West Virginia Delegation | Quill

The Civil Rights Act of 1875

West Virginia Delegation

This is one of the 50 delegations in the convention, accounting for 9 of 713 people who took part.

Members (9):

Name	Visualize	Details	Delegations
Arthur I. Boreman	Visualize	(July 24, 1823 — April 19, 1896) Boreman was an American politician, lawyer, and judge. Arthur Boreman was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania and moved to Virginia during childhood. In Virginia, Boreman studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1843 and practiced law until he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1855. He served in the House of Delegates from 1855 to 1861 and then presided over the convention to form the new State of West Virginia in 1861. He served as a judge of the circuit court in Virginia and was the first Governor of West Virginia from 1863 to 1869. He was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000638]	West Virginia Delegation (This negotiation)
Henry G. Davis	Visualize	(November 16, 1823 — March 11, 1916) Davis was a farmer, railroad conductor, businessman, and politician. Henry Davis as born in Maryland and moved to West Virginia in 1858. While in West Virginia, he pursued interests in railroad building and lumber. He also served in the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1865, and in the State Senate from 1868 to 1870. Davis was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-Second Congress, and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1883. After his service in Congress, he resumed business interests in banking and coal mining until his death in 1916. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000103]	West Virginia Delegation (This negotiation)
John J. Davis	Visualize	(May 5, 1835 — March 19, 1916) Davis was an American politician and lawyer. John Davis was born in Clarksburg, Virginia (now in West Virginia). He studied law at, and graduated from, Lexington Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1856. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1861) and was a member of the convention to create the new state of West Virginia. When West Virginia became a state, Davis served was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1869-1870). He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-Second Congress and was reelected as an Independent Democrat to the Forty-Third Congress. He served in Congress 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/D000119]	West Virginia Delegation (This negotiation)
Isaac H. Duval	Visualize	(September 1, 1824 — July 10, 1902) Duval was a businessman, scout on the Western Plains, gold miner, and politician. Isaac Duval was born in Brooke County, Virginia (now in West Virginia) and traveled west as a youth. He moved to California in 1849 to mine gold and became a member of the Lopez Expedition to Cuba to help Cubans gain national independence. He returned to Virginia in 1853 and enlisted in the West Virginia Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. Duval served as a member of the State Senate from 1867 to 1869. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-First Congress and served 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/D000576]	West Virginia Delegation (This negotiation)
J. Marshall Hagans	Visualize	(August 13, 1838 — June 17, 1900) Hagans was a lawyer, law reporter, and politician. John Hagans was born in Preston County, Virginia (now in West Virginia). He studied law at Harvard University and was admitted to the bar in 1859. Hagans served as the prosecuting attorney for Monongahela County, Virginia from 1862 to 1864, and 1870. Later he was Mayor of Morgantown from 1866 to 1869, and was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1871. Hagans was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives 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/H000011]	West Virginia Delegation (This negotiation)
Frank Hereford	Visualize	(July 4, 1825 — December 21, 1891) Hereford was an American politician and lawyer. Frank Hereford was born in Fauquier County, Virginia. He studied law art McKendree College in Illinois and was admitted to the bar in 1845. He moved to California in 1849, where he served as district attorney of Sacramento County from 1855 to 1857. He moved back to West Virginia in 1857 and was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1871 to January 31, 1877. He was again elected to the the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Allen Caperton and served in the Senate from 1877 to 1881. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000527]	West Virginia Delegation (This negotiation)
James C. McGrew	Visualize	(September 14, 1813 — September 18, 1910) McGrew was a businessman and politician. James McGrew was born in Monongalia County, Virginia (now in West Virginia) and stayed in West Virginia for the majority of his life. His political career began when he served as a delegate to the Virginia secession convention in 1861, where he voted against secession. He later served as Mayor of Kingwood, Virginia from 1863 to 1865, while also serving as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates. McGrew was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives, and served in Congress from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1873. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000461]	West Virginia Delegation (This negotiation)
Waitman T. Willey	Visualize	(18 October, 1811 -- 2 May, 1900) Willey was an American lawyer and politician representing both Virginia and West Virginia. Born in Monongalia County, Va., Willey studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1833. Willey participated in the Virginia State constitutional convention of 1850 and 1851 and later participated as a delegate to West Virginia's State constitutional convention. Afterwards, Willey was elected as a Unionist to the United States Senate from Virginia to fill the vacancy caused by the expulsion of James M. Mason. After West Virginia was admitted into the union, Willey was elected as a Unionist to the United States Senate representing West Virginia in 1862 and was reelected in 1865 as a Republican. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp]	West Virginia Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , Virginia Delegation (The Road to Civil War) , West Virginia Delegation (This negotiation) , West Virginia Delegation (United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65) , West Virginia Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866)
John S. Witcher	Visualize	(July 15, 1839 — July 8, 1906) Witcher was a court clerk and politician. John Witcher was born in Cabell County, Virginia (now in West Virginia) and stayed in Cabell County until 1861, when he enlisted in the Union Army. After the war, Witcher served as a member of the State House of Delegates (1865), and as Secretary of State to West Virginia (1866-1869). He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871. After serving in Congress, Witcher was appointed by President Grant to be Collector of Internal Revenue for the third district of West Virginia from 1871 to 1876. Before retiring in 1899, Witcher held many appointments in the federal government, including pension agent at Washington, D. C., and paymaster for the United States Army. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at hhttps://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000656]	West Virginia Delegation (This negotiation)