Waitman Thomas Willey
Born: October 18, 1811
Birthplace: Farmington, West Virginia
Father: William Willey 1767 – 1861
Mother: Sarah Barnes 1779 – 1814
Wife: Elizabeth Evans Ray 1812 – 1884
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, West Virginia)
Children:
Mary E. Willey Casselberry 1833 – 1862
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, West Virginia)
Sarah Barnes Willey Hagans 1837 – 1897
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, West Virginia)
William P. Willey 1840 – 1922
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, West Virginia)
Julia E. Willey McGrew 1842 – 1924
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, West Virginia)
Thomas Ray Willey 1845 – 1920
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, West Virginia)
L. Louisa Willey 1848 – 1917
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, West Virginia)
John B. Willey 1850 – 1928
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, West Virginia)
Political Party: Whig Party, Unionist Party, Republican Party
Education:
1831: Graduated from Madison College
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Morgantown, Virginia (West Virginia)
1841 – 1852: Clerk of Monongalia County, Virginia
1841 – 1852: Clerk of Monongalia County Superior Court
1850 – 1851: Delegate to Virginia State Constitutional Convention
1859: Unsuccessful Whig Delegate for Lt. Governor of Virginia
1860: Campaigner for John Bell and Constitutional Union Party
Civil War Career:
1861: Monongalia County Delegate, Virginia Secession Convention
1861: Participated in First Wheeling Convention
1861: Elected to fill vacancy of James M. Mason as U.S. Senator
1861 – 1863: United States Senator from Virginia
1861 – 1863: Member of Senate Pensions Committee
1863 – 1871: United States Senator from West Virginia
1863 – 1865: Member of Senate Audit and Control of Expense Committee
1863: Known to have been one of the targets in Jones–Imboden raid
Occupation after War:
1863 – 1871: United States Senator from West Virginia
1868: Voted to remove Andrew Johnson from office as President.
1871 – 1882: Attorney on Monongalia County, West Virginia
1872: Delegate to West Virginia State Constitutional Convention
1872: Elected but declined Member of General Methodist Conference
1876: Delegate–at–large Republican Party National Convention
1880: Delegate–at–large to General Methodist Conference
1882 – 1896: Monongalia County Clerk of County Court
Died: May 2, 1900Place of Death: Morgantown, West Virginia
Age at time of Death: 88 years old
Burial Place: Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, West Virginia
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