William L. Dayton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William L. Dayton

American politician

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1807

Place of Birth: Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1864

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician, diplomat

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

William Lewis Dayton (February 17, 1807 – December 1, 1864) was an American politician, active first in the Whig Party and later in the Republican Party.
In the 1856 presidential election, he became the first Republican vice-presidential nominee when nominated alongside John C.
Frémont.
The Republican Party lost that campaign.
During the American Civil War, Dayton served as the United States Ambassador to France, a position in which he worked to prevent French recognition of the Confederacy.



Description	American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	18 May 1822	15 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County	Manhattan
Work period	from 1844 until circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q187850 VIAF: 22965552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2209 4376 ULAN: 500126201 LCCN: n81140569 NAID: 10570155 WorldCat