Waitman T. Willey

Waitman T. Willey


United States Senator from Virginia
In office July 9, 1861 – March 4, 1863
Preceded by	James M. Mason
Succeeded by	Lemuel J. Bowden
United States Senator from West Virginia
In office August 4, 1863 – March 4, 1871
Preceded by	(none)
Succeeded by	Henry G. Davis
Personal details
Born	(1811-10-18)October 18, 1811 Marion County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
Died	May 2, 1900(1900-05-02) (aged 88) Morgantown, West Virginia
Political party	Unionist, Republican

Waitman Thomas Willey (October 18, 1811 – May 2, 1900) was an American lawyer and politician from Morgantown, West Virginia. He represented both the states of Virginia and West Virginia in the United States Senate and was one of West Virginia's first two Senators.

Biography

Willey was born in 1811, in a log cabin near the present day Farmington, West Virginia. He graduated from Madison College (later Allegheny College) at Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and settled at Morgantown in 1833. He built the Waitman T. Willey House in 1839-1840; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1] From 1841 to 1852 he served as Clerk of the County Court of Monongalia County and in 1852 was the Whig candidate for Congress. He was a member of the Virginia Secession Convention in 1861. He became an activist at the First Wheeling Convention for West Virginia statehood. The "Restored Government of Virginia" elected him to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy of Senator James M. Mason. He was later elected to serve as one of the first two U. S. Senators from West Virginia (1863–1871). On May 29, 1862, Willey presented the petition to Congress for the creation of West Virginia.^[2]

References

↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Waitman T. Willey House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 18, 2011.

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United States Senate
Preceded by James M. Mason	U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Virginia July 9, 1861 – March 4, 1863 Served alongside: John S. Carlile	Succeeded by Lemuel J. Bowden
Preceded by None	U.S. Senator (Class 2) from West Virginia August 4, 1863 – March 4, 1871 Served alongside: Peter G. Van Winkle and Arthur I. Boreman	Succeeded by Henry G. Davis

United States Senators from Virginia

Class 1	Grayson Walker Monroe S. Mason Taylor Venable Giles Moore Brent J. Barbour Randolph Tyler Rives Pennybacker J. Mason Willey Bowden Lewis Withers Mahone Daniel Swanson Byrd, Sr. Byrd, Jr. Trible Robb Allen Webb Kaine

Class 2	Lee Taylor H. Tazewell Nicholas Moore Giles A. Mason Eppes Pleasants Taylor L. Tazewell Rives Leigh Parker Roane Archer Hunter Carlile Johnston Riddleberger J. S. Barbour Hunton Martin Glass Burch Robertson Spong Scott J. Warner M. Warner

United States Senators from West Virginia

Class 1	Van Winkle Boreman Caperton Price Hereford Camden Faulkner Scott Chilton Sutherland Neely Hatfield Holt Kilgore Laird Revercomb Byrd Goodwin Manchin

Class 2	Willey Davis Kenna Camden S. Elkins D. Elkins Watson N. Goff D. Elkins G. Goff Neely Rosier Shott Revercomb Neely Hoblitzell Randolph Rockefeller Capito

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 68598223 LCCN: no2002044435 US Congress: W000484

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