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1852 Democratic National Convention

held at Maryland Institute
Baltimore, Maryland
June 1 to 5, 1852

resulting in the nomination of:

FRANKLIN PIERCE
of New Hampshire, for President

and

WILLIAM R. KING
of Alabama, for Vice-President


Other candidates for the presidential nomination, before or during this convention:
James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania; Lewis Cass, of Michigan; Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois; Joseph Lane, of Oregon; William L. Marcy, of New York

Convention Proceedings:
Page images available through the Making of America collection at the University of Michigan

State Delegations (incomplete!)
Indiana - Kentucky - Michigan - Mississippi - Vermont - Virginia

Other Delegations (incomplete!)

"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."
Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
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