Article
Family Ties, Party Realities, and Political Ideology: George Hunt Pendleton and Partisanship in Antebellum Cincinnati
Ohio Valley History
(2003)
Abstract
George Hunt Pendleton, the vice presidential running mate of George Brinton McClellan in 1864 and a US senator from Ohio, chose to become a Democrat during the 1850's because of the influence of his father, Nathanael Greene Pendleton, and his political ideology. Nathanael had also been a US senator from Ohio.
Keywords
- George Hunt Pendleton,
- Cincinnati,
- Ohio
Disciplines
Publication Date
Summer 2003
Citation Information
Thomas S. Mach. "Family Ties, Party Realities, and Political Ideology: George Hunt Pendleton and Partisanship in Antebellum Cincinnati" Ohio Valley History Vol. 3 Iss. 2 (2003) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/thomas_mach/9/