- New York Delegation
New York Delegation
This is one of the 50 delegations in the convention, accounting for 78 of 713 people who took part.
Members (78):
| Name | Visualize | Details | Delegations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander H. Bailey | Visualize | "(August 14, 1817 -- April 20, 1874) Alexander Hamilton Bailey was a(n) lawyer, examiner in chancery, justice of the peace, public servant, judge, and American Politician. He was born in Minisink, New York. Hamilton studied law and was admitted to the bar. He served as examiner in chancery of Greene County (1840 -1842), justice of the peace of the town of Catskill, member of the State assembly (1849), judge of Green County (1851 -1855), served in the State senate (1861 -1864), and Judge of Oneida County Court (1871 - His death April 20, 1874). Bailey was elected as a Republican to the 40th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by Roscoe Conkling's resignation and was reelected to the 41st Congress (November 30, 1867 - March 3, 1871). During his time on Congress he served as chairman on the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the State (41st Congress). Bailey was not a successful candidate for reelection in 1870. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=B000034]" | New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) |
| Lyman K. Bass | Visualize | (November 13, 1836 — May 11, 1889) Lyman Kinder Bass was an American politician and lawyer. Bass was born in Alder, New York in 1836. He graduated from Union College in 1856 and was admitted to the bar in 1858 after studying law. Bass acted as district attorney for Erie County for seven years from 1865 to 1872. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March, 1873 to March, 1877. Bass was a candidate for renomination but declined due to poor health. After serving in Congress, he worked for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company until 1884. Bass died in 1889, in New York City. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000221] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| David S. Bennett | Visualize | (May 3, 1811 — November 6, 1894) David Smith Bennett was a businessman, agriculturist, and public servant. Bennett was born in Onondaga County, New York in 1811. After completing his education at a local academy, he worked in agriculture before moving to Syracuse. There, he began a produce business that eventually expanded into New York City. Bennett is known to have purchased the original Dart grain elevator, and did extensive business in building and operating grain elevators throughout his career. In 1865, he served in the State Senate before being elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. Bennett served in Congress form March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871. After his time in Congress, he returned to his agriculture business engagements until his death in 1894. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000373] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| James Brooks | Visualize | (10 November, 1810 -- 30 April, 1873) Brooks was an American journalist and politician. Born in Portland, Maine, Brooks studied law and edited the Portland Advertiser. In 1836, Brooks moved to New York City and established the New York Daily Express. Brooks was the Editor of the New York Daily Express for the entirety of his remaining life. Brooks was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and succeeding Congress, however, failed reelection in 1852. In 1863, Brooks was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress and presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Thirty-ninth Congress. The election was contested by William E. Dodge and Brooks was removed from service. Brooks served in the New York state constitutional convention in 1867 and was elected to the Fortieth and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving until his death. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp] | New York Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , New York Delegation (United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65) , New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866) |
| Hervey C. Calkin | Visualize | (March 23, 1828 — April 20, 1913) Hervey Chittenden Calkin was a businessman, metal worker, and politician. Calkin was born in Malden, New York in 1828. In 1847 he moved to New York City and spent the next five years working for Morgan Iron Works. He later established himself as a dealer of metals and specialized in the shipping of metals for the country. Calkin was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March, 1869 to March, 1871. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000047] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John M. Carroll | Visualize | (April 27, 1823 — May 8, 1901) John Michael Carroll was an attorney and politician. Carroll was born in Springfield, New York in 1823 and graduated from Union College in 1846. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar and began practicing law in 1848. Carroll was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March, 1871 to March, 1873. After serving in Congress, he continued to practice law until his death in 1901. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000190] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Simeon B. Chittenden | Visualize | (March 29, 1814 — April 14, 1889) Simeon Baldwin Chittenden was an businessman and politician. Chittenden was born in New Haven County, Connecticut in 1814. There he obtained an education and worked in the mercantile business until 1842 when he moved to New York City. In New York he continued to work in the mercantile business, and later he acted as Vice President to the New York City Chamber of Commerce for two years from 1867 to 1869. Chittenden was elected as an Independent Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Stewart Woodford and he served for the two succeeding Congresses. His time in Congress lasted from November 3, 1874 to March 3, 1881. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000373] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John C. Churchill | Visualize | "(January 17, 1821 -- June 4, 1905) John Charles Churchill was a(n) teacher, tutor, lawyer, member of a board of education, judge, commissioner, and American politician. He was born in Mooers, Clinton County, New York. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1847. John was a member of the Oswego Board of Education (1853-1856), president of the Oswego Board of Education (1879 & 1880), Member of the board of supervisors of Oswego County (1854 & 1855), prosecuting attorney (1857 -1860), judge of Oswego County (1860 -1864), and was appointed associate justice of the supreme court of New York to fill a vacancy and was reelected (January 17, 1881 - December 31, 1891). Churchill was appointed by Governor Morgan commissioner to superintend the draft for Oswego county (1862 and 1863), was an unsuccessful candidate for secretary of state of New York (1877), and delegate to the Republican National convention (1876). Churchill was elected as a Republican to the 40th and 41st Congresses (March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1871) where he served as chairman on the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (41st Congress). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=C000392]" | New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) |
| Freeman Clarke | Visualize | (22 March, 1809 -- 24 June, 1887) Clarke was an American businessman, banker, and politician. Born in Troy, N.Y., Clarke was the director and president of numerous banks, railroads, and telegraph and trust companies. Clarke participated as a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1867 and was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-eighth Congress and later as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65) |
| Roscoe Conkling | Visualize | "(October 30, 1829 -- April 18, 1888) Roscoe Conkling was a lawyer, mayor, and American politician. Conkling was born in Albany, New York. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850. He was a district attorney for Oneida County in 1850 and a mayor of Utica in 1858. He also declined to accept a nomination to the United States Supreme Court in 1882. Conkling was elected as a Republican to the 36th, 37th, 39th, and 40th Congresses (March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1863 and March 4, 1865 - March 4, 1867) until he resigned to become a Senator. During his time on the house, he served as chairman on the Committee on District of Columbia (37th Congress) and was not a successful candidate in 1862. Conkling was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and reelected in 1873 and 1879 (March 4, 1867 - May 16, 1881), until he resigned as a protest against federal appointments made in the New York State. He was not successful for reelection to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by his own resignation. During his time on the senate he served as Chairman on the Committee on Revision of the Laws of the United States (40th - 43rd Congresses), Committee on Commerce (44th, 45th, and 47th Congresses), and Committee on Engrossed Bills (46th and 47th Congresses). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=C000681]" | New York Delegation (The Road to Civil War) , New York Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866) |
| George W. Cowles | Visualize | (December 6, 1823 — January 20, 1901) George Washington Cowles was a lawyer, judge, and politician. Cowles was born in Otisco, New York in 1823 and he graduated from Hamilton College in 1845. After graduating college, Cowles taught school while studying law and was eventually admitted to the bar in 1854. He served as a judge of the Wayne County court from 1864 until 1869 when he was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives. Cowles served in Congress from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871. After serving in House, he again served as judge of Wayne County court from 1874 to 1880, and 1886 until his death in 1901. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000827] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Samuel S. Cox | Visualize | (September 30, 1824 — September 10, 1889) Samuel Sullivan Cox was an American politician and lawyer. Cox was born in Zanesville, Ohio in 1824. He graduated from Brown University in 1846 and he was admitted to the bar in 1849. From 1853 to 1854, Cox was owner and editor of the Columbus Statesman before serving as secretary of the legation in Lima, Peru in 1855. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Democratic representative from Ohio. He served as an Ohio representative from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1865. After an unsuccessful candidacy for reelection, Cox moved to New York City where he practiced law. He was again elected to the United States House of Representatives, this time to represent the people of New York. He served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1873 and again lost reelection for the Forty-Third Congress. However, he was later elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of James Brooks and he served again from November, 1873 to May, 1885. From 1885 to 1886, he was appointed as an ambassador to Turkey by President Cleveland and left that appointment to served in Congress. Cox was again elected to the House to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Joseph Pulitzer. He served a final time from November 2, 1886 until his death on September 10, 1889. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000839] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Thomas J. Creamer | Visualize | (May 26, 1843 — August 4, 1914) Thomas James Creamer was a shipping clerk, lawyer, and politician. Creamer was born in Garadice Lake, Ireland in 1843 and immigrated to the United States. After settling in New York City, he attended public schools and became a shipping clerk in 1860. Creamer studied law, was admitted to the bar and served in the New York State Assembly from 1865 to 1867, and also in the State Senate from 1868 to 1871. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. After not being up for renomination in 1874, he was again elected to the Fifty-Seventh Congress and served again in the House from March, 1901 to March, 1903. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000899] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Philip S. Crooke | Visualize | (March 2, 1810 — March 17, 1881) Philip Schuyler Crooke was an American politician and lawyer. Crooke was born in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1810, where he later graduated from the Duchess Academy of Poughkeepsie. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1831. Crooke was a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1852, but was elected to the general assembly as a Republican in the 1860’s. Crooke served in the National Guard for the State of New York for forty years and commanded the Fifth Brigade during the Civil War. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from 1873 to 1875. After serving in Congress, Crooke continued to practice law in New York until his death in 1881. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000927] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Noah Davis | Visualize | (September 10, 1818 — March 20, 1902) Noah Davis was a lawyer, judge, and politician. Davis was born in Haverhill, New Hampshire in 1818 and moved to New York with his parents in 1825. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Gainesville and Buffalo. In 1857, Davis was elected judge of the Supreme Court of the eighth judicial district and served in that capacity until 1868. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served form March 4, 1869 to July, 1870 when he resigned, having been appointed as a United States attorney by President Grant. He served in that position until 1872, when he resigned to be a State Supreme Court judge. Davis served in that capacity until 1887. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000126] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| David M. DeWitt | Visualize | (November 25, 1837 — June 23, 1912) David Miller De Witt was a lawyer, politician, and school principal. De Witt was born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1837 and moved to New York with his parents in 1845. He graduated from Rutgers College in 1858, and was admitted to the bar that same year. In 1861 and 1862, De Witt was the principal of New Paltz Academy before serving as district attorney of Ulster County in 1863. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. After serving in Congress, De Witt served in the State Assembly in 1863, and practiced law until his death in 1812. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000285] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| R. Holland Duell | Visualize | (December 20, 1824 — February 11, 1891) Rodolphus Holland Duell was an American politician and lawyer. Duell was born in Warren, New York in 1824. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1945. Duell served in many capacities including district attorney of Cortland County (1850-1855), judge of Cortland County (1855-1859) and assessor of internal revenue (1869-1871). He was first elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1863. He was again elected to the Forty-Second Congress and served 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/D000513] | New York Delegation (The Road to Civil War) , New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Smith Ely, Jr. | Visualize | (April 17, 1825 — July 1, 1911) Smith Ely, Jr. was a lawyer, businessman, and politician. Ely was born in Hanover, New Jersey in 1825 and moved to New York City to attend New York University. He graduated from the NYU Law School in 1846 and was admitted to the bar that same year. Although he was admitted to the bar, he never practiced law. Instead, Ely worked in the mercantile business and started his political career. He served as a member of the State Senate, as a school commissioner, and county supervisor. Ely was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. He wasn’t a candidate for reelection in 1872, but was elected again to serve in the Forty-Fourth Congress from March 4, 1875 to December 11, 1876 when he resigned. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/E000167] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Reuben E. Fenton | Visualize | (4 July, 1819 -- 25 August, 1885) Fenton was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. Born in Chautauqua County, N.Y., Fenton was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress and subsequently elected to the Thirty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses when he resigned to serve as Governor of New York. Afterwards, Fenton was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4th, 1869, until March 3rd, 1875. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp] | New York Delegation (The Road to Civil War) , New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65) |
| Orange Ferriss | Visualize | "(November 26, 1814 -- April 11, 1894). Orange Ferriss was a(n) lawyer, justice of the peace, inspector of public schools, corporation clerk, judge, surrogate, commissioner, auditor, and American politician. He was born in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1840. Ferriss was a justice of the peace (1838 -1841 & 1845-1848), inspector of public schools (1839 & 1840), corporation clerk (1839 - 1842), county judge and surrogate of Warren County (1851 - 1863). Orange also was appointed by President Grant as commissioner of southern claims (1871 -1877) and was 2nd Auditor of the Treasury (May 12, 1880 - June 19th, 1885). He was elected as a Republican to the 40th and 41st Congresses (March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1871) and served as chairman on the Committee on Mines and Mining (41st Congress). Ferriss was not elected in 1870. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=F000093]" | New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) |
| John Fisher | Visualize | (March 13, 1806 — March 28, 1882) John Fisher was a businessman and politician. Fisher was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire in 1806. There he attended school and worked in the mercantile business. In 1836, he moved to Hamilton, Canada and ran an iron manufacturing business until 1856 when he moved to New York. While in New York he served as State commissioner in the establishment of an institution for the blind, he also acted as president of a fire insurance company. Fisher was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March, 1869 to March, 1871. After serving in Congress, he continued working in the fire insurance business until his death in 1882. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000150] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John Fox | Visualize | "(June 30, 1835 -- January 17, 1914) John Fox is a(n) master block maker, member of a board of aldermen, supervisor, public servant, and American politician. He was born in Fredericktown, New Brunswick, Canada and moved to New York City. He served as a member of the board of alderman, supervisor of New York City (1863 - 1864), supervisor of New York County (1864), member of the state senate (1874-1878), and president of the National Democratic Club (1894 - 1910). Fox was elected as a Democrat to the 40th and 41st Congresses (March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1871) and declined to be run again in 1870. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present'. available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=F000331]" | New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) |
| Milo Goodrich | Visualize | (January 3, 1814 — April 15, 1881) Milo Goodrich was a teacher, lawyer, and politician. Goodrich was born in East Homer, New York in 1814. He attended Oberlin College and was admitted to the bar in 1840. Goodrich taught school in various states including New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. In 1867 and 1868, he served as a member of the State constitutional convention before being elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives. Goodrich served in Congress from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. After serving in the House, he continued to practice law until his death in 1881. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000296] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| George W. Greene | Visualize | (July 4, 1831 — July 21, 1895) George Woodward Greene was a teacher, judge, lawyer, and politician. Greene was born in Mount Hope, New York in 1831. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and was admitted to the bar in 1860. Greene taught school and acted as school commissioner for Orange County. From 1861 to 1864, he served as a judge of the county courts. Greene presented his credentials to the Forty-First Congress and served for a little under a year before Charles Van Wyck successfully contested his election. He served as a Democrat in the House from March 4, 1869 to February 17, 1870. After his brief time in Congress, Greene was elected to the New York State Assembly and served in that capacity from 1885 to 1888. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000426] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John Augustus Griswold | Visualize | (11 November, 1822 -- 31 October, 1872) Griswold was an American banker, businessman, and politician. Born in Rensselaer County, N.Y., Griswold worked in steel manufacturing. In 1855, Griswold served as the mayor of Troy and additionally as president of the Troy & Lansingburgh Railroad Co., the Troy & Cohoes Railroad Co., and of the New Orleans, Mobile & Texas Railroad Co. Griswold was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress and later reelected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp] | New York Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866) , New York Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65) |
| Robert S. Hale | Visualize | "(September 24, 1822 -- December 14, 1881) Robert Safford Hale was a lawyer, judge, regent of a university, counsel for the United States, commissioner, and American politician. Hale was born in Chelsea, Orange County, Vermont and moved to Elizabethtown, New York in 1847. Hale studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1847. Hale was a judge of Essex County (1856-1864), appointed as a regent of the University of New York, New York City (1859), was special counsel of the United States charged with the defense of the "abandoned and captured property claims" (1868-1870), agent and counsel for the United States before the American and British Mixed Commission under the Treaty of Washington (1871 - 1873), and was appointed a commissioner of the State survey from April 29, 1876 to his death. Hale was elected as a Republican to the 39th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Orlando Kellogg (December 3, 1866 - March 3, 1867) and to the 43rd Congress (March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875). During his time in congress, he served as Chairmen on the Committee on District of Columbia (43rd Congress) was not a candidate for reelection in 1874. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=H000037]" | New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866) |
| Henry H. Hathorn | Visualize | (November 28, 1813 — February 20, 1887) Henry Harrison Hathorn was a businessman and public servant. Hathorn was born in Greenfield, New York in 1813 where he attended school and later graduated from the public schools of Greenfield. He worked in the mercantile business for ten years in Saratoga Springs, New York. Hathorn also served as sheriff of the county and supervisor of Saratoga Springs. He is known for discovering the Hathorn Mineral Spring. Hathorn was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1877. After serving Congress, he worked in the mineral-water industry until his death in 1887. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000347] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Charles H. Holmes | Visualize | (October 24, 1827 — October 2, 1874) Charles Horace Holmes was an American politician and lawyer. Holmes was born in Albion, New York in 1827. He graduated from Albany Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1855. Holmes was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Noah Davis. He served in the House from December 6, 1870 to March 3, 1871. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000734] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| George G. Hoskins | Visualize | (December 24, 1824 — June 12, 1893) George Gilbert Hoskins was a businessman and politician. Hoskins was born in Bennington, New York in 1824. There he obtained an education and worked in the mercantile industry. Hoskins served the public in various capacities including as town clerk and justice of the peace, commissioner of public accounts, and collector of internal revenue. He also served in the State Assembly in 1860, 1865, and 1866. Hoskins 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/H000801] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Giles W. Hotchkiss | Visualize | (15 October, 1815 -- 5 July, 1878) Hotchkiss was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Broome County, N.Y., Hotchkiss studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1837, starting his practice in Binghamton, N.Y. Hotchkiss was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses, failed the consecutive election, and was elected again to the Forty-first Congress. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp] | New York Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866) , New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65) |
| William H. Kelsey | Visualize | "(October 2, 1812 -- April 20, 1879) William Henry Kelsey was a(n) lawyer, public servant, and American politician. He was born in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York. Kelsey studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1843. He served as a surrogate of Livingston County (1840-1844) and district attorney of Livingston County (1850 - 1853). William was elected as a Opposition Party to the 34th Congress and was elected as a Republican to the 35th, 40th, and 41st Congresses (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1859 & March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1871) and was not elected in 1858. During Kelsey's time on Congress, he served as chairman on the Committee on Engraving (34th Congress). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present'. available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=K000080]" | New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) |
| John H. Ketcham | Visualize | "(December 21, 1832 -- November 4, 1906) John Henry Ketcham was a farmer, commissioner, supervisor, public servant, soldier, general, and American politician. Ketcham was born in Dover Plains, Dutchess County, New York. Ketcham was a supervisor in 1854 and 1855. He was a member of the state assembly (1856 and 1857), State senator (1860 and 1861), and delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876 and 1896. Ketcham was the commissioner of the District of Columbia from July 3, 1874 until he resigned in June 30, 1877. John entered the Union Army as colonel of the 150th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry (October 11, 1862) was brevetted brigadier general (December 6, 1864), was brigadier general April 1, 1865, and was brevetted major general of Volunteers March 13, 1865. He was elected as a Republican to the 39th, 40th, 41st, and 42nd, (March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1873) where he served as Chairman on the Committee on Public Lands (42nd Congress). He was unsuccessful in the election of 1872. He was elected as a Republican to the 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th, 51st, and 52nd Congresses (March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1893), where he declined to be a candidate for renomination. He was elected as a Republican to the 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th, and 59th Congresses, where he served as a chairman on the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of States (57th - 59th Congresses). John served from March 4, 1897 to his death November 4, 1906. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=K000152]" | New York Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866) |
| Thomas Kinsella | Visualize | (December 31, 1832 — February 11, 1884) Thomas Kinsella was a printer, editor, and politician. Kinsella was born in County Wexford, Ireland in 1832 and immigrated to the United States where he settled in New York City. He apprenticed in the printer’s trade and worked for the Cambridge Post from 1851 to 1858. After moving to Brooklyn. Kinsella became an editor for a newspaper, and also served as postmaster and member of the board of education. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. After serving in Congress, Kinsella established his own newspaper and worked as editor until his death in 1884. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000226] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Charles Knapp | Visualize | (October 8, 1797 — May 14, 1880) Charles Knapp was a teacher, businessman, and politician. Knapp was born in Colchester, New York in 1797 where he was educated at home. He worked in agriculture and taught school until 1825, when he started working in the mercantile industry. His political career began in 1841 when he served in the New York State Assembly. In 1854, Knapp established a bank and became its president. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March, 1869 to March, 1871. After his service in Congress, Knapp continued to work in banking until his death in 1880. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000277] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Addison H. Laflin | Visualize | "(October 24, 1823 -- September 24, 1878) Addison Henry Laflin was a paper maker, public servant, naval officer, and American politician. Laflin was born in Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts and moved to Herkimer County, New York in 1849. He was a member of the state senate in 1858 and 1859 and was appointed by President Grant to be a naval officer at the port of New York (April 3, 1871 - 1877) when he resigned. Laflin was elected as a Republican to the 39th, 40th, and 41st Congresses (March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1871) and was not a candidate for renomination. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=L000017]" | New York Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866) |
| William H. Lamport | Visualize | (May 27, 1811 — July 21, 1891) William Henry Lamport was a businessman, sheriff, and politician. Lamport was born in Brunswick, New York in 1811. After completing his education, he worked in agriculture before acting as supervisor of Gotham in 1848. From 1850 to 1853 he was sheriff of Ontario County, after which he served in the State Assembly. Lamport was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served 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/L000042] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William E. Lansing | Visualize | (December 29, 1821 — July 29, 1883) William Esselstyne Lansing was an American politician and lawyer. Lansing was born in Perryville, New York in 1821. He graduated Cazenovia Seminary in 1841 and was admitted to the bar in 1845. Lansing served in many government positions including district attorney of Madison County, county clerk, and president of Chittenango. He was first elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served during the Thirty-Seventh Congress (1861-1863). Lansing was not a candidate for reelection for the Thirty-Eighth Congress but was again elected to Congress in 1870. He served for a second time in the House from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875. After serving in Congress for a second time, Lansing returned to New York and practiced law until his death in 1883. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000088] | New York Delegation (The Road to Civil War) , New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John D. Lawson | Visualize | (February 18, 1816 — January 24, 1896) John Daniel Lawson was a businessman and politician. Lawson was born in Montgomery, New York in 1816. After completing his education, he moved to New York City and worked as a clerk in a store until 1843 when he transitioned to working in the mercantile industry. Lawson was a loyal Republican, serving as a delegate to numerous state, county, and national conventions for the Republican Party throughout his political career. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. After his service in Congress, Lawson continued to work in the mercantile business in New York City until his death in 1896. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000144] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Clinton D. MacDougall | Visualize | (June 14, 1839 — May 24, 1914) Clinton Dugald MacDougall was banker and politician. MacDougall was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1839 and immigrated to the United States in 1842. After settling in New York with his parents, MacDougall attended school and later studied law. However, MacDougall never practiced law, rather he became a banker and worked in banking for thirteen years from 1856 to 1869. During the Civil War he served in the army and attained the ranks of lieutenant colonel, colonel, and brevetted brigadier general before mustering out in 1865. MacDougall 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/M000007] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Stephen L. Mayham | Visualize | (October 8, 1826 — March 3, 1908) Stephen Lorenzo Mayham was an American politician, judge, and lawyer. Mayham was born in Blenheim, New York in 1826 and later studied law in Ithaca, New York. He was admitted to the bar in 1848 and practiced law in Ithaca. Mayham served in many governmental offices including supervisor, district attorney, and superintendent of schools. He also served as a member of the State Assembly in 1863. Mayham was first elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871. He was again elected to the Forty-Fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1879. He then served as a judge of the New York Supreme Court. He died in New York in 1908. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000282] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Dennis McCarthy | Visualize | "(March 19, 1814 -- February 14, 1886) Dennis McCarthy was a(n) manufacturer of salt, public servant, mayor, lieutenant governor, and American politician. He was born in Salina, New York. Dennis was a member of the New York state assembly (1846), mayor of Syracuse, New York (1853), served as a member in the New York state senate (1876-1885), president of the senate of New York (1885), and lieutenant governor of New York (January 6, 1885 - January 1, 1886). McCarthy was elected as a Republican to the 40th and 41st Congresses (March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1871) and was not elected in 1870. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present'. available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=M000310]" | New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) |
| David B. Mellish | Visualize | (January 2, 1831 — May 23, 1874) David Batcheller Mellish was a printer, teacher, reporter, overall businessman, and politician. Mellish was born in Oxford, Massachusetts in 1831 and later moved to New York City. While in Massachusetts he worked as a printer in Worcester and taught school. He went on to teach in various places including Maryland and Pennsylvania. After moving to New York City, Mellish worked as a proofreader and reporter for a newspaper, while also serving as a stenographer to the police board. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 until he died on May 23, 1874. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000637] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Clinton L. Merriam | Visualize | (March 25, 1824 — February 18, 1900) Clinton Levi Merriam was a businessman and politician. Merriam was born in Leyden, New York where he attended school and obtained an education at Copenhagen Academy. After finishing school, he worked in the mercantile business until moving to New York City in 1847. While in New York City, Merriam worked as an importer and banker. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875. After serving in Congress, Merriam retired from politics and business and died in 1900. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000653] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John Morrissey | Visualize | "(February 12, 1831 -- May 1, 1878) John Morrissey was a(n) molder, proprietor of gambling houses, champion heavy weight boxer of the world, owner of the Saratoga Race Course, public servant, and American politician. He was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, and moved to South Troy, New York. Morrissey was a member of the State senate (1875 and 1877 - his death may 1, 1878). John was a elected as a Democrat to the 40th and 41st Congresses (March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1871) and was not reelected in 1863. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present'. available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=M001001]" | New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) |
| Eli Perry | Visualize | (December 25, 1799 — May 17, 1881) Eli Perry was a businessman and politician. Perry was born in Cambridge, New York, on Christmas Day in 1799. There he attended school and moved to Albany in 1827. In Albany, Perry started his career in business and established himself in business from 1827 to 1852. Later, he served as a member of the Board of Aldermen, as Mayor of Albany, and in the State Assembly. Perry was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat. He served in the House 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/P000242] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Thomas C. Platt | Visualize | (July 15, 1833 — March 6, 1910) Thomas Collier Platt was successful businessman and politician. Platt was born in Oswego, New York in 1833. He attended Yale College from 1849 to 1850, after which he worked as a druggist for the next twenty years. Later in his career, Platt engaged in the lumbering industry and became president of a national bank. During his political career, he served in both the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate. He was first elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1877. In 1881, he was elected to serve in the Senate, but he only served for two months before he resigned due to a disagreement with the President of the United States over federal appointments. After resigning from the Senate, Platt acted as the director of the United States Express Company, and eventually became president in 1880. He was elected again to the United States Senate in 1896 and served from March, 1897 to March, 1909. Platt passed away in New York City on March 6, 1910. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000383] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Clarkson N. Potter | Visualize | (April 25, 1825 — January 23, 1882) Clarkson Nott Potter was a civil engineer, lawyer, and politician. Potter was born in Schenectady, New York in 1825. He graduated from Union College in 1842 and continued his education at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he became a civil engineer in 1843. Potter then moved to Wisconsin where he worked as a surveyor while he studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in New York City. Potter was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives for the first time in 1868. He served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1875, but decline candidacy for renomination in 1874. Potter was again elected to serve in the House of Representatives from March, 1877 to March, 1879. After serving in Congress, he acted as president of the American Bar Association until his death in 1882. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000461] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Elizur H. Prindle | Visualize | (May 6, 1829 — October 7, 1890) Elizur H. Prindle was an American politician and lawyer. Prindle was born in Newton, Connecticut in 1829 and moved to New York to study at a local academy in Homer. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1854. Prindle served in the New York State Assembly in 1863, and was Chenango County’s district attorney. Before being elected to Congress, he was a delegate of the State constitutional convention in 1867 and 1868. Prindle was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican and served from March, 1871 to March, 1873. After serving in Congress, he continued practicing law in New York until his death in 1890. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000541] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Henry A. Reeves | Visualize | (December 7, 1832 — March 4, 1916) Henry Augustus Reeves was an American politician and lawyer. Reeves was born in Sag Harbor, New York in 1832. There he attended private schools and later graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York. Reeves studied law and was admitted to the bar. He worked as editor of the Republican Watchman and acted in that capacity from 1858 until his death in 1916. Reeves was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871. After serving in Congress, he returned to working in newspaper and also served in the New York State Assembly in 1887. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000138] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Ellis H. Roberts | Visualize | (September 30, 1827 — January 8, 1918) Ellis Henry Roberts was an editor, banker, businessman, and politician. Roberts was born in Utica, New York in 1827. He graduated from Yale College in 1850 and worked as an editor and proprietor of a newspaper in Utica from 1851 to 1889. During that time, he also served in the State Assembly (1866) and as a delegate to the Republican National Convention (1864, 1868, and 1876). Roberts was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March, 1871 to March, 1875. After serving in Congress, he continued to work as an editor and proprietor and also got involved in banking. Roberts died on January 8, 1918. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000310] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William R. Roberts | Visualize | (February 6, 1830 — August 9, 1897) William Randall Roberts was a merchant and politician. Roberts was born in County Cork, Ireland in 1830 and immigrated to the United States in 1849. Although he had limited schooling, he worked as a merchant for twenty years, until 1869. Roberts was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives an served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875. After serving in Congress, he was appointed to be Minister Plenipotentiary to Chile by the President of the United States and served in that capacity until 1889. Roberts returned to New York City and died there in 1897. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000316] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John Rogers | Visualize | (May 9, 1813 — May 11, 1879) John Rogers was a businessman and public servant. Rogers was born in Caldwell, New York in 1813 and moved to Black Brook in 1832, where he built his political career and business. He worked as a iron manufacturer and served as supervisor of the town over ten years. Rogers also held other local offices in Black Brook. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. Rogers continued his business in manufacturing after leaving Congress. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000397] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Robert B. Roosevelt | Visualize | (August 7, 1829 — June 14, 1906) Robert Barnwell Roosevelt was a lawyer, politician, and editor. Roosevelt was born in New York City in 1829, and was the uncle of Theodore Roosevelt. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850. Roosevelt practiced law and also acted as editor of the New York Citizen newspaper for many years. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. After serving in Congress, he held many other political positions including Minister to The Hague, treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, and Board of Alderman in New York City. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000428] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Stephen Sanford | Visualize | (May 26, 1826 — February 13, 1913) Stephen Sanford was a successful businessman and politician. Sanford was born in Mayfield, New York in 1826 where he attended local schools and academies. He attended Georgetown College and then the United States Military Academy at West Point, but left to pursue business interests. Sanford worked in the carpet manufacturing industry starting in 1844. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March, 1869 to March, 1871. After serving in Congress, Sanford returned to working in the carpet manufacturing business until his death in 1913. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000054] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Richard Schell | Visualize | (May 15, 1810 — November 10, 1879) Richard Schell was a merchant, businessman, and politician. Schell was born in Rhinebeck, New York in 1810. After completing his education, he worked in the mercantile industry in Rhinebeck, and then moved to New York City in 1830. There, he worked as a wholesale merchant of dry-goods, while also serving in the State Senate. Schell was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of David Mellish. He served from December, 1874 to March, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000114] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John G. Schumaker | Visualize | (June 27, 1826 — November 23, 1905) John Godfrey Schumaker was an American politician and lawyer. Schumaker was born in Columbia County, New York in 1826. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1847. Schumaker served as a delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1862, 1867, and 1894. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat and served from March, 1869 to March, 1871; and again elected to the Forty-Third Congress and served from March, 1873 to March, 1877. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000147] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Henry J. Scudder | Visualize | (September 18, 1825 — February 10, 1886) Henry Joel Scudder was an American politician and lawyer. Scudder was born in Northport, New York in 1825. He graduated from Trinity College in 1846 and was admitted to the bar in 1848. Scudder served in the New York National Guard from 1862 until the end of the Civil War. He 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 served as a trustee of Trinity College and continued to practice law until his death in 1886. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000197] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John E. Seeley | Visualize | (August 1, 1810 — March 30, 1875) John Edward Seeley was a lawyer, judge, and politician. Seeley was born in Ovid, New York in 1810. He graduated from Yale College in 1835, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Michigan. In 1839, he returned to New York and served in various offices including supervisor of Ovid, county judge, and surrogate of Seneca County. Seeley was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. After his service in Congress, he returned to New York and practiced law until he died a few years later in 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000223] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Walter L. Sessions | Visualize | (October 4, 1820 — May 27, 1896) Walter Loomis Sessions was a teacher, lawyer, and politician. Sessions was born in Brandon, Vermont in 1820 and moved to Chautauqua County, New York as a child. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1849. While practicing law, Sessions also taught school and served as commissioners of schools for many years. He also served in state governmental positions including as a State Senator and State Representative. Sessions was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875. After losing reelection to the Forty-Fourth Congress, he went back to practicing law until he was again elected to Congress, serving once more from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1887. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000251] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Porter Sheldon | Visualize | (September 29, 1831 — August 15, 1908) Porter Sheldon was an American politician and lawyer. Sheldon was born in Victor, New York in 1831. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1854 and practiced law in Cattaraugus County, New York. Sheldon briefly left New York to serve as a member to the Illinois constitutional convention in 1861, but returned to New York four years later. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871. After serving in Congress, Sheldon continued to practice law until his death in 1908. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000323] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Henry W. Slocum | Visualize | (September 24, 1827 — April 14, 1894) Henry Warner Slocum was a soldier, lawyer, and politician. Slocum was born in Delphi, New York in 1827. He later graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and entered the army, attaining the ranks of second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and later, major general. While in the army, Slocum studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1858. His political career began when he served in the State Assembly in 1859. During the Civil War, Slocum served in the Union Army as a major general. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representative and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1873. Despite not being a candidate for reelection in 1872, Slocum was again elected to the Forty-Eighth Congress, from March, 1883 to March, 1885. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000496] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| James S. Smart | Visualize | (June 14, 1842 — September 17, 1903) James Stevenson Smart was a businessman, publisher, and politician. Smart was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1842 and moved to New York in 1849 with his parents. In 1863, he graduated from Jefferson College and soon after enlisted in the Union Army to fight in the Civil War. While in the army, Smart attained the ranks of first lieutenant and captain. Following the war, he worked in the newspaper business in Cambridge, New York, and eventually published a publication titled the Washington County Post. In 1872, Smart was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. Before his death in 1903, Smart served as collector of internal revenue in New York and as a member of the Republican State central committee. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000504] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Horace Boardman Smith | Visualize | (August 18, 1826 — December 26, 1888) Horace Boardman Smith was an American politician, judge, and lawyer. Smith was born in Whitingham, Vermont in 1826. After graduating from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, he moved to New York in 1850, and there he was admitted to the bar. While practicing law in Elmira, Smith served in various local offices, and also acted as judge of Chemung County. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875. After his service in Congress, Smith returned to practicing law in Elmira, and later served as a justice of the New York State Supreme Court from 1883 to 1888. He died soon after retiring from the State Supreme Court, on December 26, 1888. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000552] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Charles St. John | Visualize | (October 8, 1818 — July 6, 1891) Charles St. John was a businessman, banker, and politician. St. John was born in Mount Hope, New York in 1818. After obtaining an education, he worked in various industries including the lumbering industry, the mercantile industry, and eventually banking. St. John later acted as president of the Barrett Bridge Company. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875. After serving in Congress, St. John continued his business pursuits until he died in 1891. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000765] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Adolphus H. Tanner | Visualize | (May 23, 1833 — January 14, 1882) Adolphus Hitchcock Tanner was an American politician and lawyer. Tanner was born in Granville, New York in 1833, where he later studied law and was admitted to the bar. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army and attained the ranks of captain and lieutenant colonel. Tanner was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871. After serving in Congress, he returned to practicing law in New York until he died in 1882. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000037] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Dwight Townsend | Visualize | (26 September, 1826 -- 29 October, 1899) Townsend was an American businessman and politician. Born in New York City, Townsend worked in the sugar industry. Townsend was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry G. Stebbins and served from December 5th, 1864 to March 3rd, 1865. Afterwards, Townsend was also elected to the Forty-second Congress. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65) |
| Lyman Tremain | Visualize | (June 14, 1819 — November 30, 1878) Lyman Tremain was a judge, politician, and lawyer. Tremain was born in Durham, New York in 1819. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1840 and practice law in Durham. Tremain held various public offices including district attorney, surrogate and county judge of Greene County, and later as Lieutenant Governor of New York, and member of the New York State Assembly. 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/T000364] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Joseph H. Tuthill | Visualize | (February 25, 1811 — July 27, 1877) Joseph Hasbrouck Tuthill a businessman and politician. Tuthill was born in Orange County, New York in 1811. After obtaining an education, he worked in the mercantile business and in agriculture before moving to New York City in 1828. There, he continued to work in the mercantile industry. Tuthill 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/T000437] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Charles H. Van Wyck | Visualize | "(May 10, 1824 -- October 24, 1895) Charles Henry Van Wyck was a(n), lawyer, public servant, soldier, general, farmer, and American politician. He was born in Poughkeepsie, Duchess County, New York and Moved to Nebraska in 1874. Van Wyck studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1847. He was a district attorney (1850-1856), delegate to the Nebraska state constitutional convention (1875), elected to the Nebraska state senate (1877, 1879, and 1881), and was an unsuccessful Populist governor of Nebraska (1892). Charles served in the Union Army as colonel of the 56th Regiment New York Volunteers, and brigadier general for services during the war. Van Wyck was elected as a Republican from New York to the 36th, 37th, 40th Congresses (March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1864 & March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1869). He also contested the election of George W. Green to the 41st Congress (February 17, 1870 - March 3, 1871). Charles was also elected as a Republicans from Nebraska to the United States Senate (March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1887) and was not reelected. During his time on Congress, he served as chairman on the Committee on Mileage (36th Congress), on the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (37th Congress), as chairman on the Committee on the Mississippi River and Tributaries (47th Congress), and as a member on the Committee on the Improvement of the Mississippi River and Tributaries (48th and 49th Congresses). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=V000067]" | New York Delegation (The Road to Civil War) , New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) |
| Seth Wakeman | Visualize | (January 15, 1811 — January 4, 1880) Seth Wakeman was an American politician and lawyer. Wakeman was born in Franklin, Vermont in 1811 and later moved to Batavia, New York. There, he studied law and was admitted to the bar to practice law in Genesee County. Wakeman was involved in state politics, holding such offices as district attorney, State Representatives, and delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1867 and 1868. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. After serving in Congress, Wakeman continued to practice law until his death in 1880. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000028] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Hamilton Ward Sr. | Visualize | "(July 3, 1829 -- December 28 1898) Hamilton Ward was a lawyer, commissioner, public servant, attorney general, judge, and American politician. Ward was born in Salisbury, Herkimer County, New York. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1851. He was a district attorney of Allegany County (1856 - 1859 and 1862 - 1865), appointed by the governor as commissioner to raise and equip troops for the Civil War (1862), delegate to most of the state conventions from 1858 to 1890, member of the state constitutional commission in 1890, and was appointed and elected justice of the State supreme court (1891 to his death). Ward was elected as a Republican to the 39th, 40th, and 41st Congresses (March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1871), where he was chairmen on the Committee on Revolutionary claims (40th Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1870. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=W000133]" | New York Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866) |
| Joseph M. Warren | Visualize | (January 28, 1813 — September 9, 1896) Joseph Mabbett Warren was a businessman, banker, and politician. Warren was born in Troy, New York where he later received an education in local schools and at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy. In 1834, he graduated from Washington College (now Trinity College) in 1834 and afterwards worked in New York as a clerk before returning to Troy and working in a grocery business. Eventually Warren became a director of the Bank of Troy and the United National Bank of Troy, and the president of the Bank of Troy. 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/W000165] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William A. Wheeler | Visualize | (June 30, 1819 — June 4, 1887) Willam Almon Wheeler was an American politician and lawyer. Wheeler was born in Malone, New York in 1819. He attended the University of Vermont at Burlington and was admitted to the bar in 1845. Wheeler held various public offices, including district attorney for Franklin County, State Representatives, and State Senator. He was first elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1861 to March 3, 1863. In 1867 and 1868, Wheeler was a member of the State constitutional conventions before being elected again to Congress. He again served in the House of Representatives from March 4, 1869 to March 4, 1877. Wheeler was later elected as Vice President of the the United States with President Rutherford Hayes. After serving as Vice President, he retired from public life and died in New York in 1887. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000341] | New York Delegation (The Road to Civil War) , New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John O. Whitehouse | Visualize | (July 19, 1817 — August 24, 1881) John Osborne Whitehouse was a merchant, shoe manufacturer, and politician. Whitehouse was born in Rochester, New Hampshire in 1817 and moved to New York City in 1835. In New York he worked as a clerk, merchant, and later, a shoe manufacturer. Whitehouse was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1877. After serving in Congress, he returned to manufacturing shoes and also engaged in banking and the railroad industry. Whitehouse acquired the Daily News and acted as owner until 1880. He died on August 24, 1881. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000405] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| David Wilber | Visualize | (October 5, 1820 — April 1, 1890) David Wilber was businessman and politician. Wilber was born in Quaker Street, New York in 1820. After attending common schools, he worked in numerous industries including the lumbering trade, hop business, and agriculture. Wilber was first elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. Despite not being reelected in 1874, he was reelected to the Forty-Sixth Congress and served again from March, 1879 to March, 1881. He was elected a final time to the House for the Fifty-First Congress, but never attended the session due to poor health. Wilber served from March 4, 1887 until his death on April 1, 1890. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000452] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William Williams (NY) | Visualize | (September 6, 1815 — September 10, 1876) William Williams was a banker, businessman, and politician. Williams was born in Bolton, Connecticut in 1815. There he obtained a common-school education and worked as a bank clerk until 1838 when he moved to Sandusky, Ohio. After only a year in Ohio, Williams moved to New York and worked in banking, and also in the railroad business. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 and March 3, 1873. After serving in Congress, Williams retired from public life and lived in retirement until he died in 1876. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000544] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Fernando Wood | Visualize | "(June 14, 1812 -- February 14, 1881) Fernando Wood was a(n) shipping merchant, dispatch agent at a port, mayor, and American politician. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and moved to New York City in 1820. Wood was appointed by Secretary of State Calhoun as dispatch agent for the State department at the port of New York and reappointed to that position by Secretary of State Buchanan (1844 - 1847). Fernando was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of New York City (1850) and mayor of New York City (1855 -1858, 1861, & 1862). Wood was elected as a Democrat to the 27th, 38th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th, and 47th Congresses (March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843 & March 4, 1863 - March 4, 1865 & March 4, 1867 - his death February 14, 1881). He was not elected in 1841 and 1864. In his time in Congress, he served as chairman on the Committee on Ways and Means (45th and 46th Congresses). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=W000694] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) , New York Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) |
| Stewart L. Woodford | Visualize | (September 3, 1835 — February 14, 1913) Stewart Lyndon Woodford was an American politician and lawyer. Woodford was born in New York City in 1835. In 1854, he graduated from Columbia College (now Columbia University), and was admitted to the bar in 1857. Woodford served in the Union Army during the Civil War and attained the ranks of lieutenant colonel and brigadier general. After the war, he was the first Union military commander in Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia. Woodford was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to July 1, 1874, when he resigned. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000713] | New York Delegation (This negotiation) |