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Michigan Delegation

This is one of the 50 delegations in the convention, accounting for 18 of 713 people who took part.

Members (18):

Name Visualize Details Delegations
Fernando C. Beaman Visualize (28 June, 1814 -- 27 September, 1882) Beaman was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Chester, Vt., Beaman studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1838, commencing practice in Manchester, Michigan. Beaman was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses serving from March 4th, 1861 to March 3rd, 1871. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp] Michigan Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866) , Michigan Delegation (United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65) , Michigan Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , Michigan Delegation (The Road to Civil War) , Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
Josiah W. Begole Visualize (January 20, 1815 — June 5, 1896) Begole was a teacher, businessman, banker, and politician. Josiah Williams Begole was born in Livingston County, New York and moved to Michigan in 1836. Begole worked in agriculture, lumber, manufacturing of wagons, and banking. He served as school inspector, justice of the peace, town treasurer and county treasurer. Additionally, Begole was a member of the State Senate in 1870 to 1871. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served 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/B000316] Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
Austin Blair Visualize "'(February 8, 1818 -- August 6, 1894) Austin Blair was a(n) lawyer, county, clerk, public servant, governor, and American politician. Blair was born in Caroline, Tompkins County, New York and moved to Eaton Rapids, Michigan in 1841. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1841. Austin was a county clerk of Eaton County, a member of the State house of representatives (1845), delegate to the free-soil National Convention at Buffalo, New York (1848), prosecuting attorney of Jackson County (1852, member of the state senate (1854), member of the republican platform committee, delegate to the Republican National Convention at Chicago (1860), Governor of Michigan (January 1, 1861 - January 1, 1865), and was not elected as a Liberal Republican candidate for Governor. Blair was elected as a Republican to the 40th, 41st, and 42nd Congresses (March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1873) where he served as Chairman on the Committee on private Land Claims (41st and 42nd Congresses). He was not reelected in 1872). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=B000521]" Michigan Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
Nathan B. Bradley Visualize (May 28, 1831 — November 8, 1906) Bradley was a businessman and politician. Nathan Ball Bradley was born in Lorain County, Ohio and moved to Michigan in 1852. Before moving to Michigan, he lived in Ohio where he built and operated a sawmill until 1852. In Michigan, he worked in the manufacturing of lumber and later engaged in the salt industry. Bradley served in the State Senate from 1866 to 1868. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1877. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000744] Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
Julius C. Burrows Visualize (January 9, 1837 — November 16, 1915) Burrows was a lawyer, businessman, and politician. Julius Caesar Burrows was born in Erie County, Pennsylvania. He studied laws in Ohio and was admitted to the bar in 1859. After moving to Michigan in 1860, he practiced law in Kalamazoo County and raised an infantry company. Burrows was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. He was again elected as a Republican to the Forty-Ninth Congress and served from March 4, 1885 until January 23, 1895, when he was elected to the United States Senate. He served in the Senate from January 24, 1895 to March 3, 1911. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001142] Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
Zachariah Chandler Visualize (10 December, 1813 -- 1 November, 1879) Chandler was an American businessman and politician. Born in Bedford, N.H., Chandler was the mayor of Detroit in 1851. Chandler was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1857, reelected in 1863, and reelected again in 1869 serving from March 4th, 1857 to March 3rd, 1875. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp] Michigan Delegation (United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65) , Michigan Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866) , Michigan Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , Michigan Delegation (The Road to Civil War) , Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
Omar D. Conger Visualize (April 1, 1818 — July 11, 1898) Conger was an American politician, judge, lawyer, and businessman. Omar Dwight Conger was born in Cooperstown, New York and moved to Ohio with his father in 1824. He graduated from Western Reserve College in Hudson, Ohio and began working in mineral explorations of the Lake Superior mineral regions. He began practicing law in Michigan in 1848 and was later elected as a judge of the county court in 1850. He served as a member of the State Senate from 1855 to 1859. Conger was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served for six congressional sessions from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1881, when he resigned having been elected a Senator. He served in the United States Senate from March 4, 1881 to March 3, 1887. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000678] Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
Thomas W. Ferry Visualize "(June 10, 1827 -- October 13, 1896) Thomas White Ferry was a merchant, public servant, and American politician. Ferry was born in the old mission house of the Astor Fur Company on Mackinac Island, Michigan. Ferry was a member of the State house of representatives from 1850 to 1852 and a member of the State senate in 1856. He was also a delegate to the Loyalist Convention at Philadelphia in 1866. He was elected as a Republican to the 39th, 40th, 41st, and 42nd (March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1871) but resigned from the 42nd Congress because he was elected a senator. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1871 and reelected in 1877 serving from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1883, and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882. During this time, he served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the 44th and 45th Congresses, chairman of the Committee on Rules (43rd - 45th Congresses), on the Committee on Post Office and Post Roads (45th and 47thn congresses), presided over the impeachment of Secretary of War William Belknap and over 16 joint meetings of the Senate and house of Representatives during Hayes-Tilden presidential electoral contest in 1877. [Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=F000095]" Michigan Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866) , Michigan Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
Moses W. Field Visualize (February 10, 1828 — March 14, 1889) Field was a farmer, businessman, and politician. Moses Whelock Field was born in Jefferson County, New York and moved to Michigan in 1844. In Michigan, he worked in the mercantile and agricultural businesses. Field 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, Field helped organize the Independent Greenback Party. He retired to his farm and died there in March 1889. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000105] Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
Wilder D. Foster Visualize (January 8, 1819 — September 20, 1873) Foster was a businessman and politician. Wilder De Ayr Foster was born in Orange County, New York and he moved to Michigan in 1837. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, Foster worked in the hardware business and served as city treasurer and board of aldermen. He acted as Mayor of Grand Rapids in 1854 and served in the State Senate from 1855 to 1856. Foster was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Thomas Ferry. He served in Congress from December 4, 1871 until his death on September 20, 1873. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000315] Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
Jacob M. Howard Visualize (10 July, 1805 -- 2 April, 1871) Howard was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Bennington County, Vt., Howard studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1833. Howard was a member of the State house of representatives (1838) and was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress. Subsequently, Howard was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Kinsley S. Bingham and reelected in 1865. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp] Michigan Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866) , Michigan Delegation (United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65) , Michigan Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , Michigan Delegation (The Road to Civil War) , Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
Jay A. Hubbell Visualize (September 15, 1829 — October 13, 1900) Hubbell was an American politician and lawyer. Jay Abel Hubbell was born in Avon, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and was admitted to the bar in 1855. He worked as the district attorney of the Upper Peninsula in 1857 and 1859, and as practicing attorney of Houghton County from 1861 to 1867. Hubbell was elected as a Republican 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/H000894] Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
William L. Stoughton Visualize (March 20, 1827 — June 6, 1888) Stoughton was an American politician and lawyer. William Lewis Stoughton was born in Bangor, New York and moved to Michigan in 1849. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1851, and practiced law in Sturgis, Michigan. He acted as the prosecuting attorney from 1855 to 1859, and district attorney for the Michigan district in 1861. He resigned a few months later to enlist in the Union Army. Stoughton served as a member of the Michigan state constitutional convention in 1867, before being elected attorney general of Michigan. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served 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/S000979] Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
Randolph Strickland Visualize (February 4, 1823 — May 5, 1880) Strickland was an American politician, teacher, and lawyer. Randolph Strickland was born in Dansville, New York and moved to Michigan in 1844. In Michigan, Strickland taught school and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1849 and practiced law in Clinton County, Michigan. He served as prosecuting attorney for Clinton County in 1852, 1854, 1856, 1858, and 1862. He also served as a member of the State Senate in 1861 and 1862. Strickland was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001003] Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
Jabez G. Sutherland Visualize (October 6, 1825 — November 20, 1902) Sutherland was and lawyer, judge, and politician. Jabez Gridley Sutherland was born in Onondaga County, New York and moved to Michigan in 1848. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848. He was a member of the State House of Representatives (1853) and a delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1850 and 1867. From 1863 to 1871, he was judge of the tenth circuit court of Michigan. Sutherland 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/S001082] Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
Henry Waldron Visualize (October 11, 1819 — September 13, 1880) Waldron was a civil engineer, businessman, and politician. Henry Waldron was born in Albany, New York and moved to Michigan in 1837. He graduated from Rutgers College and worked as a civil engineer in railroad work. Waldron served as a member of the State Legislature (1843) and continued his career in railroad work by directing the Michigan Southern Railroad form 1846 to 1849. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1855 to March 3, 1861. He was again elected to the Forty-Second, Forty-Third, and Forty-Fourth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1877. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000041] Michigan Delegation (The Road to Civil War) , Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
George Willard Visualize (March 20, 1824 — March 26, 1901) Willard was a minister, professor of Latin, journalist, and politician. George Willard was born in Bolton, Vermont and moved to Michigan in 1836 with his parents. He graduated from Kalamazoo College and became a teacher. After studying theology, Willard was ordained a minister of the Episcopal Church and he was a rector in Coldwater, Battle Creek, and Kalamazoo. He later taught Latin at Kalamazoo College and worked in the newspaper business. From 1866 to 1867, Willard served in the State House of Representatives. Additionally, he served as a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1867. Willard was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1877. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000479] Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)
William B. Williams Visualize (July 28, 1826 — March 4, 1905) Williams was a judge, lawyer, and politician. William Brewster Williams was born in Monroe County, New York and moved to Michigan after studying law and the State and National Law School, Ballston Spa, New York. He was admitted to the bar in 1851 and moved to Michigan in 1855. There, he served as judge of probate (1857-1865) and as a member of the State Senate (1866-1870). Williams was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Wilder Foster. He served in Congress from December 1, 1873 to March 3, 1877. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000547] Michigan Delegation (This negotiation)