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Also Known As John Charles Frémont
Born January 21, 1813 • Savannah • Georgia
Died July 13, 1890 (aged 77) • New York City • New York
Political Affiliation Republican Party
Notable Family Members spouse Jessie Ann Benton Frémont
Role In American Civil War • Bear Flag Revolt • United States presidential election of 1856 • United States presidential election of 1864

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Illustration of Pyramid Lake, northwestern Nevada, U.S., from the report on John C. Frémont's 1843–44 Western expedition.
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Map of the United States showing the results of the 1856 presidential election by state, with states colored blue for James Buchanan (Democratic), red for John Fremont (Republican), and green for Millard Fillmore (American). Electoral vote counts are labeled in each state, and a legend at the bottom indicates the color key for each candidate. An American flag is faintly visible in the background.
View of Pikes Peak from forty miles distant; from Fremonts report of his expedition.The government responded to interest in the Far West by sending John C. Fremont, a young Army engineer, on a series of expeditions to survey and map the trails to Oregon and California. Fremont spent 1842 in the Wind River Mountains and in 1843–44 led an expedition that marched from St. Louis to Oregon, then south into Nevada and across the Sierra into California, returning East by way of Nevada and Utah.
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