- Connecticut Delegation
United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution secured the right to vote to women.
Connecticut Delegation
This is one of the 63 delegations in the convention, accounting for 18 of 1451 people who took part.
Members (18):
| Name | Visualize | Details | Delegations |
|---|---|---|---|
| William H. Barnum | Visualize | None | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Frank B. Brandegee | Visualize | None | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John R. Buck | Visualize | None | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William W. Eaton | Visualize | (October 11, 1816 — September 21, 1898) Eaton was a lawyer and businessman. William Eaton was born in Tolland, Connecticut and moved to Columbia, South Carolina to pursue mercantile pursuits. He returned to Connecticut in 1837, where he was admitted to the bar and started his practice. He served as a member of the State House of Representatives and the State Senate from 1847-1874. He was appointed as a Democrat to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William Buckingham in 1875. He served in Congress for under a month, from February 5, 1875 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/E000028] | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Richard P. Freeman | Visualize | None | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| James P. Glynn | Visualize | None | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Joseph R. Hawley | Visualize | (October 31, 1826 — March 17, 1905) Hawley was an American politician, lawyer, and editor. Joseph Hawley was born in Richmond County, North Carolina and moved to Connecticut to complete his preparatory studies. After attending college in New York, he moved back to Connecticut in 1850 and was admitted to the bar. He practiced law while also acting editor of various newspapers in the state. Before being elected as a Republican to the Forty-Second Congress, he served a Governor to Connecticut (1866). He was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Julius Strong during the Forty-Second Congress, and was reelected to the Forty-Third Congress. He served in the United States Senate from December 2, 1872 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000377] | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| George M. Landers | Visualize | None | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Augustine Lonergan | Visualize | None | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| George P. McLean | Visualize | None | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Schuyler Merritt | Visualize | None | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Charles L. Mitchell | Visualize | None | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| James Phelps | Visualize | None | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Orville H. Platt | Visualize | None | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Edward W. Seymour | Visualize | None | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John Q. Tilson | Visualize | None | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John T. Wait | Visualize | None | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Levi Warner | Visualize | None | Connecticut Delegation (This negotiation) |