Representative | Democrat | BUCHANAN, JAMES, a Representative and a Senator from Pennsylvania and 15th President of the United States; born at Cove Gap, near Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa., April 23, 1791; moved to Mercersburg, Pa., with his parents in 1799; was privately tutored and then attended the village academy; graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle,… Continue reading James Buchanan
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Simon Cameron
Senator | Republican | CAMERON, SIMON, (Father of James Donald Cameron), a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Maytown, Lancaster County, Pa., March 8, 1799; apprenticed as a printer; newspaper owner and editor; cashier of a bank, president of two railroad companies, and adjutant general of Pennsylvania; elected to the United States Senate to fill the… Continue reading Simon Cameron
Robert Morris
Senator | Federalist | MORRIS, ROBERT, (Father of Thomas Morris [1771-1849]), a Delegate and a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Liverpool, England, January 20, 1734; immigrated to the United States in 1747 and settled in Oxford, Md.; attended school in Philadelphia; became a merchant in Philadelphia in 1748; signed the non-importation agreement of 1765; member… Continue reading Robert Morris
Peter Muhlenberg
Lt. Governor | Democrat-Republican | MUHLENBERG, JOHN PETER GABRIEL, (father of Francis Swaine Muhlenberg, brother of Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg, uncle of Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg, great-great-grandfather of Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg), a Representative and a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Trappe, Pa., October 1, 1746; pursued classical studies; attended the Academy of Philadelphia (later the… Continue reading Peter Muhlenberg
Thomas McKean
Governor | Democrat-Republican | MCKEAN, THOMAS, a Delegate from Delaware; born in New London, Chester County, Pa., March 19, 1734; was privately taught; engaged as clerk to the prothonotary of the court of common pleas for two years; deputy prothonotary and register for the probate of wills for New Castle County, studying law at the… Continue reading Thomas McKean
James Sherman
Representative | Republican | SHERMAN, JAMES SCHOOLCRAFT, a Representative from New York and a Vice President of the United States; born in Utica, N.Y., October 24, 1855; attended the public schools; pursued academic and collegiate courses and graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y., in 1878; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1880 and commenced… Continue reading James Sherman
Jose Serrano
Representative | Democrat | SERRANO, JOSE E., a Representative from New York; born in Mayaguez, P.R., October 24, 1943; graduated from Dodge Vocational High School, N.Y., 1961; attended Lehman College, N.Y., City University of New York, 1961; United States Army, 1964-1966; banker; member of the New York, N.Y., board of education, 1969-1974; chairman, South Bronx… Continue reading Jose Serrano
Chuck Schumer
Representative | Democrat | SCHUMER, CHARLES ELLIS (CHUCK), a Senator and a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., November 23, 1950; attended the public schools; graduated from Madison High School, Brooklyn 1967; A.B., Harvard University 1971; J.D., Harvard Law School 1974; admitted to the New York bar in 1975; served in the New… Continue reading Chuck Schumer
James Mead
Representative | Democrat | MEAD, JAMES MICHAEL, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Mount Morris, Livingston County, N.Y., December 27, 1885; moved to Buffalo, N.Y., with his parents in 1890; attended the grammar, technical, and evening schools of Buffalo, N.Y.; employed as a water boy, lamplighter, spike mauler, and switchman on… Continue reading James Mead
Sol Bloom
Representative | Democrat | BLOOM, Sol, a Representative from New York; born in Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill., March 9, 1870; moved with his parents to San Francisco, Calif., in 1873; attended the public schools; engaged in the newspaper, theatrical, and music-publishing businesses; superintendent of construction of the Midway Plaisance at the World’s Columbian Exposition at… Continue reading Sol Bloom