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  1. Overview: Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889
  2. Full Record: Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889
  3. 25. Twenty-fifth District

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889

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

25. Twenty-fifth 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
Samuel H. Berry Visualize A delegate from the Twenty-fifth District, the forty year old real estate dealer lived in Chehalis. . He was born in Missouri and had been a teacher, surveyor, and county auditor. Berry served on the following committees: Military Affairs; Revenue and Taxation; Engrossment. 25. Twenty-fifth District (This negotiation)
Robert Jamieson Visualize A delegate from the Twenty-fifth District, the thirty-five year old mining engineer lived in Wilkeson. He was born in Scotland in 1854 and was educated at Glasglow. In 1882 he came to California and moved to Wilkeson in 1884. Jamieson served on the following committees: Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments; Mining and Mining Interests. 25. Twenty-fifth District (This negotiation)
Oliver H. Joy Visualize A delegate from the Twenty-fifth District, the fifty-eight year old farmer and mill owner lived in Boisfort. Born in New Hampshire in 1831, Joy came to California where he mined from 1849 to 1861. He helped form the California mining laws. After lumbering in that state until 1878 he moved to Washington. Joy served on the following committees: Printing, Mileage and Contingent Expenses; State, School and Granted Lands. 25. Twenty-fifth District (This negotiation)