William L. Dayton
Former United States Senator
William Lewis Dayton was an American politician, active first in the Whig Party and later in the Republican Party. In the 1856 presidential election, he became the first Republican vice-presidential nominee when nominated alongside John C.... Wikipedia
Born: February 17, 1807, Basking Ridge, Bernards, NJ
Died: December 1, 1864 (age 57 years), Paris, France
Party: Republican Party
Previous offices: United States Ambassador to France (1861–1864), Attorney General of New Jersey (1857–1861), and Senator, NJ (1842–1851)
Books: Speech of Wm. L. Dayton, of N. Jersey, on the Mexican War, the Plans and Conduct of the Campaign, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, Jan. 27 and 28, 1847, Speech of Mr. Dayton, of New Jersey, on the Subject of Oregon, & C: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 23 and 26, 1844, Address Delivered Before the American Whig and Cliosophic Societies of the College of New Jersey, Sept. 26, 1843, and more
Education: Princeton University
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