In 1828, after serving for one year as U.S. District Attorney, this man was nominated as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court, but never confirmed; his opposition to Jackson's financial policies led to his ouster. He served as Millard Fillmore's Attorney General after previously resigning the position upon the death of William Henry Harrison. This chairman of the Frankfort Convention pushed an 1861 resolution through Congress that stated tha
In 1828, after serving for one year as U.S. District Attorney, this man was nominated as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court, but never confirmed; his opposition to Jackson's financial policies led to his ouster. He served as Millard Fillmore's Attorney General after previously resigning the position upon the death of William Henry Harrison. This chairman of the Frankfort Convention pushed an 1861 resolution through Congress that stated that the Civil War's purpose was to "preserve the Union"; the six amendments he had proposed the year before were less successful. For 10 points, name this statesman from Kentucky, the namesake of a failed 1860 compromise.
In 1828, after serving for one year as U.S. District Attorney, this man was nominated as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court, but never confirmed; his opposition to Jackson's financial policies led to his ouster.
John Jordan Crittenden