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Anti-slavery Northern Whigs disaffected with Taylor joined with Democratic supporters of Martin Van Buren and some members of the Liberty Party to found the new Free Soil Party; the party nominated a ticket of Van Buren and Whig Charles Francis Adams Sr. and campaigned against the spread of slavery into the territories.
Pages in category "Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives" The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives (21 C, 79 P) ... Whig Party (United States) vice presidential nominees (1 C, 6 P)
United States presidents typically fill their Cabinets and other appointive positions with people from their own political party.The first Cabinet formed by the first president, George Washington, included some of Washington's political opponents, but later presidents adopted the practice of filling their Cabinets with members of the president's party.
The Whig Party ran regional candidates in 1836. William H. Harrison and Francis Granger ran in Northern states, while Hugh Lawson White and John Tyler ran in Southern states. Daniel Webster was on the ballot in Massachusetts and Willie Person Mangum received votes from the Electoral College without being on the ballot.
Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts (42 P) Whig Party United States senators from Massachusetts (2 P) Henry Wilson (16 P)
Pages in category "Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina (13 P) Whig Party United States senators from North Carolina (2 P) Pages in category "North Carolina Whigs"