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George H. Pendleton
George Hunt Pendleton
(July 19, 1825November 24, 1889) was a
Representative
and a
Senator
from
Ohio
. Nicknamed
"Gentleman George"
for his demeanor, he was the
Democratic
nominee for
Vice President of the United States
during the
Civil War
in 1864, running as a peace Democrat with war Democrat
George B. McClellan
; they lost to
Abraham Lincoln
and
Andrew Johnson
. He is best known as the principal author of the
Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
of 1883.
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