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This is a list of endorsements for candidates in the 1860 United States presidential election.
Major candidates
editJohn C. Breckinridge
editU.S. Presidents
- James Buchanan, (1857–1861)[1]
- Franklin Pierce, (1853–1857)[1]
- John Tyler, (1841–1845)[1]
U.S. Cabinet officials
- Jeremiah S. Black, U.S. Attorney General (1857–1860)[1]
- Lewis Cass, U.S. Sec. of State (1857–1860)[1]
- Howell Cobb, U.S. Sec. of the Treasury (1857–1860)[2]
- John B. Floyd, U.S. Sec. of War (1857–1860)[1]
- Joseph Holt, U.S. Postmaster General (1859–1860)[1]
- Jacob Thompson, U.S. Sec. of the Interior (1857–1861)[1]
- Isaac Toucey, U.S. Sec. of the Navy (1857–1861)[1]
U.S. Cabinet officials (former)
- Caleb Cushing, U.S. Attorney General (1853–1857)[1]
- James Guthrie, U.S. Sec. of the Treasury (1853–1857)[1]
- Cave Johnson, U.S. Postmaster General (1845–1849)[1]
Non-Cabinet Executive Branch officials
- Robert Ould, U.S. Attorney for D.C. (1859-1861)[3]
- Augustus Schell, Collector of the Port of New York (1857–1861)[1][4]
Non-Cabinet Executive Branch officials (former)
- Edmund Burke, U.S. Cmmr. of Patents (1846–1850)[1]
- Henry R. Jackson, Minister Resident (Austria) (1853-1858)[2]
- Charles O'Conor, U.S. Attorney for S.D. (NY) (1853–1854)[1]
- William H. Stiles, Chargé d'affaires (Austria) (1845-1849)[2]
- Joseph Knox Walker, Sec. to the President (1845-1849)[5]
- Fletcher Webster, Chief Clerk of the DOS (1841–1843)[1]
U.S. Senate
- James A. Bayard Jr., Delaware CL-1 (1851-1864)[1]
- Judah P. Benjamin, Louisiana CL-2 (1853-1861)[1]
- William Bigler, Pennsylvania CL-3 (1856-1861)[1]
- Thomas Bragg, North Carolina CL-2 (1859-1861)[6]
- Jesse D. Bright, Indiana CL-1 (1845-1862)[1][4][7]
- Albert G. Brown, Mississippi CL-2 (1854-1861)[1]
- Thomas L. Clingman, North Carolina CL-3 (1858-1861)[1][6]
- Jefferson Davis, Mississippi CL-1 (1847-1851, 1857-1861)[1][8][4][3]
- Graham N. Fitch, Indiana CL-3 (1857-1861)[1][7]
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick, Alabama CL-3 (1848-1849, 1853-1861)[9][1]
- James S. Green, Missouri CL-3 (1857-1861)[10]
- William M. Gwin, California CL-3 (1850-1855, 1857-1861)[1]
- James H. Hammond, South Carolina CL-3 (1857-1860)[11]
- Robert M. T. Hunter, Virginia CL-2 (1847-1861)[1]
- Alfred Iverson Sr., Georgia CL-3 (1855-1861)[2]
- Andrew Johnson, Tennessee CL-1 (1857-1862)[1]
- Robert W. Johnson, Arkansas CL-3 (1853-1861)[1][4]
- James M. Mason, Virginia CL-1 (1847-1861)[1][12]
- Alfred O. P. Nicholson, Tennessee CL-2 (1840-1842, 1859-1861)[1]
- James Pearce, Maryland CL-3 (1843-1862)[1][13]
- Trusten Polk, Missouri CL-1 (1857-1862)[1]
- Lazarus Powell, Kentucky CL-2 (1859-1865)[1][14]
- Henry M. Rice, Minnesota CL-1 (1858-1863)[1]
- William K. Sebastian, Arkansas CL-2 (1848-1861)[1]
- John Slidell, Louisiana CL-3 (1853-1861)[1]
- John R. Thomson, New Jersey CL-1 (1853-1862)[1]
- Robert Toombs, Georgia CL-2 (1853-1861)[1][2]
- Louis Wigfall, Texas CL-1 (1859-1861)[12][3]
U.S. Senate (former)
- Daniel S. Dickinson, New York CL-1 (1844-1851)[1][3]
- John Adams Dix, New York CL-3 (1845-1849)[1]
- Wilson Lumpkin, Georgia CL-2 (1837–1841)[2]
- Thomas Pratt, Maryland CL-1 (1850–1857)[13]
- Robert B. Rhett, South Carolina CL-2 (1850–1852)[8]
U.S. House of Representatives
- Thomas L. Anderson, Missouri 2nd (1857-1861)[10]
- John D. Ashmore, South Carolina 5th (1859-1861)[15]
- William T. Avery, Tennessee 10th (1857-1861)[16]
- William Barksdale, Mississippi (1853-1861)[17]
- Thomas S. Bocock, Virginia (1847-1861)[18]
- Milledge L. Bonham, South Carolina 4th (1857-1860)[8]
- William W. Boyce, South Carolina 6th (1853-1860)[8]
- Lawrence O'B. Branch, North Carolina 4th (1855-1861)[6]
- Henry C. Burnett, Kentucky 1st (1855-1861)[19][14]
- Sherrard Clemens, Virginia (1852-1861)[20]
- David Clopton, Alabama 3rd (1859-1861)[21]
- F. Burton Craige, North Carolina 7th (1853-1861)[6]
- Martin J. Crawford, Georgia 2nd (1855-1861)[2][8]
- Reuben Davis, Mississippi 2nd (1857-1861)[22][8]
- Jabez L. M. Curry, Alabama 7th (1857-1861)[23][8]
- Thomas G. Davidson, Louisiana 3rd (1855-1861)[24]
- Daniel C. DeJarnette, Virginia 3rd (1859-1861)[8]
- Henry A. Edmundson, Virginia 12th (1849-1861)[25]
- William H. English, Indiana 2nd (1853-1861)[7]
- Thomas B. Florence, Pennsylvania 1st (1851-1861)[1][4]
- Muscoe R. H. Garnett, Virginia 1st (1856-1861)[26]
- Lucius J. Gartrell, Georgia 4th (1857-1861)[2][8]
- Thomas C. Hindman, Arkansas 1st (1859-1861)[27]
- George W. Hughes, Maryland 6th (1859-1861)[1][4]
- James Jackson, Georgia 6th (1857-1861)[2]
- Albert G. Jenkins, Virginia 11th (1857-1861)[28]
- John J. Jones, Georgia 8th (1859-1861)[2]
- Laurence M. Keitt, South Carolina 3rd (1853-1860)[29][8]
- Jacob M. Kunkel, Maryland 5th (1857-1861)[13]
- Lucius Q. C. Lamar, Mississippi 1st (1857-1861)[30]
- John M. Landrum, Louisiana 4th (1859-1861)[1]
- Shelton Leake, Virginia (1845-1847, 1859-1861)[31]
- Peter E. Love, Georgia 1st (1859-1861)[2]
- John McQueen, South Carolina (1849-1860)[32]
- John J. McRae, Mississippi 5th (1858-1861)[1][8]
- William P. Miles, South Carolina 2nd (1857-1860)[33]
- Sydenham Moore, Alabama 4th (1857-1861)[34][8]
- Samuel Peyton, Kentucky (1847-1849, 1857-1861)[14]
- Roger A. Pryor, Virginia 4th (1859-1861)[1][12][8]
- James L. Pugh, Alabama 2nd (1859-1861)[35][8]
- John H. Reagan, Texas 1st (1857-1861)[12]
- Thomas H. Ruffin, North Carolina 2nd (1853-1861)[36][6]
- Daniel Sickles, New York 3rd (1857-1861)[1]
- William E. Simms, Kentucky 8th (1859-1861)[14]
- Otho R. Singleton, Mississippi (1853-1855, 1857-1861)[37][8]
- William Smith, Virginia (1841-1843, 1853-1861)[38]
- James A. Stallworth, Alabama 1st (1857-1861)[39]
- John W. Stevenson, Kentucky 10th (1857-1861)[4]
- James A. Stewart, Maryland 1st (1855-1861)[13]
- Lansing Stout, Oregon AL (1859-1861)[3]
- James H. Thomas, Tennessee 6th (1847-1851, 1859-1861)[40]
- John W. H. Underwood, Georgia 5th (1859-1861)[41]
- William G. Whiteley, Delaware AL (1851-1861)[1]
- Warren Winslow, North Carolina 3rd (1855-1861)[6]
- Samuel H. Woodson, Missouri 5th (A.) (1857-1861)[10]
- John V. Wright, Tennessee 7th (1855-1861)[42]
U.S. House of Representatives (former)
- Jack Bailey, Georgia 3rd (1851-1855)[2]
- Hendley S. Bennett, Mississippi 2nd (1855-1857)[8]
- Thomas F. Bowie, Maryland 6th (1855-1859)[13]
- Elijah W. Chastain, Georgia 5th (1851-1855)[2]
- James Chrisman, Kentucky 4th (1853-1855)[14]
- James B. Clay, Kentucky 8th (1857-1859)[1][14]
- Alfred H. Colquitt, Georgia 2nd (1853-1855)[2]
- Mark A. Cooper, Georgia AL (1839-1841, 1842-1843)[2]
- Erastus Corning, New York 14th (1857-1859)[1]
- John W. Crisfield, Maryland 6th (1847-1849)[13]
- Weldon N. Edwards, North Carolina 6th (1816-1827)[6]
- John M. Elliott, Kentucky 6th (1853-1859)[14]
- John R. Franklin, Maryland 1st (1853-1855)[13]
- William S. Groesbeck, Ohio 2nd (1857-1859)[1]
- William T. Hamilton, Maryland (1849-1855)[13]
- Israel T. Hatch, New York 32nd (1857-1859)[1]
- Junius Hillyer, Georgia 6th (1851-1855)[2]
- David Hubbard, Alabama (1839-1841, 1849-1851)[8]
- John Huyler, New Jersey 4th (1857-1859)[1]
- T. Butler King, Georgia (1839-1843, 1845-1850)[2]
- Henry G. Lamar, Georgia AL (1829-1833)[2]
- John B. Lamar, Georgia AL (1843)[2]
- John H. Lumpkin, Georgia (1843-1849, 1855-1857)[2]
- Humphrey Marshall, Kentucky 7th (1849-1852, 1855-1859)[1][14][3]
- Charles Murphey, Georgia 4th (1851-1853)[2]
- James L. Orr, South Carolina (1849-1859)[1][8]
- Augustus R. Sollers, Maryland (1841-1843, 1853-1855)[13]
- Richard H. Stanton, Kentucky 10th (1849-1855)[14]
- Isaac Stevens, Washington Ter. AL (1857-1861)[3]
- Samuel F. Swope, Kentucky 10th (1855-1857)[14]
- Abraham W. Venable, North Carolina 5th (1847-1853)[6]
- Sherrod Williams, Kentucky 4th (1835-1841)[14]
- Jacob R. Wortendyke, New Jersey 5th (1857-1859)[1]
- William L. Yancey, Alabama 3rd (1844-1846)[8]
Governors
- Joseph E. Brown, Georgia (1857–1865)[1]
- John W. Ellis, North Carolina (1859–1861)[1]
- William H. Gist, South Carolina (1858–1860)[8]
- Isham G. Harris, Tennessee (1857–1862)[1]
- Beriah Magoffin, Kentucky (1859–1862)[14]
- Madison S. Perry, Florida (1857–1861)[8]
- John J. Pettus, Mississippi (1854, 1859–1863)[8]
Governors (former)
- William Grason, Maryland (1839–1842)[13]
- Thomas W. Ligon, Maryland (1854–1858)[13]
- Charles J. McDonald, Georgia (1839–1843)[2]
- William McWillie, Mississippi (1857-1859)[8]
- Hardin R. Runnels, Texas (1857–1859)[1]
- Henry A. Wise, Virginia (1856–1860)[1][6][3]
State officials (former)
- Thomas W. Bartley, Justice of the S.C. (OH) (1852-1859)[1]
- John Van Buren, Attorney General (NY) (1845-1847)[1]
- William P. Chilton, Justice of the S.C. (AL) (1847-1856)[21]
- Delana R. Eckels, Justice of the S.C. (UT Ter.) (1857-1860)[7]
- John C. Groome, Sec. of State (MD) (1838)[13]
- Alexander B. Meek, Attorney General (AL) (1836)[1][4][3]
- Samuel F. Rice, Justice of the S.C. (AL) (1855-1859)[35][21]
State legislators
- John G. Carlisle, State Rep. (KY) (1859-1861)[14]
- George B. Hodge, State Rep. (KY) (1859-1861)[14]
State legislators (former)
- Benjamin Butler, State Sen. (MA) (1859)[1]
- Isham W. Garrott, State Rep. (AL) (1845-1849)[34]
- George D. Johnston, State Rep. (AL) (1857-1858)[34]
- Samuel Hambleton, State Sen. (MD) (1844-1850)[13]
- Thomas J. Judge, State Rep. (AL) (?)[21]
- LeRoy P. Walker, State Rep. (AL) (1840's)[1][8]
Mayors
- James G. Berret, Washington, D.C. (1858-1861)[1]
Mayors (former)
- Walter Lenox, Washington, D.C. (1850-1852)[3]
Local officials
- John T. Ford, CM (Baltimore, MD) (1850's)[13]
Military personnel
- Gideon J. Pillow, MG in the U.S. Army (1846–1848)[1]
Business executives and leaders
- James G. Bennett Sr., Editor and Publisher of The New York Herald (1835-1866)[4]
- George W. Riggs, Chair of Riggs and Comapny (1854–1881)[1][4]
Activists and public figures
- William E. Arthur, Attorney[14]
- James B. Beck, Attorney[14]
- Thomas C. McCreery, Attorney[14]
- John T. Morgan, Attorney[8]
- John M. Robinson, Attorney[13]
John Bell
editU.S. Cabinet officials (former)
- William A. Graham, U.S. Sec. of the Navy (1850–1852)[43][44]
U.S. Senate
- Anthony Kennedy, Maryland CL-1 (A.) (1857-1863)[45][46]
U.S. Senate (former)
- George E. Badger, North Carolina CL-3 (1846-1855)[43][44]
- Joseph P. Comegys, Delaware CL-2 (1856-1857)[47]
U.S. House of Representatives
- Green Adams, Kentucky 6th (1859-1861)[48]
- William C. Anderson, Kentucky 4th (1859-1861)[49]
- Alexander Boteler, Virginia 8th (1859-1861)[45]
- Reese B. Brabson, Tennessee 3rd (1859-1861)[50][51]
- Francis Bristow, Kentucky (1854-1855, 1859-1861)[47]
- Henry Winter Davis, Maryland 4th (1855-1861)[46]
- Emerson Etheridge, Tennessee 9th (1853-1857, 1859-1861)[51]
- John A. Gilmer, North Carolina 5th (1857-1861)[45]
- Thomas Hardeman Jr., Georgia 3rd (1859-1861)[52][47]
- J. Morrison Harris, Maryland 3rd (A.) (1855-1861)[45][46]
- Robert H. Hatton, Tennessee 5th (1859-1861)[51]
- Joshua Hill, Georgia 7th (1857-1861)[53][45][47]
- James M. Leach, North Carolina 6th (1859-1861)[44]
- Robert Mallory, Kentucky (1859-1865)[45]
- Horace Maynard, Tennessee 2nd (1857-1863)[54][51]
- Laban T. Moore, Kentucky 9th (1859-1861)[47]
- Thomas A. R. Nelson, Tennessee 1st (1859-1861)[55][51][45]
- James M. Quarles, Tennessee 8th (1859-1861)[51]
- William N. H. Smith, North Carolina 1st (1859-1861)[43]
- William B. Stokes, Tennessee 4th (1859-1861)[51]
- Zebulon Vance, North Carolina 8th (1858-1861)[43]
- Edwin H. Webster, Maryland 2nd (1859-1865)[56][46]
U.S. House of Representatives (former)
- James Bishop, New Jersey 3rd (1855-1857)[45]
- Nathaniel Boyden, North Carolina 2nd (1847-1849)[43]
- Henry M. Fuller, Pennsylvania (1851-1853, 1855-1857)[45]
- Edwin G. Reade, North Carolina 5th (1855-1857)[44]
- John A. Rockwell, Connecticut 3rd (1845-1849)[45]
- Sion H. Rogers, North Carolina 4th (1853-1855)[43]
- Daniel B. St. John, New York 9th (1847-1849)[45]
- John T. Stuart, Illinois 3rd (1839-1843)[47]
- Richard W. Thompson, Indiana (1841-1843, 1847-1849)[45]
Governors (former)
- John M. Morehead, North Carolina (1841-1845)[43]
- William Temple, Delaware (1846-1847)[45][47]
State officials
- William H. Purnell, Comptroller (MD) (1856-1861)[46]
State officials (former)
- James R. Lofland, Sec. of State (DE) (1855-1859)[47]
- William L. Sharkey, Justice of the H.C.E. (MS) (1832-1851)[55]
State legislators (former)
- Henry W. Archer, State Del. (MD) (1844)[46]
- James Calhoun, State Sen. (GA) (1851, 1855-1856)[47]
- Leslie Combs, State Rep. (TN) (Various)[47]
- James U. Dennis, State Del. (MD) (1840)[46]
- John F. House, State Rep. (TN) (1853)[51]
- Henry K. Nash, State MP (NC) (1842-1843)[43]
- Marshall P. Wilder, State Sen. (MA) (1850's)[45]
Mayors
- Thomas Swann, Baltimore, Maryland (1856-1860)[46]
Military personnel
- James S. Jackson, 3LT in the U.S. Army (1846)[47]
Business executives and leaders
- George W. Adair, Businessman[47]
- John A. Bridgland, Businessman[47]
Activists and public figures
- Benjamin Ogle Tayloe, Businessman and Political Activist[45]
- Quincy K. Underwood, Editor of the Southern Shield (1840-1874)[47]
Stephen Douglas
editU.S. Cabinet officials (former)
- Amos Kendall, U.S. Postmaster General (1835–1840)[5]
- Charles A. Wickliffe, U.S. Postmaster General (1841–1845)[5]
Non-Cabinet Executive Branch officials
- August Belmont, U.S. Minister (Netherlands) (1853–1857)[57]
- Garret S. Cannon, U.S. Attorney (New Jersey) (1853–1861)[57]
- Augustus C. Dodge, U.S. Minister (Spain) (1855–1859)[57]
- John Forsyth Jr., U.S. Minister (Mexico) (1856–1858)[57][5]
- Duncan K. McRae, Consul to Paris, France (1853–1857)[57]
- John J. Seibels, U.S. Minister (Belgium) (1852–1856)[57]
- Pierre Soulé, U.S. Minister (Spain) (1853–1855)[57][5]
- Daniel W. Voorhees, U.S. Attorney (Indiana) (1858–1861)[57]
U.S. Senate
- George E. Pugh, Ohio CL-3 (1855-1861)[57]
U.S. Senate (former)
- Richard Brodhead, Pennsylvania CL-1 (1851-1857)[57]
- Archibald Dixon, Kentucky CL-3 (1852-1855)[57][5]
- Reverdy Johnson, Maryland CL-1 (1845-1849)[57]
- James Shields, Minnesota CL-2 (1858-1859)[57]
U.S. House of Representatives
- Garnett Adrain, New Jersey 3rd (1857-1861)[58]
- John E. Bouligny, Louisiana 1st (A.) (1859-1861)[5]
- John Y. Brown, Kentucky 5th (1860-1861)[57][14]
- John B. Clark, Missouri 3rd (1857-1861)[59]
- Williamson R. W. Cobb, Alabama 6th (1847-1861)[57][5]
- John Cochrane, New York 6th (1857-1861)[57]
- James Craig, Missouri 4th (1857-1861)[57][59]
- John G. Davis, Indiana 7th (1851-1855, 1857-1861)[60]
- Philip B. Fouke, Illinois 8th (1859-1863)[57]
- Andrew J. Hamilton, Texas 2nd (1859-1861)[59][5]
- William S. Holman, Indiana (Various)[61]
- John T. Harris, Virginia (1859-1861)[5]
- George S. Houston, Alabama 5th (1843-1849, 1851-1861)[57][5]
- Charles H. Larrabee, Wisconsin 3rd (1859-1861)[57]
- John A. Logan, Illinois 9th (1859-1862)[57]
- John A. McClernand, Illinois (1843-1851, 1859-1861)[57]
- John Millson, Virginia (1849-1861)[5]
- William Montgomery, Pennsylvania 20th (1857-1861)[57]
- Isaac N. Morris, Illinois 5th (1857-1861)[62]
- John W. Noell, Missouri (1859-1863)[57][59]
- John S. Phelps, Missouri 6th (1845-1863)[57][59][10]
- James C. Robinson, Illinois (1859-1865)[57]
- Albert Rust, Arkansas 2nd (1855-1857, 1859-1861)[57][5]
- Miles Taylor, Louisiana 2nd (1855-1861)[57][5]
- Clement Vallandigham, Ohio 3rd (1858-1863)[57]
U.S. House of Representatives (former)
- James C. Allen, Illinois 7th (1853-1857)[57]
- William G. Brown Sr., Virginia 15th (1845-1849)[5]
- Edward C. Cabell, Florida AL (1845-1846, 1847-1853)[57]
- Absalom H. Chappell, Georgia 7th (1843-1845)[57][2]
- William C. Dunlap, Tennessee 13th (1833-1837)[57]
- Orlando B. Ficklin, Illinois 3rd (1843-1849, 1851-1853)[57]
- Edward Hammond, Maryland 3rd (1849-1853)[5]
- Henry W. Hilliard, Alabama 2nd (A.) (1845-1851)[57]
- George W. Hopkins, Virginia (1835-1847, 1857-1859)[57][5]
- George W. Jones, Tennessee (1843-1859)[57][5]
- Edward C. Marshall, California AL (1851-1853)[57]
- John C. Mason, Kentucky 9th (1849-1853, 1857-1859)[57][5]
- Henry May, Maryland 5th (1853-1855)[5]
- William H. Polk, Tennessee 6th (1851-1853)[57][5]
- William A. Richardson, Illinois 5th (1847-1856)[57]
- James L. Seward, Georgia 1st (1853-1859)[57][5][2]
- Ephraim K. Smart, Maine (1847-1849, 1851-1853)[57]
- Alexander H. Stephens, Georgia (1843-1859)[57][5][2]
- Hiram B. Warner, Georgia 4th (1855-1857)[57][5][2]
- Harvey M. Watterson, Tennessee 9th (1839-1843)[5]
- Alexander White, Alabama 7th (1851-1853)[57][5]
- Augustus R. Wright, Georgia 5th (1857-1859)[57][2]
- Daniel B. Wright, Mississippi 1st (1853-1857)[57]
Governors
- John Letcher, Virginia (1860–1864)[57][5]
- Ashbel P. Willard, Indiana (1857–1860) (Dec.)[57]
Governors (former)
- Henry S. Foote, Mississppi (1852–1854)[57][5]
- Augustus C. French, Illinois (1846–1853)[57]
- Willis A. Gorman, Minnesota (Ter.) (1853–1857)[57]
- Austin A. King, Missouri (1848–1853)[57]
- Joseph W. Matthews, Mississppi (1848–1850)[5]
- Robert C. Wickliffe, Louisiana (1856–1860)[57][5]
- John A. Winston, Alabama (1853–1857)[57]
State officials
- Joseph E. McDonald, Attorney General (IN) (1856-1860)[57]
- Richard Parker, Circuit Judge (VA) (1851-1869)[5]
State officials (former)
- Stephen Clark, State Treasurer (NY) (A.) (1856-1857)[57]
- Eugenius A. Nisbet, Justice of the S.C. (GA) (1845-1853)[57]
- Amasa J. Parker, Justice of the S.C. (NY) (1852-1859)[57]
- Silas Seymour, Engineer and Surveyor (NY) (A.) (1856-1857)[57]
- Linton Stephens, Justice of the S.C. (GA) (1859-1860)[5]
- George S. Yerger, Attorney General (TN) (1831-1839)[5]
State legislators (former)
- Alfred M. Barbour, State Del. (VA) (1857-1861)[5]
State legislators (former)
- George W. Brent, State Sen. (VA) (1852-1853)[5]
- James H. Cox, State Sen. (VA) (1842-1847)[5]
- Claiborne F. Jackson, State Sen. (MO) (1848-1852)[57]
- Henry L. Hopkins, State Del. (VA) (1835-1837, 1841-1843, 1848-1850)[5]
- William Kelly, State Sen. (NY) (1856-1857)[57]
- Charles F. Mayer, State Sen. (MD) (1830-1835)[5]
- Thomas Jefferson Randolph, State Del. (VA) (Various)[5]
- Thomas Settle, State MP (NC) (1854-1859)[5]
Mayors
- George H. Thacher, Albany, New York (1860-1862)[57]
- Fernando Wood, New York, New York (1855-1857, 1860-1861)[57]
Mayors (former)
- John M. Krum, St. Louis, Missouri (1848-1849)[57]
- Eli Perry, Albany, New York (1851-1854, 1856-1860)[57]
- Gerald Stith, New Orleans, Louisiana (A.) (1858-1860)[57]
- Franklin Townsend, Albany, New York (1850-1851)[57]
- Richard Vaux, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1857-1858)[57]
Military personnel
- William Cumming, COL in the U.S. Army (1812–1815)[5]
Activists and public figures
- Peter Cartwright, Methodist and Revivalist Preacher[57]
- John A. Harman, Editor of the Lewisburg Observer[5]
No formal endorsement
editU.S. House of Representatives
- William E. Niblack, Mississippi 1st (1853-1857)[a][63]
Notes
edit- ↑ Undecided between Breckinridge and Douglas
References
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