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Davis">Henry G. Davis</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senator</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />July 9, 1861 – March 3, 1863</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_Murray_Mason" class="mw-redirect" title="James Murray Mason">James M. Mason</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lemuel_J._Bowden" title="Lemuel J. Bowden">Lemuel J. Bowden</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1811-10-18</span>)</span>October 18, 1811<br /><a href="/wiki/Farmington,_West_Virginia" title="Farmington, West Virginia">Farmington, Virginia</a> (now Farmington, West Virginia), U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">May 2, 1900<span style="display:none">(1900-05-02)</span> (aged 88)<br /><a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown, West Virginia</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig</a> <small>(1840-1860)</small><br /> <a href="/wiki/Unionist_politician_(American_Civil_War)" title="Unionist politician (American Civil War)">Union</a> <small>(1861-1865)</small><br /><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <small>(1865-1900)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Elizabeth Ray Willey</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Waitman Thomas Willey</b> (October 18, 1811 – May 2, 1900) was an American lawyer and politician from <a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown, West Virginia</a>. One of the founders of the state of West Virginia during the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, he served in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> representing first the <a href="/wiki/Restored_Government_of_Virginia" title="Restored Government of Virginia">Restored Government of Virginia</a> and became one of the new state of West Virginia's first two senators.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 <a href="/wiki/James_Shields_(politician,_born_1806)" title="James Shields (politician, born 1806)">James Shields</a> (who represented Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_and_family_life">Early and family life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waitman_T._Willey&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early and family life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Willey was born in 1811, in a log cabin near <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Creek_Flood" class="mw-redirect" title="Buffalo Creek Flood">Buffalo Creek</a> and the present day <a href="/wiki/Farmington,_West_Virginia" title="Farmington, West Virginia">Farmington, West Virginia</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_West_Virginia" title="Marion County, West Virginia">Marion County</a>. He was raised on <a href="/wiki/Paw_Paw_Creek" title="Paw Paw Creek">Paw Paw Creek</a> in <a href="/wiki/Monongalia_County,_West_Virginia" title="Monongalia County, West Virginia">Monongalia County</a>. He could only attend school for about two months because his family needed him to work on the farm, but he was determined to get an education. On <a href="/wiki/Christmas" title="Christmas">Christmas Day</a> 1827, the 17 year old with his belongings wrapped in a handkerchief, began walking from his home to <a href="/wiki/Madison_College_(Pennsylvania)" title="Madison College (Pennsylvania)">Madison College</a> (later <a href="/wiki/Allegheny_College" title="Allegheny College">Allegheny College</a>) in <a href="/wiki/Uniontown,_Pennsylvania" title="Uniontown, Pennsylvania">Uniontown, Pennsylvania</a>. He worked hard, and even tutored other students, graduating six months ahead of schedule in June 1831.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Having gained many friends who were ministers or other church folk, Willey returned to what was then still Virginia. He moved to <a href="/wiki/Wellsburg,_West_Virginia" title="Wellsburg, West Virginia">Wellsburg</a> to read law under the guidance of western Virginia sectional leader <a href="/wiki/Philip_Doddridge_(Virginia_politician)" title="Philip Doddridge (Virginia politician)">Philip Doddridge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later received honorary degrees from Alleghany College, <a href="/wiki/Augusta_College_(Kentucky)" title="Augusta College (Kentucky)">Augusta College</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_University" title="West Virginia University">West Virginia University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waitman_T._Willey&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Admitted to the Virginia bar in September 1832, Willey moved to <a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown</a> to establish a private legal practice. </p><p>He became active in politics, especially in the <a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig Party</a>, and in 1840 was an elector for the <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison" title="William Henry Harrison">William Henry Harrison</a>/<a href="/wiki/John_Tyler" title="John Tyler">John Tyler</a> ticket, although he also lost election to become a delegate to the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia General Assembly</a>. In 1841, voters elected Willey Clerk of the County Court of <a href="/wiki/Monongalia_County,_West_Virginia" title="Monongalia County, West Virginia">Monongalia County</a>, and re-elected him several times; Willey served until 1852. He was active in local politics, served in a variety of positions, and was a popular speaker for the literacy society and temperance campaigns.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As one of four delegates representing Marion, Preston, Monongalia and Taylor Counties at the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Constitutional_Convention_of_1850" title="Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850">Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850</a>, Willey argued in favor of universal suffrage for white men, and also believed that eastern Virginian elites dominated political power in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His speech "Liberty and Union" brought him broader attention.<sup id="cite_ref-wvencyclopedia.org_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wvencyclopedia.org-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1852, Willey became the Whig candidate for Congress, but lost. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Constitutional_Union_Party_(United_States)" title="Constitutional Union Party (United States)">Constitutional Union Party</a> in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_1860" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. presidential election, 1860">1860 Presidential election</a>. His candidates lost badly, and <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> Abraham Lincoln was elected president. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="American_Civil_War_and_West_Virginia_statehood">American Civil War and West Virginia statehood</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waitman_T._Willey&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: American Civil War and West Virginia statehood"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elected a member of the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Secession_Convention_of_1861" title="Virginia Secession Convention of 1861">Virginia Secession Convention</a> in 1861 (representing <a href="/wiki/Monongalia_County,_West_Virginia" title="Monongalia County, West Virginia">Monongalia County</a>, alongside J.M. Heck and Marshall M. Dent), Willey warned fellow delegates about the ravages of civil war.<sup id="cite_ref-wvencyclopedia.org_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wvencyclopedia.org-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Willey voted against secession several times during the convention, the ordinance of secession eventually passed and Virginia seceded on April 17, 1861.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although conservative (and a slaveowner), Willey actively participated at the <a href="/wiki/Wheeling_Convention#First_Wheeling_Convention" title="Wheeling Convention">First Wheeling Convention</a> of May, 1861, which ultimately led to <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> statehood (although Willey had been among those who blocked <a href="/wiki/John_S._Carlile" title="John S. Carlile">John S. Carlile</a>'s proposal for immediate statehood). He did not seek election to the June <a href="/wiki/Wheeling_Convention#Second_Wheeling_Convention" title="Wheeling Convention">Second Wheeling Convention</a>, which established the <a href="/wiki/Restored_Government_of_Virginia" title="Restored Government of Virginia">Restored Government of Virginia</a>, although he would soon be elected one of the new state's first two U.S. Senators (alongside Carlile). </p><p>In April 1863, Willey was one of the targets of the Confederate <a href="/wiki/William_E._Jones_(general)" title="William E. Jones (general)">Jones</a>-<a href="/wiki/John_D._Imboden" title="John D. Imboden">Imboden</a> raid to destroy the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad" title="Baltimore and Ohio Railroad">Baltimore and Ohio Railroad</a> tracks and capture the Restored Government of Virginia at Wheeling. However, when Jones' troops moved into <a href="/wiki/Kingwood,_West_Virginia" title="Kingwood, West Virginia">Kingwood</a> and <a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown</a>, their attempt to destroy a suspension bridge over the <a href="/wiki/Monongahela_River" title="Monongahela River">Monongahela River</a> failed and Willey escaped in a fast buggy into Pennsylvania, although the raiders continued to <a href="/wiki/Fairmont,_West_Virginia" title="Fairmont, West Virginia">Fairmont</a> and destroyed the library of Gov. <a href="/wiki/Francis_Pierpont" class="mw-redirect" title="Francis Pierpont">Francis Pierpont</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Restored_Government_of_Virginia" title="Restored Government of Virginia">Restored Government of Virginia</a> elected him to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy of Senator <a href="/wiki/James_M._Mason" title="James M. Mason">James M. Mason</a>, who had joined the Confederate cause. Willey (a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>) became one of the first two U.S. Senators from West Virginia (1863–1871) (alongside <a href="/wiki/Peter_G._Van_Winkle" title="Peter G. Van Winkle">Peter G. Van Winkle</a>). On May 29, 1862, Willey presented the petition to Congress for the creation of West Virginia.<sup id="cite_ref-dhr_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dhr-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In part because of a published abolitionist address by Rev. <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Battelle_(minister)" title="Gordon Battelle (minister)">Gordon Battelle</a>, it was accepted only after Willey offered an Amendment acceptable to Radical Republicans, which provided for emancipation of slaves under 21 years of age on July 4, 1863, upon their reaching 21 years of age. Previously, Willey (who had domestic slaves) had argued for compensated emancipation.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That compromise secured adoption of the West Virginia statehood bill.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 (and his fellow Senator Van Winkle voted the other way). </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, his political career ended as <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrats</a> regained political power in the new state.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 County Court in Monongelia County after the incumbent died, and voters elected him to a full six-year term in 1884. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death_and_legacy">Death and legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waitman_T._Willey&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Death and legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_University" title="West Virginia University">West Virginia University</a> in Morgantown, and during his lifetime, Willey had tutored many men who became judges and leading members of the West Virginia bar. </p><p>Although the <a href="/wiki/Waitman_T._Willey_House" title="Waitman T. Willey House">Waitman T. Willey House</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> in 1982, and renovated in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-nris_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nris-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waitman_T._Willey&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_United_States_Congress_from_multiple_states" title="List of members of the United States Congress from multiple states">List of members of the United States Congress from multiple states</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waitman_T._Willey&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Otis_K._Rice" title="Otis K. 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Willey in <i>Encyclopedia Virginia</i></a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000484">biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_%26_Regional_History_Center" title="West Virginia & Regional History Center">West Virginia & Regional History Center</a> at WVU has two collections of Waitman T. Willey's papers, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/resources/2345">A&M 3</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/resources/4609">A&M 1361</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/James_Murray_Mason" class="mw-redirect" title="James Murray Mason">James M. Mason</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Virginia" title="List of United States senators from Virginia"> U.S. senator (Class 1) from Virginia</a> </b><br />July 9, 1861 – March 3, 1863 <br />Served alongside: <b><a href="/wiki/John_S._Carlile" title="John S. Carlile">John S. Carlile</a></b> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Lemuel_J._Bowden" title="Lemuel J. Bowden">Lemuel J. 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