A delegate from the Seventh District, the fifty year old lawyer had only recently moved to Oaksdale.
Born in Missouri in 1838, Comegys came to Oregon in 1850. He was a graduate of Willamette College. In 1878 he moved to Colfax and became a member of the territorial legislature in 1881 and speaker of the house. His occupations included stock raising, practicing law and mining.
Comegys served on the following committees: Federal Relations, Boundaries and Immigration, chairman; Preamble and Bill of Rights; Miscellaneous Subjects, Schedule and Future Amendments.