The first President from the Whig Party was William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1841-April 4, 1841.
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.
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.
That was the nickname of William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States from March 4th 1841 to April 4th 1841. The first President to die in office, and holder of the record for the shortest presidency.
Tippecanoe was William Henry Harrison. He ran as a Whig for President, and his vice president running mate was John Tyler. Harrison died from pneumonia about a month after his inauguration, so Tyler took over the Presidency. This was the first time a vice president took over after a president's death.
William Henry Harrison was elected President in 1840 as the candidate of the Whig Party.
== == The first Whig president, William Henry Harrison, was elected. Harrison ran a "log cabin" campaign, arguing that Democrats were too elitist and promising to return political power to the common citizens (like those who lived in log cabins).
The first President from the Whig Party was William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1841-April 4, 1841.
The first president who was a member of the Whig Party was William Henry Harrison. However, it is important to note that the Whig Party did not officially form until 1834, several years after Harrison's presidency from 1841 to 1841.
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison
The 9th president William Henry Harrison but he was only in office for a month
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)
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.
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.
Zachary Taylor