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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1892_United_States1892 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · Populist James B. Weaver, calling for free coinage of silver and an inflationary monetary policy, received such strong support in the West that he became the only third-party nominee between 1860 and 1912 to carry a single state.

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    • Grover Cleveland
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1896_United_States1896 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · In the presidential election of 1892, Populist candidate James B. Weaver carried four states, and in 1894, the Populists scored victories in congressional and state legislature races in a number of Southern and Western states.

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    • William McKinley
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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1880_United_States1880 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · James B. Weaver, an Iowa congressman and Civil War general, was the clear favorite, but two other congressmen, Benjamin F. Butler from Massachusetts and Hendrick B. Wright from Pennsylvania, also commanded considerable followings. Weaver triumphed quickly, winning a majority of the 850 delegates' votes on the first ballot.

  5. www.britannica.com › place › United-StatesUnited States - Populism, Farmers, Reforms | Britannica

    1 day ago · American politician James B. Weaver, c. 1870–80. The Populists aspired to become a national party and hoped to attract support from labour and from reform groups generally. In practice, however, they continued through their brief career to be almost wholly a party of Western farmers.

  6. www.britannica.com › biography › Grover-ClevelandGrover Cleveland - US President, 22nd/24th Term | Britannica

    Jun 20, 2024 · Cleveland won his party’s nomination for the third consecutive time and then soundly defeated Harrison and Populist Party candidate James B. Weaver by 277 electoral votes to Harrison’s 145, making Cleveland the only president ever elected to discontinuous terms.

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  7. www.britannica.com › topic › presidency-of-thePresidents of the United States - Encyclopedia Britannica

    3 days ago · 1 In elections from 1789 to 1804, each elector voted for two individuals without indicating which was to be president and which was to be vice president. 2 In early elections, electors were chosen by legislatures, not by popular vote, in many states.

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    Jun 28, 2024 · Sigourney Weaver is being given the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement by the Venice International Film Festival following her blazing the “trail for powerful female actors”.