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Originally Posted by aljetmet
If your High school was named for somebody let us know the person and what they contributed to society. If it was not a HS any other school you went to will be fine.
I went to Samuel J Tilden High School, Brooklyn, NY.
Sammy J was a New York State governor who has the dubious distinction to have run for President 1876, won the popular vote but lost the election. He was the first but not the last. There was one other.... Who can name him?[/QUOTE]
aljetmet:
I waited a while but......
Dewitt Clinton but I cheated and googled the answer.
It's amazing that you can find anything on the internet.
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Not Dewitt Clinton
There were four candidates that won the popular vote but lost the presidential election:
Samuel J Tilden lost to Rutherfor B Hayes
Al Gore lost to George W Bush
Andrew Jackson lost to John Quincy Adams
Grover Cleveland lost to Begamin Harrison
I found this on the internet as well under presidential trivia.
Also when I read Samuel J Tilden's Biography it only mentioned Al Gore.
Go figure...