(August 29, 1835 — April 10, 1921) Hailey was an American politician and businessman. John Hailey was born in Smith County, Tennessee and moved to Idaho in 1862 after living in Missouri and Oregon. Hailey served as a private and a lieutenant in the Rogue River Indian War in 1855. After moving to Idaho, he worked in agriculture, stock raising, and mining. Hailey served as President of the Territorial Council of Idaho in 1880, after serving as a Democrat to the Forty-Third Congress from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000023]

(August 15, 1827 — September 8, 1910) Merritt was a public administrator, lawyer, politician, and businessman. Samuel Merritt was born in Augusta County, Virginia and moved to California after graduating from Washington College (now known as Washington and Lee University). While in California, Merritt served as a member of the State House of Representatives (1851-1852) and the State Senate (1857-1862). After moving to the Idaho Territory in 1862, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-Second Congress (1871-1873) to represent the territory. After serving in Congress, he moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, and served as the Chief Justice of the Utah Territory Supreme Court from 1894 to 1896. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000662]

(December 26, 1823 — November 22, 1876) Shafer was an American politician, lawyer, and judge. Jacob Shafer was born in Rochingham County, Virginia and moved to California in 1849 after graduating Washington College (now known as Washington and Lee University), and studying law at the L. P. Thompson Law School. In California he was admitted to the bar and practiced law until being elected as the district attorney of the fifth judicial district in 1850 and served as Mayor of Stockton, California from 1852 to 1853. Shafer moved to the Idaho Territory in 1862 and was later elected to represent the territory as a Democrat in Congress from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000276]