The 1848 Democratic National Convention was a presidential nominating convention that met from Monday May 22 to Friday May 26 in Baltimore, Maryland. It was held to nominate the Democratic Party's can
Nominees Cass and Butler
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Associate Justice Levi Woodbury of New Hampshire
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 7, 1848 in the aftermath of the Mexican–American War. General Zachary Taylor of the Whig Party defeated Senator Lewis Cass of the Demo
1848 Democratic National Convention
…Monday May 22 to Friday May 26 in Baltimore, Maryland. It was held to nominate the Democratic Party's candidates for President and Vice President in the 1848 election. The convention selected Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan for President and former Representative William O. Butler of Kentucky for Vice President. As…
Zachary Taylor restored and cropped
Lewis Cass
Martin Van Buren daguerreotype by Mathew Brady circa 1849 edit 1
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