Waitman T. Willey

Waitman Thomas Willey (* 18th October 1811 in Monongalia County , Virginia ; † 2. May 1900 in Morgantown , West Virginia ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ), which for the states the Virginia and West Virginia Senate belonged .

Born in what is now West Virginia Waitman T. Willey made his 1831 college degree in Madison ( Pennsylvania ). He then studied law , was inducted into the bar in 1833 and began practicing as a lawyer in Morgantown. In 1841 he was appointed secretary of the District Court in Monongalia County; later he worked in the same position at the supreme district court. He held both offices until 1852. In 1850 and 1851 he was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention.

After the outbreak of the Civil War , Willey was elected Senator for Virginia as the successor to the resigned James Murray Mason , which he remained from July 9, 1861 to March 3, 1863. In 1863 he took part in the constituent assembly of the new state of West Virginia, for which he entered the US Senate in the same year. After being re-elected in 1865, he was a member of the Chamber until March 3, 1871. During this time he was chairman of several Senate committees.

Waitman Willey retired into private life and died in Morgantown in 1900 after resuming the office of court secretary in Monongalia County between 1882 and 1896.

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SURNAME	Willey, Waitman T.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Willey, Waitman Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 18, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH	Monongalia County , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	May 2, 1900
Place of death	Morgantown , West Virginia