Everything about The 1839 Whig National Convention totally explained
The
1839 Whig National Convention was a
presidential nominating convention held in
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, in December of 1839. This was the first national convention of the
Whig Party of the
United States.
Three years after
Democrat Martin Van Buren was elected
President in the
election of 1836 over three Whig candidates, the Whigs met in national convention determined to unite behind a single candidate. The convention was chaired by
Isaac C. Bates of
Massachusetts and
James Barbour of
Virginia presided over the convention. The party nominated the popular former general
William Henry Harrison, the most successful of the three Whig candidates from the previous election. Harrison, though a slave-owner and aristocrat, was perceived as being simple and a commoner. The convention nominated
John Tyler for Vice-President. The two would go on to win the
1840 presidential election.
The Whig Ticket
President:
William Henry Harrison (Ohio) - former general and presidential candidate
Vice-President:
John Tyler (Virginia) - former Senator
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