- California Delegation
California Delegation
This is one of the 50 delegations in the convention, accounting for 11 of 713 people who took part.
Members (11):
| Name | Visualize | Details | Delegations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel B. Axtell | Visualize | "(October 14, 1819 -- August 6, 1891) Samuel Beach Axtell was a(n) lawyer, miner, public servant, governor, judge, member of a territorial committee, and American politician. Axtell was born close to Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio and moved to California in 1851. Axtell studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1843. He served as prosecuting attorney for Amador County (1854 - 1860), Governor of Utah Territory (1874), was transferred to the office of Governor of the New Mexico Territory (1875), chief justice of the supreme court in the Territory of New Mexico (August 1882 - May 25, 1885) and was chairmen of the Republican Territorial committee. Samuel was elected as a Democrat to the 40th and 41st Congress (March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1871). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=A000349]" | California Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , California Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Eugene Casserly | Visualize | (November 13, 1820 — June 14, 1883) Casserly was a journalist and lawyer. Eugene Casserly was born in Ireland and immigrated to the United States in 1822 with his parents. He grew up in New York and attended college at Georgetown College, Washington D. C. He went back to New York to practice law and serve as editors of newspapers in the city. He moved to California in 1850 and continued his career as a journalist. He was elected to the Forty-Second and Forty-Third Congresses as a Democrat. He served from March 4, 1869 to November 29, 1873, when he resigned his seat in the Senate. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000236] | California Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Charles Clayton | Visualize | (October 5, 1825 — October 4, 1885) Clayton was a miller, and state and federal politician. Charles Clayton was born in Derbyshire, England and immigrated to the United States, settling in Santa Clara, California. While in California, he founded Santa Clara Flour Mills and served as a member of the State Assembly, among other positions. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-Third Congress 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/C000493] | California Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John M. Coghlan | Visualize | (December 8, 1835 — March 26, 1879) Coghlan was an American politician and lawyer. John Coghlan was born in Louisville, Kentucky and moved to California in 1850. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in California. Before being elected as a Republican to the Forty-Second Congress, he served as a member of the California State Assembly from 1865-1866. He served in Congress from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000594] | California Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Cornelius Cole | Visualize | "(September 17, 1822 -- November 3, 1924) Cornelius Cole was a(n) lawyer, miner, public servant, soldier, and American politician. Cole was born in Lodi, Seneca County, New York and moved to California in 1849. Cornelius studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848. He served as district attorney of Sacramento city and County (1859 - 1862) and member of the Republican National Committee (1856-1860). He served in the Civil War as a captain in the Union Army in 1863. Cornelius was elected as a Union Republican to the 38th congress, (March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1865) and was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate (March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1873). During his time in Congress he served as Chairmen on the Committee on Appropriations (42nd Congress). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=C000607]" | California Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , California Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John S. Hager | Visualize | (March 12, 1818 — March 19, 1890) Hager was a lawyer, miner, and public servant. John Hager was born in Morris County, New Jersey and moved to California in 1849, after completing his studies at the College of New Jersey. While in California, he practiced law and engaged in mining. Additionally, he served as a member of the State constitutional convention (1849), and was elected as a State district judge from 1855 to 1861. He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-Third Congress. He was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Eugene Casserly. He served in the United States Senate from December 23, 1873 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000594] | California Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Sherman O. Houghton | Visualize | (April 10, 1828 — August 31, 1914) Houghton was a lawyer and public servant. Sherman Houghton was born in New York City and moved to Monterey, California after serving in the Mexican War. He served in many capacities, including deputy clerk to the State Supreme Court and mayor of San Jose, California. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-Second and Forty-Third Congresses 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/H000815] | California Delegation (This negotiation) |
| James A. Johnson | Visualize | "(May 16, 1829 -- May 11, 1896) James Augustus Johnson was a(n) studier of medicine, lawyer, public servant, registrar or voters, lieutenant governor, and American politician. Johnson was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina and moved to California in 1853. James studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1859. He served as a member of the general assembly (1859 and 1860), Lieutenant Governor of California (1875 - 1880), and was registrar of voters (1883 and 1884). Johnson was elected as a Democrat to the 40th and 41st Congresses (March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1871). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=J000145'] | California Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , California Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John K. Luttrell | Visualize | (June 27, 1831 — October 4, 1893) Luttrell was a farmer, miner, and lawyer. John Luttrell was born in Knox County, Tennessee and moved to California in 1852 to become a miner and agriculturalist. Luttrell studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1856. While in California, he served as sergeant-at-arms of the State Assembly from 1865-1866, and member of the State House of Representatives from 1871-1872. He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-Third, Forty-Fourth, and Forty-Fifth Congresses. He served in Congress from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1879. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000522] | California Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Horace F. Page | Visualize | (October 20, 1833 — August 23, 1890) Page was a lawyer, businessman, and miner. Horace Page was born in Orleans County, New York and moved to California in 1854. He was engaged in many businesses, including the sawmill business, livery-stable business, and mining. He studied law and practiced in the State of California. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-Third Congress and served in the following four Congresses. He served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1883. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000017] | California Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Aaron A. Sargent | Visualize | (September 28, 1827 — August 14, 1887) Sargent was a printer, cabinetmaker, and American politician. Aaron Sargent was born in Essex County, Massachusetts and moved to California in 1849. He worked at the Nevada Daily Journal while he studied law and was admitted to the bar. He served as the district attorney for Nevada County (1855-1856), and was elected to the State Senate (1856). Sargent was elected as a Republican to the Forty-First and Forty-Second Congresses 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/S000065] | California Delegation (The Road to Civil War) , California Delegation (This negotiation) |