The National Union Convention was held on August 14–16, 1866, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Meeting of the National Union Convention at Philadelphia, August 14, 1866—Sketched by C. H. Wells (Harper's Weekly, September 1, 1866)
Thomas Nast's rendition of news reports about the convention
Thomas W. Ferry
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Thomas White Ferry, or T.W. Ferry, was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and acting Vice President of the United States from Michigan. He was one of four United States senators from Michigan to have served as president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, and Ferry is the only U.S. senator from Michigan to hold the position for multiple Congresses.
Thomas's birthplace, Old Mission House on Mackinac Island.
The 1877 Electoral Commission which Ferry presided over as Acting Vice President. He can be seen in the lower left of this picture.
Ferry's grave