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Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a United States Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880.He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the Mexican–American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War.
Hancock–English election poster. Winfield Scott Hancock was born and raised in Pennsylvania. [49] He was named for General Winfield Scott, a war hero in the War of 1812 and Whig Party presidential candidate in the 1852 election.
The 1880 Democratic platform was kept vague to hold the party together and avoid alienating any voters. [2] During the campaign, Hancock and the Democrats attacked James A. Garfield, the Republican nominee, for his involvement in the Credit Mobilier scandal and his alleged support of unlimited Chinese immigration as evidenced by the forged Morey letter, which Garfield publicly denied having ...
Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was an American military commander and political candidate. He served as Commanding General of the United States Army from 1841 to 1861, and was a veteran of the War of 1812, American Indian Wars, Mexican–American War, and the early stages of the American Civil War.
Winfield Scott Hancock (D) 155: 1880 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Garfield, blue denotes states won by Hancock. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. Senate elections; Overall control: Republican gain [3] Seats contested: 25 of 76 seats [1] Net seat change: Republican +5 [2] Results:
General Winfield Scott Hancock is an equestrian statue of Winfield Scott Hancock, by Henry Jackson Ellicott together with architect Paul J. Pelz.It is located at Pennsylvania Avenue in United States Navy Memorial Park at the northwest corner of 7th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.
North Carolina voted for the Democratic candidates, Major General Winfield Scott Hancock and his running mate William Hayden English, over the Republican candidates, U.S. Representative James A. Garfield and his running mate Chester A. Arthur. Hancock won North Carolina narrowly by a margin of 3.57 percent.
Garfield and Arthur defeated the Democratic nominees, famed Civil War General Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania and his running mate former Congressman and banker William Hayden English of Indiana. Garfield narrowly carried New York State with 50.32 percent of the vote to Hancock's 48.42 percent, a victory margin of 1.90 percent.