Autograph William S. Holman

Civil War Congressman from Indiana

Member of the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress

(1822-97) Born near Aurora, Indiana. Lawyer, jurist and congressman. He served as a Democratic Congressman from Indiana during the years, 1859-65, 1867-77, 1881-95 and 1897. Powerful in debate and skilled as a parliamentarian, he expressed the philosophy of Thomas Jefferson in an age dominated by railroads, industrial magnates and leaders of high finance. He was hailed as "The Watchdog of the Treasury" and "The Great...  

Autograph George Armstrong Halsey

United States Congressman from New Jersey

Member of the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress

(1827-94) Member of the New Jersey State House, 1861-62. U.S. Congressman, 1867-69, and 1871-73, including the 40th U.S. Congress, which was the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress. Chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

Signature With State: 5 1/4 x 3 1/4, in ink, Geo. A. Halsey, New Jersey. Excellent.  

Autograph Alexander Hamilton Bailey

United States Congressman from New York

Member of the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress

(1817-74) Graduated from Princeton in 1837, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. Examiner in Chancery, Greene County, 1840-42. Member of the New York State Assembly in 1849. Served in the New York State Senate, 1861-64. U.S. Congressman, 1867-71, including the 40th U.S. Congress, which was the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress. Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State. Elected Judge...  

Autograph Colonel Martin Welker

Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

U.S. Congressman

Member of the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress

(1819-1902) Born in Knox County, Ohio, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1840, and commenced practice in Millersburg, Ohio. Judge of the Sixth Judicial District of Ohio, 1852-57. Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1857-58, serving under Governor Salmon P. Chase. Aide-de-Camp, with rank of colonel, to the Governor of Ohio. Judge Advocate General of the State of Ohio. Superintendent of drafting with rank of colonel under...  

Autograph Francis Thomas

Civil War Congressman from Maryland

Governor of Maryland

Member of the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress

(1799-1876) Born in Frederick County, Md., he attended St. John's College, Annapolis, Md., studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1820, and commenced practice in Frankville, Md. Member of the Maryland State House of Delegates in 1822, 1827, and 1829, and served the last year as speaker. U.S. Congressman, 1831-41, serving as Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, and was also on the Committee on Naval Affairs....  

Autograph James Brooks

Civil War Congressman from New York

Member of the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress

(1810-73) Editor of the Portland Advertiser, and it's Washington correspondent. Member of the New York State House of Representatives in 1835. Moved to New York City in 1836 and established the New York Daily Express, of which he was editor in chief for the remainder of his life. Served in the New York State Assembly in 1847. U.S. Congressman, 1849-53, 1863-65, 1867-73. He was censured by the House of Representatives, on February 27, 1873,...  

Autograph, Thomas G. Alvord

New York State Assemblyman and Lieutenant Governor of New York

(1810-97) New York lawyer, and politician. Graduated from Yale in 1828, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1832, and commenced practice in Salina, N.Y. Served as New York State Assemblyman, 1844-53, 1858, 1861, 1864, 1870-72, 1875-82, and was Speaker of the House in 1858, 1864 and 1879. Chairman of the Union Convention at Syracuse, N.Y., in 1861. Served as Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1865-66. Delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention in 1867 and...  

Autograph Charles Upson

Civil War Congressman from Michigan

Member of the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress

(1821-85) Studied law at Yale, admitted to the bar in 1847, and commenced practice in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Member of the Michigan State Senate, 1855-56. Member of the State board of railroad commissioners in 1857. Attorney General of Michigan, 1861-62. U.S. Congressman, 1863-69, including the 40th U.S. Congress which was the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress. Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the...  

Autograph Daniel M. Van Auken

U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania

Member of the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress

(1826-1908) Graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1855, and commenced practice in Milford, Pa. Served as prosecuting attorney of Pike County, 1855-59. U.S. Congressman, 1867-71, including the 40th U.S. Congress, which was the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress. District Attorney of Pike County, 1893-96, and 1899-1903.

Signature with Place: 5 1/4 x 3 1/8, in ink, D.M....  

Autograph, Charles O'Neill

Civil War Congressman from Pennsylvania

Member of the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress

(1821-93) Born in Philadelphia, graduated from Dickinson College, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1843, and commenced practice in Philadelphia. Member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1850-52, and in 1860. Served in the Pennsylvania State Senate, 1853. U.S. Congressman, 1863-71, and 1873-93, including the 40th U.S. Congress, which was the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress.

Signature with...  

Autograph John T. Wilson

Served as Captain of the 70th Ohio Infantry during the Civil War

U.S. Congressman from Ohio

Member of the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress

(1811-91) Born in Bell, Highland County, Ohio, he was engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits before the Civil War. He enlisted on November 2, 1861, and was commissioned captain, Co. E, 70th Ohio Infantry, and resigned on November 27, 1862. Member of the Ohio State Senate, 1863-66. Served as U.S. Congressman, 1867-73, including the 40th U.S. Congress, which was the...  

Autograph Joseph G. Cannon

U.S. Congressman from Illinois

Speaker of the House

Defended Abraham Lincoln's stepmother, Sarah Bush Lincoln, in an 1858 Illinois case

(1836-1926) Known as "Uncle Joe," he was an Illinois congressman, and leader of the Republican Party. Served as Speaker of the House, 1903-11, and many historians consider him to be the most dominant Speaker in United States history. His antic speaking style, diminutive stature and pugnacious manner were his trademarks. He often clashed with Theodore Roosevelt who Cannon remarked had,...