- Ohio 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.
Ohio Delegation
This is one of the 22 delegations in the convention, accounting for 8 of 138 people who took part.
Members (8):
| Name | Visualize | Details | Delegations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin C. Backus | Visualize | None | Ohio Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Salmon P. Chase | Visualize | None | Ohio Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Thomas Ewing | Visualize | None | Ohio Delegation (This negotiation) |
| William S. Groesbeck | Visualize | None | Ohio Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Reuben Hitchcock | Visualize | None | Ohio Delegation (This negotiation) |
| Valentine B. Horton | Visualize | (January 29, 1802 — January 14, 1888) Valentine Baxter Horton, a Representative from Ohio; born in Windsor, Vt., January 29, 1802; attended the Partridge Military School and afterward became one of its tutors; studied law in Middletown, Conn.; was admitted to the bar in 1830; moved to Pittsburgh, Pa., where he practiced; moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1833, and to Pomeroy, Ohio, in 1835; engaged in the sale and transportation of coal and the development of the salt industry; member of the State constitutional convention in 1860; elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress and was reelected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1859); was not a candidate for renomination in 1858; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1861-March 3, 1863); was not a candidate for renomination in 1862; member of the peace convention of 1861 held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war; engaged in coal mining; died in Pomeroy, Ohio, January 14, 1888; interment in Beach Grove Cemetery. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000800] | Ohio Delegation (The Road to Civil War) , Ohio Delegation (This negotiation) |
| C. P. Wolcott | Visualize | None | Ohio Delegation (This negotiation) |
| John C. Wright | Visualize | None | Ohio Delegation (This negotiation) |