Daniel S. Douglas

Daniel S. Douglas was a Whig nominee in the 1852 U.S Presidential Election from California. He received one vote as a write-in, in the 37th ballot of the Whig Presidential nomination at the 1852 Whig National Convention.[1] He was beat out by Winfield Scott for the presidential nomination 7136:1. Some people at the time the vote was cast, believed it was intended for famous abolitionist, Frederick Douglass.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Havel, James. T (1996). U.S. Presidential Elections and the Candidates: A Biographical and Historical Guide. Vol. 2: The Elections, 1789–1992. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 26. ISBN 0-02-864623-1.
  2. ↑ Schultz, Charles R. (December 1968). ""The Last Great Conclaves of Whigs"". Maryland Historical Magazine. 63 (4): 379–401 – via Maryland State Archives.
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