U.S. political event held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1848 Whig National Convention
1848 presidential election
Nominees Taylor and Fillmore
Convention
Date(s)
June 7–9, 1848
City
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue
Chinese Museum Building
Candidates
Presidential nominee
Zachary Taylor of Louisiana
Vice presidential nominee
Millard Fillmore of New York
Voting
Total delegates
280
Votes needed for nomination
140
Results (president)
Taylor (LA): 171 (61.07%) Scott (NY): 63 (22.5%) Clay (KY): 32 (11.43%) Webster (MA): 14 (5%)
Ballots
4
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The 1848 Whig National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held from June 7 to 9 in Philadelphia. It nominated the Whig Party's candidates for president and vice president in the 1848 election. The convention selected General Zachary Taylor of Louisiana for president and former Representative Millard Fillmore of New York for vice president.
Taylor and General Winfield Scott had both emerged as contenders for the Whig presidential nomination after serving in the Mexican–American War, while two long-time party leaders, Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky and Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts, also commanded support in the party. With Southern 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.
After Webster declined the vice presidential nomination, Fillmore and businessman Abbott Lawrence 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 Democratic ticket of Lewis Cass and William O. Butler.
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