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Map of the United States showing the results of the 1884 presidential election by state. States won by Grover Cleveland (Democratic) are shaded in blue, and those won by James G. Blaine (Republican) are shaded in red. Electoral vote counts are marked on each state, with Cleveland receiving 219 electoral votes and Blaine receiving 182. A faded American flag forms the background.
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John Saint John

American politician
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John Saint John (born Feb. 25, 1833, Brookville, Ind., U.S.β€”died Aug. 31, 1916, Olathe, Kan.) was a U.S. politician, governor of Kansas and a leading prohibitionist. After service in the Civil War, St. John, a lawyer, practiced in Independence, Mo., and from 1869 in Olathe, Kansas. He served as a Republican in the state senate (1873–74). The son of an alcoholic, St. John was an early advocate of prohibition and on that issue was elected...

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