Authentic William Dayton Cut Signature Whig Party / 1856 VP Republican Nominee

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Authentic William Dayton Cut Signature Whig Party /  1856 VP  Republican Nominee
The cut signature measures 4 x .75 inches and is mounted on a 4 x 2.25 card.
William Lewis Dayton (February 17, 1807 – December 1, 1864) was an American politician, active first in the Whig Party and later in the Republican Party. In the 1856 presidential election, he became the first Republican vice-presidential nominee when nominated alongside John C. Frémont. The Republican Party lost that campaign. During the American Civil War, Dayton served as the United States Ambassador to France, a position in which he worked to prevent French recognition of the Confederate States of America.
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