John J. Crittenden
✓ Source-basedstableU.S. Attorney General and politician from Kentucky (1787-1863)
S. state of Kentucky. S. S. Senate and twice served as United States Attorney General in the administrations of William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. He was also the 17th governor of Kentucky and served in the state legislature. S. presidency, he never consented to run for the office.
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Crittenden, portrait by G. P. A. Healy, 1857
Crittenden's Supreme Court nomination
Daguerreotype of Crittenden by Mathew Brady, c. 1846
Lazarus W. Powell was Crittenden's opponent in the 1848 gubernatorial election.
President Millard Fillmore appointed Crittenden to his second term as U.S. attorney general.
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About this person
John Jordan Crittenden was an American statesman and politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as United States Attorney General in the administrations of William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. He was also the 17th governor of Kentucky and served in the state legislature. Although frequently mentioned as a potential candidate for the U.S. presidency, he never consented to run for the office.
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