In 1848, the Whigs wanted to re-capture the White House and believed they had a chance since the incumbent, Polk, chose not to seek a second term. The big issue was whether to allow slavery in the territories recently acquired from Mexico. Taylor reminded Whigs of William Henry Harrison who was the last Whig President. He was a popular war hero and had no political baggage. He was a slave-owner but had not taken any position on slavery-related issues so he had appeal both in the North and the South. Furthermore, the Whigs did not have any party leaders who looked as if they could get elected, so they looked outside to Taylor.
Zachary Taylor was a Whig.
zachary is a member if the whig party
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Zachary Taylor, of the whig party
No. he was part of the Whig party.
Zachary Taylor, of the whig party
Zachary Taylor, of the whig party
Whig Party.
No, Taylor was a Whig.
No, Taylor was a Whig.
William Henry Harrison,John Tyler,Zachary Taylor,and Millard Fillmore
Four U.S. Presidents were members of the Whig Party: William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Millard Fillmore.