Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889

Washington's first constitutional convention met between July and August 1889 to draft the state's foundational text.

09. Ninth District

This is one of the 26 delegations in the convention, accounting for 3 of 95 people who took part.

Members (3):

Name Visualize Details Delegations
Melvin M. Godman Visualize A Democrat from the Ninth District, the thirty-three year old lawyer lived in Dayton. Born in Missouri in 1856, Godman was educated at Pacific Methodist College in California and came to Washington in 1880. Godman served on the following committees: Homestead and Property Exemptions, chairman; Judicial Department; Revenue and Taxation. 09. Ninth District (This negotiation)
Lewis Neace Visualize A delegate from the Ninth District, the fifty-four year old farmer lived in Waitsburg. Born in Germany, he came to the United States in 1847 and to Walla Walla in 1859 where he was a stock raiser and farmer. Neace served on the following committees: Elections and Elective Rights; Legislative Department; Corporations Other Than Municipal. 09. Ninth District (This negotiation)
Robert F. Sturdevant Visualize A Republican from the Ninth District, the forty-seven year old lawyer lived in Dayton. He was born in Pennsylvania. Sturdevant served on the following committees: Judicial Department; State, County and Municipal Indebtedness; Apportionment and Representation. 09. Ninth District (This negotiation)