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With the election of the first Whig presidential administration in the party's history, Clay and his allies prepared to pass ambitious domestic policies such as the restoration of the national bank, the distribution of federal land sales revenue to the states, a national bankruptcy law, and increased tariff rates. [61]
The history of the United States Whig Party lasted from the establishment of the Whig Party early in President Andrew Jackson's second term (1833–1837) to the collapse of the party during the term of President Franklin Pierce (1853–1857). This article covers the party in national politics. For state politics see Whig Party (United States).
Whig Party United States senators (15 C, 48 P) Whig Party (United States) vice presidential nominees (1 C, 6 P) Whig Party vice presidents of the United States (2 P)
Merged into: Whig Party: 1825 1837 Anti-Masonic Party: 1829–1839 Anti-Masonry [71] Merged into: Whig Party: 1828 1838 Nullifier Party: 1831–1839 Nullification [72] 1828 1839 Whig Party: 1837–1857 Traditionalist conservatism [73] 1833 1854 Law and Order Party of Rhode Island: 1843–1845 Charterites Anti-Dorr Rebellion [74] Merged into ...
Presidents may appoint members of a different party to high-level positions in order to reduce partisanship or improve cooperation between the political parties. [2] Also presidents often appoint members of a different party because they need Senate confirmation for many of these positions, and at the time of appointment the Senate was ...
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: 1824–1909 Albert Smith White: 1837–1839 Indiana Whig 1803–1864 1861–1863 Republican Alexander White: 1789–1793: Virginia: Pro-Administration: 1738–1804 Alexander White: 1851–1853 Alabama Whig 1816–1893 1873–1875 Republican Alexander Colwell White: 1885–1887: Pennsylvania: Republican: 1833–1906 Allison White: 1857 ...
This is a list of the candidates for the offices of President of the United States and Vice President of the United States of the defunct National Republican Party and the defunct Whig Party. The Whigs were not a direct continuation of the National Republican Party, but most former National Republicans did join the Whigs in the 1830s.