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US political convention history: How much do you know?

Question 2 of 12

2. Who was the first person to ever turn down a vice presidential nomination at a convention?

Balloons and confetti fall after Presidential nominee Sen. John McCain addresses the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN, September 4, 2008. (Mary Knox Merrill / The Christian Science Monitor)

Silas Wright

 

Martin Van Buren

 

Henry Clay

 

William Howard Taft

 

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