John Alexander McClernand (May 30, 1812 – September 20, 1900) was an American lawyer and politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was a prominent Democratic politician in Illinois and a member of the United States House of Representatives before the war. McClernand was firmly dedicated to the principles of Jacksonian democracy and supported the Compromise of 1850.
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30 May 1812 Breckinridge County, Kentucky
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Died |
20 September 1900 (aged 88) Springfield, Illinois
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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