1844 to 1848; United States' Special Mail Agent from 1853 to 1856; and subsequently held the office of Naval Storekeeper at Kittery, Maine. When in the State Senate he was President pro tem., and for a short time acting Governor of the State.

Parrott, John F.-He was a member, in 1811, of the New Hampshire Legislature; a Representative in Congress, from New Hampshire, from 1817 to 1819; and a Senator of the United States, from 1819 to 1825; and in 1826 was appointed Postmaster at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He died in Greenland, New Hampshire, July 9, 1836, aged sixty-eight years.

Parrott, Marcus J.-Born at Hamburg, South Carolina, October 27, 1828; graduated at Dickinson College, Pennsylvania, in 1849; is a lawyer by profession, having studied at Cambridge; was a member of the Ohio Legislature in 1853 and 1854; and was elected a Delegate to the Thirty-fifth Congress, from Kansas Territory. Elected also to the Thirty-sixth Congress.

Partridge, George. He graduated at Harvard College in 1762; was a Delegate to the Continental Congress, from Massachusetts; and a Representative in Congress, after the adoption of the Constitution, from 1789 to 1791. He died at Duxbury, Massachusetts, July 7, 1828, aged eighty-eight years.

Partridge, Samuel.-He was born in New York; and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1841 to 1843.

Paterson, William.-Born at sea, of Irish parents, in 1745. He graduated at Princeton in 1763; studied law and admitted to the bar in 1769; was a member of the Convention which formed the first Constitution of New Jersey in 1776; from that time until the year 1786 he was Attorney-General of the State; and was one of the first Senators in Congress, from 1789 to 1790, when he resigned, having previously been a member of the Convention which formed the Federal Constitution. He was Governor of New Jersey, from 1791 to 1794, when he was appointed, by the President, a Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States, which he

Patterson, J. W.-He was born in Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, July 2, 1823; was educated at Dartmouth College, graduating in 1848. From 1854 to 1859 he was a Professor of Mathematics in Dartmouth

College, after which he was transferred to the chair of Professor of Astronomy and Meteorology, in the same college, which he still holds. From 1858 to 1861 he was School Commissioner for Grafton County, and at the same time was Secretary of the Board of Education for the State. In 1862 he served in the State Legislature, and was elected a Representative, from New Hampshire, to the Thirty-eighth Congress, serving on the Committees on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, and for the District of Columbia.

Patterson, Thomas. - He was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1817 to 1825.

Patterson, Thomas J.-He was born in New York; and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1843 to 1845.

Patterson, Walter.-He was born in Columbia County, New York, and was a member of the Assembly of New York, in 1818, from Columbia County;

and a Representative in Congress, from 1821 to 1823.

Patterson, William.-He was born in Maryland, and having settled in Ohio, was elected a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1833 to 1838.

Patterson, William.—He was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire, June 4, 1789; removed to the State of New York in 1815, and subsequently settled in Warsaw, Genesee, now Wyoming County. He was elected a Representative in Congress, from New York, from 1837 to 1839, but died before the expiration of his term, at Warsaw, New York, August 14, 1838.

Patton, John.-He was born in Pennsylvania, and elected a Representative, from that State, to the Thirtyseventh Congress, serving on the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Patton, John M.-He was born in Virginia; received a liberal education, and adopted the profession of law, in which he was successful; and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1830 to 1838. He died in October, 1858, in the sixty-second year of his age. He was for some years, and at the time of his death, Judge of the Court of Appeals.

Paulding, William.-Born in Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York, in 1769; was educated for the law and engaged in a lucrative practice in New York City. He was a delegate to the New York Convention for revising the State Constitution in 1821; and elected a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1811 to 1813, but he was absent from his seat during the session in which war was declared, and served as General of militia during its prosecution. In 1823 he was chosen Mayor of New York, after which he held no public office. died at Tarrytown, February 11, 1854.

He

Pawling, Levi.-He was a Representative in Congress, from Pennsylvania, from 1817 to 1819.

Payne, Winter W.-He was born in Warrenton, Virginia, which he left when young, and was a Representative

Pearce, James A.-He was born in Alexandria, Virginia, December 14, 1805, although of a Maryland family by his father's side. He graduated at Princeton College, with the first honors, in 1822; was bred to the law, but was much engaged in the pursuits of agriculture; he was a member of the Maryland Legislature in 1831; a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1835 to 1839, and from 1841 to 1843; and a Senator in Congress, from 1843 to 1862, having served for a number of years as Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library. He also held the post of Professor of Law in Washington College, Chestertown, and was a Regent of the Smithsonian Institution. Was re-elected to the Senate for the term commencing March, 1863, but died at Chestertown, Maryland, December 20, 1862.

Pearce, John J.-He was born in Pennsylvania, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1855 to 1857.

Pearson, Joseph.-Born in Rowan County, North Carolina, and died at Salisbury, October 27, 1834. He was a lawyer by profession, served two years in the State Legislature, and was a Representative in Congress, from 1809 to 1815. While in Congress he fought a duel with the Hon. John G. Jackson, the result of a political quarrel.

Peaslee, Charles H.-He was

born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, in February, 1804; graduated at Dartmouth College in 1824; and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1847 to 1853. He was also a State Representative from 1833 to 1837; Adjutant-General of the State from 1839 to 1847; and Collector of Customs, at Boston, from 1853 to 1857.

Peck, George W.-He was born in New York about the year 1818; removed to Michigan, and was a member of the Legislature of that State in 1846 and 1847, serving as Speaker during the latter year; was afterwards chosen Secretary of State; and was a Representative in Congress, from Michigan, from 1855 to 1857.

Peck, Jared V.-He was born in New York, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1853 to 1855.

Peck, Lucius B.-He was born in Vermont, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1847 to 1851. From 1853 to 1857 he was United States Attorney for Vermont.

Peck, Luther C.-He was born in Connecticut, and was a Representative in Congress, from New York, from 1837 to 1841.

Peckham, Rufus W.-He was born in New York, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1853 to 1855.

Peek, Hermanus.-He was born in Albany, New York, and was for two years a member of the New York Assembly, from Schenectady County, and a Representative in Congress, from New York, from 1819 to 1821.

Pegram, John.-He was a native of Virginia, and a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1818 to 1819.

Pelton, Guy R.-Born at Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, August 3, 1825. His tastes, from early boyhood, had inclined him to the study of law, but it was not until he had attained his twentieth year that he was enabled to prosecute his plans for a professional life, having previously

to that time remained upon the homestead farm with his father. He spent two years in the academy of his native town, and three years in the Connecticut Literary Institute, after which he devoted one year to teaching at Lee, Massachusetts, and at Dover Plains, New York, employing his leisure in reading elementary works on law. He then entered a law office at Kinderhook, and completed his studies, being admitted to the bar in 1850. In 1851 he opened a law office in New York City, and in 1854 was elected a Representative to the Thirty-fourth Congress, after which he returned to New York, and resumed his professional labors.

Pendleton, Edmund H. He was a Representative in Congress, from New York, from 1831 to 1833.

Pendleton, George H.-Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 25, 1825; is a lawyer by profession; was a member of the State Senate of Ohio in 1854 and 1855; was elected a Representative, from Ohio, to the Thirty-fifth, Thirtysixth, and Thirty-seventh Congresses, serving as a member of the Committee on Military Affairs during each term. Re-elected to the Thirty-eighth Congress, serving on the Committee of Ways and Means. His father, Nathaniel Greene Pendleton, was also a Representative in Congress. In 1864 he was nominated for the office of VicePresident of the United States, on the ticket with George B. McClellan.

Pendleton, John S.-He was born in Virginia; in 1841 was appointed Chargé d'Affaires to the Republic of Chili; and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1845 to 1847, and for a second term, ending in 1849.

Pendleton, Nathaniel Greene. -Born in Savannah, Georgia, in August, 1793; removed with his father to New York in his childhood; was educated at Columbia College; adopted the profession of law; was an aid to General E. P. Gaines, from 1813 to 1815; removed to Ohio in 1818; in 1825 was elected to the Senate of Ohio, and re-elected; and was a Representative in Congress, from Ohio, from 1841 to 1843, after which he voluntarily retired from public life. He was a man of high cha

racter and uncommon ability, and died in Cincinnati, June 16, 1861. His father, Nathaniel, was an officer in the Revolutionary war, a Judge, and second of General Alexander Hamilton in his duel with Aaron Burr.

Penn, Alexander G.-He was born in Virginia, and, having settled in Louisiana, was elected a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1851 to 1853.

Penniman, Ebenezer J. — He was born in New York, and was a Representative in Congress, from Michigan, from 1851 to 1853.

Pennington, Alexander C. M. -He was born in Newark, New Jersey; a lawyer by profession; and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1853 to 1857. He also served two years in the State Legislature.

Pennington, William.-He was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1797; received a liberal education, and adopted the profession of law; in 1837 he was elected Governor of New Jersey, and annually re-elected until 1843, acting at the same time as Chancellor of the State, ex officio, and taking a prominent part in what was known as the "Broad Seal Controversy." By President Taylor, he was appointed Governor of Minnesota Territory, and by President Fillmore a Judge to settle land claims in California, both of which positions he declined to accept. In 1858, contrary to his wishes, he was elected a Representative, from New Jersey, to the Thirty-sixth Congress; and after the lapse of two months after taking his seat, he was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Died at Newark, New Jersey, February 16, 1862. He had been indisposed, and having taken an overdose of morphine for some other medicine, died from its effects.

Pennybacker, Isaac S.-Born in 1806, in Shenandoah County, Virginia; was a lawyer by profession; and a Representative in Congress, from 1837 to 1839; and then Judge of the District Court of Western Virginia; and a Senator in Congress, from 1845 to 1851. He died in Washington, District of Columbia, January 12, 1847.

Perea, Francisco.-Was born in Zadillas, County of Bernalillo, New Mexico, January 9, 1831, and in 1863 he was elected a Delegate, from New Mexico, to the Thirty-eighth Congress.

Perham, Sidney.-Was born in Woodstock, Oxford County, Maine, March 27, 1819; until his thirty-fourth year he followed the double occupation of farmer and teacher; in 1852 he was chosen a member of the Maine Board of Agriculture, which position he held for two years; in 1855 he was a member of the State Legislature, and officiated as Speaker; in 1856 he was a Presidential Elector; in 1858 was elected County Clerk for Oxford County, and re-elected in 1861; and in 1862 was elected a Representative, from Maine, to the Thirty-eighth Congress, serving on the Committees on Agriculture, and Invalid Pensions.

Perkins, Bishop.-He was born in New Hampshire, and having settled in New York, was elected a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1853 to 1855.

Perkins, Elias.-He was a Representative in Congress, from Connecticut, from 1801 to 1803, having graduated at Yale College in 1786. He died in 1845.

Perkins, Jared.-He was born in New Hampshire, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1851 to 1853. He also held the position of State Councillor from 1846 to 1849; State Representative in 1850; and died at Nashua, October 14, 1854.

Perkins, John, Jr.-He was born in Louisiana, July 1, 1819. He graduated at Yale College in 1840, and subsequently at the Law School of Harvard College; he settled for the practice of his profession in New Orleans, but his health compelled him to travel in Europe; on his return, in 1851, he was chosen a Judge of the Circuit Court of Louisiana, which position he held until elected to Congress, in 1853, where he advocated Democratic measures, and remained until 1855, serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He is now devoted to planting in Louisiana.

Perrill, Augustus L.-He was born in Virginia, and was a Represen

tative in Congress, from that State, from 1845 to 1847.

Perry, John J.-He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 2, 1811, but when a child removed with his father, Rev. Daniel Perry, to Oxford, Maine; he received a common school education, and of his own accord spent three years at the "Maine Wesleyan Seminary," paying for his tuition by laboring on the farm belonging to the institution, and also by teaching school in the winter. Having spent three years engaged in mercantile pursuits, he turned his attention to the law; was admitted to the bar at Oxford in 1844, where he has practised his profession ever since. He was elected to the Maine Legislature in 1839, 1842, and 1843; was afterwards for seven years Major-General of the Maine militia; in 1846 and 1847 he was elected to the State Senate; in 1854 he was elected Clerk of the Maine House of Representatives; and he was a Representative in Congress, from 1855 to 1857. Of late years he has been connected with the press, as editor of the "Oxford Democrat," a paper published at Paris, Maine; and he was also elected a Representative in the Thirty-sixth Congress, serving as a member of the Committee on Territories. He was also a member of the Peace Congress of 1861.

Perry, Nehemiah.-He was born at Ridgefield, Connecticut, March 30, 1816; received a good education at the West Lane Seminary; has been chiefly engaged in the cloth and clothing business; was for many years the presiding member of the Common Council of Newark, New Jersey; served a number of years in the Legislature of that State; and was elected a Representative, from New Jersey, to the Thirty-seventh Congress, serving on the Committees on Revolutionary Claims, and Expenditures on Public Buildings. Re-elected to the Thirty-eighth Congress, serving on the Committee on Commerce.

Perry, Thomas.-He was born in Maryland, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1845 to 1847.

Peter, George.-Born in Georgetown, Montgomery County, Maryland (now District of Columbia), September

28, 1779. He was educated at private institutions and Georgetown College; entered the United States Army in 1799, and resigned in 1809; served as a Major of volunteers during the war of 1812; was a Representative in Congress, from 1816 to 1819, and again from 1825 to 1827; was elected twice to the State Legislature; and also served the public as Commissioner of Public Works for the State of Maryland.

Petrie, George.-He was born in New York, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1847 to 1849.

Petriken, David.—He was born in Pennsylvania, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1837 to 1841. Died January 3, 1849.

Pettigrew, Ebenezer.-He was a Representative in Congress, from North Carolina, from 1835 to 1837, and was a member of the Committee on Expenses in the Navy Department.

Pettis, Spencer.-He was born in Virginia, and educated a lawyer, and, on taking up his residence in Missouri, was elected a Representative in Congress, where he served from 1829 to 1831. Died August 26, 1831, aged twenty-nine years, having fallen in a duel with Major Thomas Biddle at St. Louis.

Pettit, John.-Born at Sackett's Harbor, Jefferson County, New York, July 24, 1807; he received a good education, and studied law, and removed to Lafayette, Indiana, in 1831, where he has since resided. He was a member of the State Legislature, United States District Attorney, and served in the House of Representatives in Congress, from 1843 to 1847, and in the United States Senate, from 1853 to 1855. In 1850 he was a member of the State Constitutional Convention, and has twice held the office of Circuit Judge; and in 1859 he was appointed, by President Buchanan, Chief Justice of the Federal Courts of Kansas. He was also a Delegate to the Chicago Convention of 1864.

Pettit, John U.-He was born in New York; graduated at Union College in 1839; studied law, and commenced the practice of his profession in