The Whigs were mostly anti-Jackson and Van Buren. There wanted to undo all the Jackson and Van Buren had done in the last 12 years. This included re-chartering the Bank of the United States.
The death of President William Henry Harrison
The first President from the Whig Party was William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1841-April 4, 1841.
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Yes he was
The first president who was a member of the Whig Party was William Henry Harrison. However, it is important to note that the Whig Party did not officially form until 1834, several years after Harrison's presidency from 1841 to 1841.
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison and his running mate, John Tyler, were the Whig candidates in 1840.
William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States. He was a member of the Whig party. Harrison only held office for one month, and was the first president to die while serving.
Martin Van Buren ran against a divided Whig Party with several Whig candidates: William H. Harrison, Hugh L. White, Daniel Webster, and Willie Person Mangum.
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison
The Whig party candidates for the presidential election of 1840 were William Henry Harrison, Henry Clay, and Winfield Scott.