"Gentleman George" Hunt Pendleton : party politics and ideological identity in nineteenth-century America / Thomas S. Mach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mach, Thomas S., 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

Diplomats--United States--Biography.

Diplomats.

Civil service reform--United States--History--19th century.

Civil service reform.

United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1865-1883.

Ohio--Politics and government--1787-1865.

Ohio.

Ohio--Politics and government--1865-1950.

United States. Congress--Biography.

Democratic Party (U.S.)--History--19th century.

Democratic Party (U.S.).

Pendleton, George H. (George Hunt), 1825-1889.

Pendleton, George H.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, 2007.

Summary:

The first modern biography of this notable politician Machs detailed and thoughtful examination of Ohio lawyer-politician-diplomat George Hunt Pendleton is an impressive piece of scholarship and will surely be the standard for decades to come.H. Roger Grant, Department of History, Clemson University George H. Pendleton was a significant and prominent Ohio and national politician who clearly merits a biography.Frederick Blue, emeritus, Youngstown State University George Hunt Pendleton is a significant but neglected figure in the history of nineteenth-century politics. A Democrat from Cincinnati, Ohio, Pendleton led the midwestern faction of the party for much of the nineteenth century. He served in the Ohio Senate for one term before serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1857 until 1865. He was a leader of the Extreme Peace Democrats during the Civil War and was General George B. McClellans running mate in the presidential campaign of 1864. Losing both the election and his seat in the House, he spent almost fifteen years out of public office. During those years he remained active in the Democratic Party both within Ohio and across the nation and was rewarded with a seat in the U.S. Senate. Serving one term from 1879 to 1885, Pendleton fathered the first major civil service reform legislation, the Pendleton Act of 1883. Gentleman George not only provides a microcosm of Democratic Party operations during Pendletons lifetime but is also a case study in the longevity of Jacksonian principles. In an era of intense Democratic factionalism stretching from the 1850s to the 1880s, Pendleton sought to unite the divided party around its traditional Jacksonian principles, which, when reapplied to address the changing political issues, became the foundation of the midwestern Democratic ideology. With its close examination of nineteenth-century American politics, this biography will be welcomed by scholars and lovers of history alike.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Early Years

The Young Politician from Cincinnati

The Tortuous Course: Pendleton and the Peace Democrats

Pendleton the Obstructionist

From Victory Came Defeat

Pendleton and Party Unity: The Ohio Idea

The Great Railroad Case and the Road to the Senate

"Kicking Against the Goads": Pendleton and Civil Service Reform

Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary of the United States to Germany

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781612779621

161277962X

OCLC:

868965049