Richard Bassett was an American politician,attorney,slave owner and later abolitionist,veteran of the American Revolution,signer of the United States Constitution,and one of the Founding Fathers of America. He also served as United States Senator from Delaware,chief justice of the Delaware Court of Common Pleas,governor of Delaware and a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Third Circuit.
Since Connecticut became a U.S. state in 1788,it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives,beginning with the 1st United States Congress in 1789. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years in general elections,with their re-election staggered. Prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were elected by the Connecticut General Assembly. Each state elects varying numbers of members of the House,depending on population,to two-year terms. Connecticut has sent five members to the House in each congressional delegation since the 2000 United States Census.
John Nelson was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the Attorney General of the United States from 1843 to 1845 under President John Tyler. He served as the first United States Chargéd'Affaires to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from 1831 to 1832 and as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 4th district from 1821 to 1823.
These are tables of congressional delegations from Indiana to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
Abner Joseph Mikva was an American politician,federal judge,and legal scholar. He was a member of the Democratic Party. After serving in the Illinois House of Representatives,Mikva ran for congress in 1966 but lost the primary to incumbent congressman Barrett O'Hara. In 1968,Mikva defeated O'Hara. Mikva served in the United States House of Representatives representing Illinois's 2nd congressional district (1969–1973) and 10th congressional district (1975–1979). He was appointed as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by President Jimmy Carter,serving from 1979 to 1994. He served as the White House Counsel from 1994 to 1995 during Bill Clinton's presidency. He was one of the few people in modern times to serve in the executive,legislative and judicial branches of the Federal government.
Harry Edward Sauthoff was an American teacher,coach,lawyer and politician from Madison,Wisconsin. He was the son of a German immigrant and held many political offices including being elected to the United States House of Representatives for four terms in the mid-20th century.
Amasa Cobb was an American politician and judge. He was the 6th and 9th Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court and the 5th Mayor of Lincoln,Nebraska. Earlier in his life,he was a United States Congressman from Wisconsin for 8 years and served as the 13th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He also served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.
Harris Brown McDowell Jr. was an American farmer and politician from Middletown in New Castle County,Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly and five terms as U.S. Representative from Delaware.
Elmer Joseph Holland was an American World War I veteran who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania during the mid-20th-century.
Jay Withington Johnson was an American politician and journalist who served as the 36th director of the United States Mint,and one-term member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin. He was also a television news anchor in Green Bay,Wisconsin for WFRV-TV and WLUK-TV.
Harry Wilbur Griswold was an American politician and farmer who served in the United States House of Representatives in 1939,representing the 3rd congressional district of Wisconsin as a Republican in the 76th United States Congress. He previously served in the Wisconsin Senate from 1932 to 1936,representing the 32nd legislative district of Wisconsin.
Leonard Wood Hall was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a United States representative from New York from 1939 to 1952.
Robert John Cornell,O.Praem was an American Catholic priest,professor,and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1975 to 1979.
Robert Russell Whittaker is an American medical professional and former six-term U.S. Representative from Kansas,serving from 1979 to 1991.
Toby Morris was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.
Lewis Dominic Thill was an American politician and lawyer who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1943,representing the 5th congressional district of Wisconsin as a Republican in the 76th United States Congress and the 77th United States Congress.
Owen Augustine Wells was an American politician and lawyer who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives,representing the 6th congressional district of Wisconsin from 1893 to 1895 as a Democrat in the 53rd United States Congress.
Ezra Wheeler was an American politician,lawyer,and judge who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives,representing the 5th congressional district of Wisconsin from 1863 to 1865 as a Democrat in the 38th United States Congress.
Roger James Roth Jr. is an American Republican politician from Appleton,Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate for eight years,representing Wisconsin's 19th Senate district from 2015 to 2023,and was president of the Senate during the 2017–2018 and 2019–2020 legislative terms. Before serving in the Senate,he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for two terms.
