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  2. List of Whig National Conventions - Wikipedia

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    This article lists the presidential nominating conventions of the United States Whig Party between 1839 and 1856. Note: Conventions whose nominees won the subsequent presidential election are in bold

  3. 1848 Whig National Convention - Wikipedia

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    The 1848 Whig National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held from June 7 to 9 in Philadelphia. It nominated the Whig Party's candidates for president and vice president in the 1848 election. The convention selected General Zachary Taylor of Louisiana for president and former Representative Millard Fillmore of New York for ...

  4. 1839 Whig National Convention - Wikipedia

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    The 1839 Whig National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held from December 4 to December 8 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It was the first national convention ever held by the Whig Party , and was organized to select the party's nominee in the 1840 presidential election .

  5. Whig Party (United States) - Wikipedia

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    As the Whig and Democratic national conventions had approved similar platforms, the 1852 election focused largely on the personalities of Scott and Pierce. [117] The 1852 elections proved to be disastrous for the Whig Party, as Scott was defeated by a wide margin and the Whigs lost several congressional and state elections. [118]

  6. On this day, the Whig Party becomes a national force - AOL

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    On December 4, 1839, the Whig Party held its first national convention, an important milestone in its rise to political power.

  7. 1852 Whig National Convention - Wikipedia

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    The 1852 Whig National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held from June 16 to June 21, in Baltimore, Maryland. It nominated the Whig Party 's candidates for president and vice president in the 1852 election .

  8. 1856 Whig National Convention - Wikipedia

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    The 1856 Whig National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held from September 17 to September 18, in Baltimore, Maryland. Attended by a rump group of Whigs who had not yet left the declining party, the 1856 convention was the last presidential nominating convention held by the Whig Party.

  9. History of the United States Whig Party - Wikipedia

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    As the Whig and Democratic national conventions had approved similar platforms, the 1852 election focused largely on the personalities of Scott and Pierce. [143] Though most Free Soil leaders favored Scott over Pierce, the party once again ran a presidential ticket in 1852, nominating Senator John P. Hale of New Hampshire for president. At the ...