- Massachusetts Delegation
The Peace Conference of 1861
In February 1861, following the inauguration of Lincoln and the secession of seven states from the Union, a convention of 131 politicians from the remaining states met in Washington, D. C., at the Willard Hotel. They aimed to prevent civil war, and the secession of further states, by proposing an amendment to the Constitution that would protect the existence and practice of slavery, within certain parameters, by enshrining them in constitutional law. An amendment was eventually agreed and recommended to Congress, where it was not passed.
Massachusetts Delegation
This is one of the 22 delegations in the convention, accounting for 7 of 138 people who took part.
Members (7):
| Name | Visualize | Details | Delegations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Allen | Visualize | None | Massachusetts Delegation (This negotiation) |
| George S. Boutwell | Visualize | (28 January, 1818 -- 27 February, 1905) Boutwell was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician. Born in Brookline, Mass., Boutwell was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to both Congress and the governorship on several occasions between 1844 and 1850. From 1851-1852 Boutwell was the governor of Massachusetts and was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1853. Boutwell was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4th, 1863 to March 12th, 1869, when he resigned. After serving as Secretary of the Treasury for President Ulysses Grant (1869-1873), Boutwell was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry Wilson and served from March 17th, 1873 until March 3rd, 1877. Boutwell went on to be the first President of the American Anti-Imperialist League. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp] | Massachusetts Delegation (This negotiation) , Massachusetts Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , Massachusetts Delegation (The Civil Rights Act of 1875) , Massachusetts Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866) , Massachusetts Delegation (United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65) |
| Theophilus P. Chandler | Visualize | None | Massachusetts Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Francis B. Crowninshield | Visualize | None | Massachusetts Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John M. Forbes | Visualize | None | Massachusetts Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John Z. Goodrich | Visualize | None | Massachusetts Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Richard P. Waters | Visualize | None | Massachusetts Delegation (This negotiation) |