OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
George Hunt Pendleton

BORN:
July 19, 1825
Cincinnati, Ohio

DIED:
November 24, 1889 (age 64)
Brussels, Belgium

EDUCATION:
Cincinnati  College
Heidelberg University, Germany  

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat 

HIGHLIGHTS:
1854-1856:
Member of the Ohio State Senate
1857-1865:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
1864:
Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for Vice President 
1869:
Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for Governor of Ohio 
1869-1879:
President of Kentucky Central Railroad
1879-1885:
U.S. Senator from Ohio
1881-1885:
Senate Democratic Conference Chairman 
1885-1889:
U.S. Ambassador to General

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
House of Representatives
Ohio History Central
Wikipedia
Life and Speeches of George Pendleton