John Bell was an American politician, attorney, and planter who was a candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1860.
Hand-colored lithograph of Bell by Charles Fenderich, 1841
Photograph of Bell by Mathew Brady c. 1847
Photograph of Bell by Julian Vannerson, 1859
Bell and Everett campaign poster
The Constitutional Union Party was a political party which ran in the 1860 United States elections. It mostly consisted of conservative former Whigs from the Southern United States who wanted to avoid
John Bell (Tennessee politician)
…briefly served as Secretary of War during the administration of William Henry Harrison (1841). 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. He won the electoral votes of three states by a slim margin. Initially an ally of…
1860 election campaign poster
Senator John J. Crittenden founded the party.
Presidential nominee John Bell of Tennessee