John Bell
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American lawyer and politician
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, John Bell 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. He was Speaker of the House for the 23rd Congress , and briefly served as Secretary of War during the administration of William Henry Harrison . In 1860, he ran for president as the candidate of the Constitutional Union Party, a third party which took a neutral stance on the issue of slavery. and won the electoral votes of three states.
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