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Legislator A

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J. Leroy Adair Jackson Leroy Adair (February 23, 1887 – January 19, 1956) was a United States representative from Illinois and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Education and career Ada ...
(LAW: JD 1911), a Congressional Representative from
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
* Edward Payson Allen (LAW: JD 1867), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Gideon Winans Allen (LAW: 1864),
Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
State Assemblyman * John Beard Allen (LAW: 1869?), a Delegate from the Territory of Washington and a Senator from Washington * Leo Elwood Allen (AB 1923), a Congressional Representative from Illinois * Justin Amash (LAW: JD 2005), a Congressional Representative from Michigan's 3rd congressional district * Clinton Presba Anderson (AB ??), a Congressional Representative and a Senator from New Mexico * Daniel Read Anthony, Jr. (MDNG?), a Congressional Representative from Kansas *
Henry Fountain Ashurst Henry Fountain Ashurst (September 13, 1874 – May 31, 1962) was an American Democratic politician and one of the first two Senators from Arizona. Largely self-educated, he served as a district attorney and member of the Arizona Territorial le ...
(MDNG), a Senator from Arizona


Legislators B

* Donald Allen Bailey (BA 1967), a Congressional Representative from Pennsylvania * Joseph Edward Baird (LAW: JD 1893), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * Lucien Baker (LAW: JD), a Senator from Kansas * Bert Andrew Bandstra (AB 1953), a Congressional Representative from Iowa * Henry Towne Bannon (AB 1889), a Congressional Representative from Ohio *
Samuel Willard Beakes Samuel Willard Beakes (January 11, 1861 – February 9, 1927) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Life and career Beakes was born in Sullivan County, New York to parents Elizabeth Bull and George M. Beakes. He attended Wallkill Ac ...
(LAW: JD 1883), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
Rand Beers Rand Beers (born November 30, 1942) is an American government official. He served as Deputy Homeland Security Advisor to the President of the United States during the Barack Obama administration. He also served as acting Secretary of Homeland Sec ...
(MA 1970) *
Alvin Morell Bentley Alvin Morell Bentley III (August 30, 1918 – April 10, 1969) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. As a U.S. representative, he made national headlines as one of the wounded of the 1954 United States Capitol shooting. Early years Ben ...
(AB 1940, MA 1963), served as vice consul and secretary with the United States Diplomatic Corps in Mexico * Michael D. Bishop (A.B. 1989), State of Michigan Senate Majority Leader * Roswell Peter Bishop (1868-1872) (LAW: JD 1875), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * William Wallace Blackney (LAW: JD 1912), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Melvin Morella Boothman (LAW: JD 1871), a Congressional Representative from Ohio *
William Patterson Borland William Patterson Borland (October 14, 1867 – February 20, 1919) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Early life William Patterson Borland was born on October 14, 1867, in Leavenworth, Kansas. Borland attended public school. He graduated ...
(LAW: JD 1892), a Congressional Representative from Missouri *
Samuel Myron Brainerd Samuel Myron Brainerd (November 13, 1842 – November 21, 1898) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Samuel M. Brainerd was born in Albion, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, Edinboro Normal ...
(LAW: ), a Congressional Representative from Pennsylvania *
Abraham Lincoln Brick Abraham Lincoln Brick (May 27, 1860 – April 7, 1908) was an American attorney and politician. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1899 until his death in 1908. Early life and education Abraham Lincoln Brick ...
(LAW: JD 1883), a Congressional Representative from Indiana * William McNulty Brodhead (LAW: JD 1967), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Marriott Brosius (LAW), a Congressional Representative from Pennsylvania * Arthur Brown (LAW: JD 1864), a Senator from Utah * Charles Bruce Brownson (AB 1935), a Congressional Representative from Indiana *
Ferdinand Brucker Ferdinand Brucker (January 8, 1858 – March 3, 1904) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1897 to 1899. Early life and education Brucker was ...
(LAW: JD 1881), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * William John Bulow (LAW: JD 1893), a Senator from South Dakota *
Anson Burlingame Anson Burlingame (November 14, 1820 – February 23, 1870) was an American lawyer, Republican/American Party legislator, diplomat, and abolitionist. As diplomat, he served as the U.S. minister to China (1862–1867) and then as China's envoy to t ...
(MDNG? 1838-1841), a Congressional Representative from Massachusetts


Legislators C to E

* Benjamin Taylor Cable (AB 1876), a Congressional Representative from Illinois * Martha Hughes Cannon (MED: 1880), on November 3, 1896, became the first woman elected as a state senator in the United States * William Randolph Carpenter (LAW: JD 1917), a Congressional Representative from Kansas * William Wallace Chalmers (AB 1887), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * Walter Marion Chandler (AB 1897), a Congressional Representative from New York *
John Logan Chipman John Logan Chipman (June 5, 1830 – August 17, 1893) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who was most notable for his service as a United States representative from 1887 until his death. Early life Chipman was born in Detroit in t ...
(1843-1845), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Ralph Edwin Church (AB 1907), a Congressional Representative from Illinois * Robert Henry Clancy (AB 1907, LAW: DNG?), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Kit Francis Clardy (LAW: JD 1925), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Raymond Francis Clevenger (LAW: JD 1952), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
George Pierre Codd George Pierre Codd (December 7, 1869 – February 16, 1927) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography Codd was born on December 7, 1869, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of George C. Codd and Eunice Lawrence. His father had a lon ...
(AB 1891), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Don Byron Colton (LAW: 1905), a Congressional Representative from Utah * George Hamilton Combs, Jr. (MDNG), a Congressional Representative from Missouri * Solomon Gilman Comstock (MDNG), a Congressional Representative from Minnesota * Michael Francis Conry (LAW: JD 1896), a Congressional Representative from New York * Allen Foster Cooper (LAW: JD 1888), a Congressional Representative from Pennsylvania * Royal Samuel Copeland (MED: MD 1889), a Senator from New York *
John Kissig Cowen John Kissig Cowen (October 28, 1844 – April 26, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland and a railroad executive. Born near Millersburg, Ohio, Cowen attended the public schools and the local academies at Fredericksburg and Hayesville, ...
(LAW: ??), a Congressional Representative from Maryland * William Elijah Cox (LAW: JD 1889), a Congressional Representative from Indiana * Louis Convers Cramton (LAW: JD 1899), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Philip Miller Crane (MDNG), a Congressional Representative from Illinois *
Fred Lewis Crawford Fred Lewis Crawford (May 5, 1888 – April 13, 1957) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Crawford was born in Dublin, Texas and attended local public schools. He went to business college at Peniel (now part of Greenville, Texas), an ...
, a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
George William Crockett, Jr. George William Crockett Jr. (August 10, 1909 – September 7, 1997) was an African-American attorney, jurist, and congressman from the U.S. state of Michigan. He also served as a national vice-president of the National Lawyers Guild and co- ...
(LAW: JD 1934), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Maurice Edgar Crumpacker (LAW: JD 1909), elected as a Congressional Representative to the Sixty-ninth and Seventieth Congresses * Shepard J. Crumpacker, Jr. (LAW: JD 1941), a Congressional Representative from Indiana * Paul Harvey Cunningham (LSA: AB 1914; LAW: JD 1915), a Congressional Representative from Iowa * Gilbert Archibald Currie (LAW: JD 1905), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
Byron M. Cutcheon Byron Mac Cutcheon (May 11, 1836 – April 12, 1908) was an American Civil War officer, Medal of Honor recipient and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Cutcheon was born in Pembroke, New Hampshire May 11, 1836 but his parents ...
(AB 1861, LAW: JD 1866), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Archibald Bard Darragh (1857-1858, AB 1868), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Cushman Kellogg Davis (AB 1857), a Senator from Minnesota *
Stephen Albion Day Stephen Albion Day (July 13, 1882 – January 5, 1950) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Day was born in Canton, Ohio, the son of Mary Elizabeth (Schaefer) and William R. Day, who was a ...
(AB 1905), a Congressional Representative from Illinois * Marion De Vries (LAW: JD 1888), a Congressional Representative from California * John Richard Dellenback (LAW: JD 1949), a Congressional Representative from Oregon * Gerrit John Diekema (LAW: JD 1883), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. (1940-1942), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Francis Henry Dodds (LAW: JD 1880), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
Sheridan Downey Sheridan Downey (March 11, 1884 – October 25, 1961) was an American lawyer and a Democratic U.S. Senator from California from 1939 to 1950. Early life He was born in Laramie, the seat of Albany County in western Wyoming, the son of the ...
(LAW: JD 1907), elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate * Robert Blackford Duncan (LAW: LLB 1948), a Congressional Representative from Oregon * Warren Joseph Duffey (LAW: JD 1911), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * Robert F. Ellsworth (LAW: JD 1949), a Congressional Representative from Kansas * Marvin Leonel Esch (AB, MA 1951, Ph. D 1957), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Robert Emory Evans (LAW: JD 1886), a Congressional Representative from Nebraska


Legislators F to G

* John Franklin Farnsworth, a Congressional Representative from Illinois * Homer Samuel Ferguson (AB 1913), a Senator from Michigan *
Woodbridge N. Ferris Woodbridge Nathan Ferris (January 6, 1853March 23, 1928) was an American educator from New York, Illinois and Michigan who served as the 28th governor of Michigan and in the United States Senate as a Democrat. Early life in New York, Michigan a ...
(MED: MD 1874), a Senator from Michigan * Peter G. Fitzgerald (LAW: JD 1986), a Senator from Illinois * George Ford (LAW: JD 1869), a Congressional Representative from Indiana * Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (AB 1935), a Congressional Representative from Michigan, Vice President, and thirty-eighth President of the United States *
Harold Ford, Jr. Harold Eugene Ford Jr. (born May 11, 1970) is an American financial managing director, pundit, author, and former U.S. Congressman who served from 1997–2007 in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party ...
(LAW: JD 1996), a Congressional Representative from Tennessee * Hiram Robert Fowler (LAW: JD 1884), a Congressional Representative from Illinois * Louis Frey, Jr. (LAW: JD 1961), a Congressional Representative from Florida * Frank Ballard Fulkerson (LAW: MDNG), a Congressional Representative from Missouri * Harry Conrad Gahn (LAW: JD 1904), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * John James Gardner (LAW: 1866, 1867), a Congressional Representative from New Jersey * Richard Andrew Gephardt (LAW: JD 1965), a Congressional Representative from Missouri *
Ernest Willard Gibson Ernest Willard Gibson (December 29, 1872June 20, 1940) was an American politician and lawyer from Vermont. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he served in both the United States House of Representatives (1923-1933) and United Stat ...
(LAW: 1899), a Congressional Representative and a Senator from Vermont * Joseph John Gill (LAW: JD 1868), a Congressional Representative from Ohio *
Paul Gillmor Paul Eugene Gillmor (February 1, 1939 – September 5, 2007) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the U.S. representative from the 5th congressional district of Ohio from 1989 until his death in 2007. Early life, ...
(LAW: JD 1964), a Congressional Representative, Ohio 5th * Paul Eugene Gillmor (LAW: JD 1964), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * Robert Henry Gittins (LAW: JD 1900), a Congressional Representative from New York *
Dan Glickman Daniel Robert Glickman (born November 24, 1944) is an American politician, lawyer, lobbyist, and nonprofit leader. He served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1995 until 2001, prior to which he represented as a Democrat in Congr ...
(BA History 1966), a Congressional Representative from Kansas * James Stephen Golden (LAW: LLB 1916), a Congressional Representative from Kentucky * Stephen Goldsmith (LAW: JD 1971), Mayor of Indianapolis 1992-99; US Army Reserve 1968–74 *
James William Good James William Good (September 24, 1866 – November 18, 1929) was an American politician and lawyer from the state of Iowa, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Cabinet of President Herbert Hoover as Secretary of War. He w ...
(LAW: JD 1893), a Congressional Representative from Iowa * William Gordon (LAW: JD 1893), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * James Sedgwick Gorman (LAW: JD 1876), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Jim Graham (LAW: JD), a
Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...
representing Ward 1 * Levi Thomas Griffin (AB 1857, LAW:), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
Robert Paul Griffin Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the ...
(LAW: JD 1950), a Congressional Representative and a Senator from Michigan *
Martha Wright Griffiths Martha Wright Griffiths (January 29, 1912 – April 22, 2003) was an American lawyer and judge before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1954. Griffiths was the first woman to serve on the House Committee on Ways and M ...
(LAW: JD 1940), a Congressional Representative from Michigan


Legislators H to J

* William Flavius Lester Hadley (LAW: JD 1871), a Congressional Representative from Illinois * John Eugene Harding (AB 1900), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * Darius Dodge Hare (LAW: JD 1964), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * Byron Berry Harlan (LAW: JD 1909; LS&A: 1911), a Congressional Representative from Ohio *
William H. Harries William Henry Harries (January 15, 1843July 23, 1921) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Minnesota during the Fifty-second Congress. Earlier, he served ...
(LAW: JD 1868), a Congressional Representative from Minnesota * Philip Aloysius Hart (Law: JD 1937), was a Senator from Michigan * Dow Watters Harter (LAW: JD 1907), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * James Harvey (LAW: LLB 1948), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Nils Pederson Haugen (LAW: JD 1874), a Congressional Representative from Wisconsin * Walter Ingalls Hayes (LAW: JD 1863), a Congressional Representative from Iowa *
Guy T. Helvering Guy Tresillian Helvering (January 10, 1878 – July 4, 1946) was a United States representative from Kansas, Commissioner of Internal Revenue and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. Educa ...
(LAW: JD 1906), a Congressional Representative from Kansas * Charles Belknap Henderson (LAW: JD 1895), a Senator from Nevada * John Earl Henderson (LAW: JD 1942), a Congressional Representative from Ohio *
Joseph Lister Hill Joseph Lister Hill (December 29, 1894 – December 20, 1984) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the U.S. Congress for more than forty-five years, as both a U.S. Representative (1923–1938) a ...
, a Congressional Representative and a Senator from Alabama * William Henry Hinebaugh, a Congressional Representative from Illinois * John Carl Williams Hinshaw (BUS: MDNG), a Congressional Representative from California * Gilbert Monell Hitchcock (LAW: JD 1881), a Congressional Representative and a Senator from Nebraska * Peter Hoekstra (BUS: MBA 1977), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Adoniram Judson Holmes (LAW: JD 1867), a Congressional Representative from Iowa *
Craig Hosmer Chester Craig Hosmer (May 6, 1915 – October 11, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California from 1953 to 1974. Early life and career Hosmer was born in Brea, California, in Orange ...
(MDNG), a Representative from California *
Jay Abel Hubbell Jay Abel Hubbell (September 15, 1829 – October 13, 1900) was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan, who served as a Republican Party of the United States, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Hubbell was bor ...
(AB 1853), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * William Leonard Hungate (MDNG), a Congressional Representative from Missouri *
J. Edward Hutchinson J. Edward Hutchinson (October 13, 1914 – July 22, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Michigan. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan's 4th congressional district in the United States House of R ...
(AB 1936, LAW: JD 1938), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
Orange Jacobs Orange Jacobs (May 2, 1827 – May 21, 1914) was an American lawyer, newspaper publisher, and politician. His career in government centered on the Territory of Washington, for which he served as a delegate to the U.S. Congress, chief justice of t ...
(MDNG?), a Delegate from the Territory of Washington * Albert Webb Jefferis (LAW: JD 1893), a Congressional Representative from Nebraska * Adna Romulus Johnson (LAW: JD 1887), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * Bartel John Jonkman (LAW: JD 1914), a Congressional Representative from Michigan


Legislators K

* Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur (MA 1974), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * Nancy Kassebaum (AB 1954), a Senator from Kansas *
Frank Bateman Keefe Frank Bateman Keefe (September 23, 1887 – February 5, 1952) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin. Born in Winneconne, Wisconsin, he graduated from what is today the University of Wisconsin–Oshk ...
(LAW: JD 1910), a Congressional Representative from Wisconsin * Edwin William Keightley (LAW: JD 1865), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Patrick Henry Kelley (LAW: JD 1900), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Joseph Morgan Kendall (MDNG), a Congressional Representative from Kentucky * Mark Kennedy (BUS: MBA 1983), a Congressional Representative in the U.S. Congress from
Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
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John Worth Kern John Worth Kern (December 20, 1849 – August 17, 1917) was a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana. While the title was not official, he is considered to be the first Senate majority leader (and in turn, the first Senate Democratic Lead ...
(LAW: JD 1869), a Senator from Indiana * Winfield Scott Kerr (LAW: JD 1879), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * Dale Kildee (MA 1962), a U.S. Congressional Representative *
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Carolyn Jean Cheeks Kilpatrick (born June 25, 1945) is a former American politician who was U.S. Representative for from 1997 to 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In August 2010 she lost the Democratic primary election to Hansen Cl ...
(MS 1977), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Henry Mahlon Kimball (LAW: JD 1904), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Moses Pierce Kinkaid (LAW: JD 1876), a Congressional Representative from Nebraska * Snyder Solomon Kirkpatrick, a Congressional Representative from Kansas *
Milton Kraus Milton Kraus (June 26, 1866 – November 18, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1917 to 1923. Biography Born in Kokomo, Indiana to German-Jewish parents, Kraus attended t ...
(LAW: JD 1886), a Congressional Representative from Indiana


Legislators L

* James Laird (LAW: JD 1871), a Congressional Representative from Nebraska * Frederick Landis (LAW: JD 1895), a Congressional Representative from Indiana * Oscar John Larson (LAW: JD 1894), a Congressional Representative from Minnesota * Steven C. LaTourette (BA 1976), a Congressional Representative from Ohio *
Scott Leavitt Scott Leavitt (June 16, 1879 – October 19, 1966) was a U.S. Representative from Montana. He served as chairman of the House Committee on Indian Affairs. Early life Scott Leavitt was born in Elk Rapids, Michigan in 1879 to Roswell Leavitt, a ...
(MDNG?), a Congressional Representative from Montana * John Camillus Lehr (LAW: JD 1900), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * John Jacob Lentz (AB 1882), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * Elliott Harris Levitas (LAW: 1954-1955), a Congressional Representative from Georgia *
William Lewis William or Willie Lewis may refer to: Politicians * William Lewis (MP for Anglesey) (by 1526–1601 or later), MP for Anglesey in 1553 and 1555 * William Lewis (MP for Helston), MP for Helston in 1584 * William Lewis (MP for King's Lynn) (died 15 ...
(MDNG), a Congressional Representative from Kentucky * Roland Victor Libonati (AB 1921; LAW: ??), a Congressional Representative from Illinois *
Charles August Lindbergh Charles August Lindbergh (born Carl Månsson; January 20, 1859 – May 24, 1924) was a United States Congressman from Minnesota's 6th congressional district from 1907 to 1917. He opposed American entry into World War I as well as the 1913 F ...
(LAW: JD 1883), a Congressional Representative from Minnesota *
Cyrus Locher Cyrus Locher (March 8, 1878August 17, 1929) was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate. He graduated from high school at Pandora, Ohio, and from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1903, when he gave the commencement oration. ...
(LAW: MDNG), a Senator from Ohio * Oren Ethelbirt Long (AB 1916), a Senator from Hawaii *
Alfred Lucking Alfred Lucking (December 18, 1856 – December 1, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, and was general counsel for the Ford Motor C ...
(LAW: JD 1878), a Congressional Representative from Michigan


Legislators M

* Verner Wright Main (LAW: JD 1914), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Carl Edgar Mapes (LAW: 1899), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Ernest Whitworth Marland (LAW: JD 1893), a Congressional Representative from Oklahoma * Eben Wever Martin (LAW: 1879, 1890), a Congressional Representative from South Dakota *
William Cotter Maybury William Cotter Maybury (November 20, 1848 – May 6, 1909) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Maybury was born in Detroit, Michigan, on November 20, 1848, the son of Thomas Maybury. He attended public schools ...
(AB 1870; LAW: 1871), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
James Henry Mays James Henry Mays (June 29, 1868 – April 19, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from Utah. Born in Morristown, Tennessee, Mays attended the district schools. He moved to Kansas in 1883 with his parents, who settled in Galena, Kansas. He worked i ...
(LAW: JD 1895), a Congressional Representative from Utah *
Porter James McCumber Porter James McCumber (February 3, 1858May 18, 1933) was a United States senator from North Dakota. He was a supporter of the 1906 "Pure Food and Drug Act", and of the League of Nations. Early life Born in Crete, Illinois in 1858, he moved with ...
(LAW: JD 1880), a Senator from North Dakota *
Jonas Hartzell McGowan Jonas Hartzell McGowan (April 2, 1837 – July 5, 1909) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. McGowan was born in Smith Township, Ohio (then part of Columbiana County, now Mahoning County). He was the eighth of ten children of Samu ...
(AB 1861), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Robert John McIntosh (LAW: JD 1948), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * James Campbell McLaughlin (AB 1879, LAW: JD 1883), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Rolla Coral McMillen (LAW: JD 1906), a Congressional Representative from Illinois *
George Meader George Meader (September 13, 1907 – October 15, 1994) was a Republican politician from the US state of Michigan. Early life Meader was born on September 13, 1907, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and attended the public schools of various cities i ...
(AB 1927; LAW: JD 1931), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Rice William Means (LAW: JD 1901), a Senator from Colorado * Carrie P. Meek (M.S. 1948), member of the Florida state house of representatives, a Congressional Representative *
George de Rue Meiklejohn George de Rue Meiklejohn (; August 26, 1857 – April 19, 1929) was an American politician who served as the fifth lieutenant governor of Nebraska under Governor John Milton Thayer and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Ne ...
(LAW: JD 1880), a Congressional Representative from Nebraska *
David Henry Mercer David Henry Mercer (July 9, 1857 – January 10, 1919) was an American Republican Party politician. Born in Benton County, Iowa on July 9, 1857, he moved with his parents to Adams County, Illinois in 1858. After the American Civil War he mov ...
(LAW: JD 1882), a Congressional Representative from Nebraska * William Smith Mesick (LAW: JD 1881), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Earl Cory Michener (LAW: 1901-1902, DNG), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Seth Crittenden Moffatt (LAW: JD 1863), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * James William Murphy (LAW: JD 1880), a Congressional Representative from Wisconsin


Legislators N to O

* Lucien Norbert Nedzi (BA 1948; LAW: JD 1951), a Congressional Representative 1952 * James Carson Needham (LAW: JD 1889), a Congressional Representative from California *
John Stoughton Newberry John Stoughton Newberry (November 18, 1826 – January 2, 1887) was an American industrialist and politician. He served as the first provost marshal for the State of Michigan and as a U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan. Early life N ...
(AB 1847), was appointed the first provost marshal for the State of Michigan * Edward Thomas Noonan (LAW: 1883?), a Congressional Representative from Illinois * Charles Gibb Oakman (AB 1926), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * James Grant O’Hara (AB 1954, LAW: JD 1955), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * John Henry O’Neall (LAW: JD 1864), a Congressional Representative from Indiana *
Theobald Otjen Theobald Otjen (October 27, 1851 – April 11, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Theobald was born to German immigrants John Conrad and Dorothea (Schreiner) Otjen, in west China township in St. Clair County, Michigan and attend ...
(LAW: JD 1875), a Congressional Representative from Wisconsin *
James W. Owens James W. Owens is an American economist and manufacturing executive. He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines ...
(LAW: 1864-1865), a Congressional Representative from Ohio


Legislators P to Q

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Jasper Packard Jasper Packard (February 1, 1832 – December 13, 1899) was an American attorney, Civil War veteran, and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's at-large congressional district and Indiana ...
(AB 1955), a Congressional Representative from Indiana *
Thomas Witherell Palmer Thomas Witherell Palmer (January 25, 1830 – June 1, 1913) was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. He is considered to be one of the most significant figures in the history of Detroit, Michigan. Palmer was born in Detroit, where his m ...
(MDNG), Senator from Michigan * Seymour Howe Person (AB 1901), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Samuel Ritter Peters (LAW: JD 1867), a Congressional Representative from Kansas *
Augustus Herman Pettibone Augustus Herman Pettibone (January 21, 1835 – November 26, 1918) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Pettibone was born in Bedford ...
(AB 1859), a Congressional Representative from Tennessee *
William Wallace Phelps William Wallace Phelps (June 1, 1826 – August 3, 1873) was a representative from Minnesota. He was born in Oakland County, Michigan, on June 1, 1826. He attended the country schools and graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbo ...
(AB 1846), a Congressional Representative from Minnesota * John Alfred Pickler (LAW: JD 1872), a Congressional Representative from South Dakota *
Walter Marcus Pierce Walter Marcus Pierce (May 30, 1861 – March 27, 1954) was an American politician, a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, who served as the List of governors of Oregon, 17th Governor of Oregon and a member of the United States House of R ...
(MDNG?), a Congressional Representative from Oregon * Frank Plumley (LAW: ), a Congressional Representative from Vermont *
John Edward Porter John Edward Porter (June 1, 1935 – June 3, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district from 1980 to 2001. Career before Congress Before his election to Congress, ...
(LAW: JD 1961), a Congressional Representative from Illinois * Robert Jones "Rob" Portman (LAW: JD 1984), a lawyer and the junior
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Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
* Tom Price (BA 1976; MED: MD 1979), a Congressional Representative from Georgia * Joseph Very Quarles (AB 1966; LAW: JD 1867), a Senator from Wisconsin


Legislators R

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Clark T. Randt Clark T. "Sandy" Randt Jr. (; Pinyin: ''Léi Dé''; born November 24, 1945) is an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China from July 23, 2001 to January 20, 2009, making him the lon ...
(BA, MED: MD), U.S. Congressman *
Henry Augustus Reeves Henry Augustus Reeves (December 7, 1832 – March 4, 1916) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1869 to 1871. Biography Born in Sag Harbor, New York, Reeves attended private sc ...
(MDNG), a Congressional Representative from New York * John Birchard Rice (MED: 1857), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * Donald Wayne Riegle, Jr. (AB 1960), a Congressional Representative and a Senator from Michigan * Dick Riordan (LAW: JD 1956), Mayor of Los Angeles 1993-2001 * Lynn Nancy Rivers (BA 1987), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Mike Rogers (MDNG), Congressional Representative, Michigan 8th * Philip Edward Ruppe (MDNG 1944-1946), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Jon Daniel Runyan, 2010 Congressional Representative for


Legislators S

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Ken Salazar Kenneth Lee Salazar (born March 2, 1955) is an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Mexico. He previously served as the 50th United States Secretary of the Interior in the administration of President Ba ...
(LAW: JD 1981), a Senator from Colorado, Secretary of the Interior *
John J. H. (Joe) Schwarz John J. H. "Joe" Schwarz (born November 15, 1937), is an American physician and independent politician from Michigan, who was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004 as a moderate Republican. He represented Michigan's 7th ...
(BA 1959), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Frank Douglas Scott (LAW: JD 1901), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
John Franklin Shafroth John Franklin Shafroth (June 9, 1854February 20, 1922) was an American politician who served as a representative, member of the United States Senate, and Governor of Colorado. Early life Born in Fayette, Missouri, he attended the common schoo ...
(AB 1875), a Congressional Representative and a Senator from Colorado *
William Graves Sharp William Graves Sharp (March 14, 1859 – November 17, 1922) was an American lawyer, manufacturer, three-term congressman, and diplomat. Biography Sharp was born in Mount Gilead, Ohio on March 14, 1859. He moved to Elyria, Ohio with his mot ...
(LAW: JD 1881), a Congressional Representative from Ohio *
John M. C. Smith John M. C. Smith (February 6, 1853 – March 30, 1923) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served as U.S. Representative from Michigan's 3rd congressional district. Biography Smith was born in 1853 in Belfast on the Ireland, ...
(AB 1879, LAW: JD 1880), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
Samuel William Smith Samuel William Smith (August 23, 1852 – June 19, 1931), was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was born in Independence Township and attended the common schools in Clarkston and Detroit. He began teaching school in 1869, serv ...
(LAW: JD 1878), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
Horace Greeley Snover Horace Greeley Snover (September 21, 1847 – July 21, 1924) was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography Horace Greeley Snover was born 21 September 1847 in the then village of Romeo in Macomb County, Michigan, a son of ...
(AB 1969; LAW: JD 1871), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Neil Oliver Staebler (BA 1926), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Robert Theodore Stafford (AB: ), a Congressional Representative and a Senator from Vermont *
Ozora P. Stearns Ozora Pierson Stearns (January 15, 1831June 2, 1896) was an American politician and attorney. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a US Senator from the state of Minnesota. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served as mayor of R ...
(AB 1858, LAW: JD 1860), a Senator from Minnesota *
K. William Stinson Kaye William "Bill" Stinson (April 20, 1930 – January 9, 2002) was a U.S. Representative from Washington. Early life and education Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Stinson attended the public schools and Grand Rapids Junior College for two ...
(AB 1952), a Congressional Representative from Washington *
Byron Gray Stout Byron Gray Stout (January 12, 1829 – June 19, 1896) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Stout was born in Richmond, New York and moved with his parents to Michigan in 1831. He attended the common schools and graduated from the ...
(AB 1851), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * George Sutherland (LAW: ), a Congressional Representative and a Senator from Utah *
Edwin Forrest Sweet Edwin Forrest Sweet (November 21, 1847 – April 2, 1935) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Edwin F. Sweet was born in Dansville, New York. He was the son of Sidney Sweet and Hannah (née Redmond) Sweet. He ...
(LAW: JD 1874), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Oscar William Swift (AB: ca 1895?), a Congressional Representative from New York


Legislators T

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John Charles Tarsney John Charles Tarsney (November 7, 1845 – September 4, 1920) was an Politics of the United States, American politician from Missouri and an associate justice of the Oklahoma Territory Supreme Court (1896-1899). He then returned to Kansas City, Mi ...
(LAW: JD 1869), a Congressional Representative from Missouri * Timothy Edward Tarsney (LAW: JD 1872), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
Edward Thomas Taylor Edward Thomas Taylor (June 19, 1858 – September 3, 1941) was an American lawyer and educator who served as a U.S. Representative from Colorado. A member of the Democratic Party, he served 17 terms in the U.S. House, from 1909 to 1941. Early ...
(LAW: JD 1884), a Congressional Representative from Colorado *
Charles Spalding Thomas Charles Spalding Thomas (December 6, 1849June 24, 1934) was a United States senator from Colorado. Born in Darien, Georgia, he attended private schools in Georgia and Connecticut, and served briefly in the Confederate Army. Biography Thomas gra ...
(LAW: JD 1871), a Senator from Colorado * Henry Franklin Thomas (MED: 1868), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
Charles A. Towne Charles Arnette Towne (November 21, 1858October 22, 1928) was an American politician. Biography Born near Pontiac, Michigan, he graduated from the University of Michigan and served in the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota as ...
(AB 1881), a Congressional Representative and a Senator from Minnesota and a Representative from New York * Charles Elroy Townsend (MDNG), a Congressional Representative and a Senator from Michigan * Jerald F. ter Horst, AB 1947. Gerald Ford's short-term press secretary


Legislators U to Z

* Lauren Underwood (BS 2008), a Congressional Representative from Illinois *
Frederick Stephen Upton Frederick Stephen Upton (born April 23, 1953) is an American politician serving as a U.S. representative from Michigan since 1987, representing the state's 6th congressional district since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. His dist ...
(BA 1975), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg (LAW: 1900-1901), a Senator from Michigan * Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (LAW: JD 1960), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
Bird J. Vincent Bird J. Vincent (March 6, 1880 – July 18, 1931) was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Vincent was born in Brandon Township near Clarkston, Michigan. Education Vincent attended the public schools of Oakla ...
(LAW: JD 1905), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Weston Edward Vivian (Ph. D. 1959), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
James Franklin Ware James Franklin Ware (1849–1934)EratoGenealogical and biographical informationat rootschat.com. was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. Biography Ware was born on February 11, 1849, in Litchfield, Maine.''THE ...
(LAW: 1873), Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate * William Warner (LAW: 1861?), a Congressional Representative and a Senator from Missouri * Thaddeus Francis Boleslaw Wasielewski (BA 1927), a Congressional Representative from Wisconsin *
Charles Winfield Waterman Charles Winfield Waterman (November 2, 1861August 27, 1932) was a Colorado attorney and politician. He is most notable for his service as a United States senator from Colorado. Born in Waitsfield, Vermont, Waterman graduated from the Univers ...
(LAW: JD 1889), a Senator from Colorado * Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock (LAW: JD 1873), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * John Stanley Webster (LAW: 1897-1899), a Congressional Representative from Washington *
William Walter Wedemeyer William Walter Wedemeyer (March 22, 1873 – January 2, 1913) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Wedemeyer was born near Lima Township, Michigan, Lima Township in Washtenaw County, Michigan. He attended the district schools and P ...
(LAW: JD 1895), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
Alvin F. Weichel Alvin Ferdinand Weichel (September 11, 1891 – November 27, 1956) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1943 to 1955. Life and politics Weichel was born in Sandusky, Oh ...
(MDNG), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * Carl May Weideman (MDNG), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Adonijah Strong Welch (AB 1846), a Senator from Florida * Benjamin Franklin Welty (AB 1896), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * Charles Stuart Wharton (LAW: 1896), a Congressional Representative from Illinois *
Burton Kendall Wheeler Burton Kendall Wheeler (February 27, 1882January 6, 1975) was an attorney and an American politician of the Democratic Party in Montana, which he represented as a United States senator from 1923 until 1947. Born in Massachusetts, Wheeler began p ...
(LAW: JD 1905), a Senator from Montana * John Jefferson Whitacre (MDNG), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * John Daugherty White (LAW: JD 1872; MED), a Congressional Representative from Kentucky *
Robert Henry Whitelaw Robert Henry Whitelaw (January 30, 1854 – July 27, 1937) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born on a farm near Lloyds, Virginia, Whitelaw moved with his father to Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, in 1856. He returned to Essex County, ...
(LAW: 1873?), a Congressional Representative from Missouri *
Justin Rice Whiting Justin Rice Whiting (February 18, 1847 – January 31, 1903) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Whiting was born in Bath, New York, and moved to Michigan in 1849 with his parents, who settled in St. Clair, Michigan. He attende ...
(MDNG: 1863-1865), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
Alexander Wiley Alexander Wiley (May 26, 1884 – October 26, 1967) was an American politician who served four terms in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its most senior Republican member. ...
(MDNG?), a Senator from Wisconsin *
Edwin Willits Edwin Willits (also Willets) (April 24, 1830 – October 22, 1896) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Willits served as prosecuting attorney of Monroe County, Republican from Michigan's 2nd congressional district for the 45th, ...
(AB 1955), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *
Edgar Wilson Edgar Wilson (February 25, 1861 – January 3, 1915) was a United States Representative from Idaho. Born in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Wilson graduated from the University of Michigan, and headed west and became an attorney in Boise, Idah ...
(LAW: JD 1884), a Congressional Representative from Idaho *
William Warfield Wilson William Warfield Wilson (March 2, 1868 – July 22, 1942) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in Ohio, Illinois, Wilson attended public schools, and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He graduated from the Chicago ...
, a Congressional Representative from Illinois *
Thomas Jefferson Wood Thomas Jefferson Wood (September 30, 1844 in Athens County, Ohio – October 13, 1908) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana. In 1853, Wood moved from his place of birth to Vigo ...
(LAW: JD 1867), a Congressional Representative from Indiana * William Robert Wood (LAW: JD 1882), a Congressional Representative from Indiana * Rebecca Young (1955), Wisconsin State Assembly


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