The Resume

(January 31, 1830-January 27, 1893)
Speaker of the House of Representatives (1869-1873, 1873-1875)
U.S. Senator from Maine (1876-1881)
U.S. Secretary of State (1881, 1889-1892)
Republican presidential candidate (1884)

Why he might be annoying:

He was present at James Garfield's assassination (1881).
He was charged with corruption for granting congressional favors to railroad companies.
He ran for president against Grover Cleveland, and lost (1884).
During the election, he was falsely accused of being biased against Roman Catholics.

Why he might not be annoying:

He opposed slavery.
He was an excellent orator.
He strongly supported the separation of church and state.
He taught disabled students at the Pennsylvania Institute for the Blind (1852-1854).
He helped propose the 14th Amendment, which gave blacks equal protection under the laws.

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bears
• Civil Rights Activists
• I Lost as the Republican Presidential Candidate (Ranked: 1884)
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Tux
• Profiles 14501-14750 (Ranked: 14706)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 3]
• Teachers
• U.S. Congressional Representatives
• U.S. Senators

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 59 Votes: 57.63% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 42 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 105 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 103 Votes: 64.08% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 117 Votes: 60.68% Annoying