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George Nicholas ECKERT, Congress, PA (1802-1865)

ECKERT George Nicholas , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pa., July 4, 1802; was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at…

William MILLWARD, Congress, PA (1822-1871)

MILLWARD William , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in the old district of Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pa., June 30, 1822; attended the public schools; engaged in the manufacture…

Susan B. Anthony Dollar

Library of Congress Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) is the first woman to appear on U.S. coinage. Anthony worked for nearly 70 years to bring suffrage (the right to vote) to women in the…

Hugh Johnston ANDERSON, Congress, ME (1801-1881)

ANDERSON Hugh Johnston , a Representative from Maine; born in Wiscasset, Maine, May 10, 1801; attended the local schools; moved to Belfast, Maine, in 1815 and was employed as a clerk in the…

William FINDLAY, Congress, PA (1768-1846)

Senate Years of Service: 1821-1827 Party: Democratic Republican; Jacksonian FINDLAY William , a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa., June 20, 1768; attended the…

Benjamin RUSH, Congress, PA (1746-1813)

RUSH, Benjamin, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Byberry Township, near Philadelphia, Pa., January 4, 1746; educated under private tutors and at a private school in Nottingham, Md.; was…

Charles Norton FELTON, Congress, CA (1832-1914)

Senate Years of Service: 1891-1893 Party: Republican FELTON Charles Norton , a Representative and a Senator from California; born in Buffalo, N.Y., January 1, 1832; attended Syracuse (N.Y.) Academy…

Sherman Otis HOUGHTON, Congress, CA (1828-1914)

HOUGHTON Sherman Otis , a Representative from California; born in New York City on April 10, 1828; completed preparatory studies and attended Collegiate Institute, New York; during the Mexican War…