ATWATER John Wilbur , a Representative from North Carolina;
born near Rialto (now Fearington), Chatham County, N.C., December 27, 1840;
attended the common schools and the old William Closs…
DWIGHT Jeremiah Wilbur , a Representative from New York; born in Cincinnatus, Cortland
County, N.Y., April 17, 1819; moved with his parents in 1830 to Caroline, and
in 1836 to Dryden, Tompkins…
Senate Years of Service: 1890-1893
Party: Republican SANDERS Wilbur Fiske , a Senator from Montana; born in Leon, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., May 2,
1834; attended the common schools; taught…
Citizen and Office-HolderVirginia PoliticsWashington became a government servant before he became a voter, by receiving in 1749, or when he was seventeen years of age, the appointment of…
PECK Erasmus Darwin , a Representative from Ohio;
born in Stafford, Conn., September 16, 1808;
attended the common schools of Munson, Mass., and was graduated from the medical department of Yale…
PECK Luther Christopher , a Representative from New York;
born in Connecticut in January 1800;
completed preparatory studies;
studied law;
was admitted to the bar and practiced;
moved to…
PECK Jared Valentine , a Representative from New York;
born in Port Chester, Westchester County, N.Y., September 21, 1816;
attended the common schools;
engaged in the lumber, brick, hardware, and…
HonestyThere is a very general belief that success in politics and truthfulness are incompatible, yet, as already shown, Washington prospered in politics, and the Rev. Mason L. Weems is…
PECK Lucius Benedict , a Representative from Vermont;
born in Waterbury, Vt., November 17, 1802;
pursued classical studies and attended the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., for…
Illness and DiseaseDespite his strength and constitution, Washington was frequently the victim of illness. What diseases of childhood he suffered are not known, but presumably measles was…
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