George Pendleton

George Pendleton Historical Figure Nationality: United States Year of Birth: 1825 Year of Death: 1889 Cause of Death: Stroke Occupation: Politician, Diplomat Spouse: Mary Alicia Key (d. 1886) Children: Five Political Party: Democratic Party Political Office(s): United States Representative from Ohio, United States Senator from Ohio Fictional Appearances: The Guns of the South POD: January 17, 1864 Type of Appearance: Direct Political Office(s): United States Representative from Ohio, Minister to the Confederate States

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

George Pendleton in The Guns of the South

During the Second American Revolution, Congressman George Pendleton (D-Ohio) had called for a peaceful accommodation between the United States and Confederate States. After the war, he served as the first US Minister to the Confederate States. He was a close personal friend of U.S. Vice President Clement Vallandigham, a fellow Ohioan.

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Political offices (OTL)
Preceded by Timothy C. Day	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st congressional district March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1865	Succeeded by Benjamin Eggleston
Preceded by Thomas Stanley Matthews	United States Senator (Class 3) from Ohio March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1885 Served alongside: Allen G. Thurman, John Sherman	Succeeded by Henry B. Payne
Party political offices (OTL)
Preceded by Herschel Vespasian Johnson (Northern), Joseph Lane (Southern)	Democratic Party vice presidential candidate 1864 (lost)	Succeeded by Francis Preston Blair, Jr.