Background
Pendleton, George Hunt was born on July 19, 1825 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of Nathaniel Greene and Jane (Hunt) Pendleton.
Pendleton, George Hunt was born on July 19, 1825 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of Nathaniel Greene and Jane (Hunt) Pendleton.
Attended Heidelberg (Germany) U.
Admitted to Cincinnati bar, 1847. Member Ohio Senate (Democrat), 1854-1856. Member United States House of Representatives from Ohio, 35th-38th congresses, 1857-1865, member judiciary committee, ways and means committee, member committee of managers in impeachment of the United States Judge West H. Humphreys of Tennessee.
Nominated for vice president United States on National Democratic ticket with McClellan, 1864.
Delegate to National Union Convention, Philadelphia, 1866. President Kentucky Central Railroad, 1869-1879.
Member United States Senate from Ohio, 1879-1885, Chairman of Commission on civil service, 1883. Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary to Germany, 1885-1889.
Member Ohio Senate (Democrat), 1854-1856. Member United States House of Representatives from Ohio, 35th-38th congresses, 1857-1865. Member United States Senate from Ohio, 1879-1885, Chairman of Commission on civil service, 1883.
Married Alice Key, 1846, 3 children.