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Portrait of John C. Frémont

John C. Frémont

1813 — 1890

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American explorer, military officer and politician nicknamed “the Pathfinder.” He mapped the American West and the Oregon Trail, played a role in the conquest of California, and then became the first Republican candidate in the 1856 presidential election.

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