John Jordan Crittenden
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 8th district |
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In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
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| Preceded by | William Simms |
| Succeeded by | William Randall |
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United States Senator from Kentucky |
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In office March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | Archibald Dixon |
| Succeeded by | John Breckinridge |
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In office March 31, 1842 – June 12, 1848 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Clay |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Metcalfe |
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In office March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1841 |
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| Preceded by | George Bibb |
| Succeeded by | James Morehead |
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In office March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1819 |
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| Preceded by | Martin Hardin |
| Succeeded by | Richard Johnson |
| 15th and 22nd United States Attorney General | |
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In office July 22, 1850 – March 4, 1853 |
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| President | Millard Fillmore |
| Preceded by | Reverdy Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Caleb Cushing |
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In office March 5, 1841 – September 12, 1841 |
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| President |
William Henry Harrison John Tyler |
| Preceded by | Henry Gilpin |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Legaré |
| 17th Governor of Kentucky | |
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In office September 6, 1848 – July 31, 1850 |
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| Lieutenant | John Helm |
| Preceded by | William Owsley |
| Succeeded by | John Helm |
| Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
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In office April 1834 – February 4, 1835 |
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| Governor | James Morehead |
| Preceded by | Lewis Sanders |
| Succeeded by | James Pickett |
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John Jordan Crittenden September 10, 1787 Versailles, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 1863 (aged 75) Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. |
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Democratic-Republican (Before 1825) National Republican (1825–1830) Whig (1830–1856) American (1856–1859) Constitutional Union (1859–1861) Unionist (1861–1863) |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Lee Maria Knox Todd Elizabeth Moss |
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Washington and Lee University College of William and Mary (BA) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | Kentucky Militia |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
 "Senator Mitch McConnell on John Jordan Crittenden", presentation at Eastern Kentucky University, March 26, 2013, C-SPAN
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John Jordan Crittenden (September 10, 1787 – July 26, 1863) was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both 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 and Millard Fillmore. He was also the 17th governor of Kentucky and served in the state legislature. Although frequently mentioned as a potential candidate for the U.S. presidency, he never consented to run for the office.
During his early political career, Crittenden served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and was chosen as speaker on several occasions. With the advent of the Second Party System, he allied with the National Republican (later Whig) Party and was a fervent supporter of Henry Clay and opponent of Democrats Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. Jackson supporters in the Senate refused to confirm Crittenden's nomination by John Quincy Adams to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1828, but after his brief service as Kentucky Secretary of State, the state legislature elected him to the second of his four non-consecutive stints in the U.S. Senate. Upon his election as president, William Henry Harrison appointed Crittenden as Attorney General, but 5 months after Harrison's death, political differences prompted him to resign rather than continue his service under Harrison's successor, John Tyler.
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