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Born February 15, 1797 • near Nashville • Tennessee
Died September 10, 1869 (aged 72) • Tennessee
Title / Office United States Senate (1847-1859), United States • House of Representatives (1827-1841), United States
Political Affiliation Constitutional Union Party • Democratic Party • Whig Party
Role In United States presidential election of 1860

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John Bell
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Map of the United States showing the results of the 1860 presidential election by state, with states colored to indicate the winning candidate: red for Abraham Lincoln (Republican), dark blue for John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democratic), tan for John Bell (Constitutional Union), and light blue for Stephen A. Douglas (Democratic). Each state is labeled with its number of electoral votes, and New Jersey is marked as splitting its votes between Lincoln and Douglas. An American flag is faintly sho
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