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What did John C. Frémont get courtmartialed?
Frémont was found innocent of mutiny, but was convicted on January 31, 1848 of disobedience toward a superior officer and military misconduct.
Did John C. Frémont resign after being courtmartialed?
President James K. Polk quickly commuted Frémont's sentence of dishonorable discharge and reinstated him into the Army, due to his war services.
Why did John C. Frémont end up resigning from the military?
Polk wished to placate Thomas Hart Benton, a powerful Senator and Frémont's father-in-law, who felt that Frémont was innocent. Frémont resigned his commission in protest and settled in California.

Question: What did he do after he left the military?
Self-contained rewrite: What did John C. Frémont do after he left the military?