Polling documents, 1852.

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Polling documents, 1852.

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The collection contains polling documents for Carroll county, Indiana for the 1852 presidential election. It includes Tippecanoe Township records and an overview of the county results. The documents do not list the candidates Franklin Pierce, Winfield Scott, or the Free-Soil Party candidate John Parker Hale. Instead they list the electors who applied their votes to each of the presidential candidates.

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866

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Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was an American military commander and political candidate. He served as a general in the United States Army from 1814 to 1861, taking part in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the early stages of the American Civil War, and various conflicts with Native Americans. Scott was the Whig Party's presidential nominee in the 1852 presidential election, but was defeated by Democrat Franklin Pierce. He was known as Old Fuss and Feathers for his insi...

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Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

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Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) was the 14th President of the United States (1853-1857). Prior to his presidency he served in both the House of Representatives (1833-1837) and the Senate (1837-1842) as a legislator from New Hampshire. Although a Northerner, he sympathized with the Southern cause during the American Civil War and was good friends with Jefferson Davis....

Carroll County (Ind.)

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1852 was the final presidential election in which the Whig Party was represented. They lost to the Democratic Party in a landslide victory of 254 electoral votes. One of the main issues in this election was the Compromise of 1850 and the one that won the election for the Democrats. From the description of Polling documents, 1852. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 42730769 ...

Free-Soil Party (U.S.)

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Whig Party (U.S.)

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Hale, John P. (John Parker), 1806-1873

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American statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to A. Middleton, 1856 Apr. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270505990 From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Senate Chamber," to Captain Palmer, 1861 Jan. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270503647 U.S. district attorney, U.S. representative and senator from New Hampshire, and U.S. minister to Spain; resident of Dover, N.H. From the description of John P. Ha...