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Portrait of John C. Frémont
1856
oil on canvas
John C. Frémont was an American explorer who idolized Humboldt. Known to many as "the Pathfinder," he cherished his other nickname, "the American Humboldt." Frémont came to Humboldt's attention during the 1840s when he named multiple landmarks for him in Nevada and California, including the Humboldt River and the Humboldt mountain range. In 1856 Frémont ran for president as the first candidate of the new Republican Party, on an anti-slavery platform endorsed by Humboldt. Despite Humboldt's vocal support, Frémont lost to James Buchanan, but his strong showing paved the way for the ascent of the Republican Party in 1860, when Abraham Lincoln was elected president.
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