Editing George H. Pendleton (section)

===Out of office===
Out of office for the first time in a decade, Pendleton ran for his old House seat in 1866 but lost. In [[1868 Democratic National Convention|1868]], he sought the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. He led for the first 15 ballots and was nearly the nominee, but his support disappeared and he lost to [[Horatio Seymour]], primarily for his support of the "[[Ohio idea]]."<ref name=ohiocivilwarcentralbio/> The following year, he was the Democratic nominee for [[Governor of Ohio]] and again lost, this time to [[Rutherford B. Hayes]].<ref name="GHPbioguide"/>

Pendleton stepped away from politics, and in 1869, he became president of the Kentucky Central Railroad.<ref name="Kentucky1877">{{cite book |last1=Kentucky Central Railroad Company |title=Charter of the Kentucky Central Railroad Company: To which is Added the General Laws of Kentucky Relating to Railroad Interests, and an Abstract of Decisions of the Court of Appeals Thereon. Also, Charters of the Maysville and Lexington Railroad Companies, North and Southern Divisions |date=1877 |publisher=Printed at the Western Methodist Book Concern |page=7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vChEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA7 |access-date=3 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref>