Kellian Whaley

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Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 12th district and West Virginia's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 December 7, 1863 – March 3, 1867
Preceded by	Henry A. Edmundson (none)
Succeeded by	(none) Daniel Polsley
Born	May 6, 1821 Utica, New York, USA
Died	May 20, 1876 Point Pleasant, West Virginia, USA
Political party	Unionist Unconditional Unionist
Profession	Politician, Lumberman

Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley (May 6, 1821 – May 20, 1876) was a nineteenth century congressman from Virginia and West Virginia and major of the 9th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.

Whaley was born in Utica, New York on May 6, 1821. He worked in the lumber business until the Civil War when he became a recruiter for the Union Army and was major of the 9th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He was captured by Confederate forces on November 10, 1861 when the town of Guyandotte, West Virginia, but had escaped from his captors. Whaley was elected a Unionist to the United States House of Representatives in 1860, representing a Virginia district, serving one term from 1861 to 1863. He lost his seat due to Virginia's succession from the Civil War, but was elected back as one of the three first representatives from West Virginia, serving again from 1863 to 1867, not being candidate for reelection in 1866. He was chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions from 1863 to 1865 and of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims from 1865 to 1867. Whaley was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1864 and served as collector of customs at Brazos de Santiago, Texas in 1868. He died in Point Pleasant, West Virginia on May 20, 1876 and was interned in Lone Oak Cemetery in Point Pleasant.

[edit] External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Kellian Whaley at Find A Grave
• Kellian Whaley at The Political Graveyard

Preceded by Henry A. Edmundson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 12th congressional district March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 (obsolete district)	Succeeded by (none)
Preceded by (none)	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 3rd congressional district December 7, 1863 – March 3, 1867	Succeeded by Daniel Polsley

This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.