Samuel J. Tilden
Politician
1814 – 1886
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Who was Samuel J. Tilden?
Samuel Jones Tilden was the 25th Governor of New York and the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Presidency in the disputed election of 1876, winning a popular vote majority, but ultimately being denied victory by the electoral college. A political reformer, he was a Bourbon Democrat who worked closely with the New York City business community and led the fight against the corruption of Tammany Hall.
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- Born
- Feb 9, 1814
New Lebanon - Also known as
- Samuel Tilden
- Samuel J Tilden
- Religion
- Christianity
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- New York University School of Law
- Yale University
- New York University
- Died
- Aug 4, 1886
Yonkers
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on July 23, 2013
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