In 1884 this man turned down the Republican Presidential nomination saying: “I will not accept if nominated & will not serve if elected.”
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Ulysses Grant
- William Jennings Bryan
- William T. Sherman
In 1884 this man turned down the Republican Presidential nomination saying: “I will not accept if nominated & will not serve if elected.”
William T. Sherman. The Civil War general had retired from the army in 1884 and had no desire to enter politics. When he was asked about being nominated he replied with the now famous phrase.