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US President - Liberty Convention #1
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Office | President |
Type | Primary Election |
Filing Deadline | January 01, 1848 - 12:00pm |
Polls Open | June 08, 1847 - 06:00am |
Polls Close | June 10, 1847 - 08:00pm |
Term Start | March 04, 1849 - 12:00pm |
Term End | March 04, 1853 - 12:00pm |
Contributor | Chronicler |
Last Modified | Chronicler December 28, 2004 11:17am |
Data Sources | History of the U.S. Political Parties, 1:436-439. |
Description | The Liberty Party held three national conventions for the 1848 election. This first of the three assembled at Macedon Lock NY. It was comprised of 75 delegates. Gerrit Smith was nominated for President on the first ballot as shown below. Elihu Barrett was nominated for VP, but he later declined to run and a second convention was called. |
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