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ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION SENATE DOCUMENT NO. 100-34 BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS 1774-1989 BICENTENNIAL EDITION THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS SEPTEMBER 5, 1774, TO OCTOBER 21, 1788 and THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE FIRST THROUGH THE ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESSES MARCH 4, 1789, TO JANUARY 3, 1989, INCLUSIVE CLOSING DATE OF COMPILATION, JUNE 30, 1988 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1989 THIS PUBUCATION MAY BE PURCHASED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402. STOCK NUMBER 052-071-00699-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data United States. Congress. Biographical directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989, the Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States, from the First through the One Hun- dredth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1989, inclusive. (Document I 100th Congress, 2nd session, Senate; no. 100-34) "Edited under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. editors in chief, Kathryn Allamong Jacob, Bruce A. Ragsdale"p. 1. UnitedStates.Continental CongressBiographyDictionaries. 2. United States. CongressBiographyDictionaries.I. Jacob, Kathryn Allamong. II. Ragsdale, Bruce A.III. United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Printing. N. Title.V. Series: Senate document (United States. Congress. Senate); no. 100-34. JK1O1O.U51989 093.3'12'0922 [B] 88-600335 The paper used in this publication meets the minimumrequirements of the Joint Committee on Printing's Standard for UncoatedPermanent Printing Paper (JCP A270) and ANSI Standard Z39.48-1984. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 85 NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS SUBMITTED BY MR. MATHIAS OF MARYLAND Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That (a) the JointCom- mittee on Printing shall publish and there shall be printed as a Senate document(with such illustrations and in such style and form as may be directed by the Joint Committee on Printing) a revised edition of the Biographical Directory of the American Congress for the period ending with the One Hundredth Congress (1774-1989). In celebration of the Bicenten- nial of the United States Congress, the revised edition shall be known as the"Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774-1989: Bicentennial Edition". (b) The Historian of the Senate and the Historian of the House of Representativesshall provide appropriate biographical data and other material for the revised edition,including data for Senators and individuals who have served in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, to be provided by the Historian of the Senate; and Members of the House of Representatives (including Delegates and Resident Com- missioners), to be provided by the Historian of the House of Representatives. (C)In addition to the usual number, there shall be printed 7,985 copies of therevised edition, of which 2,045 copies shall be for the use of the Senate, 5,390 copies shall befor the use of the House of Representatives, and 550 copies shall be for the use of theJoint Committee on Printing. Approved by the Senate November 12, 1985. Approved by the House December 12, 1985. COMPILED AND EDITED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE JOINT COMMIflEE ON PRINTING CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES FRANK ANNUNZIO, Representative from Illinois, Chairman WENDELL H. FORD, Senator from Kentucky, Vice Chairman JOSEPH M. GAYDOS, Representative from Pennsylvania LEON E. PANETTA, Representative from California ROBERT E. BADHAM, Representative from California PAT ROBERTS, Representative from Kansas DENNIS DECoNcINI, Senator from Arizona ALBERT GORE, JR., Senator from Tennessee TED STEVENS, Senator from Alaska MARK 0. HATFIELD, Senator from Oregon OFFICE FOR THE BICENTENNIAL, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Bruce A. Ragsdale, Editor in Chief Joel D. Treese, Research Assistant Matthew Berger, Editorial Assistant U.S. SENATE HISTORICAL OFFICE Kathryn Allamong Jacob, Editor in Chief Diane Boyle, Editorial Assistant JOINT COMMI11EE ON PRINTING Duane Nystrom, Editor Gloria Weihs, Editorial Assistant [v] TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LETrER OF TRANSMIT1AL ix FORE WORD xi INTRODUCTION 1 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 1789-1989 9 THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS: Place and Dates of Meeting, with Officers of Congress 39 Delegates in the Continental Congress 40 APPORTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES 45 THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES 1789-1989 49 BIOGRAPHIES 505 Letter of Transmittal The Joint Committee on Printing is pleased to present the bicentennial edi- tion of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. This special edi- tion includes valuable information about those individuals who served in the Continental Congresses, as well as about each man and woman who served in the First through the One Hundredth Congresses. It is an important and fitting addition to the various efforts commemorating the bicentennial of the Congress. Since the 1928 edition of this publication, the Joint Committee on Printing has been responsible for its compilation and issuance. This particular edition, however, surpasses previous efforts because it represents the collaborative efforts and support of many other talented and concerned individuals. Both the Commission on the Bicentennial of the Senate and the Commission on the Bicentenary of the U.S. House of Representatives, have supported the project vigorously. In addition, substantial support for the project was provided by the Secretary of the Senate, Walter J. Stewart, the Clerk of the House, Don- nald K. Anderson, and the Clerk's Office of Printing Services. More fundamentally, this edition has benefited greatly from the excellent editorial efforts of the U.S. Senate Historical Office and the U.S. House of Rep- resentatives Office for the Bicentennial. By their painstaking labors in research- ing and updating the biographies of the Members of Congress, Kathryn Allamong Jacob and Bruce A. Ragsdale have greatly added to scholarship about the Con- gress. Finally, the outstanding efforts of Duane Nystrom and Gloria Weihs of the staff of the Joint Committee on Printing in compiling and maintaining basic bio- graphical files, and in coordinating the printing effort, must be recognized. To these and all of the others who have contributed to this fine effort, we offer the praise and thanks of the Joint Committee on Printing. FRANK ANNUNZIO WENDELL H. FORD Chairman Vice Chairman JANUARY 1989 Foreword In March 1789, Senators and Representatives elected under the recently rati- fied Constitution of the United States assembled for the first time in the newly renovated chambers of Federal Hall in New York City. In this first session of the First Congress, 81 Members-59 Representatives and 22 Senatorsfrom the 11 States then comprising the Federal union would take their seats. Many were veterans of the Revolutionary War, many were lawyers or planters, and some were merchants. Most had been born in one of the thirteen colonies,but a few were recent immigrants. Some, like New Jersey RepresentativeElias Boudinot, had only to cross the Hudson River to reach Federal Hall. Others, like Senator William Few from far-off Georgia, braved long and harrowing journeys to join their colleagues in New York. Two hundred tumultuous years have passed since those heady early days at Federal Hall in 1789. With the opening of the One Hundred First Congress, the Senate and House of Representatives commemorate their bicentennial. In the in- tervening two centuries, Congress has moved from New York to Philadelphia, and finally to the District of Columbia. It has grown with the expanding nation. At the opening of the One Hundred First Congress, the small assembly of 1789 has grown to include 540 Members-440 Representatives and Delegates and 100 Senatorsrepresenting the fifty States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. One feature of Congress that has remained constant over the years is that the Senate and House of Representatives are made up of individuals as diverse as the constituents who elect them. Since 1789, more than 11,000 men and women have served in the Congress of the United States. Some, like Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and Daniel Webster, were the heroes of their age. Myriad others have worked quietly behind the scenes to effect changes equally great. How better to celebrate the bicentennial of this great institution than with a bi- ographical directory of all of its Members. The bicentennial edition of the Bio- graphical Directory of the United States Congress is offered to the American people in the hope that it will promote a richer understanding of the contribu- tions that the men and women of the Congress have made over 200 years of na- tional growth, challenge, and change. LINDY (MRS. HALE) BOGGS ROBERT C. BYRD Chairman, Commission on the BicentenaryChairman, US. Senate Bicentennial of the US. House of Rep resent atives Commission Introduction The publication of this volume provides the first revision of the Biographical Directory of the American Congress since 1971. The present edition includes biog- raphies of each of the more than 11,000 individuals who have served in the Con- gress of the United States since 1789 and in theContinental Congress between 1774 and 1789. In addition to the biographies of Senators, Representatives, Dele- gates, Resident Commissioners and Vice Presidents, this volume containsrosters of the state congressional delegations and elected officers in the First through One