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Remini, Robert V. Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union (1993) Remini, Robert V. Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Freedom 1822-1832 (1981), detailed biography; Remini, Robert V. "Election of 1832." in Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. ed. History of American Presidential Elections (1968) vol 1 pp 494–516, Detailed coverage plus primary source
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, ... Polk defeated Van Buren for the nomination and won the general election against Jackson's old enemy, Henry Clay ...
Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay and William Crawford were the primary contenders for the presidency. The result of the election was inconclusive, as no candidate won a majority of the electoral vote. In the election for vice president, John C. Calhoun was elected with a comfortable majority of the vote.
She became ill and died on December 22, 1828. Jackson accused the Adams campaign, and Henry Clay even more so, of causing her death, saying, "I can and do forgive all my enemies. But those vile wretches who have slandered her must look to God for mercy." [21] 1829 caricature by Robert Cruikshank of U.S. President Andrew Jackson's inauguration
In the presidential election, Democratic President Andrew Jackson easily defeated National Republican Senator Henry Clay from Kentucky. [4] Anti-Masonic candidate William Wirt received 7% of the popular vote, the strongest popular vote showing by a third party up to that point, while Nullifier John Floyd was the first third-party candidate to ...
While Maryland voted for the National Republican candidate, Henry Clay, over the Democratic Party candidate, Andrew Jackson, by a mere four votes, this is irrelevant because electors weren't awarded based on the statewide vote. They were chosen in four district elections.
Jackson won re-election in 1832, defeating National Republican candidate Henry Clay by a wide margin. He was succeeded by his hand-picked successor, Vice President Martin Van Buren, after Van Buren won the 1836 presidential election. Jackson's presidency saw several important developments in domestic policy.
In early 1832, the president of the B.U.S., Nicholas Biddle, in alliance with the National Republicans under Senators Henry Clay (Kentucky) and Daniel Webster (Massachusetts), submitted an application for a renewal of the Bank's twenty-year charter four years before the charter was set to expire, intending to pressure Jackson into making a ...