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Legislator A

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 A ...

(LAW: JD 1911), a Congressional Representative from

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...

* 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 Justin Amash ( ; born April 18, 1980) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2021. Originally a Republican, Amash joined the Libertarian Party in April 2020, becoming the party's first (an ...

(LAW: JD 2005), a Congressional Representative from

Michigan's 3rd congressional district Michigan's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in West Michigan. From 2003 to 2013, it consisted of the counties of Barry and Ionia, as well as all except the northwestern portion of Kent, including the city of Grand Ra ...

Clinton Presba Anderson Clinton Presba Anderson (October 23, 1895 – November 11, 1975) was an American politician who represented New Mexico in the United States Senate from 1949 until 1973. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as United State ...

(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 l ...

(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 Lucien Baker (June 8, 1846June 21, 1907) was a United States senator from Kansas. Baker was born near Cleveland, Ohio and moved with his parents to Morenci, Michigan. There he attended the public schools and graduated from Adrian College A ...

(LAW: JD), a Senator from Kansas * Bert Andrew Bandstra (AB 1953), a Congressional Representative from Iowa *

Henry Towne Bannon Henry Towne Bannon (June 5, 1867 – September 6, 1950) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for two terms from 1905 to 1909. Life and career Bannon was the grandson of Irish immigrants, Edward and Bridget Dervin Bannon. His father, James. W. Bann ...

(AB 1889), a Congressional Representative from Ohio * Samuel Willard Beakes (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 (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 Roswell Peter Bishop (January 6, 1843 – March 4, 1920) was an American Civil War veteran, lawyer, and a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1907. Early ...

(1868-1872) (LAW: JD 1875), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *

William Wallace Blackney William Wallace Blackney (August 28, 1876 – March 14, 1963) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served eight terms in the United States House of Representatives. Early life and education Blackney was born in Clio, Michigan, an ...

(LAW: JD 1912), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *

Melvin Morella Boothman Melvin Morella Boothman (October 16, 1846 – March 5, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born near Bryan, Ohio, Boothman attended the public schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. Enlisted in Company H, Thirty-eighth Regiment, ...

(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 Norm ...

(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 William McNulty Brodhead (born September 12, 1941) is an American lawyer and former politician from Michigan who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983. Early life and education Brodhead was born in Clev ...

(LAW: JD 1967), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *

Marriott Brosius Marriott Henry Brosius (March 7, 1843 – March 16, 1901) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Education and military service Marriott Brosius was born in Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Penns ...

(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 (LAW: JD 1881), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *

William John Bulow William John Bulow (January 13, 1869February 26, 1960) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the List of governors of South Dakota, first Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Governor of South Dakota, serving from 1927 to 1931. He ...

(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 ...

(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 (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 (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 (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, a Congressional Representative from Michigan * George William Crockett, Jr. (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 (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 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 diplomat and jurist. Day attended the ...

(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 t ...

(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 Marvin Leonel Esch (August 4, 1927 – June 19, 2010) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and a member of the Republican Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1977 before unsuccessfully seekin ...

(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 (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 f ...

(LAW: JD 1996), a Congressional Representative from Tennessee * Hiram Robert Fowler (LAW: JD 1884), a Congressional Representative from Illinois *

Louis Frey, Jr. Louis Frey Jr. (January 11, 1934 – October 14, 2019) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 until 1979. He represented Florida's 5th congressional distri ...

(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 (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 representing Ward 1 * Levi Thomas Griffin (AB 1857, LAW:), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Robert Paul Griffin (LAW: JD 1950), a Congressional Representative and a Senator from Michigan * Martha Wright Griffiths (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 (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. Edu ...

(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, 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 member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Hubbell was born in Avon (now Rochester Hills), Mi ...

(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 (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 Nancy Jo Kassebaum Baker (née Landon; born July 29, 1932) is an American politician who represented the State of Kansas in the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997. She is the daughter of Alf Landon, who was Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1 ...

(AB 1954), a Senator from Kansas * Frank Bateman Keefe (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 t ...

* John Worth Kern (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 (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, ...

(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 (MDNG), a Congressional Representative from Kentucky *

Roland Victor Libonati Roland Victor Libonati (December 29, 1897 – May 30, 1991) was a United States Representative from Illinois. Libonati was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ernest and Flora (née Pellettieri) Libonati. He earned an Associate of Arts degree ...

(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. H ...

(LAW: MDNG), a Senator from Ohio * Oren Ethelbirt Long (AB 1916), a Senator from Hawaii * Alfred Lucking (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 (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 (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 Carrie Mae Pittman Meek (April 29, 1926November 28, 2021) was the United States Representative for Florida's 17th congressional district, from 1993 to 2003. Having been elected in the September 1992 primary with no general election opponent, she ...

(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 N ...

(LAW: JD 1880), a Congressional Representative from Nebraska * David Henry Mercer (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 James William Murphy (April 17, 1858 – July 11, 1927) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Platteville, Wisconsin in 1858, Murphy graduated from the State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Platteville) in 187 ...

(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 (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 (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

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 Indian ...

(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 mo ...

(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 Ar ...

(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 Democrat, who served as the 17th Governor of Oregon and a member of the United States House of Representatives from . A native of Illinois, he served in t ...

(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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* 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

* Clark T. Randt (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

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 B ...

(LAW: JD 1981), a Senator from Colorado, Secretary of the Interior * John J. H. (Joe) Schwarz (BA 1959), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Frank Douglas Scott (LAW: JD 1901), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * John Franklin Shafroth (AB 1875), a Congressional Representative and a Senator from Colorado * William Graves Sharp (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 island o ...

(AB 1879, LAW: JD 1880), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Samuel William Smith (LAW: JD 1878), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Horace Greeley Snover (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 (AB 1858, LAW: JD 1860), a Senator from Minnesota * K. William Stinson (AB 1952), a Congressional Representative from Washington * Byron Gray Stout (AB 1851), a Congressional Representative from Michigan *

George Sutherland George Alexander Sutherland (March 25, 1862July 18, 1942) was an English-born American jurist and politician. He served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court between 1922 and 1938. As a member of the Republican Party, he also repre ...

(LAW: ), a Congressional Representative and a Senator from Utah * Edwin Forrest Sweet (LAW: JD 1874), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Oscar William Swift (AB: ca 1895?), a Congressional Representative from New York

Legislators T

John Charles Tarsney John Charles Tarsney (November 7, 1845 – September 4, 1920) was an American politician from Missouri and an associate justice of the Oklahoma Territory Supreme Court (1896-1899). He then returned to Kansas City, Missouri, where he had a private ...

(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 ...

(LAW: JD 1871), a Senator from Colorado * Henry Franklin Thomas (MED: 1868), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Charles A. Towne (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 Lauren Ashley Underwood (born October 4, 1986) is an American politician and registered nurse who is a U.S. representative from Illinois's 14th congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party. Her district, once represented by former ...

(BS 2008), a Congressional Representative from Illinois * Frederick Stephen Upton (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 (LAW: JD 1905), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Weston Edward Vivian (Ph. D. 1959), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * James Franklin Ware (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 (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 (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 (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 (LAW: 1873?), a Congressional Representative from Missouri * Justin Rice Whiting (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 (AB 1955), a Congressional Representative from Michigan * Edgar Wilson (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 Chi ...

, a Congressional Representative from Illinois * Thomas Jefferson Wood (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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Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and t ...