The 1860 Democratic National Conventions were a series of presidential nominating conventions held to nominate the Democratic Party's candidates for president and vice president in the 1860 election.
Stereoscopic image of South Carolina Institute Hall by George Norman Barnard
Wood engraving illustrating the Charleston convention
Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois
Senator Andrew Johnson of Tennessee
John C. Breckinridge
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John Cabell Breckinridge was an American politician who served as the 14th vice president of the United States, with President James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861, and as a general in the Confederate Ar
1860 Democratic National Conventions
…walked out of, the Baltimore convention held their own separate convention and adopted a pro-slavery platform, and nominated incumbent Vice President John C. Breckinridge for president, with Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon as vice president. While Douglas and Breckinridge received a combined 47.62% of the popular vote in…
Breckinridge in 1860
Breckinridge in an undated photo
Breckinridge, circa 1850
Former Governor Robert P. Letcher was unable to unseat Breckinridge in 1853.