The Constitutional Union Party meets in its national convention in Baltimore, Maryland

The Constitutional Union Party held its first and only national party convention in Baltimore, Maryland.  On the second ballot, on the second day of the meeting, it nominated John Bell of Tennessee for President and Edward Everett of Massachusetts as Vice-President. (By John Osborne)
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“The Wigwam,” Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, April 25, 1860

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The Wigwam – A Question of Strength
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“The Wigwam – A Question of Strength,” Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, April 25, 1860, p. 1: 1.
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“The Charleston Convention,” New York Times, April 24, 1860

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The Charleston Convention
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“The Charleston Convention,” New York Times, April 24, 1860, p. 4: 2.
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“Capitalists, and not Laborers Wanted,” San Francisco (CA) Evening Bulletin, April 23, 1860

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Capitalists, and not Laborers Wanted
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“Capitalists, and not Laborers Wanted,” San Francisco (CA) Evening Bulletin, April 23, 1860, p. 2: 1.
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Oldest living former United States Senator dies in Norfolk, Virginia

Littleton Waller Tazewell, the oldest living former United States Senator, died at his home in Norfolk, Virginia aged eighty-five.  He had entered Congress in 1800 and was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1824, serving as President pro tempore in the Twenty-Sixth Congress before resigning in 1832.  He was also Governor of Virginia between 1834 and 1836.  He was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk.  (By John Osborne) 
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Littleton Waller Tazewell

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Hon. Littleton Waller Tazewell, A Review of the Proclamation of President Jackson of the 10th of December, 1832 (Norfolk, VA: J.D. Ghiselin, 1888), frontispiece.
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