The Liberty Party was the third party of the day. Their candidate James G. Birney got the support of a small northern group of antislavery Whigs, costing Henry Clay the election.
In the 1844 presidential election Polk's opponent was Henry Clay of Kentucky. He was a member of the Whig party.
The 15th U.S. Presidential election was the election of 1844. The candidates were...James K. Polk - Democratic Party - 170 votesHenry Clay - Whig Party - 105 votesJames G. Birney - Liberty Party - no vote
James Knox Polk defeated Henry Clay in the election of 1844.
Polk Miller was born in 1844.
James K. Polk
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.
Polk ran and was elected in 1844.
William Mecklenburg Polk was born in 1844.
Polk Laffoon was born on 1844-10-24.
The 1844 Whig Party Presidential Nominee was Henry Clay. That was the third U.S. presidential election in which he represented a major political party.
James K. Polk was elected president in 1844.
James Knox Polk won the presidential election of 1844 because he was the "candidate of expansion".