Allen G. Thurman | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-03

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Allen G. Thurman


00:01:34 1 Early years
00:02:34 2 Career in government
00:02:44 2.1 Congressman
00:03:32 2.2 State Supreme Court Justice
00:04:26 2.3 Candidate for Governor
00:04:45 2.4 U.S. Senator
00:09:19 2.5 Candidate for Vice President



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Allen Granberry Thurman (November 13, 1813 – December 12, 1895) was a Democratic Representative, Ohio Supreme Court justice, and Senator from Ohio. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1888.
Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, he and his family moved to Chillicothe, Ohio when Thurman was young. Thurman established a legal practice in Chillicothe with his uncle, William Allen, who later represented Ohio in the U.S. Senate. Thurman won election to the House of Representatives in 1844, becoming the youngest member of that body. He supported the James K. Polk administration during the Mexican–American War and voted for the Wilmot Proviso, which would have banned slavery from any territory gained from Mexico. He served a single term in the House before joining the Supreme Court of Ohio. He won election to the Senate in 1869, becoming an opponent to the Republican Reconstruction policy. During the disputed 1876 presidential election, Thurman helped establish the Electoral Commission. Thurman lost re-election in 1881 as the Republicans had won control of the Ohio legislature.
Thurman was a favorite son candidate for president in 1880 and 1884. The 1888 Democratic National Convention selected him as President Grover Cleveland's running mate, as Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks had died in office. The aging Thurman did not actively campaign and the Democratic ticket was defeated.