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Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1867–1868

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The 1867–1868 Georgia State Constitutional Convention was held for the purpose of constructing a constitution for the state following the end of the American Civil War. Held in Atlanta, the convention started on December 9, 1867 and ran through March 1868.[1][2]

Its delegates included 137 white men and 33 African American men.[1] It was the first constitutional convention to involve the participation of African-American delegates. It created a new constitution for Georgia that included suffrage for African-American males; this was a mandate of the congressional Reconstruction Acts.[1]

Delegates

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Delegates to the convention were elected by district.[2] Its members included the following:[2]

First Election District

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Second Election District

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Third Election District

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Fourth Election District

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Fifth Election District

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Sixth Election District

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Seventh Election District

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Eighth Election District

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Ninth Election District

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Tenth Election District

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Eleventh Election District

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Twelfth Election District

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Thirteenth Election District)

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Fourteenth Election District

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Fifteenth Election District

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Sixteenth Election District

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Seventeenth Election District

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Eighteenth Election District

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Nineteenth Election District

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Twentieth Election District

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Twenty-first Election District

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Twenty-second Election District

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Twenty-third Election District

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Twenty-fourth Election District

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Twenty-fifth Election District

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Twenty-sixth Election District

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Twenty-seventh Election District

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Twenty-eighth Election District

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Twenty-ninth Election District

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Thirtieth Election District

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Thirty-first Election District

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Thirty-second Election District

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Thirty-third Election District

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Thirty-fourth Election District

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Thirty-fifth Election District

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Thirty-sixth Election District

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Thirty-seventh Election District

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Thirty-eighth Election District

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Thirty-ninth Election District

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Fortieth Election District

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Forty-first Election District

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Forty-second Election District

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Forty-third Election District

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Forty-fourth Election District

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Dec. 9, 1867: Georgia Constitutional Convention". Zinn Education Project. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  2. ^ a b c Journal of the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the people of Georgia : held in the City of Atlanta in the months of December, 1867, and January, February and March, 1868, and ordinances and resolutions adopted / published by order of the Convention. Augusta, Georgia: E. H. Pughe Book & Job Printer, 1868. Accessed January 18, 2023.