- Pennsylvania Delegation
United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution secured the right to vote to women.
Pennsylvania Delegation
This is one of the 63 delegations in the convention, accounting for 102 of 1451 people who took part.
Members (102):
| Name | Visualize | Details | Delegations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis E. Atkinson | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Thomas M. Bayne | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Earl Hanley Beshlin | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Henry H. Bingham | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Orrin D. Bleakley | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Franklin Bound | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Charles E. Boyle | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Samuel A. Bridges | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Andrew R. Brodbeck | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Edward S. Brooks | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William W. Brown | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Charles N. Brumm | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Frank C. Bunnell | Visualize | (March 19, 1842 — September 11, 1911) Frank Charles Bunnell was a businessman, agriculturalist, banker, and politician. Bunnell was born in Washington Township, Pennsylvania in 1842. After attending the district rural school, he enlisted in the Fifty-Second Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers where he attained the rank of quartermaster sergeant. From 1864 to 1869, Bunnell worked in the mercantile industry. He then worked in agriculture and as a banker in Tunkhannock until 1872. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Ulysses Mercur. Bunnell served in the House from December 24, 1872 to March 3, 1873. He was later again elected to the House of Representatives, and served as a Republic from March 1885 to March 1889. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001064] | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William J. Burke | Visualize | At-lareg | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Thomas S. Butler | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| J. Donald Cameron | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Simon Cameron | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Guy E. Campbell | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Jacob M. Campbell | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John J. Casey | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Henry A. Clark | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Hiester Clymer | Visualize | (November 3, 1827 — June 12, 1884) Hiester Clymer was an American lawyer, and politician. Clymer was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1827. He graduated from Princeton College in 1847 and studied law. In 1849 Clymer was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Berks county, along with Reading County. He served in the the State Senate for six years, from 1860 to 1866, when he resigned. Clymer was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1872, serving for four Congresses from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1881. After retiring from Congress, he worked as Vice President of the Union Trust Company and President of Clymer Iron Company until his death in 1884. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000539] | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Francis D. Collins | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Peter E. Costello | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Thomas S. Crago | Visualize | At-large | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Andrew G. Curtin | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| George P. Darrow | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Arthur G. Dewalt | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| George W. Edmonds | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Daniel Ermentrout | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Russell Errett | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| I. Newton Evans | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| James B. Everhart | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John R. Farr | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| George W. Fleeger | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Benjamin K. Focht | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Chapman Freeman | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Mahlon M. Garland | Visualize | At-large | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| George S. Graham | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William W. Griest | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Alfred C. Harmer | Visualize | (August 8, 1825 — March 6, 1900) Alred Crout Harmer was a businessman and politician. Harmer was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1825. After completing his education at Germantown Academy, he worked as a shoe manufacturer, and later engaged in various industries including the railroad industry, shipping, and coal production. Harmer was first elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875. He was again elected to Congress and served a second time from March 4, 1877 until his death in March 1900. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000215] | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Robert D. Heaton | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John A. Hiestand | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Willis J. Hulings | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Oscar L. Jackson | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Evan J. Jones | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William D. Kelley | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| M. Clyde Kelly | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Samuel A. Kendall | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Edgar R. Kiess | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John W. Killinger | Visualize | (September 18, 1824 — June 30, 1896) John Weinland Killinger was an American politician and lawyer. Killinger was born in Annville, Pennsylvania in 1824. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1846. Killinger served in the state government as a member of the State House of Representatives (1850, 1851) and in the State Senate (1854-1857). He first served in the United States House of Representatives during the Thirty-Sixth and Thirty-Seventh Congresses (1859-1863), as a Republican. After a break from Congress, during which he served as an assessor of internal revenue, Killinger was again elected as a Republican and served a second time from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000179] | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) , Pennsylvania Delegation (The Road to Civil War) |
| Philander C. Knox | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Aaron S. Kreider | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Aaron S. Kreider | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John V. Lesher | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Levi A. Mackey | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Levi Maish | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Louis T. McFadden | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Patrick McLane | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Joseph McLaughlin | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John I. Mitchell | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| J. Hampton Moore | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John M. Morin | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| James S. Negley | Visualize | (December 22, 1826 — August 7, 1901) James Scott Negley was a businessman, major general in the Union Army, and politician. Negley was born in East Liberty, Pennsylvania in 1826 and graduated from Western University of Pennsylvania in 1846. During the Civil War, he served in the Union Army and attained the ranks of brigadier general and major general. Negley was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3 1875, and again from March, 1885 to March, 1887. During and after his time in Congress, he served on the board of managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. He also engaged in railroading until his death in 1901. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/N000024] | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Charles O'Neill | Visualize | (21 March, 1821 -- 25 November, 1893) O'Neill was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., O'Neill studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1843. O'Neill served as a member of the State house of representatives from 1850 to 1852 and in 1860. O'Neill also served as a member of the State senate in 1853. O'Neill elected as a Republican to the Thirty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp] | Pennsylvania Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866) , Pennsylvania Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) , Pennsylvania Delegation (United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65) |
| Edwin S. Osborne | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Edward Overton, Jr. | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Boies Penrose | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Stephen G. Porter | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Samuel J. Randall | Visualize | (10 October, 1828 -- 13 April, 1890) Randall was an American politician, soldier, and businessman. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Randall served in various local positions like as a member of the common council of Philadelphia (1852-1855) and as a member of the State senate (1858 and 1859). Randall was a captain in the Union Army and was later promoted to provost marshal at Gettysburg. Randall was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp] | Pennsylvania Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866) , Pennsylvania Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) , Pennsylvania Delegation (United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65) |
| John Reber | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| James B. Reilly | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Edward E. Robins | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John M. Rose | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Charles H. Rowland | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John R. K. Scott | Visualize | [At-large] (July 24, 1824 — November 29, 1896) John Scott was an American politician and lawyer. Scott was born in Alexandria, Pennsylvania in 1824. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1846. Scott was a member of the State House of Representatives starting in 1862. He was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served during the Forty-First, Forty-Second, and Forty-Third Congresses from1869 to 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000177] | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William L. Scott | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Joseph A. Scranton | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William S. Shallenberger | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Milton M. Shreve | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| A. Herr Smith | Visualize | (March 7, 1815 — February 16, 1894) Abraham Herr Smith was an American lawyer and public servant. Smith was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1815 and graduated from Dickinson College in 1840. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Lancaster starting in 1842. His political career began in state government as a member of the State House of Representatives (1843, 1844) and in the State Senate (1845). Smith was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served for six Congresses from 1873 to 1885. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000509] | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William H. Sowden | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Henry J. Steele | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William Stenger | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Bruce F. Sterling | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John B. Storm | Visualize | (September 19, 1838 — August 13, 1901) John Brutzman Storm was a judge, lawyer, and politician. Storm was born in Hamilton Township, Pennsylvania in 1838 and graduated from Dickinson College in 1861. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Storm also served as the county superintendent of public schools before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1870. He served as a Democrat in Congress from March, 1883 to March, 1887. After his time in Congress, Storm was the president judge of the forty-third judicial district of Pennsylvania until his death in 1901. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000975] | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Nathan L. Strong | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John A. Swope | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Henry W. Temple | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Thomas W. Templeton | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John M. Thompson | Visualize | (January 4, 1829 — September 8, 1903) John McCandless Thompson was an American politician and lawyer. Thompson was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania in 1829. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1854. Before the Civil War, Thompson served in the State House of Representatives in 1859 and 1860. During the war, he enlisted in the Union Army and attained the ranks of major and lieutenant colonel. Thompson was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Ebenezer McJunkin. He served from January 5, 1875 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000209] | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Jacob Turney | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William S. Vare | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William A. Wallace | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Anderson H. Walters | Visualize | At-large | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William Ward | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Henry Wilfield Watson | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Lewis F. Watson | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Alexander C. White | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Harry White | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John Haden Wilson | Visualize | None | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Hendrick B. Wright | Visualize | (April 24, 1808 — September 2, 1881) Hendrick Bradley Wright, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pa., April 24, 1808; attended the Wilkes-Barre Grammar School and was graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., in 1829; studied law; was admitted to the bar November 8, 1831, and commenced practice in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County; appointed district attorney for Luzerne County in 1834; member of the State house of representatives 1841-1843 and served the last year as speaker; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1844, 1848, 1852, 1856, 1860, 1868, and 1876; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Thirty-second Congress in 1850; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth Congress; elected to the Thirty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George W. Scranton and served from July 4, 1861, to March 3, 1863; resumed the practice of his profession; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth Congress and reelected as a Greenbacker to the Forty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1881); chairman, Committee on Manufactures (Forty-fifth Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1880; died in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., September 2, 1881; interment in Hollenback Cemetery. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000761] | Pennsylvania Delegation (This negotiation) , Pennsylvania Delegation (The Road to Civil War) |