[DOC] [TLE] United States presidential election, 1856 - Wikipedia [PAR] The United States presidential election of 1856 was the 18th quadrennial 
presidential election, ... The Republican Party nominated John C. Frmont of 
California as its first presidential candidate. ... The 1856 presidential election was 
primarily waged among three political parties, though other parties had been 
active in the... [DOC] [TLE] John C. Frmont - Wikipedia [PAR] John Charles Frmont or Fremont (January 21, 1813  July 13, 1890) was an 
American military officer, explorer, and politician who became the first candidate 
of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President ..... In 1856 Frmont 
(age 43) was the first presidential candidate of the new Republican Party. Initially
... [DOC] [TLE] Presidential Election of 1856 - 270toWin [PAR] Results of the presidential election of 1856, won by with electoral votes. ... 
Republican candidate John C. Frmont condemned the Kansas-Nebraska Act, 
and ... of the popular vote; John C. Fremont is first candidate of new Republican 
Party,... [DOC] [TLE] Election of 1856 - United States History [PAR] Stephen A. Douglas coveted the Democratic nomination in 1856, but his 
reputation ... campaign in 1856, choosing noted Western explorer John C. 
Frmont, "The Pathfinder." Frmont had no political record (regarded as a plus), 
but held abolitionist ... The American Party (Know-Nothings) nominated former 
president Millard... [DOC] [TLE] The Presidential Election of 1856 [PAR] to the forefront of national politics, the Whig party saw itself divided over the issue 
... to nominate their first candidate for the office of President of the United States 
of ... Taking only one formal ballot, John C. Fremont became the Republican. [DOC] [TLE] U.S. Presidential Election 1856 - World Map [PAR] Democratic candidate James Buchanan defeated John C. Fremont, a Republican 
... Pierce became the first president in U.S. history that attempted to seek ... 
formed in an attempt to become the second major political party in the United 
States, ... The Know-Nothing Party was fairly successful in the 1856 election, 
securing a... [DOC] [TLE] The 1856 Presidential Election  The Benjamin Hedrick Ordeal: A ... [PAR] Republican Party Platform of 1856, June 18, 1856, Item #285 ... gained an openly 
abolitionist-based political party, although the Republican Party did not ... The 
Republicans nominated John C. Fremont, a popular figure who gained his fame 
... The Democrats became the pro-slavery party of the South, while the 
abolitionist... [DOC] [TLE] United States presidential election of 1856 - Britannica.com [PAR] 4, 1856, in which Democrat James Buchanan defeated Republican John C. 
Frmont ... Republicans rallied around John C. Frmont, a U.S. senator from 
California, with ... presidential candidate, political party, electoral votes, popular 
votes ... Fillmore then retired to Buffalo, where he became a leader in the city's 
civic and. [DOC] [TLE] Republicans Run their First Presidential Candidate - History Engine ... [PAR] The Republican Party was formed as an anti-slavery party and in the presidential 
election of 1856, John Fremont became the party's first candidate for president. [DOC] [TLE] That's What's the Trouble with John C. - HarpWeek: Cartoon of the Day [PAR] Challengers to Lincoln for the nomination surfaced as early as 1863. One of the 
president's more serious rivals was John C. Frmont, whose fame as a ... In 1856, 
Frmont became the new Republican Party's first presidential ... Frmont, 
however, finished second, thereby establishing the Republican Party as a real 
political... [DOC] [TLE] Republican party facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] The group adopted the name of the political party of Thomas Jefferson, which 
later ... The Republican Party nominated John C. Fremont as its first presidential 
candidate in 1856. ... These Republican defectors became known as "
mugwumps."... [DOC] [TLE] 1856 | Presidential Campaigns & Elections Reference [PAR] John C. Frmont (43, Episcopalian), William Dayton (49, ) Republican 1,340,668 
... the organization of a new political party pledged to oppose the further 
extension of slavery.) ... Eleven candidates for the Vice Presidential nomination

Question: In 1856 John C. Fremont became this political party's first presidential nominee
Answer: Republican