He was a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1806-'7, and declined a re-election; and a Representative in Congress, from Pennsylvania, from 1833 to 1835; and was a member of the Committee on Ways and Means, and again declined a re-election. In 1827 the degree of LL.D.was conferred upon him by Harvard University.

Bird, John.-A native of Litchfield, Connecticut; afterwards settled in Troy, New York; and was early distinguished at the bar of that State and in the Legislature. He was a Representative in Congress, from 1799 to 1801, from New York.

Birdsall, Ausburn.-He was born in New York, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1847 to 1849. He was subsequently appointed Naval Storekeeper in New York City.

Birdsall, James.-He was a Representative in Congress, from New York, from 1815 to 1817, and a member of the Assembly of that State in 1837.

Birdsall, Samuel.-He was a Representative in Congress from New York, from 1837 to 1839.

Birdseye, Victory.—He was a Representative in Congress, from New York, from 1815 to 1817, and again from 1841 to 1843; a Delegate to the State Constitutional Convention of 1821; and a State Senator in 1821 and 1829, as well as a member of the Assembly for three years. Died September 16, 1853, aged seventy-one years.

Bishop, James.-He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1855 to 1857; he was bred a merchant, and has served in the Legislature of his native State.

Bishop,Phanuel.—He was a Representative in Congress, from Massachusetts, from 1799 to 1807. From 1787 to 1791 he was a member of the State Senate; and in 1792, 1793, 1797, and 1798, a Representative in the State Legislature.

Bishop, William D.-He was born in Bloomfield, New Jersey, September 14, 1827; graduated at Yale College in 1849; studied law as a profession, but soon engaged almost exclusively in railroad business, having for several years been President of the Naugatuck Railroad Company. He was elected a Representative to the Thirty-fifth Congress, from Connecticut, and was Chairman of the Committee on Manufactures. In May, 1859, he was appointed by President Buchanan Commissioner of Patents, but resigned in January, 1860. In 1866 he was re-elected to the State Legislature.

Bissell, William H.-Born in Hartwick. Otsego County, New York, April 25, 1811. He was self-educated, attending school in the summer, and teaching school in the winter; he studied medicine, and graduated, in 1834, at the Medical College in Philadelphia; he removed to Illinois, and, after practising his profession until 1840, was elected to the State Legislature; he studied law, and was admitted to the bar of Illinois; after practising with success, he was, in 1844, elected a Prosecuting Attorney; he served with distinction in the Mexican war, and especially at Buena Vista, as Captain of the 2d Regiment Illinois Volunteers; he was a Representative in Congress, from Illinois, from 1849 to 1855; and in 1856 he was elected Governor of Illinois for four years, to the duties of which office he devoted his undivided attention. Died at Springfield, Illinois, March 18, 1860.

Black, Edward J.-Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, in 1806. He never attended college, but read law, and was admitted to the bar of Augusta, Georgia, in 1827. He commenced his public life by going into the State Legislature, where he served for several years, and was elected a Representative in Congress, from Georgia, in 1838, remaining there until 1845. He died in Barnwell District, South Carolina, whither he had gone, for change of scene, in 1846.

Black, Henry.-He was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, February 25, 1783, and was the father of Judge J. S. Black; in 1815 he was elected to the State Legislature, and for three successive years afterwards; and in 1820 he was appointed an Associate Judge of his County, and held the office for twenty years. In 1841, at a special election, he was chosen to fill the seat in Congress made vacant by the death of Charles Ogle, serving during the extra session of that year; and when on the point of his departure for Washington, at the commencement of the regular session, he died suddenly, November 28, 1841.

Blackmar, Esbon.-He was a native of New York, and a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1848 to 1849, for the unexpired term of John M. Holley. He also served two years in the State Assembly, from Wayne County.

Blackwell, Julius W.- He was born in Virginia, and was a Representative in Congress, from Tennessee, from 1839 to 1841, and again from 1843 to 1845.

Blaine, James Gillespie.-He was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1830; graduated at Washington College in 1847; adopted the profession of editor, and, having removed to Maine, edited the "Kennebec Journal" and "Portland Advertiser" for several years. He served four years in the Maine Legislature, two of which as Speaker of the House; and in 1862 he was elected a Representative from Maine to the Thirtyeighth Congress, serving as a member of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. Re-elected to the Thirty-ninth Congress, serving on the Committee on Military Affairs and the Special Committee on the Death of President Lincoln, and as Chairman of that on the War Debts of the Loyal States. Re-elected to the Fortieth Congress, serving on the Committees on Appropriations and Rules.

Blair, Austin.-Was born in Caroline, Tompkins County, New York, February 8, 1818; graduated at Union College in 1839; studied law, and, removing to Michigan, practised the profession in that State. After holding the local offices of County Clerk, and Prosecuting Attorney for his county, he was elected to the Legislature, and afterwards to the Senate of the State; was Governor of Michigan from 1861 to 1865, and in 1866 he was elected a Representative from that State to the Fortieth Congress, serving on the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Rules, and Militia.

Blair, Barnard.-He was a native of New York, and a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1841 to 1843, serving as a member of the Committee on Elections.

Blair, Francis P., Jr. - Born in Lexington, Kentucky, February 19, 1821; graduated at Princeton College; adopted the profession of law; was a member of the Missouri Legislature in 1852 and 1854; and elected a Representative from Missouri to the Thirty-Fifth Congress, serving on the Committee on Private Land Claims. Re-elected to the Thirty-seventh Congress, and was Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs. He was also a Colonel of Volunteers in 1861, and in 1862 he was appointed a Major-General in the army, and was subsequently re-elected to the Thirty-eighth Congress. During the first session of that Congress he resigned his seat in the House to resume his position in the army, but by the action of the House, subsequently the seat was assigned to his contestant, Samuel Knox. In 1866 he was appointed by President Johnson Collector of Customs for the port of St. Louis. He was also a Delegate to the Cleveland "Soldiers' Convention" of 1866; and in December of that year was appointed a Commissioner for the Pacific Railroad.

Blair, Jacob B.-Was born in Parkersburg, Wood County, Virginia, April 11, 1821; studied and adopted the profession of law; was Prosecuting Attorney for Ritchie County for several years; and was elected a Representative from Virginia to the Thirty-seventh Congress, serving on the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. In 1863 he was elected a Representative from West Virginia to the Thirty-eighth Congress, serv ing on the Committees on Public Expenditures and Public Buildings and Grounds.

Blair, James.-He was born in Lancaster, South Carolina, and was a Representative in Congress, from South Carolina, from 1821 to 1822, and from 1829 to 1834. He died at Washington, by his own hand, April 1, 1834.

Blair, John.-He was born in Washington County, Tennessee, and was a Representative in Congress, from Tennessee, from 1823 to 1837, and was a member of the Committee on Military Affairs. Before entering Congress he served in both branches of the State Legislature, and died at Jonesborough, Tennessee, in July, 1863.

Blair, Samuel S.-He was born in Pennsylvania, and elected a Representative, from that State, to the Thirty-sixth Congress, serving as a member of the Committee on Private Land Claims.

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elected to the Thirty-seventh Congress, and was placed at the head of that committee, serving also on several other committees.

Blaisdell, Daniel.-He was a State Councillor from 1803 to 1808, and a Representative in Congress, from New Hampshire, from 1808 to 1811. Died in 1832, aged seventy-three years.

Blake, Harrison G.-Born in New Fane, Windham County, Vermont, March 17, 1818; received a common-school education, and removed to Ohio in 1830. Whilst engaged as a merchant's clerk he studied law, and after devoting much of his life to mercantile pursuits, he adopted the profession of law. He has served four years in the Ohio Legislature, and was President of the State Senate in 1848-49; and he was elected a Representative, from Ohio, to the Thirty-sixth Congress, serving as a member of the Committee on Accounts. Re-elected to the Thirty-seventh Congress, serving on the Committee on the Post Office. He was also a Delegate to the Philadelphia "Loyalists' Convention" of 1866.

Blake, John, Jr.-He was a native of New York, and a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1805 to 1809, and was a member of the Assembly of that State in 1819.

Blake, Thomas H.-He was born in Calvert County, Maryland, June, 1792, and spent his boyhood in Washington City. He served at the battle of Bladensburg in 1814; was an early emigrant to the State of Kentucky, and afterwards to Indiana while a Territory; upon the formation of the State Government, he settled at Terre Haute; there practised law, and served on the bench of the Circuit Court, and was District Attorney; and subsequently engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was, for many years, a member of the State Legislature, and a Representative in Congress, from Indiana, from 1827 to 1829. Under President Tyler's administration he was Commissioner of the General Land Office, and, upon his resignation, was appointed President of the Wabash and Erie Canal Company. He held this office at the time of his death, having just returned from England, where, as the financial agent of his State, he had made satisfactory arrangements with its public creditors. He died at Cincinnati, while on his return from Washington, November 28, 1849.

Blanchard, Jonathan.-He was a Delegate from New Hampshire to the Continental Congress, in 1783 and 1784.

Blanchard, John. - Born in the County of Caledonia, Vermont, Septem

ber 30, 1787. He spent his boyhood on a farm; prepared himself for college, and graduated at Dartmouth in 1812; removed to Pennsylvania, and taught school; read law, and was admitted to practice; and was a Representative in Congress, from Pennsylvania, from 1845 to 1849. He died in Columbia, Lancaster County, March 8, 1849.

Bland, Richard.-He was a native of Virginia; was for some years a leading member of the House of Burgesses. In 1768 he was one of the committee appointed to remonstrate with Parliament on the subject of taxation; in 1773 was one of the Committee of Correspondence; and was a Delegate to the Continental Congress, from 1774 to 1776. He died in 1790, aged forty-eight years.

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Bland, Theodoric. Was a native of Virginia; having been born in 1742, and was the uncle of John Randolph. He was bred a physician, but upon the commencement of the American war he quitted the practice for the army, and rose to the rank of Colonel, and had the command of a regiment of dragoons. In 1779 he had command of the troops at Albemarle Barracks, and continued in that station till elected to a seat in Congress, from Virginia, in 1780. He served in that body three years. He was then chosen a member of the Virginia Legislature. was a Representative in the first Congress under the Constitution, having voted for its adoption. He died at New York, June 1, 1790, while attending a session of Congress. He was the first member of Congress whose death was announced in that body; and although buried in Trinity church-yard, the sermon in the church was preached by a pastor of the Dutch Reformed denomination. He was present at the battle of Brandywine, and enjoyed the confidence of George Washington. He was a man of literary culture, and his correspondence with eminent men was published in 1843, as "The Bland Papers."

Bledsoe, Jesse.-He was at one time a distinguished advocate and jurist of Kentucky, and a Senator in Congress, from that State, from 1813 to 1815; he was also Professor of Law in the University of Transylvania, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kentucky. He died at Nacogdoches, Texas, June 30, 1837.

Bleecker, Hermanus. - He was born at Albany, New York, in 1779, and died there July 19, 1849. He was a member of Congress, from New York, from 1811 to 1813, and, by President Van Buren, was appointed, in 1839, Chargé d'Affaires at the Hague. In 1822 he was a

Regent of the University of New York, and received the degree of LL.D.

Bliss, George.-Was born in Jericho Chittenden County, Vermont, January 1, 1813; received an academical education; went to Ohio in his twentieth year, and spent one year in Granville College; studied law and came to the bar in 1841; in 1850 he was appointed President Judge of the Eighth Judicial District of Ohio, serving one year, or until the State Constitution was changed; in 1852 was elected a Representative from Ohio to the Thirty-third Congress, and in 1862 he was re-elected to the Thirty-eighth Congress, serving on the Committee on the Judiciary. He was also a Delegate to the Philadelphia "National Union Convention" of 1866.

Bloomfield, Joseph.-Born in the town of Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey; studied law until 1775, when he became an active friend of the Revolution; was afterwards Attorney-General for New Jersey; Governor of that State from 1801 to 1812; was appointed a BrigadierGeneral by President Madison; and was a Representative in Congress, from New Jersey, from 1817 to 1821. As Chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions he reported the bill granting pensions to soldiers of the Revolutionary army. He resided in Burlington, New Jersey, many years before his death.

Blount, Thomas.-Fc was born in North Carolina; was a General of Militia in that State; and a Representative from the same in the Twelfth Congress. Died in Washington, February 9, 1812. Blount, William.-He was a Dele

gate to the Continental Congress in 1782, 1783, 1786, and 1787, from North Carolina; and was Governor of the territory south of the Ohio, having been appointed to that office in 1790. In 1796 he was chosen President of the Convention of Tennessee. He was elected the same year, by that State, to a seat in the United States Senate, but was expelled in 1797, for having, as it was alleged, instigated the Creeks and Cherokees to assist the British in conquering the Spanish territories near the United States. While his impeachment was being tried in the United States Senate he was elected a member of the State Senate and made President thereof. He died at Knoxville, March 10, 1810, aged fifty-six years.

Blount, William G.-He was a Representative in Congress, from Tennessee, from 1815 to 1819. Died May 21, 1827.

Blow, Henry T.-Born in Southampton County, Virginia, July 15, 1817; removed to Missouri in 1830, and graduated at the St. Louis University; devoted himself to the drug and lead business; served four years in the State Senate; in 1861 he was appointed by President Lincoln Minister to Venezuela, which he resigned in less than a year, and in 1862 he was elected a Representative, from Missouri, to the Thirty-eighth Congress, serving on the Committee on Ways and Means. He was also a Delegate to the Baltimore Convention of 1864. Re-elected to the Thirtyninth Congress, serving on the Committees on Appropriation, Bankrupt Law, and Reconstruction.

Boardman, Elijah.-Born in New Milford, Connecticut, March 7, 1760, and became a successful merchant. He was frequently a member of the Legislature, member of the Council, and a Senator in Congress, from Connecticut, from 1821 to 1823. He died in Boardman, Ohio, October 8, 1823.

Boardman William W.-He was born in New Milford, Connecticut, October 10, 1794; graduated at Yale College in 1812; studied law at Litchfield and Cambridge, and practised with success; was at one time Jadge of Probate; for several years in the State Legislature, and Speaker of the House; and a Representative in Congress, from Connecticut, from 1841 to 1843.

Bockee, Abraham. -Born in the town of Northeast, Duchess County, New York, in 1783; was a member of the State Legislature in 1820; a Representative in Congress, from New York, from 1829 to 1831, and again from 1833 to 1837; and a member of the State Senate from 1842 to 1845. He also held the position,

in 1846, of first Judge of the Duchess County Court. Died at Poughkeepsie, June 1, 1865.

Bocock, Thomas S.-He was born in Buckingham County, Virginia, in 1815; graduated at Hampden Sidney College; adopted the profession of law; was Commonwealth Attorney for the County of Appomattox in 1845 and 1846; for several sessions a member of the Virginia House of Delegates; and has been a Representative in Congress from 1847 to 1861, serving, for some years, as Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs. Took part in the Rebellion of 1861 as a member of the "Confederate" Congress.

Boden, Alexander.-He was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1817 to 1821.

Bodle, Charles.-He was a Representative in Congress, from New York, from 1833 to 1835, and died in New York City, in 1836.

Boerum, Simon.-He was a Delegate, from New York, to the Continental Congress, from 1774 to 1777.

Bokee, David A.-He was born in New York, October 6, 1805; was a Representative in Congress, from New York, from 1849 to 1851, serving on the Committee on Indian Affairs; and his last public position was that of Naval Officer of the port of New York, under President Fillmore. He died in Washington, March 16, 1860; he was on a visit to that city, and was found dead in his room.

Bond, Shadrack.-He was elected a Delegate to Congress, from the Territory of Illinois, from 1811 to 1815; and was the first Governor under the State Constitution. In 1814 was appointed Receiver of Public Moneys in Kaskaskia, Illinois. He died at Kaskaskia, April 13, 1832.

Bond, William Key.-He was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland; emigrated to Ohio in 1812; studied law and settled in the practice of the profession at Chillicothe, and subsequently at Cincinnati; was at one time a Colonel of Militia; and a Representative in Congress, from Ohio, from 1835 to 1841. Died at Cincinnati, February 17, 1864.

Bonham Milledge L.-He was born in South Carolina; graduated at the College of that State in 1834; is a lawyer by profession; and was elected a Representative to the Thirty-fifth Congress, from his native State, serving as a member of the Committee on Military Affairs. He was re-elected to the Thirty-sixth Con

gress, but withdrew in December, 1860. He was a Major-General of Militia, and served in Mexico at the head of a battalion of South Carolina troops. Served as a Major-General in the Rebel Army in 1861, and was Governor of South Carolina from 1862 to 1864.

Boody, Azariah. - Born in New York, and was elected a Representative, from that State, to the Thirty-third Congress, but resigned in October, 1853.

Boon, Ratliff. He was born in Franklin County, North Carolina, in 1781, and was a Representative in Congress, from Indiana, from 1825 to 1827, and again from 1829 to 1839, officiating as Chairman of the Committee on Public Lands during the Twenty-fourth Congress. He died in Louisiana, November 20, 1844.

Booth, Walter. Born in Woodbridge, New Haven County, Connecticut, December 8, 1791, and after receiving a good school education in New Haven he settled in the town of Meriden, where he still resides. He was for several years a merchant and manufacturer, and for eighteen years President of the Meriden Bank; he has been a member of the General Assembly and State Senate; and in 1834 was Associate Judge of the County Court. He was Major-General of Militia, and elected a member of the Thirty-first Congress, serving on the Committee on Public Expenditures. He has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Borden, Nathaniel B.-He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, April 15, 1801, and was a Representative in Congress, from the Fall River District, in that State, from 1835 to 1839, and again from 1841 to 1843, and was a member of the Committees on Elections and Territories. He was also a member of the State Legislature in 1831, 1834, and 1851, and a State Senator from 1845 to 1848. Died at Fall River, April 10, 1865.