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The 1836 United States elections elected the members of the 25th United States Congress. The election saw the emergence of the Whig Party , which succeeded the National Republican Party in the Second Party System as the primary opposition to the Democratic Party .
Some of its members began moving to the Whig Party, which had a broader issue base than the Anti-Masons. The Whigs were also regarded as a better alternative to the Democrats. A state convention for the Anti-Masonic Party was held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from December 14 to 17, 1835, to choose presidential electors for the 1836 election ...
The 1836 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place between November 3 and December 7, 1836, as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
Pages in category "Political parties established in 1836" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Colorado Party (Uruguay) Conservative Party ...
The 1836 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place between November 3 and December 7, 1836, as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
Many important candidates are not shown here because they were never endorsed by a national party convention (e.g. William Henry Harrison in 1836, George C. Wallace in 1968, John B. Anderson in 1980 and Ross Perot in 1992); for a list by year of all notable candidates (at least one Elector or 0.1% of the popular vote), please see List of United ...
Roger Brooke Taney (/ ˈ t ɔː n i /; March 17, 1777 – October 12, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the fifth chief justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864. Taney delivered the majority opinion in Dred Scott v.
Montgomery Blair (May 10, 1813 – July 27, 1883) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland.He served in the Lincoln administration cabinet as Postmaster-General from 1861 to 1864, during the Civil War.