PENN NOTABLES
Penn and the U.S. Congress
Roster of Alumni, Faculty and Trustees
1774 to the present
Complete list, A through Z
"This is a story of public service in the highest tradition of the University. It is a story of Benjamin Franklin's radical idea of valuing a practical education. The remarkable story of Penn's connection to the United States Congress begins with the Continental Congress, precursor to the United States Congress, in 1774. What links all the men and women listed below is their leadership in the United States Congress and their time at the University of Pennsylvania. I think it is safe to say that such a long and distinguished tradition might even cause Benjamin Franklin, that busy, busy man, to stop and pause and be proud."
Scott W. Hawley, February 2002
Since 1774, two hundred and fifteen alumni, faculty, and Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania have served in the United States Congress or in its predecessor, the Continental Congress, representing twenty two states and territories and nine of the thirteen American colonies. This roster is arranged by surname in alphabetical order from A to Z. It was researched, compiled and presented by Scott W. Hawley (B.A., 1992; B.S. in Econ., 1992) in partnership with the University Archives and Records Center, published February 2002 and updated July 2002.
| Ephraim Leister ACKER | Born 1827; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1852 (Doctor of Medicine, School of Medicine) and LL.B., 1886 (Bachelor of Laws, Law School); Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1871-73; died 1903. |
| Robert ADAMS, Jr. | Born 1849; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1869 (Bachelor of Arts) and B.F., 1884 (Bachelor of Finance, Wharton School); Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1889-1906; died 1906. |
| Wilbur Louis ADAMS | Born 1884; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1907; Delaware representative to the U.S. Congress, 1933-1935; died 1937. |
| Andrew ALLEN | Born 1740; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1759 and Trustee, 1775-1778; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1775-1776; died 1825. |
| John ARCHER | Born 1741; University of Pennsylvania, M.B., 1768 (Bachelor of Medicine, School of Medicine); Maryland representative to the U.S. Congress, 1801-1807; died 1810. |
| James ARMSTRONG | Born 1748; University of Pennsylvania, M.B., 1769; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1793-1795; died 1828. |
| Lewis Heisler BALL | Born 1861; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1885; Delaware representative to the U.S. Congress, 1901-1903; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1903-1905, 1919-1925; died 1932. |
| Ephraim BATEMAN | Born 1780; Attended School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1802, but did not earn a degree; New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1815-1823; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1826-1829; died 1829. |
| John Bubenheim BAYARD | Born 1738; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1777-1780, 1784-1785; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1785-1786; died 1807. |
| John Milton BERNHISEL | Born 1799; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1827; Utah delegate to the U.S. Congress, 1851-1859, 1861-1863; died 1881. |
| William Wyatt BIBB | Born 1781; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1801; Georgia representative to the U.S. Congress, 1807-1813; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1813-1816; Governor of Alabama, 1817-1820; died 1820. |
| George Augustus BICKNELL | Born 1815; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1831; Indiana representative to the U.S. Congress, 1877-1881; died 1891. |
| Edward BIDDLE | Born 1738; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1779; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1774-1775; died 1779. |
| Richard BIDDLE | Born 1796; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1811; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1837-1840; died 1847. |
| Andrew John BIEMILLER | Born 1906; Attended Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania, but did not earn a degree; Assistant Instructor of History in the College, 1929-1931; Wisconsin representative to the U.S. Congress, 1945-1947, 1949-1951; died 1982. |
| William BINGHAM | Born 1752; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1768 and Trustee, 1789-1804; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1786-1788; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1795-1801; died 1804. |
| Elias BOUDINOT | Born 1740; Attended Academy of Philadelphia (now University of Pennsylvania), 1751, but did not earn a degree. New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress, 1778, 1781-1783; New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1789-1795; died 1821. |
| Benjamin Markley BOYER | Born 1823; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1841; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1865-1869; died 1887. |
| Samuel Carey BRADSHAW | Born 1809; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1833; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1855-1857; died 1872. |
| Charles BROWNE | Born 1875; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1900; New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1923-1925; died 1947. |
| George Franklin BRUMM | Born 1880; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Econ., 1901 (Bachelor of Science in Economics, Wharton School) and LL.B., 1907; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1923-1927, 1929-1934; died 1934. |
| Clayton Douglass BUCK | Born 1890; Attended Towne School of Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1909-1911, but did not earn a degree; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1943-1949; Governor of Delaware, 1929-1937; died 1965. |
| Hiram Rodney BURTON | Born 1841; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1868; Delaware representative to the U.S. Congress, 1905-1909; died 1927. |
| John CADWALADER | Born 1805; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1827 and Hon. LL.D., 1870 (Doctor of Laws); Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1855-1857; died 1879. |
| Lambert CADWALADER | Born 1742; Entered College of Philadelphia (now University of Pennsylvania) in 1757 but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1784-1787; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1789-1791, 1793-1795; died 1823. |
| Greene Washington CALDWELL | Born 1806; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1831; North Carolina representative to the U.S. Congress, 1841-1843; died 1864; |
| Joseph Maull CAREY | Born 1845; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1867; Wyoming delegate to the U.S. Congress, 1885-1890; U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1890-1895; Governor of Wyoming, 1911-1915; died 1924. |
| E. Wallace CHADWICK | Born 1884; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1906 and LL.B., 1910; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1947-1949; died 1969. |
| Henry H. CHAMBERS | Born 1790; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1811; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1825-1826; died 1826. |
| Earl CHUDOFF | Born 1907; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Econ., 1929; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1949-1958; died 1993. |
| George Bosworth CHURCHILL | Born 1866; Attended University of Pennsylvania Graduate School, 1892-1894, but did not earn a degree; Massachusetts representative to the U.S. Congress, 1925; died 1925. |
| John CLAIBORNE | Born 1777; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1798; Virginia representative to the U.S. Congress, 1805-1808; died 1808. |
| John Daniel CLARDY | Born 1828; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1851; Kentucky representative to the U.S. Congress, 1895-1899; died 1918. |
| Joseph Sill CLARK | Born 1901; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1926 and Hon. LL.D., 1963; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1957-1969; died 1990. |
| Isaiah Dunn CLAWSON | Born 1822; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1843; New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1855-1859; died 1879. |
| Joshua CLAYTON | Born 1744; Attended College of Philadelphia as a member of the Class of 1762 but did not earn a degree; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1798; Governor of Delaware, 1793-1798; died 1798. |
| John CLOPTON | Born 1756; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1776; Virginia representative to the U.S. Congress, 1795-1799, 1801-1816; died 1816. |
| George CLYMER | Born 1739; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1779, 1789-1813; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1776-1777, 1780-1782; Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1789-1791; died 1813. |
| William Wilfred COBEY, Jr. | Born 1939; University of Pennsylvania, M.B.A., 1964 (Master of Business Administration, Wharton School); North Carolina representative to the U.S. Congress, 1985-1987; living. |
| Lewis CONDICT | Born 1772; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1794; New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1811-1817, 1821-1833; died 1862. |
| Simon Barclay CONOVER | Born 1840; Attended School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1864-1865, but did not earn a degree; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1873-1879; died 1908. |
| Thomas Buchecker COOPER | Born 1823; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1843; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1861-1862; died 1862. |
| James Harry COVINGTON | Born 1870; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1894; Maryland representative to the U.S. Congress, 1909-1914; died 1942. |
| Tench COXE | Born 1755; Attended Academy of Philadelphia, 1761, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1788-1789; died 1824. |
| William Radford COYLE | Born 1878; Attended University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1906-1907, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1925-1927, 1929-1933; died 1962. |
| James Kitchenman COYNE III | Born 1946; Lecturer at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1974-1979; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1981-1983; living. |
| George William CRUMP | Born 1786; Attended University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1806-1808, but did not earn a degree; Virginia representative to the U.S. Congress, 1826-1827; died 1848. |
| John Burrwood DALY | Born 1872; Attended University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1893-1895, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1935-1939; died 1939. |
| William DARLINGTON | Born 1782; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1804; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1815-1817, 1819-1823; died 1863. |
| George Robertson DENNIS | Born 1822; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1842; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1873-1879; died 1882. |
| Philemon DICKERSON | Born 1788; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1808; New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1833-1836, 1839-1841; Governor of New Jersey, 1836-1837; died 1862. |
| John DICKINSON | Born 1732; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1782-1785; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1774-1776; Delaware delegate to the Continental Congress, 1779; died 1808. |
| Philemon DICKINSON | Born 1739; Attended College of Philadelphia as a member of the Class of 1759 but did not earn a degree; Delaware delegate to the Continental Congress, 1782-1783; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1790-1793; died 1809. |
| Frank Joseph Gerard DORSEY | Born 1891; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Econ., 1917; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1935-1939; died 1949. |
| Charles Francis DOUGHERTY | Born 1937; Attended University of Pennsylvania Graduate School, 1962-1963, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1979-1983; living. |
| James Henderson DUFF | Born 1883; Attended University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1904-1906; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1951-1957; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1947-1951; died 1969. |
| Henry Algernon DUPONT | Born 1838; Attended the College of the University of Pennsylvania, 1855, but did not earn a degree; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1906-1917; died 1926. |
| George Nicholas ECKERT | Born 1802; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1824; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1847-1849; died 1865. |
| Norman EDDY | Born 1810; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1835; Indiana representative to the U.S. Congress, 1853-1855; died 1872. |
| Joshua EILBERG | Born 1921; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Econ., 1941 and also attended the Law School, 1941; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1967-1979; living. |
| Jonathan ELMER | Born 1745; University of Pennsylvania, M.B., 1768; New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress, 1777-1778, 1781-1783, 1787-1788; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1789-1791; died 1817. |
| Philip Sheridan ENGLISH | Born 1956; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1979; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1995-present; living. |
| Thomas Dunn ENGLISH | Born 1819; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1839; New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1891-1895; died 1902. |
| Chaka FATTAH | Born 1956; University of Pennsylvania, M.G.A., 1986 (Master of Governmental Administration, Fels School of State and Local Government); Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1995-present; living. |
| John Parnell FEENEY | Born 1895; Attended University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, 1914-1915, but did not earn a degree; in 1919, John Parnell Feeney changed his name to John Parnell Thomas. |
| Clare Gerald FENERTY | Born 1895; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1921 and was also an Instructor in the Wharton School, 1924-1929; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1935-1937; died 1952. |
| Thomas FITZSIMONS | Born 1741; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1789-1811; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1782-1783; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1789-1795; died 1811. |
| John FLOYD | Born 1783; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1806; Virginia representative to the U.S. Congress, 1817-1829; Governor of Virginia, 1830-1834; died 1837. |
| Harold FORD | Born 1970; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1992; Tennessee representative to the U.S. Congress, 1997-present; living. |
| Vito John FOSSELLA | Born 1965; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Econ., 1987; New York representative to the U.S. Congress, 1997-present; living. |
| Benjamin FRANKLIN | Born 1706; Founder of the University of Pennsylvania and Trustee, 1749-1789; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1775-1776; Signer of the Declaration of Independence; died 1790. |
| Oliver Walter FREY | Born 1887; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1920; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1933-1939; died 1939. |
| Benjamin Arthur GILMAN | Born 1922; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Econ., 1946; New York representative to the U.S. Congress, 1973-present; living. |
| Benjamin Martin GOLDER | Born 1891; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1913; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1925-1933; died 1946. |
| Charles GOLDSBOROUGH | Born 1765; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1784; Maryland representative to the U.S. Congress, 1805-1817; Governor of Maryland, 1818-1819; died 1834. |
| Robert GOLDSBOROUGH | Born 1733; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1760; Maryland delegate to the Continental Congress, 1774-1776; died 1788. |
| George Scott GRAHAM | Born 1850; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1870 and was Professor of Criminal Law, 1887-1898; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1913-1931; died 1931. |
| William GRAYSON | Born 1740; Attended College of Philadelphia as member of the Class of 1760 but did not earn a degree; Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, 1785-1787; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1789-1790; died 1790. |
| Andrew GREGG | Born 1755; University of Pennsylvania, Hon. A.M., 1782 (Master of Arts) and Master of the Latin School of the Academy of Philadelphia, 1779-1783; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1791-1807; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1807-1813; died 1835. |
| John HAHN | Born 1776; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1798; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1815-1817; died 1823. |
| William Henry HARRISON | Born 1773; Attended University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1791, but did not earn a degree; Delegate to the U.S. Congress from the Territory Northwest of the Ohio River, 1799-1800; Ohio representative to the U.S. Congress, 1816-1819; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1825-1828; President of the United States, 1841; died 1841. |
| Charles Eaton HAYNES | Born 1784; Attended University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1806, but did not earn a degree; Georgia representative to the U.S. Congress, 1825-1831, 1835-1839; died 1841. |
| James Christopher HEALEY | Born 1909; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Econ., 1933; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1956-1965; died 1981. |
| Joseph HEMPHILL | Born 1770; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1791; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1801-1803; 1819-1826; 1829-1831; died 1842. |
| Whitmill HILL | Born 1743; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1760; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1778-1780; died 1797. |
| William HINDMAN | Born 1743; Attended College of Philadelphia as a member of the Class of 1761 but did not earn a degree; Maryland delegate to the Continental Congress, 1785-1786; Maryland representative to the U.S. Congress, 1793-1799; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1800-1801; died 1822. |
| George HOLCOMBE | Born 1786; Attended University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1807, but did not earn a degree; New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1821-1828; died 1828. |
| Francis HOPKINSON | Born 1737; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1757 and Hon. LL.D., 1790; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1778-1791; New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress, 1776; Signer of the Declaration of Independence; died 1791. |
| Joseph HOPKINSON | Born 1770; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1786 and was also a Trustee, 1822-1842; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1815-1819; died 1842. |
| Charles Robert HOWELL | Born 1904; Attended Evening School of Accounts and Finance, University of Pennsylvania, 1936; New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1949-1955; died 1973. |
| Jared INGERSOLL | Born 1749; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1787-1800; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1780; died 1822. |
| David JACKSON | Born 1730; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1768; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1785; died 1801. |
| Albert Walter JOHNSON | Born 1906; Attended Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1926-1927, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1963-1977; died 1998. |
| John William JONES | Born 1805; Attended University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1830-1831, but did not earn a degree; Georgia representative to the U.S. Congress, 1847-1849; died 1871; |
| Owen JONES | Born 1819; Attended College of the University of Pennsylvania, 1837-1838, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1857-1859; died 1878. |
| Joseph JORGENSEN | Born 1844; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1865; Virginia representative to the U.S. Congress, 1877-1883; died 1888. |
| James KELLY | Born 1760; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1782 and Tutor, 1782-1783; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1805-1809; died 1819. |
| William KENNEDY | Born 1768; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1782; North Carolina representative to the U.S. Congress, 1803-1805, 1809-1811, 1813-1815; died 1834. |
| Everett KENT | Born 1888; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1911; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1923-1925, 1927-1929; died 1963. |
| Karl Clarence KING | Born 1897; Attended Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1920-1922, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1951-1957; died 1974. |
| William KIRKPATRICK | Born 1885; Attended University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1905-1906, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1921-1923; died 1970. |
| Thomas KITTERA | Born 1789; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1805; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1826-1827; died 1839. |
| John Armand LAFORE, Jr. | Born 1905; Attended University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, 1924 and the Evening School of Accounts and Finance, 1934, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1957-1961; died 1993. |
| Henry LATIMER | Born 1752; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1770; Delaware representative to the U.S. Congress, 1794-1795; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1795-1801; died 1819. |
| Caleb Rodney LAYTON | Born 1851; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1876; Delaware representative to the U.S. Congress, 1919-1923; died 1930. |
| James Russell LEECH | Born 1888; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1915; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1927-1932; died 1952. |
| William Eckart LEHMAN | Born 1821; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1841; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1861-1863; died 1895. |
| George Gray LEIPER | Born 1786; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1803; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. House, 1829-1831; died 1868. |
| John Thomas LENAHAN | Born 1852; Attended University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1871-1872, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1907-1909; died 1920. |
| Samuel LILLY | Born 1815; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1837; New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1853-1855; died 1880. |
| Lewis Fields LINN | Born 1796; Attended University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1815-1816, but did not earn a degree; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1833-1843; died 1843. |
| Lloyd LOWNDES, Jr. | Born 1845; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1867; Maryland representative to the U.S. Congress, 1873-1875; Governor of Maryland, 1895-1899; died 1905. |
| James McDevitt MAGEE | Born 1877; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1902; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1923-1927; died 1949. |
| Levi MAISH | Born 1837; Attended University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1864, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1875-1879, 1887-1891; died 1899. |
| Francis MALLORY | Born 1807; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1830; Virginia representative to the U.S. Congress, 1837-1843; died 1860. |
| James MANNING | Born 1738; University of Pennsylvania, Hon. D.D., 1785 (Doctor of Divinity); Rhode Island delegate to the Continental Congress, 1786; died 1791. |
| John Hartwell MARABLE | Born 1786; Attended University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1805-1806, but did not earn a degree; Tennessee representative to the U.S. Congress, 1825-1829; died 1844. |
| Henry MARCHANT | Born 1741; University of Pennsylvania, Hon. A.M., 1759; Rhode Island delegate to the Continental Congress, 1777-1779; died 1796. |
| Robert MARION | Born 1766; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1784; South Carolina representative to the U.S. Congress, 1805-1810; died 1811. |
| Alexander Keith MARSHALL | Born 1808; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1844; Kentucky representative to the U.S. Congress, 1855-1857; died 1884. |
| James Murray MASON | Born 1798; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1818; Virginia representative to the U.S. Congress, 1837-1839; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1847-1861; died 1871. |
| Timothy MATLACK | Born 1730; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1779-1785; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1780; died 1829. |
| Samuel Kerns MCCONNELL, Jr. | Born 1901; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Econ., 1923; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1944-1957; died 1985. |
| George Deardorff MCCREARY | Born 1846; Attended the College of the University of Pennsylvania, 1864-1867, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1903-1913; died 1915. |
| Joseph Michael MCDADE | Born 1931; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1956; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1963-1999; living. |
| Robert Cameron MCEWEN | Born 1920; Attended University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, 1939-1940, but did not earn a degree; New York representative to the U.S. Congress, 1965-1981; died 1997. |
| Thomas MCKEAN | Born 1734; University of Pennsylvania, Hon. LL.D., 1785 and Trustee, 1779-1791; Delaware delegate to the Continental Congress, 1774-1776, 1778-1782; Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1799-1808; died 1817. |
| Marjorie Margolies MEZVINSKY | Born 1942; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1963; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1993-1995; living. |
| Thomas MIFFLIN | Born 1744; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1760 and Trustee, 1773-1779; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1774-1775, 1782-1784; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1790-1799; died 1800. |
| James MILNOR | Born 1773; Attended the College of the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Class of 1792 but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1811-1813; died 1844. |
| George Edward MITCHELL | Born 1781; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1805; Maryland representative to the U.S. Congress, 1823-1827, 1829-1832; died 1832. |
| John MOFFET | Born 1831; Attended University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1854-1855, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1869; died 1884. |
| Joseph MONTGOMERY | Born 1733; University of Pennsylvania, Hon. A.M., 1760; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1781-1782; died 1794. |
| William MONTGOMERY | Born 1736; Attended College of Philadelphia as a member of the Class of 1759 but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1784; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1793-1795; died 1816. |
| Samuel MOORE | Born 1774; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1792 and was also a Tutor, 1792-1794; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1818-1822; died 1861. |
| William MOORE | Born 1735; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1779-1782, 1784-1789; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1777; died 1793. |
| Edward de Veaux MORRELL | Born 1863; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1885 and LL.B., 1888; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1900-1907; died 1917. |
| Cadwalader MORRIS | Born 1741; Attended Academy of Philadelphia, 1751, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1783-1784; died 1795. |
| Edward Joy MORRIS | Born 1815; Attended the College of the University of Pennsylvania, 1831-1832, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1843-1845, 1857-1861; died 1881. |
| Gouverneur MORRIS | Born 1752; Attended Academy of Philadelphia, 1761, but did not earn a degree; New York delegate to the Continental Congress, 1778-1779; U.S. Senator from New York, 1800-1803; died 1816. |
| Robert MORRIS | Born 1734; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1778-1779; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1775-1778; Signer of the Declaration of Independence; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1789-1795; died 1806. |
| Frederick Augustus MUHLENBERG | Born 1887; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Arch., 1908 (Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Towne Scientific School); Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1947-1949; died 1980. |
| Frederick Augustus Conrad MUHLENBERG | Born 1750; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1779-1786; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1779-1780; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1789-1797; Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789-1791, 1793-1795; died 1801. |
| John Peter Gabriel MUHLENBERG | Born 1746; Attended College of Philadelphia as a member of the Class of 1763 but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1789-1791, 1793-1795, 1799-1801; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1801; died 1807. |
| John William MURPHY | Born 1902; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Econ., 1926 and LL.B., 1929; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1943-1946; died 1962. |
| Leonard MYERS | Born 1827; Attended the College of the University of Pennsylvania, 1842-1843, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1863-1875; died 1905. |
| Arnold NAUDAIN | Born 1790; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1810; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1830-1836; died 1872. |
| John NEILSON | Born 1745; Attended College of Philadelphia as a member of the Class of 1761 but did not earn a degree; New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress, 1778; died 1833. |
| William Augustus NEWELL | Born 1817; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1839; New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1847-1851, 1865-1867; Governor of New Jersey, 1857-1860; died 1901. |
| Robert Nelson Cornelius NIX, Sr. | Born 1905; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1924; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1958-1979; died 1987. |
| Edson Baldwin OLDS | Born 1802; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1829; Ohio representative to the U.S. Congress, 1849-1855; died 1869. |
| Archibald Ernest OLPP | Born 1882; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1908; New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1921-1923; died 1949. |
| William PACA | Born 1740; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1759; Maryland delegate to the U.S. Congress, 1774-1779; Signer of the Declaration of Independence; died 1799. |
| Cyrus Maffet PALMER | Born 1887; Attended University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1907, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1927-1929; died 1959. |
| John Mercer PATTON | Born 1797; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1818; Virginia representative to the U.S. Congress, 1830-1838; Governor of Virginia, 1841; died 1858. |
| George Wharton PEPPER | Born 1867; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1887, LL.B., 1889, and Hon. LL.D., 1907; Lecturer in Law School, 1894-1910; Trustee, 1911-1961; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1922-1927; died 1961. |
| Richard PETERS, Jr. | Born 1744; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1761; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1782-1783; died 1828. |
| Charles PETTIT | Born 1736; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1786-1802; New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress, 1785-1787; died 1806. |
| Jesus T. PINERO | Born 1897; Attended Towne Scientific School, University of Pennsylvania, 1915-1916, but did not earn a degree; Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the U.S. Congress, 1945-1946; Governor of Puerto Rico, 1946-1948; died 1952. |
| John Howard PUGH | Born 1827; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1852; New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1877-1879; died 1905. |
| David RAMSAY | Born 1749; University of Pennsylvania, M.B., 1773 and Hon. M.D., 1780; South Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress, 1782-1783, 1785-1786; died 1815. |
| Joseph REED | Born 1741; University of Pennsylvania, Hon. A.M., 1766 and Trustee, 1778-1785; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1778; died 1785. |
| Robert Rentoul REED | Born 1807; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1829; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1849-1851; died 1864. |
| Jacob RICHARDS | Born 1773; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1791; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1803-1809; died 1816. |
| Lewis RIGGS | Born 1789; Attended University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1812-1813, but did not earn a degree; New York representative to the U.S. Congress, 1841-1843; died 1870. |
| Caesar Augustus RODNEY | Born 1772; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1789; Delaware representative to the U.S. Congress, 1803-1805; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1822-1823; Attorney-General of the United States, 1807-1811; died 1824. |
| Benjamin RUSH | Born 1746; Professor of Chemistry, 1769-1779, Professor of Medicine, 1789-1791, 1805-1813, and Professor of Physiology, 1792-1805 at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1776-1777; died 1813. |
| Albert Greig RUTHERFORD | Born 1879; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1904; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1937-1941; died 1941. |
| Leon SACKS | Born 1902; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Econ., 1923 and LL.B., 1926; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1937-1941; died 1972. |
| Pius Louis SCHWERT | Born 1892; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Econ., 1914; New York representative to the U.S. Congress, 1939-1941; died 1941. |
| Hardie SCOTT | Born 1907; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1934; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1947-1953; died 1999. |
| John Roger Kirkpatrick SCOTT | Born 1873; Attended University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1894, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1915-1919; died 1945. |
| James SEARLE | Born 1733; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1779-1782; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1778-1780; died 1797. |
| Joshua SENEY | Born 1756; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1773; Maryland delegate to the Continental Congress, 1778; Maryland representative to the U.S. Congress, 1789-1792; died 1798. |
| Jonathan Dickinson SERGEANT | Born 1746; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1763; New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress, 1776-1777; died 1793. |
| Adam SEYBERT | Born 1773; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1793; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1809-1815, 1817-1819; died 1825. |
| Henry Marchmore SHAW | Born 1819; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1838; North Carolina representative to the U.S. Congress, 1853-1855, 1857-1859; died 1864. |
| William Biddle SHEPARD | Born 1799; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1819; North Carolina representative to the U.S. Congress, 1829-1837; died 1852. |
| John Edward SHERIDAN | Born 1902; University of Pennsylvania B.S. in Econ., 1925; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1939-1947; died 1987. |
| William SHIPPEN | Born 1712; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1779-1786; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1779-1780; died 1801. |
| Jonathan Bayard SMITH | Born 1742; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1779-1812; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1777-1778; died 1812. |
| Arlen SPECTER | Born 1930; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1951; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1981-present; living. |
| John Selby SPENCE | Born 1788; Attended University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1805, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1823-1825; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1836-1840; died 1840. |
| Edward John STACK | Born 1910; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1934; Florida representative to the U.S. Congress, 1979-1981; died 1989. |
| Samuel STERETT | Born 1758; University of Pennsylvania, Hon. A.M., 1782; Maryland representative to the U.S. Congress, 1791-1793; died 1833. |
| James Dale STRAWBRIDGE | Born 1824; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1847; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1873-1875; died 1890. |
| Joel Barlow SUTHERLAND | Born 1792; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1812; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1827-1837; died 1861. |
| John Augustus SWOPE | Born 1827; Attended University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1848-1849, but did not earn a degree; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1884-1887; died 1910. |
| William TERRELL | Born 1778; Attended University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1803, but did not earn a degree; Georgia representative to the U.S. Congress, 1817-1821; died 1855. |
| Martin Russell THAYER | Born 1819; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1840; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1863-1867; died 1906. |
| John Chew THOMAS | Born 1764; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1783; Maryland representative to the U.S. Congress, 1799-1801; died 1836. |
| John Parnell THOMAS | Born and attended the University of Pennsylvania as John Parnell Feeney. He changed his birth surname in 1919. New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1937-1950; died 1970. |
| Hedge THOMPSON | Born 1780; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1802; New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1827-1828; died 1828. |
| James TILTON | Born 1745; University of Pennsylvania, M.B., 1768; New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress, 1783-1784; died 1822. |
| Philip Andrew TRAYNOR | Born 1874; University of Pennsylvania, D.D.S., 1895 (Doctor of Dental Surgery, School of Dental Medicine); Delaware representative to the U.S. Congress, 1941-1943, 1945-1947; died 1962. |
| William Irvin TROUTMAN | Born 1905; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1930; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1943-1945; died 1971. |
| Charles Murray TURPIN | Born 1878; University of Pennsylvania, D.D.S., 1904; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1929-1937; died 1946. |
| Jonathan Taylor UPDEGRAFF | Born 1822; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1845; Ohio representative to the U.S. Congress, 1879-1882; died 1882. |
| Joseph Philip VIGORITO | Born 1918; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Econ., 1947; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1965-1977; living. |
| Percy WALKER | Born 1812; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1835; Alabama representative to the U.S. Congress, 1855-1857; died 1880. |
| Robert John WALKER | Born 1801; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1819; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1835-1845; Secretary of the Treasury, 1845-1849; died 1869. |
| George Marvin WALLHAUSER | Born 1900; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1922; New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1959-1965; died 1993. |
| Robert WALN | Born 1765; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1811-1836; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1798-1801; died 1836. |
| John Haines WARE III | Born 1908; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Econ., 1930 and LL.D., 1978; Trustee, 1965-1997; died 1997. |
| Anthony WAYNE | Born 1745; Attended Academy of Philadelphia, 1763-1764, but did not earn a degree; Georgia representative to the U.S. Congress, 1791-1792; died 1796. |
| James Dorman WEAVER | Born 1920; University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1944; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1963-1965; living. |
| Joseph Rodman WEST | Born 1822; Attended the College of the University of Pennsylvania, 1836-1837, but did not earn a degree; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1871-1877; died 1898. |
| Jenkin WHITESIDE | Born 1772; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1792; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1809-1811; died 1822. |
| Hugh WILLIAMSON | Born 1735; University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1757 and Hon. LL.D., 1787; Professor of Mathematics, 1761-1763; North Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress, 1782-1785, 1788; North Carolina representative to the U.S. Congress, 1790-1793; died 1819. |
| Thomas WILLING | Born 1731; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1760-1779, 1788-1791; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1775-1776; died 1821. |
| James WILSON | Born 1742; University of Pennsylvania, Hon. A.M., 1766 and Hon. LL.D., 1790; Professor of Law, 1790-1798; Trustee, 1779, 1784-1789; Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, 1775-1776, 1783, 1785-1786; Signer of the Declaration of Independence; died 1798. |
| William Henry WILSON | Born 1877; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1898; Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress, 1935-1937; died 1937. |
| Charles Anderson WOLVERTON | Born 1880; University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1900; New Jersey representative to the U.S. Congress, 1927-1959; died 1969. |
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Note to the reader:
All abbreviations and phrases used in the standard entries below are intended to be self-explanatory. The editors have given special attention to abbreviations used for academic degrees. Abbreviations for academic degrees are spelled out in the entry of first instance. Nevertheless, among the degrees listed below, three are not in common use today. In order to assist the reader, the editors have defined those degrees here:
M.B. (Bachelor of Medicine)
B.F. (Bachelor of Finance)
LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws).