Important Presidential Electio
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The election of 1812 consisted of a battle between James Madison, and De
Witt Clinton. Madison had represented both Democratic and Republican
beliefs, while Clinton was a Federalist.
James Madison was born in Port Conway, Va., on March 16, 1751. A
Princeton graduate, he joined the struggle for in ....
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.... every major elective office in New York between 1797 and
1828--assemblyman, senator, mayor of New York City, lieutenant governor,
and governor. He was a philanthropist and patron of the arts and science
and, as canal commissioner, championed construction of the Erie and
Champlain canals
The method in which these candidates received nomination was by the
Electoral College, or by King Caucus. The idea of political conventions
had not been present at this time. There were no ....
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