- New Jersey 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.
New Jersey Delegation
This is one of the 22 delegations in the convention, accounting for 9 of 138 people who took part.
Members (9):
| Name | Visualize | Details | Delegations |
|---|---|---|---|
| William C. Alexander | Visualize | None | New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Frederick T. Frelinghuysen | Visualize | "(August 4, 1817 -- May 20, 1885) Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen was a(n) lawyer, member of a city council, trustee of a college, public servant, secretary of state, and American politician. He was born in Millstone, New Jersey. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1839. Frederick was a city attorney of Newark (1849), member of the city council (1850), trustee of Rutgers College (1851 -1885), member of the peace convention of 1861 in Washington D.C. to devise a means to prevent the impending war, attorney general of New Jersey (1861 - 1866). He was also appointed as a United States Minister to England by President Grant (July 1870) but declined, appointed a member of the Electoral Commission (1877) to decide contests in various States in the presidential election, and appointed Secretary of State by President Arthur (1881 -1885). Frelinghuysen was appointed and elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill vacancy caused by the death of William Wright (November 12, 1866 - March 3, 1869). He was also elected again the the United States Senate (March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1877) and was not reelected. He was not reelected in 1868. During his time on the Senate, He served as chairman on the Committee on Agriculture (42nd -44th Congress). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=F000369]" | New Jersey Delegation (United States Fifteenth Amendment) , New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation) , New Jersey Delegation (The Civil Rights Act of 1875) , New Jersey Delegation (United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866) |
| Charles S. Olden | Visualize | None | New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Rodman M. Price | Visualize | None | New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Joseph F. Randolph | Visualize | None | New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Robert F. Stockton | Visualize | None | New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Thomas J. Stryker | Visualize | None | New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Peter D. Vroom | Visualize | None | New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Benjamin Williamson | Visualize | None | New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation) |