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The 1852 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. State voters chose five electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] Under the U.S. Constitution, the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. [3] The ...
November 2 – U.S. presidential election, 1852: Democrat Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire defeats Whig Winfield Scott of New Jersey. November 25 – Monticello Convention : 44 people from the northern parts of Oregon Territory meet and draft a petition to establish a separate territorial government north of the Columbia River (which becomes ...
The 1852 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
1852 United States presidential election; 1852 and 1853 United States Senate elections; See also. Category:1852 elections This page was last edited on 1 ...
It nominated the Whig Party's candidates for president and vice president in the 1852 election. The convention selected General-in-Chief Winfield Scott (commanding the United States Army and led in the recent war with Mexico) for president and U.S. secretary of the navy William A. Graham for vice president.
November 2 – 1852 United States presidential election: Democrat Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire defeats Whig Winfield Scott of Virginia. November 4 – Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour becomes the Piedmontese prime minister. November 11 – The new Palace of Westminster opens in London as the home of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The 1852 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .