of Montana, Missoula,…George ASHMUN, Congress, MA (1804-1870)
ASHMUN George , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Blandford, Hampden County, Mass., December 25, 1804; moved to Northampton with his parents in 1807; attended the local schools; was…SHOUP, Richard Gardner (Dick), Congress, MT (1923-1995)
SHOUP, Richard Gardner (Dick), (great-grandson of George Laird Shoup), a Representative from Montana; born in Salmon, Lemhi County, Idaho, November 29, 1923; attended the Salmon public schools;…John Bassett ALLEY, Congress, MA (1817-1896)
ALLEY John Bassett , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., January 7, 1817; attended the common schools; at the age of fourteen was apprenticed as a shoemaker…William Jerome COOMBS, Congress, NY (1833-1922)
COOMBS William Jerome , a Representative from New York; born in Jordan, Onondaga County, N.Y., December 24, 1833; attended the Jordan Academy, Jordan, N.Y.; moved to New York City in 1850, and…John Mellen THURSTON, Congress, NE (1847-1916)
Senate Years of Service: 1895-1901 Party: Republican THURSTON John Mellen , a Senator from Nebraska; born in Montpelier, Vt., August 21, 1847; moved with his parents to Madison, Wis., in 1854…Leland Merritt FORD, Congress, CA (1893-1965)
FORD Leland Merritt , a Representative from California; born in Eureka, Eureka County, Nev., March 8, 1893; attended the public schools; also took various courses at the University of Arizona at…Joseph Hopkins MILLARD, Congress, NE (1836-1922)
Senate Years of Service: 1901-1907 Party: Republican MILLARD Joseph Hopkins , a Senator from Nebraska; born in Hamilton, Province of Ontario, Canada, April 20, 1836; moved to Iowa with his…Trending
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