Clement Laird Vallandigham
Born: July 29, 1820
Birthplace: Lisbon, Ohio
Father: Rev. Clement Vallandigham 1778 – 1839
(Buried: Lisbon Cemetery, Lisbon, Ohio)
Mother: Rebecca Laird 1789 – 1861
(Buried: Lisbon Cemetery, Lisbon, Ohio)
Wife: Louisa Anna McMahon 1825 – 1871
Married: August 27, 1846 in Allegany County, Maryland
Children:
William M. Vallandigham 1848 – 1848
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum, Dayton, Ohio)
Charles Noble Vallandigham 1854 – 1926
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum, Dayton, Ohio)
Education:
Attended Jefferson College honorably dismissed from college
Occupation before War:
Preceptor in Union Academy at Snow Hill Maryland
Friend of Edwin M. Stanton before war who loaned him $500 for law course so he could practice law
Attorney in Dayton, Ohio
1845 – 1847: Ohio State Representative
1847 – 1849: Editor of Western Empire Newspaper
1852: Unsuccessful Candidate for U.S. Congress
1854: Unsuccessful Candidate for U.S. Congress
1856: Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
Civil War Career:
1858 – 1863: U.S. Congressman from Ohio
1860: Supporter of Stephen A. Douglas Campaign
1861: Delivered Speech titled “The Great American Revolution”
1863: Delivered Speech titled “The Constitution – peace – Reunion”
1863: Arrested for violation of General Order Number 38
1863: Ordered by President Lincoln to be sent to Wilmington, N.C.
Went to Bermuda and Canada on a Confederate Blockade Runner
1863: Won Democratic nomination for Governor of Ohio
1863: Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for Governor of Ohio
1864: Returned to Ohio in disguise
1864: Appeared at Ohio State Democratic Convention
1864: Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
1864: Refused to join Knights of the Golden Circle
1865: Became leader of Sons of Liberty
1865: Testified at Conspiracy trial of American Knights trial
Occupation after War:
Became a leader of the New Departure Policy of Democratic Party
Unsuccessful Candidate for U.S. Senate and U.S. Congressman
Attorney in Dayton, Ohio
1871: Won Ohio Democrats support of New Departure Policy
Died: June 17, 1871
Place of Death: Golden Lamb Inn & Restaurant, Lebanon, Ohio
Cause of Death: Accidental shot himself in abdomen with a pistol
Age at time of Death: 50 years old
Burial Place: Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum, Dayton, Ohio
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