He also ran for Speaker of the House in 1849 as a candidate for the Free Soil Party, which was created partly as a result of the Democrats' rejection of a bill he sponsored.
This man lost to William F. Packer as the first Republican candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania. He also ran for Speaker of the House in 1849 as a candidate for the Free Soil Party, which was created partly as a result of the Democrats' rejection of a bill he sponsored. That bill, which was authored by Jacob Brinkerhoff, failed to be incorporated into the Treaty of (*) Guadalupe Hidalgo after it failed in the Senate. For 10 points, name this politician who sponsored a bill which would have banned slavery in any land gained from Mexico in the Mexican-American War, his namesake proviso.
This man lost to William F. Packer as the first Republican candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania.
David {Wilmot}