The Resume

(May 31, 1810-February 12, 1886)
Member of the New York State Assembly (1842-1846)
Mayor of Utica, New York (1842-1843)
Governor of New York (1853-1854, 1863-1864)
Democratic presidential candidate (1868)

Why he might be annoying:

He became a leading opponent in the North of President Abraham Lincoln.
He opposed Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, calling it unconstitutional.
He was accused by some as being sympathetic to the Confederate cause.
He was defeated by Ulysses Grant in his bid for the presidency (1868).

Why he might not be annoying:

As governor, he vetoed a Prohibition bill (1853).
During the Civil War, he pledged his support to the Union despite disliking Lincoln.
He favored a volunteer army, as opposed to federal drafts.
He helped remove the corrupt Boss William Tweed from power.

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Horseshoe Haircut
• I Lost as the Democractic Presidential Candidate (Ranked: 1868)
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Mayors
• Profiles 13501-13750 (Ranked: 13547)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 2]
• Served in the American Civil War [1861-65]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 92.31% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 80 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 93 Votes: 67.74% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 162 Votes: 72.22% Annoying