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John Slidell (1793 - 1871) was a senator and diplomat to Mexico during the Mexican-American War. He was sent to Mexico by President Polk in 1846 to negotiate an agreement whereby the Rio Grande River would be the southern border of Texas. He was rejected and the United States declared war on Mexico on 13 May 1846.During the Democratic Convention in Charleston, S.C. in April 1860, he plotted with "fire-eaters" such as Mr. William Yancey to defeat the only candidate who could have won the general election, namely, Mr. Stephen A. Douglas.
The city of Slidell, Louisiana is named after him.
John Slidell is also the name of one of the two CSA diplomats involved in the Trent Affair in November, 1861.
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