vcczar Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 John Bell of TN is most famous for his 1860 3rd Party run, but in his time, he was Jackson and Polk's home state rival, despite having began as a Jacksonian. His actions: Bell, John 1830 Authored Indian Removal Act Bell, John 1831 Considered for Sec of War following Petticoat Affair Bell, John 1834 Elected Speaker of the US House Bell, John 1835 Comes in second in Speaker election, defeated in reelection for breaking with Pres Jackson over US Bank Bell, John 1836 Supports HL White for pres over Jackson Bell, John 1836 anti-Jackson leader in election Bell, John 1837 Comes in strong second in close Speaker election Bell, John 1839 Initial close second in Speaker's election on first ballot but drops considerably by ballot 11 Bell, John 1841 appointed Sec of War for Harrison Bell, John 1841 Resigns from cabinet b/c of Tyler vetoes Bell, John 1847 Opposes Mexican War Bell, John 1850 Introduces failed compromise to create two new free and two new slave states Bell, John 1852 Declines Fillmore's offer of Sec of Navy Bell, John 1854 Opposes KS-NE Act Bell, John 1856 Know Nothing cand for pres despite only being reluctantly a membe Bell, John 1858 One of two Southerners (Crittenden) to vote against KS statehood w/ LeCompton Const Bell, John 1859 Opposes plan to purchase Cuba from Spain Bell, John 1859 Opposes Homestead Acts Bell, John 1860 Const Union nominee for pres Bell, John 1861 Calls on TN to secede when Lincoln invades, despite believing secession illegal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 You know, he has a surprising amount of good stuff... but his bad stuff is like... pretty damn bad... I mean before even opening this thread I was like "oh yeah, that asshole". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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