FLEEGER George Washington , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Concord Township, Butler
County, Pa., March 13, 1839; attended the common schools and West Sunbury
Academy; enlisted in the…
THOMPSON William George , a Representative from Iowa; born near Butler, Butler County, Pa.,
January 17, 1830; attended the common schools and the Witherspoon Institute in
Butler, Pa.; studied law…
PURVIANCE Samuel Anderson , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Butler, Pa., January 10, 1809; after
receiving a preliminary education, entered college and pursued a partial course and…
MOREY Henry Lee , a Representative from Ohio; born in Milford Township, near Collinsville, Butler
County, Ohio, April 8, 1841; attended the common schools and Miami University, Oxford, Ohio;…
ATKESON William Oscar , a Representative from Missouri; born on a farm near Buffalo, Putnam
County, Va. (now West Virginia), August 24, 1854; attended the public schools
and the University of…
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