During the 1876 Republican National Convention held in Cincinnati, Ohio, Marshall Jewell was nominated by the State of Connecticut for President of the United United States.
Grant chose not to run and the Republicans did not choose to nominate him for a consecutive third term.
Jewell was the first person from the State of Connecticut to be nominated at a national Republican Presidential Convention.
On the first Presidential ballot, Jewell received 11 votes, ten from Connecticut.
 Jewell's name, however, was withdrawn from the remaining ballots.
Benjamin Bristow also ran for the Republican presidential candidacy, but he could not get enough votes at the end of the balloting.
Although Bristow was a frontrunner and had Jewell's support, he was considered controversial for his prosecution of the Whiskey Ring, a scandal that involved prominent Republican Party members.
Instead,  Rutherford B. Hayes, went on to win the Republican Presidential nomination by receiving 384 votes on the seventh ballot.
Jewell was also nominated for Vice President of the United States by S.H. Russell from Texas; however, William A. Wheeler was unanimously nominated on the first ballot by 366 majority votes.
 William Kellogg withdrew Jewell's name from the ballot after the votes cast were unanimously for Wheeler.
The state of Connecticut named Jewell on the 1876 Republican National Committee who elected  Zachariah Chandler as chairman.
During the 1876 Republican National Convention held in Cincinnati, Ohio, Marshall Jewell was nominated by the State of Connecticut for President of the United United States. Grant chose not to run and the Republicans did not choose to nominate him for a consecutive third term. Jewell was the first person from the State of Connecticut to be nominated at a national Republican Presidential Convention. On the first Presidential ballot, Jewell received 11 votes, ten from Connecticut.  Jewell's name, however, was withdrawn from the remaining ballots. Benjamin Bristow also ran for the Republican presidential candidacy, but he could not get enough votes at the end of the balloting. Although Bristow was a frontrunner and had Jewell's support, he was considered controversial for his prosecution of the Whiskey Ring, a scandal that involved prominent Republican Party members. Instead,  Rutherford B. Hayes, went on to win the Republican Presidential nomination by receiving 384 votes on the seventh ballot. Jewell was also nominated for Vice President of the United States by S.H. Russell from Texas; however, William A. Wheeler was unanimously nominated on the first ballot by 366 majority votes.  William Kellogg withdrew Jewell's name from the ballot after the votes cast were unanimously for Wheeler. The state of Connecticut named Jewell on the 1876 Republican National Committee who elected  Zachariah Chandler as chairman.
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