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John Jordan Crittenden (September 10, 1787 – July 26, 1863) was an American statesman and politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as United States Attorney General in the administrations of William Henry Harrison , John Tyler ...
John J. Crittenden (born Sept. 10, 1787, near Versailles, Ky., U.S.—died July 26, 1863, Frankfort, Ky.) was an American statesman best known for the so-called Crittenden Compromise ( q.v. ), his attempt to resolve sectional differences on the eve of the American Civil War.
2 de dic. de 2009 · Learn about the failed attempt by Kentucky Senator John J. Crittenden to prevent the Civil War by guaranteeing slavery in the South. Find out the details of his six constitutional amendments and four resolutions, and why they were rejected by Republicans and Lincoln.
The Crittenden Compromise was an unsuccessful proposal to permanently enshrine slavery in the United States Constitution, and thereby make it unconstitutional for future congresses to end slavery. It was introduced by United States Senator John J. Crittenden (Constitutional Unionist of Kentucky) on December 18, 1860.
Crittenden Compromise, (1860–61), in U.S. history, series of measures intended to forestall the American Civil War, futilely proposed in Congress by Senator John J. Crittenden of Kentucky in December 1860. He envisioned six constitutional amendments by which the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was, in.
(1787–1863). As a U.S. senator from Kentucky, John J. Crittenden led an effort to resolve the differences that divided the North and South in the mid-1800s. However, the so-called Crittenden Compromise failed to prevent the American Civil War. John Jordan Crittenden was born near Versailles, Kentucky, on September 10, 1787.
John Jordan Crittenden was born in Woodford County in 1787. Called "one of Kentucky's great statesmen," he was governor of Kentucky, attorney general under three presidents, and was a United States senator five times. During the War of 1812, Crittenden was an aide to both General Samuel Hopkins and Governor Isaac Shelby.
