Linn Boyd was a prominent US politician of the 1840s and 1850s,and served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Boyd was elected to the House as a Jacksonian from Kentucky from 1835 to 1837 and again as a Democrat from 1839 to 1855,serving seven terms in the House. Boyd County,Kentucky is named in his honor.
Samuel Maclay was an American politician from Union County,Pennsylvania. He served in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and the United States Senate.
Samuel McKean was an American merchant and politician from Burlington,Pennsylvania,who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate for Pennsylvania from 1833 to 1839 and of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district from 1823 to 1829. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1815 to 1819 and the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 11th district from 1829 to 1830.
Richard Brodhead was an American lawyer and politician from Easton,Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate.
Abner Lacock was an American politician from Rochester,Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate.
William Harrison Dimmick was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district from 1857 to 1861.
Samuel Hays was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district from 1843 to 1845.
Jacob Krebs was an American politician who served as a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1826 to 1827.
Jonas Hartzell McGowan was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Paul Dillingham Jr. was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont,the 24th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1862 to 1865,and the 29th governor of Vermont from 1865 to 1867.
James Turner was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a United States Congressional representative from Maryland from 1833 to 1837. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1824 to 1832 and in 1837,1838,1852 and 1854. He was a member of the Maryland Senate from 1856 to 1858.
Lucien Lester Ainsworth was a one-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district in northeastern Iowa.
Samuel Lahm was a lawyer,politician,and U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1847 to 1849.
Pennsylvania State Senate District 2 includes parts of Philadelphia County. It is currently represented by Democrat Christine M. Tartaglione.
Pennsylvania State Senate District 18 includes parts of Lehigh and Northampton counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is currently represented by Democrat Lisa Boscola.
Carol Aichele is an American politician and teacher. She previously served as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from January 2011 to January 2015. A Republican,Aichele previously served on the Chester County Board of Commissioners.
James Canby (1781–1858) was an American businessman,banker and early railroad executive based in Wilmington,Delaware.
Henry Conner was an American hotelier,restaurateur,and politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate,representing Vernon and La Crosse counties during the 1891 and 1893 sessions. Earlier,he served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War,and lost his right leg due to wounds. His last name was sometimes spelled Connor.
Thomas Sloan Bell Sr. was an American judge,politician,and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party from West Chester,Bell served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1846 to 1851 and as a Pennsylvania State Senator from 1838 to 1839 and 1858 to 1860. He was the father of Union Army Colonel Thomas S. Bell Jr.
Joseph McClellan was an American soldier,farmer,and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Continental Army captain during the American Revolutionary War. Wounded during the Yorktown campaign and invalidated out of the army,he later served in the Pennsylvania State Senate and became brevet colonel of militia.
