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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/WP1848.png/125px-WP1848.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/WP1848.png/188px-WP1848.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/WP1848.png/250px-WP1848.png 2x" data-file-width="935" data-file-height="1170" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WV1848.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/WV1848.png/125px-WV1848.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/WV1848.png/188px-WV1848.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/WV1848.png/250px-WV1848.png 2x" data-file-width="935" data-file-height="1170" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Nominees <br /> Taylor and Fillmore</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#F0DC82; color:#153E7E;">Convention</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">June 7–9, 1848</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data">Chinese Museum Building</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#F0DC82; color:#153E7E;">Candidates</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Presidential nominee</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Zachary_Taylor" title="Zachary Taylor">Zachary Taylor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Vice-presidential nominee</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Millard_Fillmore" title="Millard Fillmore">Millard Fillmore</a> of <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#F0DC82; color:#153E7E;">Voting</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total delegates</th><td class="infobox-data">280</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Votes needed for nomination</th><td class="infobox-data">140</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Results (president)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Zachary_Taylor" title="Zachary Taylor">Taylor</a> (<a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a>): 171 (61.07%)<br /><a href="/wiki/Winfield_Scott" title="Winfield Scott">Scott</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">NY</a>): 63 (22.5%)<br /><a href="/wiki/Henry_Clay" title="Henry Clay">Clay</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">KY</a>): 32 (11.43%)<br /><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Webster" title="Daniel Webster">Webster</a> (<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">MA</a>): 14 (5%)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ballots</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint" style="background:#FFFFCC;">‹ <a href="/wiki/1844_Whig_National_Convention" title="1844 Whig National Convention">1844</a> · <a href="/wiki/1852_Whig_National_Convention" title="1852 Whig National Convention">1852</a> ›</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1848 Whig National Convention</b> was a <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_nominating_convention" title="United States presidential nominating convention">presidential nominating convention</a> held from June 7 to 9 in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>. It nominated the <a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig Party</a>'s candidates for <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">vice president</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1848_United_States_presidential_election" title="1848 United States presidential election">1848 election</a>. The convention selected General <a href="/wiki/Zachary_Taylor" title="Zachary Taylor">Zachary Taylor</a> of Louisiana for president and former Representative <a href="/wiki/Millard_Fillmore" title="Millard Fillmore">Millard Fillmore</a> of New York for vice president. </p><p>Taylor and General <a href="/wiki/Winfield_Scott" title="Winfield Scott">Winfield Scott</a> had both emerged as contenders for the Whig presidential nomination after serving in the <a href="/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War" title="Mexican–American War">Mexican–American War</a>, while two long-time party leaders, Senator <a href="/wiki/Henry_Clay" title="Henry Clay">Henry Clay</a> of Kentucky and Senator <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Webster" title="Daniel Webster">Daniel Webster</a> of Massachusetts, also commanded support in the party. With <a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">Southern</a> delegates united around his candidacy, Taylor took the lead on the first ballot. Clay finished a strong second to Taylor on the first ballot of the convention, but his support faded on subsequent ballots and Taylor took the nomination on the fourth ballot. </p><p>After Webster declined the vice presidential nomination, Fillmore and businessman <a href="/wiki/Abbott_Lawrence" title="Abbott Lawrence">Abbott Lawrence</a> of Massachusetts emerged as the top choices for vice president. Fillmore clinched the nomination on the second ballot. The Whig ticket went on to win the 1848 presidential election, defeating the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> ticket of <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Cass" title="Lewis Cass">Lewis Cass</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_Orlando_Butler" class="mw-redirect" title="William Orlando Butler">William O. Butler</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Convention">The Convention</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1848_Whig_National_Convention&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: The Convention"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WHIG1848d_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/WHIG1848d_%281%29.jpg/220px-WHIG1848d_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/WHIG1848d_%281%29.jpg/330px-WHIG1848d_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/WHIG1848d_%281%29.jpg/440px-WHIG1848d_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1153" data-file-height="1156" /></a><figcaption>Illustration of the convention</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Former_Chinese_Museum_Building_in_Philadelphia_(site_of_the_1848_Whig_National_Convention).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Former_Chinese_Museum_Building_in_Philadelphia_%28site_of_the_1848_Whig_National_Convention%29.jpg/220px-Former_Chinese_Museum_Building_in_Philadelphia_%28site_of_the_1848_Whig_National_Convention%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Former_Chinese_Museum_Building_in_Philadelphia_%28site_of_the_1848_Whig_National_Convention%29.jpg/330px-Former_Chinese_Museum_Building_in_Philadelphia_%28site_of_the_1848_Whig_National_Convention%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Former_Chinese_Museum_Building_in_Philadelphia_%28site_of_the_1848_Whig_National_Convention%29.jpg/440px-Former_Chinese_Museum_Building_in_Philadelphia_%28site_of_the_1848_Whig_National_Convention%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1193" /></a><figcaption>Illustration of the Chinese Museum Building, the venue of the convention</figcaption></figure> <p>The convention was held from June 7 to 9 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Every state was represented except for Texas. It was chaired by <a href="/wiki/John_A._Collier" title="John A. Collier">John A. Collier</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Motley_Morehead" title="John Motley Morehead">John M. Morehead</a>. Taylor had been courted by both the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrats</a> and the Whigs, but ultimately declared himself a Whig. The platform adopted largely consisted of praise for Taylor, with less attention paid to specific policies.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The venue for the convention was the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Museum_(Philadelphia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese Museum (Philadelphia)">Chinese Museum Building</a>. The building since was destroyed by fire in 1854.<sup id="cite_ref-Philly1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Philly1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There were 280 individuals seated as delegates to the convention.<sup id="cite_ref-Philly1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Philly1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presidential_nomination">Presidential nomination</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1848_Whig_National_Convention&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Presidential nomination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By 1847, General <a href="/wiki/Zachary_Taylor" title="Zachary Taylor">Zachary Taylor</a> had emerged as a contender for the Whig nomination in the 1848 presidential election.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKlotter2018337–338_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKlotter2018337–338-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite Taylor's largely unknown political views, many Whigs believed he was the party's strongest possible candidate due to his martial accomplishments in the Mexican–American War.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHeidlerHeidler2010420–421_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHeidlerHeidler2010420–421-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Henry_Clay" title="Henry Clay">Henry Clay</a> initially told his allies that he would not run in the 1848 presidential election, but he was unwilling to support Taylor, a "mere military man.".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKlotter2018342–345_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKlotter2018342–345-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Webster" title="Daniel Webster">Daniel Webster</a> and General <a href="/wiki/Winfield_Scott" title="Winfield Scott">Winfield Scott</a> each commanded a limited base of support in the party, Taylor and Clay each saw the other as their lone serious rival for the Whig nomination.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKlotter2018345–346_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKlotter2018345–346-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Taylor led on the first ballot and grew his lead on subsequent ballots. On the fourth ballot, he secured 171 votes and won the presidential nomination. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1848_Whig_National_Convention&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248256098">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{display:table}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-default{background:transparent;margin-top:4px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-center{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-none{float:none}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-collapsible{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div{display:table-cell;padding:0 4px 4px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main>div{display:table-cell}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallery{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div{display:table-cell;padding:4px;text-align:right;font-size:85%;line-height:1em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div *,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div *{overflow:visible}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallerybox img{background:none!important}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .bordered-images .thumb img{border:solid var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)1px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb{background:var(--background-color-base,#fff)!important}</style><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default"><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Zachary_Taylor_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="General Zachary Taylor of Louisiana"><img alt="General Zachary Taylor of Louisiana" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Zachary_Taylor_cropped.jpg/91px-Zachary_Taylor_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="91" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Zachary_Taylor_cropped.jpg/137px-Zachary_Taylor_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Zachary_Taylor_cropped.jpg/182px-Zachary_Taylor_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="688" data-file-height="906" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">General <b><a href="/wiki/Zachary_Taylor" title="Zachary Taylor">Zachary Taylor</a></b> of Louisiana</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clay_1848.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky"><img alt="Former Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Clay_1848.jpg/95px-Clay_1848.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Clay_1848.jpg/143px-Clay_1848.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Clay_1848.jpg/191px-Clay_1848.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1255" data-file-height="1577" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former Senator <b><a href="/wiki/Henry_Clay" title="Henry Clay">Henry Clay</a></b> of Kentucky</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Winfield_Scott_by_Fredricks,_1862_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="General Winfield Scott of New York"><img alt="General Winfield Scott of New York" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Winfield_Scott_by_Fredricks%2C_1862_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Winfield_Scott_by_Fredricks%2C_1862_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Winfield_Scott_by_Fredricks%2C_1862_%28cropped%29.jpg/135px-Winfield_Scott_by_Fredricks%2C_1862_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Winfield_Scott_by_Fredricks%2C_1862_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Winfield_Scott_by_Fredricks%2C_1862_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="599" data-file-height="798" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">General <b><a href="/wiki/Winfield_Scott" title="Winfield Scott">Winfield Scott</a></b> of New York</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; 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Clayton</a></b> of Delaware</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_McLean_-_History_of_Ohio.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Associate Justice John McLean of Ohio"><img alt="Associate Justice John McLean of Ohio" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/John_McLean_-_History_of_Ohio.jpg/90px-John_McLean_-_History_of_Ohio.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/John_McLean_-_History_of_Ohio.jpg/135px-John_McLean_-_History_of_Ohio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/John_McLean_-_History_of_Ohio.jpg/180px-John_McLean_-_History_of_Ohio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="924" data-file-height="1228" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Associate Justice <b><a href="/wiki/John_McLean" title="John McLean">John McLean</a></b> of Ohio</div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="28"><b>Presidential Ballot</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Ballot</th> <th>1st</th> <th>2nd</th> <th>3rd</th> <th>4th </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Zachary_Taylor" title="Zachary Taylor">Taylor</a></b></td> <td style="background:#e8c93e;">111</td> <td style="background:#e8c93e;">118</td> <td style="background:#e8c93e;">133</td> <td style="background:#e8c93e;">171 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Henry_Clay" title="Henry Clay">Clay</a></b></td> <td style="background:#f0dc82;">97</td> <td style="background:#f0dc82;">86</td> <td style="background:#f0dc82;">74</td> <td style="background:#f8efc6;">32 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Winfield_Scott" title="Winfield Scott">Scott</a></b></td> <td style="background:#f8efc6;">43</td> <td style="background:#f8efc6;">49</td> <td style="background:#f8efc6;">54</td> <td style="background:#f0dc82;">63 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Webster" title="Daniel Webster">Webster</a></b></td> <td>22</td> <td>22</td> <td>17</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Middleton_Clayton" class="mw-redirect" title="John Middleton Clayton">Clayton</a></b></td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_McLean" title="John McLean">McLean</a></b></td> <td>2</td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0</td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0</td> <td style="background:#d3d3d3">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Blanks</b></td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td>10 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 652px;text-align:center;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1848WhigPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png" class="mw-file-description" title="1st Presidential Ballot"><img alt="1st Presidential Ballot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/1848WhigPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png/120px-1848WhigPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/1848WhigPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png/180px-1848WhigPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/1848WhigPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png/240px-1848WhigPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png 2x" data-file-width="1513" data-file-height="983" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><b>1st Presidential Ballot</b></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1848WhigPresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png" class="mw-file-description" title="2nd Presidential Ballot"><img alt="2nd Presidential Ballot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/1848WhigPresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png/120px-1848WhigPresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/1848WhigPresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png/180px-1848WhigPresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/1848WhigPresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png/240px-1848WhigPresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png 2x" data-file-width="1513" data-file-height="983" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><b>2nd Presidential Ballot</b></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1848WhigPresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png" class="mw-file-description" title="3rd Presidential Ballot"><img alt="3rd Presidential Ballot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/1848WhigPresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png/120px-1848WhigPresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/1848WhigPresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png/180px-1848WhigPresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/1848WhigPresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png/240px-1848WhigPresidentialNomination3rdBallot.png 2x" data-file-width="1513" data-file-height="983" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><b>3rd Presidential Ballot</b></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1848WhigPresidentialNomination4thBallot.png" class="mw-file-description" title="4th Presidential Ballot"><img alt="4th Presidential Ballot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/1848WhigPresidentialNomination4thBallot.png/120px-1848WhigPresidentialNomination4thBallot.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/1848WhigPresidentialNomination4thBallot.png/180px-1848WhigPresidentialNomination4thBallot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/1848WhigPresidentialNomination4thBallot.png/240px-1848WhigPresidentialNomination4thBallot.png 2x" data-file-width="1513" data-file-height="983" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><b>4th Presidential Ballot</b></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vice_Presidential_nomination">Vice Presidential nomination</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1848_Whig_National_Convention&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Vice Presidential nomination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vice_Presidential_candidates">Vice Presidential candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1848_Whig_National_Convention&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Vice Presidential candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Whig Party leader <a href="/wiki/Thurlow_Weed" title="Thurlow Weed">Thurlow Weed</a> hoped to secure the vice presidency for former New York governor <a href="/wiki/William_H._Seward" title="William H. Seward">William H. Seward</a>, a vocal opponent of slavery, or to have him appointed U.S. Secretary of State.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New Yorkers opposed to Seward promoted <a href="/wiki/Millard_Fillmore" title="Millard Fillmore">Millard Fillmore</a>, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Comptroller" title="New York State Comptroller">New York State Comptroller</a>, for vice president; under the conventions of the time, two top positions could not go to individuals from the same state.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrinkley,_Dyer146_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrinkley,_Dyer146-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former congressman <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Foot" title="Solomon Foot">Solomon Foot</a> of Vermont went to the convention as a supporter of <a href="/wiki/Abbott_Lawrence" title="Abbott Lawrence">Abbott Lawrence</a> for vice president.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a key Taylor supporter, Lawrence expected to be nominated for vice president.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHolt327–329_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHolt327–329-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Northern anti-slavery delegates perceived Lawrence as more accepting of slavery than Fillmore.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHolt327–329_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHolt327–329-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Recognizing that the Whigs would likely collapse if Lawrence was nominated and the northern anti-slavery delegates left the party, or if southern delegates left following a Seward nomination, Foot agreed to shift his support to Fillmore.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrinkley,_Dyer146_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrinkley,_Dyer146-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHolt327–329_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHolt327–329-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lawrence's support eroded as other northern delegates followed Foot's lead, and on the first ballot, Fillmore had 115 votes and Lawrence 109.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrinkley,_Dyer146_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrinkley,_Dyer146-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHolt327–329_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHolt327–329-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Seward was subsequently elected to the U.S. Senate for the term starting in March 1849.)<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 978px;text-align:center;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Millard_Fillmore_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Comptroller Millard Fillmore of New York"><img alt="Comptroller Millard Fillmore of New York" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Millard_Fillmore_crop.jpg/88px-Millard_Fillmore_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="88" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Millard_Fillmore_crop.jpg/133px-Millard_Fillmore_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Millard_Fillmore_crop.jpg/177px-Millard_Fillmore_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="502" data-file-height="680" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Comptroller" title="New York State Comptroller">Comptroller</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/Millard_Fillmore" title="Millard Fillmore">Millard Fillmore</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Abbott_Lawrence.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Representative Abbott Lawrence of Massachusetts"><img alt="Former Representative Abbott Lawrence of Massachusetts" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Abbott_Lawrence.jpg/96px-Abbott_Lawrence.jpg" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Abbott_Lawrence.jpg/143px-Abbott_Lawrence.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Abbott_Lawrence.jpg/191px-Abbott_Lawrence.jpg 2x" data-file-width="436" data-file-height="547" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">Representative</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/Abbott_Lawrence" title="Abbott Lawrence">Abbott Lawrence</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Andrew_Stewart_(1791-1872,_Pennsylvania_Congressman).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Representative Andrew Stewart of Pennsylvania"><img alt="Representative Andrew Stewart of Pennsylvania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Andrew_Stewart_%281791-1872%2C_Pennsylvania_Congressman%29.jpg/86px-Andrew_Stewart_%281791-1872%2C_Pennsylvania_Congressman%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="86" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Andrew_Stewart_%281791-1872%2C_Pennsylvania_Congressman%29.jpg/129px-Andrew_Stewart_%281791-1872%2C_Pennsylvania_Congressman%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Andrew_Stewart_%281791-1872%2C_Pennsylvania_Congressman%29.jpg/172px-Andrew_Stewart_%281791-1872%2C_Pennsylvania_Congressman%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1427" data-file-height="1989" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">Representative</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Stewart_(American_politician,_died_1872)" title="Andrew Stewart (American politician, died 1872)">Andrew Stewart</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:TMTMcK.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Representative Thomas McKennan of Pennsylvania"><img alt="Former Representative Thomas McKennan of Pennsylvania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/TMTMcK.jpg/94px-TMTMcK.jpg" decoding="async" width="94" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/TMTMcK.jpg/141px-TMTMcK.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/TMTMcK.jpg/189px-TMTMcK.jpg 2x" data-file-width="276" data-file-height="351" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">Representative</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_McKean_Thompson_McKennan" title="Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan">Thomas McKennan</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Senator_George_Evans_of_Maine.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Senator George Evans of Maine"><img alt="Former Senator George Evans of Maine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Senator_George_Evans_of_Maine.jpg/101px-Senator_George_Evans_of_Maine.jpg" decoding="async" width="101" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Senator_George_Evans_of_Maine.jpg/152px-Senator_George_Evans_of_Maine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Senator_George_Evans_of_Maine.jpg 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="225" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senator</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/George_Evans_(American_politician)" title="George Evans (American politician)">George Evans</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_Sully_-_John_Sergeant_-_NPG.84.179_-_National_Portrait_Gallery.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Representative John Sergeant of Pennsylvania"><img alt="Former Representative John Sergeant of Pennsylvania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Thomas_Sully_-_John_Sergeant_-_NPG.84.179_-_National_Portrait_Gallery.jpg/98px-Thomas_Sully_-_John_Sergeant_-_NPG.84.179_-_National_Portrait_Gallery.jpg" decoding="async" width="98" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Thomas_Sully_-_John_Sergeant_-_NPG.84.179_-_National_Portrait_Gallery.jpg/147px-Thomas_Sully_-_John_Sergeant_-_NPG.84.179_-_National_Portrait_Gallery.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Thomas_Sully_-_John_Sergeant_-_NPG.84.179_-_National_Portrait_Gallery.jpg/196px-Thomas_Sully_-_John_Sergeant_-_NPG.84.179_-_National_Portrait_Gallery.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3275" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">Representative</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/John_Sergeant_(politician)" title="John Sergeant (politician)">John Sergeant</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_M._Clayton,_U.S._Secretary_of_State_(2277592664).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Senator John M. Clayton of Delaware"><img alt="Senator John M. Clayton of Delaware" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/John_M._Clayton%2C_U.S._Secretary_of_State_%282277592664%29.jpg/98px-John_M._Clayton%2C_U.S._Secretary_of_State_%282277592664%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="98" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/John_M._Clayton%2C_U.S._Secretary_of_State_%282277592664%29.jpg/147px-John_M._Clayton%2C_U.S._Secretary_of_State_%282277592664%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/John_M._Clayton%2C_U.S._Secretary_of_State_%282277592664%29.jpg/197px-John_M._Clayton%2C_U.S._Secretary_of_State_%282277592664%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2213" data-file-height="2700" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senator</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/John_M._Clayton" title="John M. Clayton">John M. Clayton</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hamilton_Fish_Brady_Edited.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lieutenant Governor Hamilton Fish of New York"><img alt="Lieutenant Governor Hamilton Fish of New York" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Hamilton_Fish_Brady_Edited.jpg/87px-Hamilton_Fish_Brady_Edited.jpg" decoding="async" width="87" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Hamilton_Fish_Brady_Edited.jpg/131px-Hamilton_Fish_Brady_Edited.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Hamilton_Fish_Brady_Edited.jpg/174px-Hamilton_Fish_Brady_Edited.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1094" data-file-height="1506" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_York" title="Lieutenant Governor of New York">Lieutenant Governor</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Fish" title="Hamilton Fish">Hamilton Fish</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:New_York_Governor_John_Young.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Governor John Young of New York"><img alt="Governor John Young of New York" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/New_York_Governor_John_Young.jpg/117px-New_York_Governor_John_Young.jpg" decoding="async" width="117" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/New_York_Governor_John_Young.jpg/175px-New_York_Governor_John_Young.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/New_York_Governor_John_Young.jpg/234px-New_York_Governor_John_Young.jpg 2x" data-file-width="486" data-file-height="499" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_York" title="Governor of New York">Governor</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/John_Young_(governor)" title="John Young (governor)">John Young</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_Ewing.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Senator Thomas Ewing of Ohio"><img alt="Former Senator Thomas Ewing of Ohio" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Thomas_Ewing.png/90px-Thomas_Ewing.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Thomas_Ewing.png/136px-Thomas_Ewing.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Thomas_Ewing.png/181px-Thomas_Ewing.png 2x" data-file-width="950" data-file-height="1260" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senator</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Ewing" title="Thomas Ewing">Thomas Ewing</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Charles_Winthrop.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Speaker Robert C. Winthrop of Massachusetts"><img alt="Speaker Robert C. Winthrop of Massachusetts" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Robert_Charles_Winthrop.jpg/96px-Robert_Charles_Winthrop.jpg" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Robert_Charles_Winthrop.jpg/144px-Robert_Charles_Winthrop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Robert_Charles_Winthrop.jpg/191px-Robert_Charles_Winthrop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="419" data-file-height="525" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">Speaker</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/Robert_Charles_Winthrop" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Charles Winthrop">Robert C. Winthrop</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thurlow_Weed_-_Brady-Handy.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Publisher Thurlow Weed of New York"><img alt="Publisher Thurlow Weed of New York" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Thurlow_Weed_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/87px-Thurlow_Weed_-_Brady-Handy.jpg" decoding="async" width="87" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Thurlow_Weed_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/131px-Thurlow_Weed_-_Brady-Handy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Thurlow_Weed_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/174px-Thurlow_Weed_-_Brady-Handy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="3848" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Media_proprietor" title="Media proprietor">Publisher</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/Thurlow_Weed" title="Thurlow Weed">Thurlow Weed</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Withdrawn">Withdrawn</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1848_Whig_National_Convention&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Withdrawn"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 326px;text-align:center;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_H._Seward_portrait_-_restoration.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Governor William H. Seward of New York"><img alt="Former Governor William H. Seward of New York" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/William_H._Seward_portrait_-_restoration.jpg/85px-William_H._Seward_portrait_-_restoration.jpg" decoding="async" width="85" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/William_H._Seward_portrait_-_restoration.jpg/128px-William_H._Seward_portrait_-_restoration.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/William_H._Seward_portrait_-_restoration.jpg/170px-William_H._Seward_portrait_-_restoration.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3410" data-file-height="4797" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_York" title="Governor of New York">Governor</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/William_H._Seward" title="William H. Seward">William H. Seward</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_Butler_King_3c09840r.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Representative Thomas B. King of Georgia"><img alt="Representative Thomas B. King of Georgia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Thomas_Butler_King_3c09840r.jpg/91px-Thomas_Butler_King_3c09840r.jpg" decoding="async" width="91" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Thomas_Butler_King_3c09840r.jpg/137px-Thomas_Butler_King_3c09840r.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Thomas_Butler_King_3c09840r.jpg/182px-Thomas_Butler_King_3c09840r.jpg 2x" data-file-width="524" data-file-height="689" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">Representative</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Butler_King" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Butler King">Thomas B. King</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Declined">Declined</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1848_Whig_National_Convention&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Declined"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 163px;text-align:center;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Daniel_Webster_-_circa_1847.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts"><img alt="Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Daniel_Webster_-_circa_1847.jpg/96px-Daniel_Webster_-_circa_1847.jpg" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Daniel_Webster_-_circa_1847.jpg/144px-Daniel_Webster_-_circa_1847.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Daniel_Webster_-_circa_1847.jpg/191px-Daniel_Webster_-_circa_1847.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2260" data-file-height="2832" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senator</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Webster" title="Daniel Webster">Daniel Webster</a></b> <br />of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Balloting">Balloting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1848_Whig_National_Convention&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Balloting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Webster was offered the vice presidential spot on the ticket, but declined. Former New York Representative Millard Fillmore was chosen as the vice presidential candidate on the second ballot. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <caption>Convention Vice Presidential vote </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Ballots </th> <th>1 </th> <th>2 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Millard_Fillmore" title="Millard Fillmore">Millard Fillmore</a> </td> <td>115 </td> <td>173 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Abbott_Lawrence" title="Abbott Lawrence">Abbott Lawrence</a> </td> <td>109 </td> <td>87 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><b>Not Voting</b></i> </td> <td>16 </td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Stewart_(1791%E2%80%931872)" class="mw-redirect" title="Andrew Stewart (1791–1872)">Andrew Stewart</a> </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_M.T._McKennan" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas M.T. McKennan">Thomas M.T. McKennan</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/George_Evans_(American_politician)" title="George Evans (American politician)">George Evans</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/John_Sergeant_(politician)" title="John Sergeant (politician)">John Sergeant</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/John_M._Clayton" title="John M. Clayton">John M. Clayton</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Fish" title="Hamilton Fish">Hamilton Fish</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Ewing" title="Thomas Ewing">Thomas Ewing Sr.</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Butler_King" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Butler King">Thomas B. King</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/John_Young_(governor)" title="John Young (governor)">John Young</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rufus_Choate" title="Rufus Choate">Rufus Choate</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Foot" title="Solomon Foot">Solomon Foot</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/George_Lunt" title="George Lunt">George Lunt</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 326px;text-align:center;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1848WhigVicePresidentialNomination1stBallot.png" class="mw-file-description" title="1st Vice Presidential Ballot"><img alt="1st Vice Presidential Ballot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/1848WhigVicePresidentialNomination1stBallot.png/120px-1848WhigVicePresidentialNomination1stBallot.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/1848WhigVicePresidentialNomination1stBallot.png/180px-1848WhigVicePresidentialNomination1stBallot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/1848WhigVicePresidentialNomination1stBallot.png/240px-1848WhigVicePresidentialNomination1stBallot.png 2x" data-file-width="1513" data-file-height="983" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><b>1st Vice Presidential Ballot</b></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1848WhigVicePresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png" class="mw-file-description" title="2nd Vice Presidential Ballot"><img alt="2nd Vice Presidential Ballot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/1848WhigVicePresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png/120px-1848WhigVicePresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/1848WhigVicePresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png/180px-1848WhigVicePresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/1848WhigVicePresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png/240px-1848WhigVicePresidentialNomination2ndBallot.png 2x" data-file-width="1513" data-file-height="983" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><b>2nd Vice Presidential Ballot</b></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1848_Whig_National_Convention&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Clay">Clay</a>/<a href="/wiki/John_Sergeant_(politician)" title="John Sergeant (politician)">Sergeant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_United_States_presidential_election" title="1836 United States presidential election">1836 (None)</a>: <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison" title="William Henry Harrison">Harrison</a>/<a href="/wiki/Francis_Granger" title="Francis Granger">Granger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Lawson_White" title="Hugh Lawson White">White</a>/<a href="/wiki/John_Tyler" title="John Tyler">Tyler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Webster" title="Daniel Webster">Webster</a>/<a href="/wiki/Francis_Granger" title="Francis Granger">Granger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_P._Mangum" title="Willie P. 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Taylor</a>/<a href="/wiki/Millard_Fillmore" title="Millard Fillmore">Fillmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_Whig_National_Convention" title="1852 Whig National Convention">1852 (Baltimore)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Winfield_Scott" title="Winfield Scott">Scott</a>/<a href="/wiki/William_Alexander_Graham" title="William Alexander Graham">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_Whig_National_Convention" title="1856 Whig National Convention">1856 (Baltimore)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Millard_Fillmore" title="Millard Fillmore">Fillmore</a>/<a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson_Donelson" title="Andrew Jackson Donelson">Donelson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">U.S. House<br />Speakers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_W._Taylor_(politician)" title="John W. 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