Washington's first constitutional convention met between July and August 1889 to draft the state's foundational text.
This is one of the 26 delegations in the convention, accounting for 3 of 95 people who took part.
Members (3):
Name | Visualize | Details | Delegations |
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Daniel Buchanan | Visualize | A Republican from the Eighth District, this sixty-nine year old Ritzville farmer was the oldest member of the Convention. Born in Scotland, he came to Washington in 1855. Buchanan served on the following committees: Legislative Department; Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments; Federal Relations, Boundaries and Immigration. | 08. Eighth District (This negotiation) |
Samuel G. Cosgrove | Visualize | A delegate from the Eighth District, the forty-two year old lawyer lived in Pomeroy. Cosgrove served on the following committees: Military Affairs; Apportionment and Representation; State, School and Granted Lands; rules for Convention. | 08. Eighth District (This negotiation) |
W. B. Gray | Visualize | A Democrat from the Eighth District, the forty-one year old stock raiser lived in Pasco. Born in Maine, he had served in the Union army. Gray was a member of the following committees: Legislative Department; Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments; Mining and Mining Interests. | 08. Eighth District (This negotiation) |