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Henry Clay
(I guess he figured third time's the charm; it wasn't.)
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Why was Henry Clay nominated by the whig party to run for president in 1844?
ignored Texas
Who was the hero of the Mexican war ran as the Whig Party candidate and was elected president in 1848?
Zachary Taylor
What party formed to protest king Andrew?
The party that was formed was called the Whig Party.
Why did the republican party grow as the whig party and know nothings party declined in the 1850s?
Whig party died
Whig Party Election in the election of 1852 what happened to the Whig Party in the South?
In the election of 1852 the Whig Party began to be destroyed. The party was divided on whether or not to allow slavery in the new territories.
What candidates ran for president in 1844?
In 1844 James Polk (Jacksonsonian Democrat) defeated Henry Clay (Whig) for the US presidency. A third party candidate, James Birney, also ran and received about 2% of the popular vote and no electoral votes.
What was true of the Whig Party in 1844?
it wanted a strong national government.
Why was Henry Clay nominated by the whig party to run for president in 1844?
ignored Texas
Who ran for president in the 15th election?
The 15th U.S. Presidential election was the election of 1844. The candidates were...James K. Polk - Democratic Party - 170 votesHenry Clay - Whig Party - 105 votesJames G. Birney - Liberty Party - no vote
What party was Millard Filmore in?
Fillmore was a Whig when he was elected vice-president. He was the last Whig to be President. Later he ran as the candidate for the American (aka Know-Nothing) party.
Who was the Whig Party candidate in 1844?
The Whig Party had lost much of its power by 1856, and at their national convention in September of that year they chose not to put up a candidate of their own for president but rather to endorse the American Party's candidate, Millard Fillmore.
Who did Martin van Buren run against and who tricked him?
martin ran against William Henry(who was under whig party) Hugh lawson white (whig party-south)
Who was the Whig party candidate who ran against James K. Polk?
Henry Clay
What first term opponent and party was Franklin Pierce?
Pierce was a Democrat. He ran against General Winfield Scott who ran as a Whig.
What was the whig party-?
The Whig party was an early American political entity that fielded and successfully ran several presidential campaigns. It espoused liberalism, economic nationalism, and it was pro-federal in its structure.
What was the name of the new political party that Abraham Lincoln joined which was formed to block the spread of slavery?
The new party was the Republican party. It attacted most of the anti-slavery wing of the Whig Party, which eventually came to an end.
Who was James K. Polk's opponet after the final party nominations?
The 1844 Whig Party Presidential Nominee was Henry Clay. That was the third U.S. presidential election in which he represented a major political party.
