1848 Democratic National Committee
1848 Democratic National Committee was the Democratic Party's first continuing national organization with one member from each state appointed for four years at the 1848 nominating convention in Baltimore.
| State | Member | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | Charles Andrews (1814–1852) | elected House of Representatives 1850 |
| New Hampshire | Richard Jenness (1802–1872) | President N.H. Senate 1850 |
| Vermont | Horace Clark | defeated Lieutenant Governor 1850 |
| Massachusetts | Benjamin F. Hallett (1797–1861) | defeated House of Representatives 1848 |
| Rhode Island | Walter S. Burges (1808–1892) | U.S. District Attorney 1845–49 |
| Connecticut | Charles A. Ingersoll (1798–1860) | U.S. District Court Judge 1853–60 |
| New York | Edwin Croswell (1797–1871) | editor Albany Argus |
| New Jersey | Edwin R. V. Wright (1812–1871) | defeated Governor 1859 |
| Pennsylvania | John W. Forney (1817–1881) | Clerk House of Representatives 1851–56 |
| Delaware | George R. Riddle (1817–1867) | elected House of Representatives 1850 |
| Maryland | Albert Constable (1805–1855) | House of Representatives 1845–47 |
| Virginia | William F. Ritchie ( –1877) | editor Richmond Enquirer |
| North Carolina | Robert Strange (1796–1854) | U.S. Senator 1836–40 |
| South Carolina | J.M.Commander | |
| Georgia | M. H. McAllister | Mayor of Savannah 1837–39 |
| Alabama | Patrick E. Britten | |
| Mississippi | John Duncan | |
| Louisiana | Emile La Sére (1802–1882) | House of Representatives 1846–51 |
| Ohio | Samuel Medary (1801–1864) | editor Ohio Statesman |
| Kentucky | John W. Stevenson (1812–1886) | House of Representatives 1857–61 |
| Indiana | Gilbert Hathaway | |
| Illinois | Murray McConnel (1798– ) | Fifth Auditor of the U.S. Treasury 1855–59 |
| Missouri | Samuel Treat (1815–1902) | U.S. District Court Judge 1857–87 |
| Arkansas | Solon Borland (1808–1864) | U.S. Senator 1848–53 |
| Michigan | John Harmon (1819–1888) | Mayor of Detroit 1852–54 |
| Florida | James T. Archer (1819–1859) | Florida Secretary of State 1845–48 |
| Texas | D. S. Kaufman (1813–1851) | House of Representatives 1846–51 |
| Iowa | James Clarke (1812–1850) | Territorial Governor 1845–46 |
| Wisconsin | Mason C. Darling (1801–1866) | House of Representatives 1848–49 |
B. F. Hallett was the Chairman and W. F. Ritchie was Secretary.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention. Robert Armstrong. 1852.
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