1856 Republican National Convention
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The 1856 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at Musical Fund Hall on June 17. Henry Smith Lane presided over the convention. It nominated General John C. Fremont of California for the office of the President and William L. Dayton of New Jersey for the office of Vice President and appointed a Republican National Committee.
The Convention's location and date were determined during an informal convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 22 and February 23.
[edit] Covention Balloting
| Presidential Ballots | Informal 1 | Formal 1 | Vice Presidential Ballots | Informal 1 | Formal 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John C. Freemont | 359 | 520 | William L. Dayton | 253 | 523 |
| John McLean | 190 | 37 | Abraham Lincoln | 110 | 20 |
| Charles Sumner | 2 | 0 | Nathaniel Banks | 46 | 6 |
| William H. Seward | 1 | 0 | Charles Sumner | 35 | 3 |
| Abstainig | 14 | 9 | Jacob Collamer | 15 | 2 |
| John Aslop King | 9 | 2 | |||
| Samuel C. Pomeroy | 8 | 1 | |||
| Thomas Ford | 7 | 5 | |||
| Henry Charles Carey | 3 | 0 | |||
| Cassius M. Clay | 3 | 1 | |||
| Joshua R. Giddings | |||||
| Whitfield Johnson | 2 | 1 | |||
| Aaron Pennington | 1 | 0 | |||
| Henry Wilson | 1 | 0 | |||
| Scatering | 29 | 3 |
[edit] External links
- Proceedings of the first three Republican national conventions of 1856, 1860 and 1864
- OurCampaigns overview of the First Republican National Convention
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