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Arthur Peronneau HAYNE, Congress, SC (17881790-1867)
Senate Years of Service: 1858-1858 Party: Democrat HAYNE Arthur Peronneau , a Senator from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., March 12, 1788 or 1790; pursued classical studies; engaged in…Joshua HERRICK, Congress, ME (1793-1874)
HERRICK Joshua , a Representative from Maine; born in Beverly, Mass., March 18, 1793; attended the common schools; moved to the district of Maine in 1811 and engaged in the lumber business;…Ulysses Freeman DOUBLEDAY, Congress, NY (1792-1866)
DOUBLEDAY Ulysses Freeman , a Representative from New York; born in Otsego County, N.Y., December 15, 1792; received a limited schooling; learned the art of printing and worked as a printer in…Freeborn Garrettson JEWETT, Congress, NY (1791-1858)
JEWETT Freeborn Garrettson , a Representative from New York; born in Sharon, Litchfield County, Conn., August 4, 1791; pursued an academic course; moved to Skaneateles, N.Y., in 1815; justice of…John KERSHAW, Congress, SC (1765-1829)
KERSHAW John , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Camden, Kershaw County, S.C., September 12, 1765; attended Rushworth School and Oxford College, England; studied law; was admitted to…Jacob THOMPSON, Congress, MS (1810-1885)
THOMPSON Jacob , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Leasburg, Caswell County, N.C., May 15, 1810; attended the public schools and Bingham Academy in Orange County; was graduated from the…Karl STEFAN, Congress, NE (1884-1951)
STEFAN Karl , a Representative from Nebraska; born on a farm near Zebrakov, Bohemia, March 1, 1884; immigrated to the United States in 1885 with his parents, who settled in Omaha, Douglas County,…Horace Burton STRAIT, Congress, MN (1835-1894)
STRAIT Horace Burton , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Potter County, Pa., January 26, 1835; attended the common schools; moved with his parents to Indiana in 1846; settled near Jordan…William VANDEVER, Congress, IA (1817-1893)
VANDEVER William , a Representative from Iowa and from California; born in Baltimore, Md., March 31, 1817; attended the common schools and pursued an academic course; moved to Illinois in 1839 and…Edgar WEEKS, Congress, MI (1839-1904)
WEEKS Edgar , a Representative from Michigan; born at Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Mich., August 3, 1839; attended the public schools; learned the trade of printer; studied law, and was admitted…Trending
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