(1829-1908) American lawyer and senator famous four framing the Bland-Allison silver bill of 1878. US…
Colonel Edward Dickinson Baker (1811 - 1861) who served for the state of Illinois in the U.S. House…
Edward Dickinson Baker (February 24, 1811 – October 21, 1861) was an English-born American politician,…
James Asheton Bayard was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware.…
Judah Philip Benjamin (August 6, 1811 – May 6, 1884) was an American politician and lawyer. He was…
Thomas Hart Benton (3/14/1784 - 4/10/1858) was a U.S. Senator from Missouri and a staunch advocate of…
"Thomas H. Benton, former United States Senator from Missouri whom was involved in the years of slavery."—E.…
(1782-1858) Thomas Hart Benton, also called Old Bullion, was an American Senator from Missouri and an…
Thomas Hart Benton nicknamed "Old Bullion" (March 14, 1782 – April 10, 1858), was a U.S. Senator from…
(1830-1893) US representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives, senator from Maine, and secretary…
Blaine was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator from Maine, U.S. Secretary of State, and ran for presidency.
(1830-1983) An American statesman, legislator of Maine, member of the House of Representatives of the…
James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives,…
Francis Preston Blair Jr. (1821 - 1875) was an American politician and Union Army general during the…
General John C. Breckinridge (1821 - 1875) was a lawyer, U.S. Representative and Senator from Kentucky,…
John Cabell Breckinridge was a lawyer, U.S. Representative, Senator from Kentucky, Vice President of…
William Gannaway Brownlow was Governor of Tennessee from 1865 to 1869 and a Senator from Tennessee from…
(1791-1868) James Buchanan, fifteenth president of the United States, largely remembered for his failure…
William Alfred Buckingham (May 28, 1804 - February 5, 1875) was a Republican United States Senator from…
Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was an American soldier, railroad executive,…
Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824 - 1881) was an American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist,…
(1756-1836) New Your State Attorney General, US Senator from New York, American vice-president 1801…
John C. Calhoun, a senator from South Carolina who instigated the doctrine of nullification in his state.
(1833-1918) Cameron served as Secretary of War and as a senator from Pennsylvania.
(1835-1910) US representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives, senator Kentucky, and cabinet…
Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer and politician. During…
(1799-1859) American lawyer who served as a representative to the Senate and Congress for the State…
Henry Clay, the famous American statesman and orator. He ran for president unsuccessfully several times.…
A portrait of Henry Clay. He was the American statesman and orator. He ran for president several times…
Known as "The Great Compromiser" and "The Great Pacifier" for his ability to bring others to agreement,…
DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769 - February 11, 1828) was an early American politician who served as United…
(1829-1888) US representative and senator from New York who was confirmed a Supreme Court Justice.
Roscoe Conkling (October 30, 1829 - April 18, 1888) was a politician from New York who served both as…
(1794-1865) US governor of Ohio and representative and senator as well as ambassador to Mexico.
(1829-1914) Unites States senator from Illinois and representative who helped establish the Interstate…
Cushman Kellogg Davis (June 16, 1838 – November 27, 1900) was an American politician who served as…
(1808-1889) President of the Confederate States of America. US Senator from Mississippi
Jefferson Davis, a senator from Mississippi who was elected president of the Confederate States of America.…
(1816-1903) U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and editor of the Gazette and the Transcript.
John Adams Dix (1798 - 1879) served as the Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Senator, and New York Governor.…
John Adams Dix (July 24, 1798 – April 21, 1879) was an American politician from New York. He served…
James Duane (February 6, 1733–February 1, 1797) was a lawyer, jurist, and Revolutionary leader from…
"Senator Edmunds is descended from Quaker and Puritanic parentage. He is a Vermonter by birth, having…
(1826-1919) US senator of Vermont who was the Author of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 and coauthor of…
James Biddle Eustis (August 27, 1834 - September 9, 1887) was a United States Senator from Louisiana.
(1818-1901) US Secretary of State, US Attorney General and Senator from New York.
William Maxwell Evarts (February 6, 1818 – February 28, 1901) was an American lawyer and statesman…
Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 – January 15, 1865) was a Whig Party politician from Massachusetts.…
Hamilton Fish (August 3, 1808 – September 7, 1893), born in New York City, was an American statesman…
Theodore Frelinghuysen (March 28, 1787 – April 12, 1862) was an American politician, serving as New…
William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from the U.S.…