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.
He was the last president who was neither; he was a Whig.
whig party
Zachary Taylor, of the whig party
Zachary Taylor, of the whig party
The whig party opposed president Andrew Jackson and most of his ideals. They favored congress over presidency.
opposition to Whig support of national bank.
No. He was a member of the Whig Party when he was president.
Zachary Taylor, of the whig party
William Henry Harrison
Whig Party.
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.