Polk did not even want to become vice president
The president when George Dallas was the Vice President was James K. Polk.
James Polk
The 11th President of the United States was James K. Polk from March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1849. President Polk only served on term, and his Vice President was George M. Dallas.
In 1848 James K Polk was the President and George M Dallas was the Vice President. They were in office from 1845-1849.
Dallas, Texas was named for George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864) from PA who was Polk's vice-president.
The 11th President of the United States was James K. Polk from March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1849. His Vice President was George M. Dallas
1844 Presidential ElectionThe candidates for the Presidential election of 1844 were; James K. Polk (Democratic) Henry Clay (Whig) and James G. Birney (Liberty). James K. Polk won the election to become the 11th President of the United States. President Polk was in office from March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1849. His Vice President was George M. Dallas.
James K. Polk was only House speaker who became US President. Polk was house speaker several years before he was elected President. (Gerald Ford was the minority leader of the House when he was appointed vice-president. He then became President when President Nixon resigned his office. )
No US President has gone on to become Speaker after their presidency. The closest thing to that was when former President Taft was made the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court in 1921. The only Speaker of the House to become President was James K. Polk. President Gerald Ford, when nominated to become Vice President in 1973, was serving as the House Minority Leader. Lyndon Johnson, when elected Vice President, was the Senate Majority Leader.
Polk ran against whig Henry Clay. Polk's predecessor, John Tyler, was a whig and became extremely unpopular before the 1844 election.. basically, Americans were mad at the whig party and didn't want to elect Clay.
John C. Breckinridge was the 14th Vice President under the 15th President of the United States James Buchanan from March 4, 1857 to March 4, 1861
George Mifflin Dallas (July 10, 1792 - December 31, 1864) was a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and the eleventh Vice-President of the United States from 1845 March 4 to 1849 March 4, serving under President James Polk. Dallas, Texas is named for him.