The 1876 United States presidential election was the 23rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1876.
Russell Alexander Alger was an American politician and businessman. He served as the 20th governor of Michigan, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Secretary of War. Alger's life was a "rags-to-riches" success tale. He became an army officer, financier, lumber baron, railroad owner, and government official in several high offices. He was supposedly a distant relation of author Horatio Alger.
James Munroe Stuart Comly was an American soldier, diplomat, and newspaper editor. Before and after his service as Colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War, he was a journalist, attorney, newspaper editor and owner; after the war, he became a historian and diplomat. Comly was also instrumental in advancing the political career of his friend Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th President of the United States; Hayes would go on to appoint him as United States Minister to Hawaii. In 1866, he was nominated and confirmed as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865.
John Quincy Smith was an American farmer, politician and legislator from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1873 to 1875, as well as commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1875 through 1877. Prior to this, he served in both the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives.
Michael W. Frerichs is an American politician serving his third term as the State Treasurer of Illinois, after taking office on January 12, 2015. Before being elected treasurer, he was a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 52nd District from 2007 until 2015. The district, located in Champaign and Vermilion counties, includes all or parts of Champaign, Danville, Georgetown, Gifford, Rantoul, Thomasboro, and Urbana.
Martin Welker was a United States representative from Ohio for three terms from 1865 to 1871 and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio from 1873 to 1889.
Robert Crothers Kirk was an American politician who served as the fifth lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1860 to 1862 under Governor William Dennison.
William Cotter Lyon was an American Republican politician who served as the 20th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1888 to 1890 under Governor Joseph B. Foraker.
Asahel Wellington Jones was an American Republican politician who served as the 24th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1896 to 1900.
Rutherford Birchard Hayes was an American military officer, lawyer, and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881.
Addison Peale Russell was an American author of the later nineteenth century. He is remembered mainly for his Sub-Coelum — "his best book...a Utopian protest against materialistic socialism."
Samuel McIntire Taylor was a Republican politician in the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Secretary of State from 1893 to 1897.
Sidney Sardus Warner was a Republican politician in the state of Ohio and was Ohio State Treasurer from 1866 to 1871.
Allen Trimble Wikoff was a Republican politician who was Ohio Secretary of State from 1873 to 1875.
William Henry Smith was a newspaper editor, Republican politician who was Ohio Secretary of State 1865–1868, consolidated and managed the Associated Press, and was a compiler and editor of several historic works.
Francis Mastin Wright was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was Ohio State Auditor (1856–1860).
James Williams was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was in the Ohio House of Representatives, and was Ohio State Auditor 1872–1880.
Luther Day was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was in the Ohio Senate and a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court 1865–1875.
Benjamin Rush Cowen was Union Army general during the American Civil War and a Republican politician who was Ohio Secretary of State.
Walter Downey Guilbert was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was Ohio State Auditor 1896–1909.
