Missouri 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.

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Missouri Delegation

This is one of the 22 delegations in the convention, accounting for 5 of 138 people who took part.

Members (5):

Name	Visualize	Details	Delegations
Aylett H. Buckner	Visualize	(December 14, 1816 — February 5, 1894) Buckner was a teacher, editor, lawyer, businessman, and politician. Aylett Hawes Buckner was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1816 and moved to Missouri in 1837. Prior to moving to Missouri, he attended Georgetown College and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. After obtaining an education, Buckner taught school for many years before moving to Missouri. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1838 and practiced law in Bowling Green, Missouri while also acting as editor of the Salt River Journal. Buckner served as a judge of the third judicial circuit in 1857, and was a delegate to a convention in 1861 to prevent the Civil War. Before being elected to Congress, Buckner worked in various industries including mercantiles and tobacco. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1885. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001031]	Missouri Delegation (This negotiation) , Missouri Delegation (The Civil Rights Act of 1875)
John D. Coalter	Visualize	None	Missouri Delegation (This negotiation)
Alexander W. Doniphan	Visualize	None	Missouri Delegation (This negotiation)
Harrison Hough	Visualize	None	Missouri Delegation (This negotiation)
Waldo P. Johnson	Visualize	None	Missouri Delegation (This negotiation)