Family Ties, Party Realities, and Political Ideology: George Hunt Pendleton and Partisanship in Antebellum Cincinnati

Authors

Thomas S. Mach, Cedarville UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2003

Journal Title

Ohio Valley History

Volume

3

Issue

2

First Page

17

Last Page

30

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

Recommended Citation

Mach, Thomas S., "Family Ties, Party Realities, and Political Ideology: George Hunt Pendleton and Partisanship in Antebellum Cincinnati" (2003). History and Government Faculty Publications. 49.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/history_and_government_publications/49