William R. King
That was Franklin Pierce whose running mate, Rufus King died before he made it to Washington .
In the office of the President of the United States, a running mate is the person that the candidate who receives the nomination selects to be their vice president.
When a candidate runs for office, he picks a running mate. When that candidate wins, his/her running mate becomes vice president.
William R. King from Alabama ran with King. He was a close personal friend of James Buchanan and was probably added to the ticket to make Buchanan supporter happy.
His name was William Rufus King from Alabama. He was Pierce's running mate in 1852.
Millard Fillmore was the running mate for President Zachary Taylor on the Whig ticket. Their Democratic Opponents were Martin Van Buren and Lewis Cass.In 1852 he lost the Whig nomination to Gen. Winfield Scott. Senator Daniel Webster also competed against him for the nomination.
Franklin D Roosevelt
Of course-- And since he died in office, his running mate, Millard Fillmore became the 13th US president.
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Dick Chaney ran for Vice President and who is also our Vice President today.
Not yet. So far only women running mate.
He ran with William Franklin Knox.