Table: oldest_house_representatives
Columns: begin_date
representative
date_of_birth
house_term
state_served
party
age_years_days

Question: What was the date of birth of a republican member of the United States House of Representatives who held the term of 1863-1865?
SQL: SELECT "date_of_birth" FROM oldest_house_representatives WHERE "party" = 'republican' AND "house_term" = '1863-1865'

Question: What was the age of the member of the United States House of Representatives that began their term on May 7, 1886?
SQL: SELECT "age_years_days" FROM oldest_house_representatives WHERE "begin_date" = 'may 7, 1886'

Question: What was the date of birth of the member of the United States House of Representatives that began their term on April 24, 1902?
SQL: SELECT "date_of_birth" FROM oldest_house_representatives WHERE "begin_date" = 'april 24, 1902'

Question: Which member of the United States House of Representatives began their term on January 4, 1997?
SQL: SELECT "representative" FROM oldest_house_representatives WHERE "begin_date" = 'january 4, 1997'

Question: Which state did Samuel Thatcher of the Federalist party represent?
SQL: SELECT "state_served" FROM oldest_house_representatives WHERE "party" = 'federalist' AND "representative" = 'samuel thatcher'