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Charles Francis Adams

Massachusetts · District 3

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Cyrus Aldrich

Minnesota · At large

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William Allen

Ohio · District 4

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William Joshua Allen

Illinois · District 9

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John Bassett Alley

Massachusetts · District 6

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Sydenham Elnathan Ancona

Pennsylvania · District 8

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U.S. Senator

Henry Bowen Anthony

Rhode Island

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William Appleton

Massachusetts · District 5

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Isaac Newton Arnold

Illinois · District 2

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U.S. Senator

Samuel Greene Arnold

Rhode Island

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James Mitchell Ashley

Ohio · District 5

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Elijah Babbitt

Pennsylvania · District 25

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Goldsmith Fox Bailey

Massachusetts · District 9

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Joseph Bailey

Pennsylvania · District 16

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U.S. Representative

Stephen Baker

New York · District 12

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U.S. Representative

Portus Baxter

Vermont · District 3

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U.S. Senator

James Asheton Bayard Jr.

Delaware

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Fernando Cortez Beaman

Michigan · District 2

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Hiram Pitt Bennet

Colorado · At large

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John Milton Bernhisel

Utah · At large

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Charles John Biddle

Pennsylvania · District 2

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John Armor Bingham

Ohio · District 21

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Francis Preston Blair Jr.

Missouri · District 1

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U.S. Representative

Jacob Beeson Blair

Virginia · District 11

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