Which presidential candidate did Charles Sumner support in the 1872 election?
Ulysses S. Grant
Horace Greeley
Rutherford B. Hayes
Samuel J. Tilden
Answer
Charles Sumner supported Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley in the 1872 presidential election. He opposed the re-election of President Ulysses S. Grant due to their disagreements and his belief that Grant was a corrupt despot.
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