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John Jordan Crittenden 1787-1863, U.S. public official, b. Woodford co., Ky. A Kentucky legislator (1811-17), Crittenden entered the U.S. Senate (1817-19) but resigned to resume state offices. He served as Attorney General under Presidents William H. Harrison and John Tyler (March to Sept., 1841) and Millard Fillmore (1850-53). He replaced Henry Clay when Clay resigned from his Senate seat (1842) and was reelected the next year. During his last term in the Senate (1855-61), Crittenden was foremost in attempting to conciliate North and South (see Crittenden Compromise ) and was chairman of the Border States Convention (May, 1868).

Bibliography: See study by A. D. Kirwan (1962).

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Crittenden, John Jordan (1787–1863) US lawyer and statesman. He was a senator from Kentucky (1817–19, 1835–41, 1842–48, and 1855–61). He served as attorney general under William Henry Harrison (1841) and Millard Fillmore (1850–53). “Crittenden's Propositions” of 1860 sought to reach a compromise on slavery with the southern states and prevent war, but it was defeated.

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