VAN VORHES Nelson Holmes , a Representative from Ohio; born in Washington County, Pa., January
23, 1822; moved to Athens County, Ohio, in 1832 and engaged in agricultural
pursuits; apprenticed to…
MOSS Hunter Holmes, Jr. , a Representative from West Virginia;
born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., May 26, 1874;
attended the public schools;
in early youth was employed in a bank;
was…
BROMWELL Henry Pelham Holmes , a Representative from Illinois; born in Baltimore, Md., August 26,
1823; moved with his parents to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1824, and thence to
Cumberland, Ill., in 1836…
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