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Georgia Delegation

This is one of the 50 delegations in the convention, accounting for 24 of 713 people who took part.

Members (24):

Name Visualize Details Delegations
Erasmus W. Beck Visualize (October 21, 1833 — July 22, 1898) Erasmus Williams Beck was an American politician, lawyer, and judge. Beck was born in McDonough, George in 1833. He attended Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, but left after only two years due to poor health. Beck studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1856. During the Civil War, he briefly served in the Confederate Army, but was sent home because of poor health. Beck was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Thomas Speer. He served in the House from December 2, 1872 until March 3, 1873. After an unsuccessful renomination to the Forty-Third Congress, he returned to Georgia and acted as judge of the city court of Griffin until his death in 1898. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000288] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Hiram P. Bell Visualize (January 19, 1827 — August 17, 1907) Hiram Parks Bell was a teacher, lawyer, and politician. Bell was born in Jefferson, Georgia in 1827. He taught school while studying law and was admitted to the bar in 1849. Bell was a member of the secession convention in 1861 and was one of the members that opposed the secession ordinance drafted by the convention. He served in the State Senate in 1861, and resigned at the beginning of the Civil War to enlist in the Confederate Army. He was commissioned captain and later attained the ranks of lieutenant colonel and colonel. Near the end of the war, Bell served in the Second Confederate Congress. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. He served a second time in Congress when he was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Benjamin Hill. His service lasted from March 13, 1877 to March 3, 1879. Following his service in Congress, Bell served in the State House of Representatives (1898-1899) and in the State Senate (1900-1901). [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000336] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Marion Bethune Visualize (April 8, 1816 — February 20, 1895) Marion Bethune was a businessman, lawyer, and politician. Bethune was born in Greensboro, Georgia in 1816. After attending private schools, he worked in the mercantile business and studied law. In 1842, Bethune was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Talbotton, Georgia. He served as a delegate to the State constitutional convention when the ordinance of secession was repealed. He also served in the State House of Representatives before being elected to Congress. Bethune was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the refusal of the House to admit William Edwards to his seat. Bethune served in the House from December 22, 1870 to March 3, 1871. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000424] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
John S. Bigby Visualize (February 13, 1832 — March 28, 1898) John Summerfield Bigby was an American politician, lawyer, and businessman. Bigby was born in Newnan, Georgia in 1832. He graduated from Emory College, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1856. Bigby served in many positions including member of the State constitutional conventions of 1867 and 1868, solicitor general of Tallapoosa, and judge of the superior court of Tallapoosa. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. Following his service in Congress, Bigby became the president of a railroad company and acted in that capacity until his death in 1898. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000452] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
James H. Blount Visualize (September 12, 1837 — March 8, 1903) James Henderson Blount was an American lawyer and politician. Blount was born in Clinton, George in 1837. He graduated from the University of Georgia at Athens in 1858. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1859. During the Civil War he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as a private and lieutenant colonel. Blount was a delegate to the State constitutional convention before being elected to Congress. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1893. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000568] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Philip Cook Visualize (July 30, 1817 — May 24, 1894) Philip Cook was an American politician and lawyer. Cook was born in Twiggs County, Georgia in 1817. He graduated from Oglethorpe University and studied law at University of Virginia. Cook was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Forsyth, Georgia. He served in the State Senate in 1859 and 1860, before joining the Confederate Army. After the Civil War, he served again in the State Senate in 1863 and 1864. Cook was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and 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/C000724] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Stephen A. Corker Visualize (May 7, 1830 — October 18, 1879) Stephan Alfestus Corker was a businessman, lawyer, and politician. Corker was born in Waynesboro, Georgia in 1830. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, but decided to enter the agriculture business. He worked in agriculture until 1861, when he enlisted in the Confederate Army. After the Civil War, Corker served in the State House of Representatives before being elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the House declaring Charles Prince not entitled to his seat. Corker served in the House from December 22, 1870 to March 3, 1871. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000776] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Dudley M. Du Bose Visualize (October 28, 1834 — March 2, 1883) Dudley McIver Du Bose was an American politician and lawyer. Du Bose was born in Shelby County, Tennessee and moved to Augusta, Georgia in 1860. He graduated from Lebanon Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1857. During the Civil War, Du Bose enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as a colonel and brigadier general. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served 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/D000510] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
James C. Freeman Visualize (April 1, 1820 — September 3, 1885) James Crawford Freeman was a farmer, businessman, and banker. Freeman was born in Jones County, Georgia in 1820. He worked in agriculture until 1865, when he moved to Griffin, Georgia and worked in the mercantile business and banking. Freeman was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. After serving in Congress, he moved to Atlanta and worked in the mercantile industry until his death in 1885. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000362] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
John B. Gordon Visualize (February 6, 1832 — January 9, 1904) John Brown Gordon was a coal miner, lawyer, and politician. Gordon was born in Upson County, Georgia in 1832. He attended the University of Georgia at Athens, and was admitted to the bar in 1853. Rather than practice law, Gordon worked in coal mining until the start of the Civil War. He enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as a captain and Lieutenant General. Gordon was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served during the Forty-Third, Forty-Fourth, Forty-Fifth, and start of the Forty-Sixth Congresses. He served in Congress from March 4, 1873 to May 26, 1880, when he resigned to pursue interests in the railroad industry. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000313] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Henry R. Harris Visualize (February 2, 1828 — October 15, 1909) Henry Richard Harris was a businessman and politician. Harris was born in Sparta, Georgia in 1828. He graduated from Emory College in 1847 and began his career in politics. Harris served as a member to the State constitutional convention in 1861, before enlisting in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. After the war, he was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1879. He wasn’t reelected for the Forty-Sixth Congress in 1878, but was elected again for the Forty-Ninth Congress and served a second time in the House from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1887. After serving in Congress and as the Third Assistant Postmaster General of the United States from 1887 to 1889, Harris worked in agriculture until his death in 1909. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000239] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Joshua Hill Visualize (January 10, 1812 — March 6, 1891) Joshua Hill was an American politician and lawyer. Hill was born in Abbeville District, South Carolina in 1812 and moved to Georgia after studying law and being admitted to the bar. He was elected as a candidate of the American Party to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1857 to January 23, 1861. After the Civil War, Hill was appointed collector of customs in Savannah, Georgia in 1866, but declined the office. He was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate when Georgia was readmitted to the Union. He served in the Senate from February 1, 1871 until March 3, 1873. After serving in Congress, Hill was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1877, and resumed practicing law until his death in 1891. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000599] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Jefferson F. Long Visualize (March 3, 1836 — February 4, 1901) Jefferson Franklin Long was a tailor, businessman, and politician. Long was born in Knoxville, Georgia in 1836. He was self-educated and became a merchant tailor. Long was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the House declaring Samuel Grove not entitled to his seat. He served in the House from January 16, 1871 to March 3, 1871. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000419] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Archibald T. McIntyre Visualize (October 27, 1822 — January 1, 1900) Archibald Thompson Macintyre was an American politician and lawyer. Macintyre was born in Marion, Georgia in 1822. He graduated from Thomasville Academy, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1843. Macintyre served in the State House of Representatives in 1849, before the Civil War. During the war, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as a colonel. Macintyre was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served 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/M000017] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Homer V. M. Miller Visualize (April 29, 1814 — May 31, 1896) Homer Virgil Milton Miller was a medical doctor and politician. Miller was born in Rabun County, Georgia in 1820. He graduated from the Medical College of South Carolina in 1835 and continued his medical studies in Paris until 1838, when he moved back to Georgia to practice medicine. During the Civil War, Miller was a surgeon, medical director, and hospital inspector in the Confederate Army. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate when Georgia was readmitted to the Union. He served in the Senate from February 24, 1871 to March 3, 1871. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000728] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Thomas M. Norwood Visualize (April 26, 1830 — June 19, 1913) Thomas Manson Norwood was a lawyer, judge, and politician. Norwood was born in Talbot County, Georgia in 1830. He graduated from Emory College, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1852. Norwood served in the State House of Representatives (1861-1862), and was a presidential elector in 1868. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served during the Forty-Second, Forty-Third, and Forty-Fourth Congresses from 1871 to 1877. He was again elected to Congress, this time to the United States House of Representatives, and served from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1889. After his service in Congress, Norwood was a judge of the city court in Savannah from 1896 to 1908. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/N000160] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
William W. Paine Visualize (October 10, 1817 — August 5, 1882) William Wiseham Paine was an American politician and lawyer. Paine was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1817 and moved with his parents to Georgia in 1827. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1838. Paine served as a member of the State Constitutional convention in 1850, and in the State Senate from 1857 to 1860. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as a captain. Paine was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy of Joseph Clift. He served in the House from December 22, 1870 to March 3, 1871. After his service in Congress, Paine returned to Georgia and served in the State House of Representatives from 1877 to 1879. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000031] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
William P. Price Visualize (January 29, 1835 — November 4, 1908) William Pierce Price was a printer, lawyer, and politician. Price was born in Dahlonega, Georgia in 1835. He worked as an apprentice to a printer before attending Furman University. After college, Price took over the editorial department of the Southern Enterprise and also studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1856 and practice law until the outbreak of the Civil War. During the war, Price served in the Confederate Army and attained the rank of orderly sergeant. After the war, he was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1864 to 1866. In 1866, he moved back to Georgia and served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1868 to 1870. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the failure to elect. He served in the House from December 22, 1870 to March 3, 1873. After serving in Congress, Price served again the State House of Representatives (1877-1879, 1894-1896) and in the State Senate (1880, 1881). [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000533] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Morgan Rawls Visualize (June 29, 1829 — October 18, 1906) Morgan Rawls was a businessman and politician. Rawls was born in Statesboro, Georgia in 1829. He worked in agriculture until he began his political career. Rawls served in the Confederate Army as captain and colonel. He served in the State House of Representatives in 1863 to 1865, 1868 to 1872, 1886 to 1889, and 1896 to 1904. Rawls also served as a member of the State reconstruction convention in 1865. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 until March 24, 1874, when he was succeeded by Andrew Sloan who successfully contested his election. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000074] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Andrew Sloan Visualize (June 10, 1845 — September 22, 1883) Andrew Sloan was an American politician and lawyer. Sloan was born in McDonough, Georgia in 1845. He attended Bethany College, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1866. Sloan was assistant United States district attorney (1869), district attorney (1869-1872) and local counsel for the United States in cotton claims. He successfully contested the election of Morgan Rawls and joined the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. He served in the House from March 24, 1874 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000489] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Thomas J. Speer Visualize (August 31, 1837 — August 18, 1872) Thomas Jefferson Speer was a businessman, planter, and politician. Speer was born in Monroe County, Georgia in 1837. He worked in the mercantile industry and as a planter until he was elected justice of the peace in 1861 and 1865. Speer further served as an elected justice of the inferior court for Pike County from 1865 until 1868. He served in the State constitutional convention in 1867 to 1868, and in the State Senate, before being elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives. He served in the House from March 4, 1871 until his death in 1872. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000714] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Alexander H. Stephens Visualize (February 11, 1812 — March 4, 1883) Alexander Hamilton Stephens was a teacher, lawyer, and politician. Stephens was born in Crawfordville, Georgia in 1812. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1832. After teaching school for a time, Stephens studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1834. He served in the State House of Representatives (1836-1841) and in the State Senate (1842). Stephens was elected as a Whig to the United States House of Representatives and served during the Twenty-Eighth through the Thirty-First Congresses. He then ran as a Unionist and was elected to the Thirty-Second Congress, and served during the three succeeding Congresses as a Whig. During the Civil War, Stephens served in the Confederate Congress and was chosen by the Confederate Congress to act as Vice President of the provisional government. After the war, he was elected again to the United States House of Representatives, this time as a Democrat, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Ambrose Wright. He served from December 1, 1873 to November 4, 1882, when he resigned, having been elected Governor of Georgia. He served in that capacity until his death in 1883. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000854] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Richard H. Whiteley Visualize (December 22, 1830 — September 26, 1890) Richard Henry Whiteley was a manufacturer, lawyer, and politician. Whiteley was born in Ireland in 1830 and immigrated to the United States in 1836. He worked in manufacturing and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1860 and practiced law in Bainbridge, Georgia. Whiteley was opposed to secession, but joined the Confederate Army when the Civil War broke out. After the war, he served in the State constitutional convention in 1867, before presenting his credentials to the United States Senate. However, since the election had occurred before Georgia was readmitted to the Union, he was not able to take his seat in the Senate. Whiteley was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the House declaring Nelson Tift not entitled to his seat. He served in the House from December 22, 1870 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000408] Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)
Pierce M. B. Young Visualize "(November 15, 1836 -- July 6, 1896) Pierce Manning Butler Young was a(n) soldier, general, farmer, public servant, commissioner, consul general, envoy, and American politician. Young was born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina and moved to Georgia in 1839. He served in the Confederate Army as a second lieutenant throughout the Civil War and was promoted to the rank of major general. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention (1872, 1876, and 1880), was appointed States commissioner to the Paris Exposition (1878), consul general at St. Petersburg, Russia (1885 - 1887), and envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Guatemala and Honduras by President Cleveland (1893 - 1896). Young was elected as a Democrat to the 40th Congress (July 25, 1868 - March 3, 1869). He presented credentials as a member-elect and house decided he was not entitled to a seat. He was elected to fill vacancy caused and was reelected to the 42nd and 43rd Congresses (December 22, 1870 - March 3, 1875), was not reelected. [Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=Y000048]" Georgia Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , Georgia Delegation (This negotiation)