The biographical encyclopœdia of Ohio of the nineteenth century:

BIOGRAPIICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA,
Democracy, Mr. Pendleton being the only candidate on the
ticket who was elected. In I86o, in the breaking up of
the Democratic party at the Charleston Convention, he
warmly sustained Mr. Douglas, and was nominated by that
wing of the party for re-election to Congress. His main
competitor was Judge Oliver M, Spencer, of the Superior
Court of Cincinnati; and, although a considerable portion
of the county ticket was defeated, he was again elected.
While serving his third term in Congress the civil war occurred. His position was similar to that held by the great
mass of his political friends. In i86I the Democracy were
overwhelmingly beaten in Hamilton county, and in 1862
there seemed to be little hope of the party being able to
elect Mr. Pendleton again. He was, however, unanimously
nominated. IHis opponent was Colonel John Groesbeck,
but Mr. Pendleton was again successful. This was his fifth
nomination, an unusual number where the doctrine of rotation had so long prevailed. He was prominently spoken
of for Speaker of the House, but the Republican ascendency in that body prevented any serious effort being made
iini his behalf. lie was appointed upon the Committee of
Ways and Means, on which it was usual to assign the
strongest and ablest members. He had already served on
the Judiciary and Military Committees, the two other leading committees of the House. In I864 there was a strong
feeling in favor of him as the candidate of the party for the
Presidency. But the majority of the delegates were in favor
of a military man, and the result was that Mr. Pendleton
was nominated for the Vice-Presidency, with General
George B. McClellan as the candidate for President. He
was a delegate at large from his State to this convention.
The issue of the election was of course adverse, only Delaware, New Jersey and Kentucky casting their votes for
McClellan and Pendleton. On the 4th of March, I865, his
fourth term of service in the national House expired. Ie
had long been regarded as the leader of his party in the
House, and his retirement was the cause of general regret.
In iS866 the Democratic State Central Committee of Ohio
elected him a delegate to the Philadelphia Convention
This appointment he declined to accept. The time for
another Congressional election had now rolled around; and
in view of the importance of the next Congress, and the
belief that Mr. Pendleton was the best and strongest man
that could be selected, be again received the nomination
of his party. He ran ahead of his ticket, as usual, but was
defeated. In I867 there were strong indications favorable
to his nomination by his party for President of the United
States. The Ohio delegates to the National Convention
were instructed to vote for him, and before the convening
of the convention at New York, on the 4th of July, I868,
several other States had instructed their delegates to vote
for him, and his name stood first among the candidates.
After a protracted balloting his name was withdrawn and
Horatio Seymour was made the nominee of the party. In
Theconestwasshap ad gnerllyunfrtuateto hei 869 the Democratic State of Ohio nominated General
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ENDLETON, HON. GEOR(
Statesman, was bsortn in Cinc
grandfather, Nathaniel Pent
of New York, and was th
and political friend of Alex~
was his second in the duel
which he lost his life, in 1804. He
revolutionary army, and served as Ai
eral Greene in his glorious campaign
was the first Federal District Jud
was appointed by President Washingt{
Nathaniel Greene Pendleton, a leading
who defeated Dr. Duncan for Congr
the celebrated contest of i840. Desc
cestry, politically, it would not have
Mr. Pendleton imbibed the same vie
B3ut he was one who thought for himsc
no extraneous influences, and from m
braced the Democratic creed and ca
that party. He received his educatic
ward College and in the old Cincin
afterwards took courses of study at 11l
in Germany. He then began tile stud
of Stephen Fales, of Cincinnati, and
bar in I847, immediately after which
ship weith George E. Pugh, since Ur
from Ohio. In I853 Mr. Pendleton
career by accepting the Democratic non
Senate from Hamilton county. The w
he was placed was elected by man)
Although the youngest memb~er of the
new to its service, lie at once took a pi
its deliberations, and well sustained t
of those instrumental in his election.
impression produced that, while yet i
nominated for the House of Represe
from the First District, in Hamilton
great honor, in view of the high chara
for a series of years, had been its r
issue of this election was unfortunat
The anti-Nebraska tornado swept over
resistible force, and he, as well as ot
badly beaten. In i856, at the next C
he was unanimously selected to bear
party, and was elected by a flattering
seat in the House of Representatives
ill the early part of~ James Buchan
Stormy tinmes were ahead. U1Ltraisr
South, wvas surging against the ship of
ton's course was soon decidedl upon
and conservative, having in view the
Union by maintaining amity among t
he was nomi.nated a third time for Con
this time being T. C. Day, echo in I85