Winfield Scott (Napoleonic Age)

Winfield Scott
10th President of the United States
In office 4 March 1849 – 4 March 1857
Vice President	John C. Frémont
Preceded by	Henry Clay
Succeeded by	John C. Frémont
Vice President of the United States
In office 4 March 1845 – 4 March 1849
Preceded by	Daniel Webster
Succeeded by	John C. Frémont
Commanding General of the United States Army
In office 1840–1845
Personal details
Born	13 June 1786 Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Died	9 February 1867 (aged 80) Washington, DC
Political party	Whig
Spouse(s)	Maggie Scott
Children	1

Winfield Scott (13 June 1786 – 9 February 1867), known by the nicknames the Grand Old Man of the Army and, in later years, Old Fuss and Feathers, was an American soldier and tenth President of the United States from 4 March 1849 until 4 March 1857, serving two terms. A former Lieutenant General in the United States Army, Scott was chosen as Henry Clay's running mate at the Whig National Convention in 1844 on the first ballot. He served as Clay's second Vice President, as the first, former Massachusetts Senator and Secretary of State Daniel Webster, resigned due to illness. Scott served as a highly unifying figure in American national politics, mending somewhat the divide between the North and South. He played a large role in the increased military spending the government experienced in the late 1850s. Despite his efforts to prevent a potential constitutional crisis or even civil war, it later began in ????, though his efforts to strengthen the Armed Forces played a key part in the war's relatively speedy end. He is generally ranked by historians and scholars as among the top five greatest Presidents. Before his political career, he was a highly-distinguished officer in the United States Army. His service in the War of 1812 and the First and Second Spanish-American Wars inspired comparisons between him and George Washington.

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