For ten points, name this Democrat and New York Governor who lost the election of 1876 to Rutherford Hayes.
Late in this career, this politician was caricatured as an Egyptian sarcophagus in Thomas Nast cartoons. He was nicknamed "the usufruct" for his previous career as a lawyer specializing in railroad mergers. This man was linked to William T. Pelton, his nephew, via the (*) "Cipher Dispatches", which suggested that this man was involved in an attempt to bribe members of the electoral college. This Presidential candidate was supported by Henry Watterson, a Louisville newspaper editor who threatened to organize an army to march on Washington. This man broke up the Canal Ring but rose to fame for his opposition to Boss Tweed. For ten points, name this Democrat and New York Governor who lost the election of 1876 to Rutherford Hayes.
Late in this career, this politician was caricatured as an Egyptian sarcophagus in Thomas Nast cartoons.
Samuel Jones {Tilden}