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John Bell (February 18, 1796 – September 10, 1869) was an American politician, attorney, and planter who was a candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1860. One of Tennessee's most prominent antebellum politicians, Bell served in the House of Representatives from 1827 to 1841, and in the Senate from 1847 to 1859.
May 13, 2024 · U.S. presidential election of 1860, American election in which Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell.
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Bell’s temperate support of slavery combined with his vigorous defense of the Union brought him the presidential nomination on the Constitutional Union ticket in 1860, but he carried only Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
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Oct 8, 2017 · John Bell (1796-1869) was a prominent Tennessee politician and a leader of the Whig Party. He ran for president in 1860 as a Constitutional Unionist and opposed secession, but later supported the Confederacy.
Apr 4, 2016 · John Bell was a former Whig and a slaveholder who ran for President in 1860 as a Constitutional Unionist. He opposed slavery's expansion but supported the Union as it was, and later advocated for Tennessee's secession from the Union.
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Constitutional Union Party, U.S. political party that sought in the pre-Civil War election of 1860 to rally support for the Union and the Constitution without regard to sectional issues. Formed in 1859 by former Whigs and members of the Know-Nothing Party, the party nominated John Bell for.
Dec 1, 2017 · John Bell was the presidential nominee of the Constitutional Union Party in the 1860 election, which was dominated by the slavery issue. He ran on a platform of defending the Union and the Constitution, but failed to win any Southern states or the presidency.
