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Waitman T. Willey

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Because of his federal position (although he drew the short term of 2 years), Willey participated only from the sidelines in West Virginia's Constitutional Convention at Wheeling. However, he did vote to remove President Andrew Johnson from the Presidency, although that impeachment failed by one vote
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In 1872, Willey also was elected to General Conference of the Methodist Church, but declined to serve. He did serve as a delegate-at-large to the National Republican Convention in 1876, and to the Methodist General Conference of 1880. In 1882, he accepted a temporary appointment as Clerk of the
356:, Willey argued in favor of universal suffrage for white men, and also believed that eastern Virginian elites dominated political power in the state. His speech "Liberty and Union" brought him broader attention. In 1852, Willey became the Whig candidate for Congress, but lost. 387:, alongside J.M. Heck and Marshall M. Dent), Willey warned fellow delegates about the ravages of civil war. Although Willey voted against secession several times during the convention, the ordinance of secession eventually passed and Virginia seceded on April 17, 1861. 313:
In 1834, Willey married Elizabeth Ray, with whom he had six children before her death a few years before his: Mary E. Casselberry (d. 1862); Sarah B. Hagans, William P. Willey, Julia E. McGrew, Thomas R. Willey, Louisa A. Willey and John B. Willey.
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that he built in 1839-1840 had been in a semi-rural setting, 78 lots were divided around it after his death, and the surrounding area became the Chancery Hill Addition within the industrializing city. The house still exists; it was listed on the
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After Willey won and served one full term, he retired from Congress in 1871, and became a delegate to the West Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1872. However, his political career ended as
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Willey died on May 2, 1900, at 88 years of age, after the deaths of his wife and one of his daughters. He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Morgantown. His son William became a professor at
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and became one of the new state of West Virginia's first two senators. He is one of only two people in U.S. History to represent more than one state in the U.S. Senate, the other being
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In 1859 Willey became the Whig delegate for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, but lost. The following year he campaigned for Everett and Bell of the
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in Morgantown, and during his lifetime, Willey had tutored many men who became judges and leading members of the West Virginia bar.
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Having gained many friends who were ministers or other church folk, Willey returned to what was then still Virginia. He moved to
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George Mason Atkinson and Alvaro Franklin Gibbens, Prominent Men of West Virginia (Wheeling: W.L.Catlin 1890) p. 158 et seq.
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County Court in Monongelia County after the incumbent died, and voters elected him to a full six-year term in 1884.
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Otis K. Rice, West Virginia: The State and its People (Parson, West Virginia: McClain Printing Co, 1972) p.181
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tracks and capture the Restored Government of Virginia at Wheeling. However, when Jones' troops moved into
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1827, the 17 year old with his belongings wrapped in a handkerchief, began walking from his home to
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failed and Willey escaped in a fast buggy into Pennsylvania, although the raiders continued to
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As one of four delegates representing Marion, Preston, Monongalia and Taylor Counties at the
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Although conservative (and a slaveowner), Willey actively participated at the
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to read law under the guidance of western Virginia sectional leader
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Unconditional Union Party United States senators from West Virginia
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ticket, although he also lost election to become a delegate to the
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List of members of the United States Congress from multiple states
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In April 1863, Willey was one of the targets of the Confederate
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Admitted to the Virginia bar in September 1832, Willey moved to
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American lawyers admitted to the practice of law by reading law
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elected him to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy of Senator
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statehood (although Willey had been among those who blocked
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Republican Party United States senators from West Virginia
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at WVU has two collections of Waitman T. Willey's papers,
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Burials at Oak Grove Cemetery (Morgantown, West Virginia)
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West Virginia History: A Journal of Regional Studies
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Index


United States Senator
West Virginia
Henry G. Davis
United States Senator
Virginia
James M. Mason
Lemuel J. Bowden
Farmington, Virginia
Morgantown, West Virginia
Whig
Union
Republican
Morgantown, West Virginia
American Civil War
United States Senate
Restored Government of Virginia
James Shields
Buffalo Creek
Farmington, West Virginia
Marion County
Paw Paw Creek
Monongalia County
Christmas Day
Madison College
Allegheny College
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Wellsburg
Philip Doddridge
Augusta College

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