John Snyder Carlile was an American merchant, lawyer, slaveowner and politician, including a United States senator. A strong supporter of the Union cause during the American Civil War, he represented the loyalist faction of Virginia, which was eventually separated into two distinct states.
John S. Carlile
Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850
The Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 was an assembly of elected delegates chosen by the voters to write the fundamental law of Virginia. It is known as the Reform Convention because it liberalized Virginia political institutions.
John Y. Mason 1850 Presiding officer
John Minor Botts Reformer for more voters
Henry A. Wise Protect slavery first
Richard L.T. Beale in ruling Richmond Junta