0
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What political party was Millard Fillmore?
Fillmore was a Whig. He was the last of four Whig presidents.
What was James K Polk's terms of office?
James K. Polk served one term as U.S. President, from March 1845 to March 1849, immediately after the term of the first two Whig Party presidents and immediately before the term of the last two Whig Party presidents.
What political party did Zachary Taylor belong to?
Taylor ran and was elected as a Whig. He was not an active politician but had gained fame as a successful general in the Mexican War. He did not attend the Whig Convention at which he was nominated for President. He and W.H. Harrison were the only two Whigs to be elected President.
What 4 presidents were in the whig party?
Four presidents were members of the United States Whig Party. The Whigs won only two elections but both the elected Whig President died in office.William Henry Harrison (1841)John Tyler (see note) (1841-1845)Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress as a Whig and Rutherford Hayes was active in the Whig party before the Republican party was formed. Ex president John Quincy Adamsbecame a Whig after he left office.Note: Although Tyler was elected vice president on the Whig ticket, his policies soon proved to be opposed to most of the Whig agenda, and he was expelled from the party in 1841, a few months after taking office.
How many presidents have been members of the whig party?
There were four Whig presidents- only two were elected as President, the other two were vice-presidents who moved up when the President died.William Henry Harrison (elected president in 1840)John Tyler (elected as VP in 1840)Zachary Taylor(elected as President in 1848)Millard Fillmore(elected as VP in 1848)
Was Franklin Pierce the last Whig candidate to be elected President of the US?
No- Pierce was not a Whig. His predecessors Taylor and Fillmore were the last Whig presidents and Pierce's opponent, Winfield Scott was the man to run for President as a Whig.
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.
What did the Whigs stand for?
The Whig party stood for liberalism, economic nationalism, agrarianism, and pro-federalism. Four of the US Presidents were of the Whig Party.
Was president Harrison a Republican?
There have been two presidents named Harrison. The first, William Henry, was a Whig, while the second, Benjamin (William's grandson), was a Republican.
Who were the presidential candidates for the Whig party?
The Whig Party U. S. Presidential candidates were...1836 - William Henry Harrison (lost)1840 - William Henry Harrison (won)1844 - Henry Clay (lost)1848 - Zachary Taylor (won)1852 - Winfield Scott (lost)
Is it true that the whig party was able to elect a president of the US as late as 1856?
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.)
How many presidents have been tried?
only Two presidents have been tried
