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Is it true that the whig party was able to elect a president of the US as late as 1856?
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∙ 12y ago
Two Whig Party candidates were elected U. S. President, William Henry Harrison in 1840 and Zachary Taylor in 1848. Both gentlemen died in office and were replaced by their Vice Presidents, John Tyler and Millard Fillmore respectively, making a total of four Whig Party Presidents in U. S. history.
(Note: John Tyler was kicked out of the Whig Party in September 1841, so he was actually independent during most of his presidency, the only independent U. S. President beside George Washington.)
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∙ 12y agoNo-the last president the Whigs were able to elect was Zachary Taylor in 1848.
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