What U.S. President(s). who after losing his presidential election, nominated a Supreme Court Justice. (The Justice was confirmed.)
JOHN ADAMS lost the presidential election of 1800. He nominated his Secretary of State, John Marshall to the Supreme Court to fill Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth’s position. Ellsworth had resigned in late 1800, due to poor health and Justice John Jay did not accept President John Adams’ appointment. Adams decided to nominate his Secretary of State John Marshall.
The Lame Duck Congress was not happy about the appointment, but they did confirm John Marshall about a week after his nomination. Chief Justice John Marshall went on to serve on the Supreme Court for 34 years, which is the longest time a Chief Justice has served.
MARTIN VAN BUREN nominated Peter Vivian Daniel on February 26, 1841. Van Buren lost the 1840 election and left office on March 4, 1841. Although the nomination was made only about a week before Van Buren left office and the Whig Party Senators strongly opposed the nomination, Peter Vivian Daniel was confirmed on March 2.
BENJAMIN HARRISON also nominated a Supreme Court Justice after Harrison lost his election in 1892. Howell Edmunds Jackson was nominated on February 2,1893. He was confirmed on February 18.
***Sidenote- remember those U.S. Presidents were inaugurated on March 4.
JOHN TYLER, and RUTHERFORD HAYES did not run for second terms, but did nominate Supreme Court Justices at the end of their terms. Those Justices were confirmed.
It is sad that as citizens we no longer know the history of our Republic, it is sadder that the media has forfeited it’s role as truth-teller and public watchdog to become partisan advocates, but it is saddest of all that our elected officials who are charged with the preservation, protection and defense of our Republic no longer know, (or, for the most part even care), about what they are supposedly servants of.