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    Waitman Thomas Willey (October 18, 1811 – May 2, 1900) was an American lawyer and politician from Morgantown, West Virginia. One of the founders of the...
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    Waitman T. Willey House is a historic home located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was built in 1839–1840, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, L-shaped...
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    Davis Chester D. Hubbard Francis Harrison Pierpont Kellian Whaley Waitman T. Willey Carpetbagger – Pejorative term for opportunistic Northerner Copperhead...
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  • Dr. Samuel H. Willey (1821-1914), Co-founder of College of California Vernon Willey (1884–1982), British politician Waitman T. Willey (1811–1900), American...
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    Carlile and Waitman T. Willey. Senator Carlile objected that Congress had no right to impose emancipation on West Virginia, while Willey proposed a compromise...
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    Wardian, marathoner and ultra-marathoner Kim Weaver, astrophysicist Waitman T. Willey, U.S. Senator Franklin White, British ballet dancer Israel C. White...
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    Wheeling chose two U.S. Senators for Virginia, John S. Carlile and Waitman T. Willey, who were seated by the Senate. Three U.S. Representatives elected...
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  • Senator Willey may refer to: Calvin Willey (1776–1858), U.S. Senator from Connecticut from 1825 to 1831 Waitman T. Willey (1811–1900), U.S. Senator from...
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    the condition that the new state provide some type of emancipation. Waitman T. Willey, a Senator of Virginia under the aegis of the Restored Government...
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    During the drafting of the 14th Amendment, West Virginia Senator Waitman T. Willey stated that the Section 3 disqualification was: not…penal in its character...
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    Nay George Vickers D–MD Nay Nay Nay Benjamin Wade R–OH Yea Yea Yea Waitman T. Willey R–WV Yea Yea Yea George Henry Williams R–OR Yea Yea Yea Henry Wilson...
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    William Harvey Carney Seaman Robert Blake (Medal of Honor) U.S. Sen. Waitman T. Willey U.S. Sen. John S. Carlile U.S. Sen. Lemuel J. Bowden U.S. Rep. Joseph...
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    years to represent more than one state in the United States Senate. Waitman T. Willey represented Virginia from 1861 to 1863 and West Virginia from 1863...
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    Trumbull, Jacob Collamer, and Waitman T. Willey. Stevens, Bingham, Trumbull, and Collamer were all Republicans; Willey was a Unionist; Pendleton was the...
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    to the Senate. At 1pm, Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate George T. Brown announced the presence of the impeachment managers at the door of the...
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    (Chairman: Jacob M. Howard) Patents and the Patent Office (Chairman: Waitman T. Willey) Pensions (Chairman: Henry S. Lane) Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:...
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    the Library of Congress Rep. Bradley F. Granger (R-Michigan) Rep. George T. Cobb (D-New Jersey) Rep. Edward McPherson (R-Pennsylvania) Rep. Augustus...
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    14, he called for a resolution creating a state of New Virginia. Waitman T. Willey responded to Carlile's plan by saying that it was "triple treason"—treason...
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    85% There were two races for the new state. Peter G. Van Winkle and Waitman T. Willey, both Unconditional Unionists, were elected August 4, 1863. Van Winkle...
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    Carlile and Waitman T. Willey. Senator Carlile objected that Congress had no right to impose emancipation on West Virginia, while Willey proposed a compromise...
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    Confederate Major General and Virginia Governor Fitzhugh Lee. Brother John T. married Catherine Macomb, daughter of Gen. Alexander Macomb, Jr., Commanding...
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    with slavery in the states where it currently existed. That same day Waitman T. Willey from trans-Alleghany Monongalia County answered Morton with a Unionist...
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  • 1867 John S. Carlile Virginia 1861–1865 Elected as a Unionist in 1861 Waitman T. Willey Virginia 1861–1863 Elected as an Unconditional Unionist in 1861...
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    Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine". James M. Mason and Robert M. T. Hunter "withdrew" from the Senate on Mar 28, 1861, with other senators sympathetic...
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    including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over. Waitman T. Willey, was born in a log cabin near Farmington Frank Gatski, athlete in...
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    Modernism. Vanderbilt University Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0826516770. Eric, Love, T. (2004). Race over Empire: Racism and U.S. Imperialism, 1865-1900. Chapel...
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    During the Civil War, the town was a strong supporter of the Union. Waitman T. Willey, a local lawyer, lived in the town and was a leader in the movement...
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    early-20th century on property that was once the farm of U.S. Senator Waitman T. Willey. It includes examples of popular architectural styles from that period...
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    Jacob M. Howard; Ranking Member: Charles D. Drake) Patents (Chairman: Waitman T. Willey; Ranking Member: Thomas W. Osborn) Pensions (Chairman: George F. Edmunds;...
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    Member: William M. Stewart) Patents and the Patent Office (Chairman: Waitman T. Willey; Ranking Member: Orris S. Ferry) Pensions (Chairman: Peter G. Van...
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