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uated at Miami university in 1852, and af-
forwards at the Cincinnati law school, and
practiccd law in Cincinnati was a member
of the legislature in 1862 and 1868, of the
Cincinnati city council in 1864 and 1866:
was elected as Democrat to the 43i and
44th congresses. He was member of the
committees on revision of the laws, on re-
form in the civil service and on private land
claims and the Arkansas investigating com
mttee.
Thomas Swami of Baltimore, Md, chair
man of the committee on foreign affairs,
was born at Alexandra, Va, and educated
| at Columbia college and the University
of Virginia. studied law at Washington,
and was appointed secretary of the Nea-
poitan commission in 1884 he settled in
Baltimore, and two years afterward was
| chosen director of the Baltimore & Ohio
| railroad company in 1S47 he was chosen
| president; resigned in 1855 was also pres-
| ident of the Northwestern Virginia railroad
company in 1856 was mayor of Baltimore,
and reelected in 1853 in 1864 he was
elected governor of Maryland; in 1866 he
was elected United States senator, but
declined to leave the executive chair. This
lie his fourth consecutive term in the house.
| In the last he was member Of the CON-
mittee on appropriations.
Henry B. Banning of Cincinnati, chair
man of the military committee, was born
at Mount Vernon, o., Nov. 10, 1884 prac-
tced law until April. 1861, when he en-
listed as private soldier, and was pro-
NOTED, successfully, to the rank OF captain,
major, lieutenant-colonel, colonel, brevet
brigadier-general and brevet and msjor
| general; represented Knox county in the
Ohio legislature in 1866 and 1867; removed
to Cincinnati in the year 1869, where he re-
sumed the practice of the law and was
elected to the 43d and present congress as
liberal Republican. He was on the for
eien affairs committee during the first term.
Frank Hereford of Union, w. Va, chair
man of the committee on commerce, was
born in Fraquier county, Va, July 4, 1926;
graduated at Washington college IN 1S45
aud studied law. He was district attorney
of Sacramento county, CAL, in 1856, 1856
and 1857. This is his third consecutive
term in the house. Last session he was on
the committees on public lands and on the
militia.
John b. Clark, jr., of Fayette Mo-,
chairman of the committee on the postoffice
and post roads, was barn in Fayette Jan.
IA, 1881 was educated at Missouri univer-
sity and graduated at the Harvard law
school; practiced law from 1855 until the
commencement of the late war, when he
entered the confederate army as lieu
|
captain, major, colonel and brigadier- gen.
eral since the war has followed various
pursuits, being state and county collector
of Howard county. This is his second term
in the house; in the first he was a member
of the committee on public expenditures.
John Morgan Bright, of Fayetteville,
; Tenn, chairman of the committee on
claims, was born at Fayetteville. Tenn,
; Jan. 20, 1917, graduated from Nashville
! university in 1889, and from the law de-
partment OF Pennsylvania university in
1880, and from the law department of
Pennsylvania university in 1871 practiced
laws was member of the legislature in
1S47-4S was elected to the 42d. 43d and
44th congresses. Last year be was on the
committees on private land claims and on
expenditures of the war department.
John IL. Eden, of Sullivan, ILL.,, chair
man OF the committee on war claims, in
serving his second term In the house. In
the last congress he was a member of the
committees on claims and freedmen's at
fairs.
Washington Curran Whitthorn, of Col
umbia, Tenn, chairman of the naval COM
mittee, was born in Marshall county, Tenn,
April 10. 1925; graduated at the East Ten
nessee university in 1913 studied law, aud
has since praciced was member of the
state senate in 1855 1855, 1867 and 1858;
was elected in 1859 to The lower house of
the general assembly and was presiding Of
| ticer thereof was upon the Breckenr dye
electoral ticket in 1S60 was assr mt d.
ju,an,-general of Tennessee in 1861, and af-
, forwards adjuiant- general of the state until
the close of the civil war his disabilities
were removed by congress in 1S70 was in
the 42i and ADD congresses, and in the last
served on the committee on naval affairs.
Milton j. Durham. of Danvile. KY,
chairman OF the committee on the revision
of the laws was born in Boy lie cou iy May
16 1924 graduated at Ashbury university,
Ind, in 1874, and at the Louisville law
school in 1850; was one of The ciIcuit
judges of Kentucky in 1861 and 1862, and,
with the exception of that time, has been
engaged in the practice of law at Danville
since 1850. This is his second term in the
house. In his first he served on the bank
ing and currency committee.
Aylett Harvey Buckner, of Mexico. Mo-,
chairman of the committee on the District
of Columbia, was born at Fredericksburg,
Va, Dec. 4, 1877; was educated al George
town college and at the university of Yer
mont; embraced TO Missouri in 1887 was
elected in 1941 clerk Of The probate court
of Pike county in 1850 removed to st.
Louis in 1854 was appointed commissioner
of public works by Gov. Sterling Price;
cnit in 1891 was ,,elegate 70 the neace
consress Th;s 10 bs second tsr sn' j.; p1 Inc
bonse ue was on Tho committee on ~ n MI
uots land oIo;ms dnr;nr his frO, ,orn mA pa
WIZ Ho,man 81 Aurora Ind TIM
now nho;rn,or 81 tha oon,n,i,tae On ,,nhi;c
h,,;,a,nns and l,ronnds ,yas hnrr in fDaar
bnrn op,,nt w IN ,hn, s,a,e Ssnt e 1900
was educated in the common schools and
Franklin college studied law was probate
| It'd. Fro,
s,tornev from 1919 IN isIG opd nrosecr