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  1. Overview: Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889
  2. Full Record: Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889
  3. 20. Twentieth District

Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889

Washington's first constitutional convention met between July and August 1889 to draft the state's foundational text.

20. Twentieth District

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
John P. Hoyt Visualize A Republican from the Twentieth District, the forty-seven year old lawyer and banker lived in Seattle. Born in Ohio, Hoyt had taught school and served in the Union army. He was graduated from Ohio State and Union Law College in 1867 and served two terms in the Michigan legislature. He had been a supreme court judge in Washington from 1878 to 1887, and at the time of the Convention was manager of the Dexter Horton Bank and president of the Home Insurance Company. Hoyt was elected president of the Constitutional Convention, having been nominated by Republican caucus after the withdrawal of Turner. He received forty votes, while his opponents, Warner and Cosgrove, received fifteen each. His election was made unanimous on motion of Warner seconded by Cosgrove. 20. Twentieth District (This negotiation)
John R. Kinnear Visualize A Republican from the Twentieth District, the fifty year old lawyer lived in Seattle. Born in Indiana, Kinnear attended Eureka College in Illinois and Chicago law school. He came to Seattle in 1883 and was a member of the territorial legislature in 1885-86. Kinnear served on the following committees: Corporations Other Than Municipal, chairman; Judicial Department. 20. Twentieth District (This negotiation)
Matt J. McElroy Visualize A Democrat from the Twentieth District, the forty-nine year old merchant lived in Seattle. He was born in Tennessee and lived in Skagit county before moving to Seattle. He served in the territorial legislature in 1887. Nominated by labor, he was endorsed by the Democrats. McElroy served on the following committees: State Institutions and Public Buildings; Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments; Federal Relations, Boundaries and Immigration. 20. Twentieth District (This negotiation)