d upon him by Dartmouth College.--18, 556,
557.

KELLIAN V. WHALEY was born in Onondaga County, New York, May 6, 1821.
When quite young he removed with his father to Ohio, where he was
favored with few educational advantages. At the age of twenty-one he
settled in Western Virginia, and engaged in the lumber and mercantile
business. He was an active opponent of secession in 1860, and as such
was elected a Representative in the Thirty-Seventh Congress. He acted
as an Aid to Governor Pierpont in organizing regiments, and was in
command in the battle of Guandotte, when he was taken prisoner, in
November, 1861. He made his escape from his captors, however, and was
soon able to take his seat in Congress. He was reelected to the
Thirty-Eighth and Thirty-Ninth Congresses. His successor in the
Fortieth Congress is Daniel Polsley.

WAITMAN T. WILLEY was born on Buffalo Creek, Monongalia County,
Virginia, October 18, 1811. He graduated at Madison College in 1831,
and was admitted to the bar. From 1841 to 1855 he was Clerk of the
Courts of Monongalia County and the Judicial Circuit. He was a member
of the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850. He was a delegate
to the Richmond Convention held in the winter of 1860-61. In 1861 he
was a member of the Wheeling Constitutional Convention. In 1863 he was
elected a Senator in Congress from West Virginia, and has since been
re-elected for the term commencing in 1865 and ending in 1871. In 1863
he received the degree of LL.D. from Alleghany College of
Pennsylvania.--458, 485, 486, 496.

GEORGE H. WILLIAMS was born in Columbia County, New York, March 23,
1823. He received an academical education, and studied law.
Immediately after being admitted to the bar in 1844 he removed to
Iowa. In 1847 he was elected Judge of the First Judicial District of
Iowa. In 1852 he was a Presidential Elector. In 1853 he was appointed
by President Pierce Chief Justice of the Territory of Oregon, and was
re-appointed by President Buchanan in 1857. He was a member of the
Convention which framed the Constitution of Oregon. In 1864 he was
elected a United States Senator from Oregon for the term ending in
1871.--393, 488, 516, 517, 529, 531, 539, 540, 559.

THOMAS WILLIAMS was born in Greensburg, Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, August 28, 1806. He graduated at Dickinson College in
1825, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1828, and settled
in Pittsburg. From 1838 to 1841 he was member of the S