John Bell

John Bell, one of the presidential candidates of the Election of 1860, was a part of the Constitutional Union Party. Bell was born in Tennessee on February 18, 1796. He attended Cumberland College and after graduating he continued to study law to the point of where he eventually was elected to House of Representatives. Later, he would continue in the field of politics and become a U.S. Senator for Tennessee. Though Bell, himself, was a large slave owner, during the political race, he was against the idea of expanding slavery to the northern and free-states. In fact, this is where that quote, "If it ain't broke, then don't fix it," comes into play. John Bell did not want to change anything about the way the government ran. All in all, he led an unsuccessful campaign with a result of coming in last. Later on, he eventually ended up dying at his home on September 10, 1869.