JOHN ALEXANDER MCCLERNAND

• Born: May 30, 1812
• Died: September 20, 1900
• Nationality: American
• Profession: United States America

John Alexander McClernand was an American lawyer and politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was a prominent Democratic politician in Illinois and a member of the United States House of Representatives before the war. McClernand was firmly dedicated to the principles of Jacksonian democracy and supported the Compromise of 1850.