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Getting a naval veteran elected president earlier would be interesting, especially as modern history has seen many of them (Kennedy, Nixon, etc....) However, in the post-Civil War era, So, we come first to a man who actually was courted for the Democrats in 1900- Admiral George Dewey. Can anyone speculate how he would have run if not for his apolitical comments? And then, are there any other earlier candidates for the post?
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