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REJECT_PROPOSAL
1895-04-03 10:00:00 in the The Convention: The PRESIDENT. The chair is of opinion that the gentleman's amendment is in order. Mr. CANNON. Mr. President, would an amendment to the amendment be in order? The PRESIDENT. No; there are two now before the house.
The PRESIDENT. The chair is of opinion that the gentleman's amendment is in order. Mr. CANNON. Mr. President, would an amendment to the amendment be in order? The PRESIDENT. No; there are two now before the house.
REJECT_PROPOSAL
1895-04-03 10:00:00 in the The Convention: The PRESIDENT. The chair is of opinion that the gentleman's amendment is in order. Mr. CANNON. Mr. President, would an amendment to the amendment be in order? The PRESIDENT. No; there are two now before the house.
The PRESIDENT. The chair is of opinion that the gentleman's amendment is in order. Mr. CANNON. Mr. President, would an amendment to the amendment be in order? The PRESIDENT. No; there are two now before the house.
NO_OBJECTION
1889-09-07 10:00:00 in the The Convention: Convention assembled at ten o’clock, President Brown presiding. Mr. PRESIDENT. Convention will come to order.
Convention assembled at ten o’clock, President Brown presiding. Mr. PRESIDENT. Convention will come to order.
DEBATE_MOTION
1889-09-14 10:00:00 in the The Convention: (Pg. 319) [Mr. PRESIDENT.]...Are there any further reports. SECRETARY. A proposition, Mr. President. Mr. PRESIDENT. The secretary will read.
(Pg. 319) [Mr. PRESIDENT.]...Are there any further reports. SECRETARY. A proposition, Mr. President. Mr. PRESIDENT. The secretary will read.
REPORT_PROPOSAL
1895-04-20 09:00:00 in the The Convention: The president declared the article adopted and referred to the committee on compilation and arrangement. The PRESIDENT. Motions and resolutions are in order.
The president declared the article adopted and referred to the committee on compilation and arrangement. The PRESIDENT. Motions and resolutions are in order.
DEBATE_PROPOSAL
1895-03-13 14:00:00 in the The Convention: Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, is the question now on the adoption of this rule? The PRESIDENT. Yes, sir.
Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, is the question now on the adoption of this rule? The PRESIDENT. Yes, sir.
REPORT_PROPOSAL
1895-04-20 09:00:00 in the The Convention: The president declared the article adopted and referred to the committee on compilation and arrangement. The PRESIDENT. Motions and resolutions are in order.
The president declared the article adopted and referred to the committee on compilation and arrangement. The PRESIDENT. Motions and resolutions are in order.
DEBATE_PROPOSAL
1895-03-13 14:00:00 in the The Convention: Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, is the question now on the adoption of this rule? The PRESIDENT. Yes, sir.
Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, is the question now on the adoption of this rule? The PRESIDENT. Yes, sir.
PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT
1787-09-07 10:00:00 in the The Convention: Madison's Amendment Lessening Periods of Acting Presidents
Mr. Madison observed that this, as worded, would prevent a supply of the vacancy by an intermediate election of the President, and moved to substitute — “until such disability be removed, or a President shall be elected —” Mr. Governr. Morris 2ded....
DROP_PROPOSAL
1895-05-03 09:00:00 in the The Convention: The PRESIDENT. There is nothing before the house. Mr. HART. I understood there was a motion. The PRESIDENT. There was no second to it.
The PRESIDENT. There is nothing before the house. Mr. HART. I understood there was a motion. The PRESIDENT. There was no second to it.
DROP_PROPOSAL
1895-05-03 09:00:00 in the The Convention: The PRESIDENT. There is nothing before the house. Mr. HART. I understood there was a motion. The PRESIDENT. There was no second to it.
The PRESIDENT. There is nothing before the house. Mr. HART. I understood there was a motion. The PRESIDENT. There was no second to it.
DEBATE_MOTION
1895-04-05 10:00:00 in the The Convention: The PRESIDENT. Shall the main question be now put? Mr. ELDREDGE. Ayes and nays. Mr. ROBERTS. What is the question? The PRESIDENT. The previous question. Mr. CANNON. Mr. President, Mr. Varian reserved the right to close the debate. The PRESIDENT. He closes after this question is taken.
The PRESIDENT. Shall the main question be now put? Mr. ELDREDGE. Ayes and nays. Mr. ROBERTS. What is the question? The PRESIDENT. The previous question. Mr. CANNON. Mr. President, Mr. Varian reserved the right to close the debate. The PRESIDENT. He...
DEBATE_PROPOSAL
1895-03-16 14:00:00 in the The Convention: Mr. WHITNEY. Mr. President, may I ask what order of business we have reached? The PRESIDENT. We are on motions and resolutions.
Mr. WHITNEY. Mr. President, may I ask what order of business we have reached? The PRESIDENT. We are on motions and resolutions.
DEBATE_MOTION
1895-04-05 10:00:00 in the The Convention: The PRESIDENT. Shall the main question be now put? Mr. ELDREDGE. Ayes and nays. Mr. ROBERTS. What is the question? The PRESIDENT. The previous question. Mr. CANNON. Mr. President, Mr. Varian reserved the right to close the debate. The PRESIDENT. He closes after this question is taken.
The PRESIDENT. Shall the main question be now put? Mr. ELDREDGE. Ayes and nays. Mr. ROBERTS. What is the question? The PRESIDENT. The previous question. Mr. CANNON. Mr. President, Mr. Varian reserved the right to close the debate. The PRESIDENT....
PROCEDURE
1889-09-07 10:00:00 in the The Convention: Call to Order: 1889-09-07, Morning
Convention assembled at ten o’clock, President Brown presiding. Mr. PRESIDENT. Convention will come to order.
DEBATE_PROPOSAL
1895-03-08 14:00:00 in the The Convention: Mr. EVANS (Weber). Mr. President, are there two reports there? The PRESIDENT. They seem to be combined.
Mr. EVANS (Weber). Mr. President, are there two reports there? The PRESIDENT. They seem to be combined.
DEBATE_PROPOSAL
1895-03-16 14:00:00 in the The Convention: Mr. WHITNEY. Mr. President, may I ask what order of business we have reached? The PRESIDENT. We are on motions and resolutions.
Mr. WHITNEY. Mr. President, may I ask what order of business we have reached? The PRESIDENT. We are on motions and resolutions.
DEBATE_MOTION
1895-03-15 14:00:00 in the The Convention: Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I sincerely hope that that motion will not prevail. The PRESIDENT. It is not debatable. Mr. THURMAN. Fixing the time_it is debatable. The PRESIDENT. If there is no other question before the house it is debatable. Mr. RICKS. Mr. President, it is out of its regular order and consequently it is undebatable.
Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I sincerely hope that that motion will not prevail. The PRESIDENT. It is not debatable. Mr. THURMAN. Fixing the time_it is debatable. The PRESIDENT. If there is no other question before the house it is debatable. Mr. RICKS....
DEBATE_MOTION
1895-03-15 14:00:00 in the The Convention: Mr. BUTTON. Mr. President, is the table clear? The PRESIDENT. The motion before the house is to fix the time to which to adjourn.
Mr. BUTTON. Mr. President, is the table clear? The PRESIDENT. The motion before the house is to fix the time to which to adjourn.
DEBATE_MOTION
1895-03-06 10:30:00 in the The Convention: Mr. CORAY. Mr. President, I understand we suspended the rules here to apply to each nomination. The PRESIDENT. Until objection was made, Mr. Coray. Mr. MALONEY. Mr. President, the proper thing to do is to call the roll, when there are three candidates. The PRESIDENT. The question is, shall the nominations close?
Mr. CORAY. Mr. President, I understand we suspended the rules here to apply to each nomination. The PRESIDENT. Until objection was made, Mr. Coray. Mr. MALONEY. Mr. President, the proper thing to do is to call the roll, when there are three...
DEBATE_MOTION
1895-03-06 10:30:00 in the The Convention: Mr. CORAY. Mr. President, I understand we suspended the rules here to apply to each nomination. The PRESIDENT. Until objection was made, Mr. Coray. Mr. MALONEY. Mr. President, the proper thing to do is to call the roll, when there are three candidates. The PRESIDENT. The question is, shall the nominations close?
Mr. CORAY. Mr. President, I understand we suspended the rules here to apply to each nomination. The PRESIDENT. Until objection was made, Mr. Coray. Mr. MALONEY. Mr. President, the proper thing to do is to call the roll, when there are three...
DEBATE_MOTION
1895-03-19 14:00:00 in the The Convention: Mr. EVANS (Utah). Mr. President, I simply ask for information, Mr. EVANS (Weber). Mr. President, I rise to_ The PRESIDENT. The ayes and noes are called for
Mr. EVANS (Utah). Mr. President, I simply ask for information, Mr. EVANS (Weber). Mr. President, I rise to_ The PRESIDENT. The ayes and noes are called for
DEBATE_MOTION
1895-03-15 14:00:00 in the The Convention: Mr. BUTTON. Mr. President, is the table clear? The PRESIDENT. The motion before the house is to fix the time to which to adjourn.
Mr. BUTTON. Mr. President, is the table clear? The PRESIDENT. The motion before the house is to fix the time to which to adjourn.
PROCEDURE
1895-03-06 10:30:00 in the The Convention: President Choose a Chaplain Daily
Mr. VAN HORNE. Mr. President, I move you that the president of this Convention be authorized by the Convention to invite in daily some reverend gentleman to act as our chaplain. Mr. KEARNS. Mr. President, I second the motion of Mr. Van Horne.
DEBATE_MOTION
1895-03-19 14:00:00 in the The Convention: Mr. EVANS (Utah). Mr. President, I simply ask for information, Mr. EVANS (Weber). Mr. President, I rise to_ The PRESIDENT. The ayes and noes are called for
Mr. EVANS (Utah). Mr. President, I simply ask for information, Mr. EVANS (Weber). Mr. President, I rise to_ The PRESIDENT. The ayes and noes are called for
PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT
1787-08-31 10:00:00 in the The Convention: Morris's Amendment to Remove Choice of President by Congress
Mr. Govr. Morris then moved to strike out the words “choose the President of the U. S. and” — this point, of choosing the President not being yet finally determined, & on this question
DEBATE_MOTION
1895-03-18 14:00:00 in the The Convention: Mr. RICHARDS. Mr. President, I arise for information, is there anything before the house? The PRESIDENT. There is nothing before the house.
Mr. RICHARDS. Mr. President, I arise for information, is there anything before the house? The PRESIDENT. There is nothing before the house.
DEBATE_MOTION
1895-03-18 14:00:00 in the The Convention: Mr. RICHARDS. Mr. President, I arise for information, is there anything before the house? The PRESIDENT. There is nothing before the house.
Mr. RICHARDS. Mr. President, I arise for information, is there anything before the house? The PRESIDENT. There is nothing before the house.
DEBATE_MOTION
1895-04-09 10:00:00 in the The Convention: Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. President, I am opposed to that motion. Mr. SQUIRES. Mr. President, it is not subject to debate.
Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. President, I am opposed to that motion. Mr. SQUIRES. Mr. President, it is not subject to debate.
PROCEDURE
1895-03-12 14:00:00 in the The Convention: Motion to Adopt
The PRESIDENT. What will you do with the report of the committee? Mr. PIERCE. Mr. President, I move you that we adopt the report of the committee. Seconded.
DEBATE_MOTION
1895-04-09 10:00:00 in the The Convention: Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. President, I am opposed to that motion. Mr. SQUIRES. Mr. President, it is not subject to debate.
Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. President, I am opposed to that motion. Mr. SQUIRES. Mr. President, it is not subject to debate.
SESSION
1869-02-11 12:00:00 in the The House of Representatives
Mr. Ashley proposes an amendment to H. Res. 402
11 Feb 1869, 12:00
In: United States Fifteenth Amendment
SESSION
1864-01-13 00:00:00 in the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union of the House of Representatives
The President's Annual Message is debated.
13 Jan 1864, 00:00
In: United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65
SESSION
1895-03-08 14:00:00 in the The Convention
08 Mar 1895, 14:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
SESSION
1787-09-07 10:00:00 in the The Convention
Second Report of Committee on Postponed Matters. Presidential powers and elections debated.
07 Sep 1787, 10:00
In: U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition)
SESSION
1895-03-08 14:00:00 in the The Convention
08 Mar 1895, 14:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2019 Edition)
SESSION
1868-01-25 00:00:00 in the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate
A message from the President of the United States concerning S. 141 is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
25 Jan 1868, 00:00
In: United States Fifteenth Amendment
SESSION
1862-06-19 12:00:00 in the The Senate
The Senate receives a message that H. R. 374 has been delivered to the President of the United States
19 Jun 1862, 12:00
In: The Road to Civil War
SESSION
1895-03-19 14:00:00 in the The Convention
19 Mar 1895, 14:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
SESSION
1895-03-06 10:30:00 in the The Convention
06 Mar 1895, 10:30
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
SESSION
1862-04-17 00:00:00 in the Committee for the District of Columbia of the House of Representatives
A letter from the President of the United States on S. 108 is referred to the committee
17 Apr 1862, 00:00
In: The Road to Civil War
SESSION
1787-09-07 10:00:00 in the The Convention
07 Sep 1787, 10:00
In: United States Constitutional Convention 1787 (2016 Edition)
SESSION
1895-03-19 14:00:00 in the The Convention
19 Mar 1895, 14:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2019 Edition)
SESSION
1895-03-11 14:00:00 in the The Convention
11 Mar 1895, 14:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
SESSION
1895-03-06 10:30:00 in the The Convention
06 Mar 1895, 10:30
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2019 Edition)
SESSION
1895-03-11 14:00:00 in the The Convention
11 Mar 1895, 14:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2019 Edition)
SESSION
1787-09-07 10:00:00 in the The Convention
Second Report of Committee on Postponed Matters. Presidential powers and elections debated.
07 Sep 1787, 10:00
In: U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2019 Edition)
SESSION
1895-03-14 14:00:00 in the The Convention
14 Mar 1895, 14:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
SESSION
1787-09-04 10:00:00 in the The Convention
Second Report of Committee on Postponed Matters delivered and debated.
04 Sep 1787, 10:00
In: U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition)
SESSION
1889-09-06 10:00:00 in the The Convention
The drafts of additional articles were read and referred. Reports of standing committees were then read.
06 Sep 1889, 10:00
In: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
SESSION
1895-05-08 09:00:00 in the The Convention
08 May 1895, 09:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
SESSION
1895-03-14 14:00:00 in the The Convention
14 Mar 1895, 14:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2019 Edition)
SESSION
1862-03-08 00:00:00 in the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate
A message from the President of the United States on the abolition of slavery is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
08 Mar 1862, 00:00
In: The Road to Civil War
SESSION
1895-03-13 14:00:00 in the The Convention
13 Mar 1895, 14:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
SESSION
1895-03-07 14:00:00 in the The Convention
07 Mar 1895, 14:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
SESSION
1895-05-08 09:00:00 in the The Convention
08 May 1895, 09:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2019 Edition)
SESSION
1895-03-07 14:00:00 in the The Convention
07 Mar 1895, 14:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2019 Edition)
SESSION
1895-03-13 14:00:00 in the The Convention
13 Mar 1895, 14:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2019 Edition)
SESSION
1862-03-07 12:00:00 in the The Senate
The Senate receives a message from the President of the United States on the abolition of slavery and refers it to the Committee on the Judiciary
07 Mar 1862, 12:00
In: The Road to Civil War
SESSION
1895-03-12 14:00:00 in the The Convention
12 Mar 1895, 14:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
SESSION
1889-09-27 00:00:00 in the Committee of Address to the People of Wyoming
The committee was appointed.
27 Sep 1889, 00:00
In: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
SESSION
1872-12-04 12:00:00 in the The Senate
William T. Hamilton and John W. Johnston join the Senate; Henry B. Anthony is elected President pro tempore of the Senate
04 Dec 1872, 12:00
In: The Civil Rights Act of 1875
SESSION
1889-09-05 10:00:00 in the The Convention
A list of standing committees was drafted. The drafts of each section of the Constitution were read and referred to the respective committee.
05 Sep 1889, 10:00
In: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
SESSION
1895-04-08 10:00:00 in the The Convention
08 Apr 1895, 10:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
SESSION
1895-03-15 14:00:00 in the The Convention
15 Mar 1895, 14:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
SESSION
1895-03-12 14:00:00 in the The Convention
12 Mar 1895, 14:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2019 Edition)
SESSION
1895-04-08 10:00:00 in the The Convention
08 Apr 1895, 10:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2019 Edition)
SESSION
1874-06-23 10:00:00 in the The Senate
The first session of the Forty-Third Congress adjourns
23 Jun 1874, 10:00
In: The Civil Rights Act of 1875
SESSION
1895-05-07 10:00:00 in the The Convention
07 May 1895, 10:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
SESSION
1889-09-09 14:00:00 in the The Convention
Members were appointed to committees. A Committee on Ordinances was appointed. Propositions and resolutions were presented by members of the Convention and referred to their respective committees.
09 Sep 1889, 14:00
In: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
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1895-03-15 14:00:00 in the The Convention
15 Mar 1895, 14:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2019 Edition)
SESSION
1789-07-31 11:00:00 in the The House of Representatives
The Committee for Enrolled Bills is created
31 Jul 1789, 11:00
In: United States Bill of Rights 1789
SESSION
1866-02-13 00:00:00 in the Senate Committee of the Whole
The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, continues to consider H. Res. 51
13 Feb 1866, 00:00
In: United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
SESSION
1895-05-07 10:00:00 in the The Convention
07 May 1895, 10:00
In: Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2019 Edition)
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George Washington's Dairy - 6 June 1787
Washington was present at the dinner at Franklin's along with Johnson.
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Constitution of the United States
The final version of the Constitution was produced by the Convention as a result of the close reading of the Report of the Committee of Style and Arrangement. The changes at this stage of the process were mainly limited to technical and linguistic...
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Constitution Reported from the Committee of Detail as Amended by the Convention
Having received a first draft of a constitution as the Report of the Committee of Detail, the Convention undertook a detailed consideration. The debate and amendment process resulted in the referral of several parts to five separate committees, in...
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Hamilton Plan (Redraft)
APPENDIX F: THE HAMILTON PLAN Farrand writes: "In connection with his important speech of June 18, Hamilton read a sketch of a plan of government which “was meant only to give a more correct view of his ideas, and to suggest the amendments which he...
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Report of the Committee of Style and Arrangement
The draft Constitution was sent to the Committee of Style and Arrangement to be rearranged and revised. The committee restricted the Constitution into its current form comprised of seven articles. This was the last major redraft of the Constitution.
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Invitation to Dine at the Indian Queen - 2 July 1787
The delegates staying at the Indian Queen held a celebratory dinner on, 2 July, two days before Independence Day. The number of guests is uncertain, though Franklin was not the only prominent guest.
PERSON
James Guthrie
"(December 5, 1792 -- March 13, 1869) James Guthrie was a lawyer, road and railroad builder, president of a university, president of a railroad and canal company, and an American politician. Guthrie was born near Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky. He...
In: Kentucky Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; Kentucky Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
PERSON
Samuel J. Kirkwood
"(December 20, 1813 -- September 1, 1894) Samuel Jordan Kirkwood was a clerk, teacher, lawyer, businessman, governor, president of a railroad company, president of a bank, and an American politician. Kirkwood was born in Harford County, Maryland and...
In: Iowa Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
PERSON
John Dickinson
(8 November 1732 – 14 February 1808) Pamphleteer, planter, slave owner and lawyer. He was a militia officer during the Revolutionary War, President of Delaware, President of Pennsylvania and a Continental Congressman for both Delaware and...
In: Delaware Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2019 Edition); Delaware Delegation at United States Constitutional Convention 1787 (2016 Edition); Delaware Delegation at Constitutional Convention 1787[converted to OT]; Delaware Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 Edition)fixed4.5real; Delaware Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 [Hopelessly Broken Copy - Remove]; Delaware Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 Broken Copy. Do not use!); Delaware Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 - corrupted copy.); Delaware Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition); Delaware Delegation at Constitutional Convention 1787[converted to OT]
PERSON
Daniel J. Morrell
"(August 8, 1821 -- August 20, 1885) Daniel Johnson Morrell was a(n) clerk, merchant, manager of an iron company, president of a gas and water company, president of a bank, public servant, and American politician. He was born in North Berwick, York...
In: Pennsylvania Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; Pennsylvania Delegation at The Civil Rights Act of 1875
PERSON
George Washington
(11 February 1732 – 14 December 1799) Soldier, surveyor, planter, slave holder, legislator and President of the USA. Having joined the army as a young man, he was made colonel of the colonial Virginia Regiment and Virginian Commander in Chief during...
In: Virginia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition); Virginia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 [Hopelessly Broken Copy - Remove]; Virginia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 Edition)fixed4.5real; Virginia Delegation at Constitutional Convention 1787[converted to OT]; Virginia Delegation at United States Constitutional Convention 1787 (2016 Edition); Virginia Delegation at Constitutional Convention 1787[converted to OT]; Virginia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2019 Edition); Virginia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 - corrupted copy.); Virginia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 Broken Copy. Do not use!)
PERSON
Abraham Baldwin
(22 November 1754 – 4 March 1807) Congregationalist minister, army chaplain during the Revolutionary War, and lawyer. Baldwin was President of the University of Georgia, a Confederation Congressman, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention....
In: Georgia Delegation at United States Bill of Rights 1789; Georgia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 Edition)fixed4.5real; Georgia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition); Georgia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 Broken Copy. Do not use!); Georgia Delegation at United States Constitutional Convention 1787 (2016 Edition); Georgia Delegation at Constitutional Convention 1787[converted to OT]; Georgia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 - corrupted copy.); Georgia Delegation at United States Bill of Rights 1789 (2021 Edition); Georgia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 [Hopelessly Broken Copy - Remove]; Georgia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2019 Edition); Georgia Delegation at Constitutional Convention 1787[converted to OT]
PERSON
Hiram Price
(10 January, 1814 -- 30 May, 1901) Price was an American businessman and politician. Born in Washington County, Pa. Price moved to Iowa in 1844. Price was president of the State Bank of Iowa from 1859 to 1866 and became president of the First National...
In: Iowa Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment [Version 1 - DISABLE]; Iowa Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866; Iowa Delegation at United States Nineteenth Amendment; Iowa Delegation at United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65; Iowa Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866 [DO NOT USE]; Iowa Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; Iowa Delegation at United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act
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Thomas Mifflin
(10 January 1744 – 20 January 1800) Merchant, Continental Army officer and legislator. Having been elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly he also became a Continental Congressman. During the Revolutionary War he served as an aide-de-camp to George...
In: Pennsylvania Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 Broken Copy. Do not use!); Pennsylvania Delegation at United States Constitutional Convention 1787 (2016 Edition); Pennsylvania Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2019 Edition); Pennsylvania Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition); Pennsylvania Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 Edition)fixed4.5real; Pennsylvania Delegation at Constitutional Convention 1787[converted to OT]; Pennsylvania Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 - corrupted copy.); Pennsylvania Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 [Hopelessly Broken Copy - Remove]; Pennsylvania Delegation at Constitutional Convention 1787[converted to OT]
PERSON
Stephen Taber
"(March 7, 1821 -- April 23, 1886) Stephen Taber was a farmer, public servant, president of a company and bank, director of a railroad company, and was a American Politician. Taber was born in Dover, Dutchess County, New York. He was a member of the...
In: New York Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; New York Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
PERSON
Bethuel M. Kitchen
"(March 21, 1812 -- December 15, 1895) Bethuel Middleton Kitchen was a (n) farmer, stock raiser, public servant, president of an association, master of a state grange, president of a county court, and American politician. He was born in Ganotown,...
In: West Virginia Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment
PERSON
William Lawrence
"(June 26, 1819 -- May 8, 1899) William Lawrence was a teacher, lawyer, commissioner of bankruptcy, editor, public servant, supreme court reporter, judge, soldier, organized a bank and president of a bank, comptroller, president of an association, and...
In: Ohio Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; Ohio Delegation at The Civil Rights Act of 1875; Ohio Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
PERSON
William H. Hooper
"(December 25, 1813 -- December 30, 1882) William Henry Hooper was a(n) merchant, secretary, public servant, superintendent of a cooperative mercantile institution, president of a national bank, and an American politician. Hooper was born in...
In: Utah Territory Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; Utah Territory Delegation at The Road to Civil War; Utah Territory Delegation at The Civil Rights Act of 1875; Territory of Utah at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
PERSON
Alexander G. Cattell
"(February 12, 1816 -- April 8, 1894) Alexander Gilmore Cattell was a(n) merchant, public servant, clerk, banker, organizer and president of a bank, financial agent, member of a state board of education, and American politician. He was born in Salem,...
In: New Jersey Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866; New Jersey Delegation at The Civil Rights Act of 1875; New Jersey Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment
PERSON
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
(14 February 1745 – 16 August 1825) Lawyer, planter, slave owner and army officer. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War he joined the Continental Army and rose to the rank of Major General. Afterwards he returned to the law and the South Carolina...
In: South Carolina Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 - corrupted copy.); South Carolina Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 Edition)fixed4.5real; South Carolina Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition); South Carolina Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2019 Edition); South Carolina Delegation at Constitutional Convention 1787[converted to OT]; South Carolina Delegation at United States Constitutional Convention 1787 (2016 Edition); South Carolina Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 [Hopelessly Broken Copy - Remove]; South Carolina Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 Broken Copy. Do not use!); South Carolina Delegation at Constitutional Convention 1787[converted to OT]
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John Sherman
(10 May, 1823 -- 22 October, 1900) Sherman was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Fairfield County, Ohio, Sherman studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1844. Sherman was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fourth and to the three...
In: Ohio Delegation at United States Nineteenth Amendment; Ohio Delegation at United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act; Ohio Delegation at The Road to Civil War; Ohio Delegation at The Civil Rights Act of 1875; Ohio Delegation at United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65; Ohio Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; Ohio Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
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James A. Garfield
(19 November, 1831 -- 19 September, 1881) Garfield was an American politician who was the President of the United States from March 4th, 1881 to September 19th, 1881. Born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Garfield was a professor of ancient languages and...
In: Ohio Delegation at United States Nineteenth Amendment; Ohio Delegation at United States Nineteenth Amendment and Edmunds Tucker Act; Ohio Delegation at The Civil Rights Act of 1875; Ohio Delegation at United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65; Ohio Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; Ohio Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
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Robert Wilson
(November, 1803 -- 10 May, 1870) Wilson was an American politician, lawyer, and soldier. Born in Staunton, Va., Wilson moved to Missouri in 1820. Wilson studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1840. Wilson participated as a Union delegate in the...
In: Missouri Delegation at United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65; Missouri Delegation at The Road to Civil War
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Melville C. Brown
President of Convention
In: Albany County at Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
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J. Francisco Chaves
(June 27, 1833 -- November 26, 1904) Jose Francisco Chaves was born in Padillas, Mexico (now new mexico). Chaves was a(n) studier of medicine, stock raiser, president of a territorial council, solider, superintendent, state historian, and American...
In: New Mexico Territory Delegation at The Civil Rights Act of 1875; New Mexico Territory Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866; New Mexico Territory Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment
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Rutherford B. Hayes
"(October 4, 1822 -- January 17, 1893) Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th president of the United States, lawyer, city solicitor, soldier, governor, and American politician. Hayes was born in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio. He studied law and was...
In: Ohio Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; Ohio Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
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James Madison
(5 March 1751 – 28 June 1836) Planter, slaveholder, essayist, legislator, and President of the USA. Born the son of a leading planter, he secured election into the Virginia Convention, which produced the independent state, its new constitution,...
In: Virginia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition); Virginia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 [Hopelessly Broken Copy - Remove]; Virginia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 Edition)fixed4.5real; Virginia Delegation at United States Bill of Rights 1789 (2021 Edition); Virginia Delegation at Constitutional Convention 1787[converted to OT]; Virginia Delegation at United States Constitutional Convention 1787 (2016 Edition); Virginia Delegation at Continental Congress; Virginia Delegation at Constitutional Convention 1787[converted to OT]; Virginia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2019 Edition); Virginia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 - corrupted copy.); Virginia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 Broken Copy. Do not use!); Virginia Delegation at United States Bill of Rights 1789
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George W. Woodward
"(March 26, 1809 -- May 10, 1875) George Washington Woodward was a(n) lawyer, public servant, judge, and American politician. He was born in Bethany, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. George studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1830. He was a delegate...
In: Pennsylvania Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; Pennsylvania Delegation at The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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Worthington C. Smith
"(April 23, 1823 -- January 2, 1894) Worthington Curtis Smith was a(n) iron trader, president of a company, public servant, and American politician. He was born in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont. Smith assisted in raising the 1st Regiment in the...
In: Vermont Delegation at The Civil Rights Act of 1875; Vermont Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment
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Columbus Delano
"(June 4, 1809 -- October 23, 1896) Columbus Delano was a lawyer, state commissary general, commissioner of internal revenue, public servant, president of a bank, and American politician. Delano was born in Shoreham, Vermont and moved to Mount Vernon,...
In: Ohio Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
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George Vickers
"(November 19, 1801 -- October 8, 1879) George Vickers was a(n) lawyer, general, public servant, vice president of a convention, and American politician. he was born in Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in...
In: Maryland Delegation at The Civil Rights Act of 1875; Maryland Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment
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William H. Claggett
Republican; President of the Convention
In: Shoshone County at Idaho State Constitutional Convention 1889; Shoshone County at Idaho State Constitutional Convention 1889 [OLD VERSION - DO NOT USE]
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Morgan Jones
"(February 26, 1830 -- July 13, 1894) Morgan Jones was a plumber, member of a board of councilmen, member of a board of alderman, and American politician. Morgan was born in London, England and immigrated in 1833 to New York City. Morgan was a member...
In: New York Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
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Samuel Livermore
(25 May 1732 – 18 May 1803) New Hampshire Governor, chief justice, U.S. Senator, and farmer. After taking up the bar, Livermore served as judge-advocate in the admiralty court and as attorney general. During the Revolutionary War, he retreated...
In: New Hampshire Delegation at United States Bill of Rights 1789; New Hampshire Delegation at United States Bill of Rights 1789 (2021 Edition)
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James K. Moorhead
(7 September, 1806 -- 6 March, 1884) Moorhead was an American businessman and politician. Born in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pa., Moorhead projected and established the first passenger packet line on the Pennsylvania Canal in 1835. Moorhead was the...
In: Pennsylvania Delegation at United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65; Pennsylvania Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; Pennsylvania Delegation at The Road to Civil War; Pennsylvania Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
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John P. Hale
(31 March, 1806 -- 19 November, 1873) Hale was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Strafford County, N.H., Hale studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1830. Hale was appointed by President Andrew Jackson as United States attorney in 1834,...
In: New Hampshire Delegation at The Road to Civil War; New Hampshire Delegation at United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65; New Hampshire Delegation at Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
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Stephen F. Wilson
"(September 4, 1821 -- March 30, 1897) Stephen Fowler Wilson was a(n) lawyer, public servant, judge, and American politician. Wilson was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He held several local offices, was a...
In: Pennsylvania Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; Pennsylvania Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
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James T. Elliott
"(April 22, 1823 -- July 28, 1875) James Thomas Elliot was a(n) lawyer, president of a railroad company, judge, publisher, public servant, and American politician. He was born in Columbus, Monroe County, Georgia and moved to Camden, Arkansas. Thomas...
In: Arkansas Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment
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Lawrence S. Trimble
"(August 26, 1825 -- August 9, 1904). Lawrence Strother Trimble was a lawyer, judge, president of a railroad company, and American politician. Trimble studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1847. He was a judge of equity and criminal court of the...
In: Kentucky Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; Kentucky Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866; Kentucky Delegation at The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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George F. Miller
"(September 5, 1809 -- October 21, 1885) George Funston Miller was a(n) lawyer, member of a board of curators, scribe, secretary, president of a railroad, and American politician. Miller was born in Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland County,...
In: Pennsylvania Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; Pennsylvania Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
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William Few
(8 June 1748 – 16 July 1828) Farmer, lawyer, banker, surveyor, and militia officer during the Revolutionary War. From a small farming family he rose to wealth and prominence. He served in the Georgia General Assembly and Congress, before joining the...
In: Georgia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 Edition)fixed4.5real; Georgia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition); Georgia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 Broken Copy. Do not use!); Georgia Delegation at Continental Congress; Georgia Delegation at Constitutional Convention 1787[converted to OT]; Georgia Delegation at United States Constitutional Convention 1787 (2016 Edition); Georgia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2023 - corrupted copy.); Georgia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 [Hopelessly Broken Copy - Remove]; Georgia Delegation at U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2019 Edition); Georgia Delegation at Constitutional Convention 1787[converted to OT]
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John Hogan
"(January 2, 1805 -- February 5, 1892) John Hogan was a shoemaker, Methodist preacher, merchant, grocer, register at a land office, president of a board of public works, public servant, and American politician. Hogan was born in Mallow, County Cork,...
In: Missouri Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
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John Bidwell
"(August 5, 1819 - April 4, 1900). Bidwell was a teacher, ranch hand, major in the army, an American politician, and public servant. He was born in Chautauqua County New York, August 5, 1819, and moved with his parents to both Pennsylvania (1829) and...
In: California Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
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Tobias A. Plants
"(March 17, 1811 -- June 19, 1887) Tobias Avery Plants was a saddler, teacher, lawyer, publisher of a telegraph, judge, president of a bank, and American politician. Plants was born in Sewickley, Beaver County, Pennsylvania and moved to Steubenville,...
In: Ohio Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; Ohio Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
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Logan H. Roots
"(March 26, 1841 -- May 30, 1893) Logan Holt Roots was a(n) recruiter, soldier, farmer, president of a bank, and American politician. Roots was born close to Tamaroa, Perry County, Illinois and moved to Arkansas. Roots assisted in recruiting the 81st...
In: Arkansas Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; Arkansas Delegation at The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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Caleb N. Taylor
"(July 27, 1813 -- November 12, 1887) Caleb Newbold Taylor was a(n) farmer, public servant, banker, president of a bank, and American politician. He was born close to Newportville, Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Caleb was a delegate to...
In: Pennsylvania Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; Pennsylvania Delegation at The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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Charles Sitgreaves
"(April 22, 1803 -- March 17, 1878) Charles Sitgreaves was a lawyer, public servant, soldier, member of a town council, mayor, president of a bank and railroad, and American politician. Sitgreaves was born in Easton, Pennsylvania and moved to New...
In: New Jersey Delegation at United States Fifteenth Amendment; New Jersey Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
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Samuel W. Moulton
"(January 20, 1821 -- June 3, 1905) Samuel Wheeler Moulton was a teacher, lawyer, president of the board of education in Illinois, and American politician. Moulton was born in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, he moved to Kentucky, Mississippi, and...
In: Illinois Delegation at United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866