USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Economic recovery from the Panic of 1837 was incomplete, and Whig nominee William Henry Harrison defeated incumbent President Martin Van Buren of the Democratic Party. The election marked the first of two Whig victories in presidential elections.

Detailed explanation-2: -Whig nominee William Henry Harrison unseated Van Buren in the 1840 presidential election, but died just one month into his term.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thereafter Harrison returned to civilian life; the Whigs, in need of a national hero, nominated him for President in 1840. He won by a majority of less than 150, 000, but swept the Electoral College, 234 to 60.

Detailed explanation-4: -Elected President For vice president, the Whigs nominated Millard Fillmore, a New York Whig known for his moderate views on slavery. Incumbent President James K. Polk, a Democrat, honored his promise not to seek re-election, leaving his party’s nomination open.

Detailed explanation-5: -The William Henry Harrison Papers contain approximately 1, 000 items dating from 1734 to 1939, with the bulk dated from 1812 to 1841. Letter, William Henry Harrison, accepting the Whig Party nomination as candidate for U.S. presidency, February 20, 1836.