American politician. The Democratic presidential nominee in1876, he won the popular election but lost the presidency in an electoral college controversy that was settled by a Senate committee in favor of Rutherford B. Hayes.

• 狄尔登，塞缪尔 琼斯1814－1886美国政治家，1876年民主党总统候选人，他赢得了公众支持率选举，但在竞选论战中失败而失去总统宝座，一个支持拉瑟福德 B 海斯的参议员委员会平息了这场论战