- 21. Twenty-first District
Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889
Washington's first constitutional convention met between July and August 1889 to draft the state's foundational text.
21. Twenty-first 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Morgans | Visualize | A Republican from the Twenty-first District, the fifty-nine year old mining executive lived in Black Diamond. Born in South Wales, Morgans came to the United States in 1846. Engaged in coal mining in Pennsylvania, he continued this work in California from 1855-68. At the time of the Convention he was superintendent of the Black Diamond mines. Morgans served on the following committees: Legislative Department; Mining and Mining Interests. | 21. Twenty-first District (This negotiation) |
| W. L. Newton | Visualize | A labor delegate from the Twenty-first District, the thirty-five year old miner lived in Olney, forty-three miles from Seattle. Newton served on the following committees : Agriculture, Manufacturing, Fisheries and Commerce; Mining and Mining Interests. He refused to sign the Constitution when it was completed. | 21. Twenty-first District (This negotiation) |
| George W. Tibbetts | Visualize | A delegate from the Twenty-first District, the forty-three year old merchant lived in Olney. He was born in Maine. Tibbetts served on the following committees: Legislative Department; Military Affairs. | 21. Twenty-first District (This negotiation) |