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'''John Charles Frémont''' (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890), was the first candidate of the [[Republican Party]] for [[President of the United States]], in the [[United States presidential election, 1856|election of 1856]]. He lost to [[Democrat]] [[James Buchanan]]. He is best known as the "Man who Mapped the West."<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/john-c-fremont</ref>
'''John Charles Frémont''' (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890), was the first candidate of the [[Republican Party]] for [[President of the United States]], in the [[United States presidential election, 1856|election of 1856]]. He lost to [[Democrat]] [[James Buchanan]]. He is best known as the "Man who Mapped the West."<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/john-c-fremont</ref>
Fremont fought in the [[Mexican War]], served as the California territory's governor in 1847 and its [[Senate]] representative from 1850 to 1851, was a [[major general]] in the [[Civil War]], and was governor of [[Arizona]] from 1878 to 1881.
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