Samuel J. Tilden

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Samuel J. Tilden was an American Democratic politician and reformist governor of New York who won the popular vote but lost the disputed 1876 presidential election, leading to the Compromise of 1877.

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Generate an image of Samuel J. Tilden (Samuel J. Tilden was an American Democratic politician and reformist governor of New York who won the popular vote but lost the disputed 1876 presidential election, leading to the Compromise of 1877.)

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Samuel J. Tilden canonical 17
Samuel Jones Tilden 1
Samuel Tilden 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician ⓘ
governor ⓘ
human ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
reformer ⓘ
birthDate 1814-02-09 ⓘ
birthPlace Columbia County, New York ⓘ
New Lebanon, New York ⓘ
linked to: Canaan, New York
burialPlace New Lebanon Cemetery, New Lebanon, New York ⓘ
candidateIn United States presidential election, 1876 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1886-08-04 ⓘ
describedBySource historical accounts of the Compromise of 1877 ⓘ
histories of the United States presidential election of 1876 ⓘ
educatedAt New York University School of Law (studied law) ⓘ
Yale College (attended, did not graduate) ⓘ
election United States presidential election, 1876 ⓘ
electoralVoteOutcome United States presidential election, 1876:lost electoral vote ⓘ
familyName Tilden ⓘ
fullName Samuel Jones Tilden ⓘ
linked to: Samuel J. Tilden
givenName Samuel ⓘ
influenced Democratic Party reform wing ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
knownFor anti-corruption reforms in New York ⓘ
civil service reform advocacy ⓘ
prosecution of the Tweed Ring ⓘ
legalAdmission admitted to the New York bar ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
movement Democratic reform movement in New York ⓘ
nominatedFor President of the United States ⓘ
notableFor being the Democratic candidate in the disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election ⓘ
role in events leading to the Compromise of 1877 ⓘ
winning the popular vote but losing the presidency in 1876 ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
reformer ⓘ
officeEndTime Governor of New York:1876-12-31 ⓘ
officeStartTime Governor of New York:1875-01-01 ⓘ
placeOfDeath Yonkers, New York ⓘ
popularVote United States presidential election, 1876:won popular vote ⓘ
positionHeld Chair of the Democratic National Committee ⓘ
Governor of New York ⓘ
member of the New York State Assembly ⓘ
religion Protestant (generally associated) ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
Yonkers, New York ⓘ
signature Samuel J. Tilden signature (image commonly reproduced) ⓘ
workedOn fiscal reform and reduction of public debt in New York ⓘ
reform of New York State government ⓘ

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Compromise of 1877 → participant → Samuel J. Tilden ⓘ
Wormley Agreement → significantParticipant → Samuel J. Tilden ⓘ
Samuel J. Tilden → fullName → Samuel Jones Tilden ⓘ
linked to: Samuel J. Tilden
Tilden → hasNotableBearer → Samuel J. Tilden ⓘ
Barnburner Democrats → notableMember → Samuel J. Tilden ⓘ
Electoral Commission (United States, 1877) → disputeBetween → Samuel J. Tilden ⓘ
subject linked to: Electoral Commission
Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholarship Program → namedAfter → Samuel Tilden ⓘ
linked to: Samuel J. Tilden
Yale College → hasNotableFormerStudent → Samuel J. Tilden ⓘ
New Lebanon Cemetery → hasNotableBurial → Samuel J. Tilden ⓘ
Northern Democratic Party → notableMember → Samuel J. Tilden ⓘ
Barnburners → hasNotableMember → Samuel J. Tilden ⓘ