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Carl SCHURZ, Congress, MO (1829-1906)
Senate Years of Service: 1869-1875 Party: Republican SCHURZ Carl , a Senator from Missouri; born in Liblar, near Cologne, Germany, March 2, 1829; educated at the gymnasium of Cologne and the…Felix Kirk ZOLLICOFFER, Congress, TN (1812-1862)
ZOLLICOFFER Felix Kirk , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Bigbyville, Maury County, Tenn., May 19, 1812; attended the ``old field'' schools and Jackson College, Columbia, Tenn.; became a…John SEVIER, Congress, TN (1745-1815)
SEVIER John , a Representative from North Carolina and Tennessee; born near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Va., September 23, 1745; attended the common schools and the academy at Fredericksburg…Joanna Troutman Biography
Joanna TroutmanJohannadesigner of the first Texas flagBorn: 2/19/1818Birthplace: Crawford County, Ga. In 1835, Georgia raised a battalion to fight in Texas, which had issued an appeal for…William Henry Hastie Biography
William Henry HastieU.S. government official; civil rights advocate Born: November 17, 1904Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Hastie received a BA from Amherst, where he finished first in his…John DeWitt Clinton ATKINS, Congress, TN (1825-1908)
ATKINS John DeWitt Clinton , a Representative from Tennessee; born near Manly's Chapel, Henry County, Tenn., June 4, 1825; attended a private school in Paris, Tenn., and was graduated from the…Clement Comer CLAY, Congress, AL (1789-1866)
Senate Years of Service: 1837-1841 Party: Democrat CLAY Clement Comer , a Representative and a Senator from Alabama; born in Halifax County, Va., December 17, 1789; moved with his parents to a farm…Hugh Swinton LEGARÉ, Congress, SC (1797-1843)
LEGARÉ Hugh Swinton , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., January 2, 1797; attended Charleston College and the school of Rev. Moses Waddell at Abbeville; was graduated…Henry Stuart FOOTE, Congress, MS (1804-1880)
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1852 Party: Democrat FOOTE Henry Stuart , a Senator from Mississippi; born in Fauquier County, Va., February 28, 1804; pursued classical studies; graduated from…Thomas Carmichael HINDMAN, Congress, AR (1828-1868)
HINDMAN Thomas Carmichael , a Representative from Arkansas; born in Knoxville, Tenn., January 28, 1828; moved with his parents to Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Ala., in 1832 and to Ripley, Tippah…Trending
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