born July 29, 1825, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
died Nov. 24, 1889, Brussels, Belg.
U.S. politician.
He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1857 to 1865 and was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for vice president (with George B. McClellan ) in 1864. A member of the Greenback movement , he advocated the Ohio Idea for redeeming American Civil War bonds. From 1879 to 1885 he served in the U.S. Senate, where he sponsored the Pendleton Civil Service Act . He served as minister to Germany from 1885 to 1889.