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In the Musical Fund Hall here in June 1856, John C. Fremont was nominated for President of the U.S. He lost the election to James Buchanan. Formed in 1854 the Republican Party opposed the extension of slavery; Lincoln was its first nominee elected President ( 1860 ).
808 Locust Street, Philadelphia. Philadelphia County Pennsylvania.
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