Crittenden, John Jordan

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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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