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MEMBERS OF THE SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1850-1851

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1850-1851. The election of delegates was held April 1, 1850, and resulted in the election of 68 Democrats, 41 Whigs, and 3 Free-soilers - 108 in all. The convention met in the hall of the house of representatives at Columbus May 6, 1850, and elected Colonel William Medill of Fairfield County, president, and William H. Gill of Guernsey, secretary.

The convention consisted of 43 lawyers, 30 farmers, 8 physicians, 6 merchants, 6 editors, 4 surveyors, 3 printers, 2 blacksmiths, 2 carpenters, and all others 4. Thirty of the delegates were born in Ohio, 25 in Pennsylvania, 10 in Connecticut, 9 in New York, 8 in Virginia, 5 in Massachusetts, 4 in Maryland, 3 in Kentucky, 3 in Vermont, 2 in New Hampshire, and one in each of the following: Georgia, Tennessee, New Jersey, Delaware, and District of Columbia. Only four were of foreign birth, two having been born in England, one in Ireland, and one in Germany. One hundred were married, and eight single. Eight were over 60 years of age, and 4 were under 30, while 77 were over 40 and 31 under 40.

The convention continued in session from May 6, 1850 to July 9, 1850, at which time it adjourned to meet in Cincinnati, December 2, 1850; after which it continued in session until final adjournment March 10, 1851. The whole time in session was 163 days.

The Constitution was submitted to the electors June 17, 1851, and received 125,564 for it to 109,276 against it. The votes of Auglaize and Defiance counties were not included in these numbers as they were not received within the twenty days allowed by law.

The question of licensing the liquor traffic was submitted as a separate proposition and defeated by a vote of 113,237 to 104,255.

"See Act calling convention passed by the General Assembly, February 22, 1850, in Ohio Laws, vol. xlviii, 19. - ED.

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In place of Daniel A. Robertson, resigned. - ED.

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