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Guy Edgar CAMPBELL, Congress, PA (1871-1940)

CAMPBELL Guy Edgar , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Fetterman, Taylor County, W.Va., October 9, 1871; attended the grammar and high schools; moved to Pennsylvania with his parents,…

Marion CANNON, Congress, CA (1834-1920)

CANNON Marion , a Representative from California; born near Morgantown, Va. (now West Virginia), October 30, 1834; attended the district school; learned the blacksmith trade; moved to California…

James ALEXANDER, Jr., Congress, OH (1789-1846)

ALEXANDER James, Jr. , a Representative from Ohio; born near Delta, York County, Pa., October 17, 1789; moved to the Northwest Territory in 1799 with his father, who settled in what is now St.…

Carter G. Woodson

Carter Godwin Woodson founded The Journal of Negro History in 1916 and began Negro History Week (later Black History Month) in 1926, earning him the nickname "The Father of Black History." The son…

Willard Duncan VANDIVER, Congress, MO (1854-1932)

VANDIVER Willard Duncan , a Representative from Missouri; born near Moorefield, Hardy County, Va. (now West Virginia), March 30, 1854; moved to Missouri with his parents, who settled on a farm in…

John MILLER, Congress, MO (1781-1846)

MILLER John , a Representative from Missouri; born near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Va. (now West Virginia), November 25, 1781; attended the common schools; moved to Steubenville, Ohio, about…

Daniel MORGAN, Congress, VA (1736-1802)

MORGAN Daniel , a Representative from Virginia; born near Junction, Hunterdon County, N.J., in 1736; moved to Charles Town, Va. (now West Virginia), in 1754; served with the Colonial forces…

Felix WALKER, Congress, NC (1753-1828)

WALKER Felix , a Representative from North Carolina; born on the south branch of the Potomac River, in Hampshire County, Va. (now West Virginia), July 19, 1753; attended country school on the…