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2 days ago · Southern Whigs coalesced around Senator Hugh Lawson White, a long-time Jackson ally who opposed Van Buren's candidacy. [47] Ultimately, Van Buren won a majority of the electoral and popular vote in the 1836 election, though the Whigs improved on Clay's 1832 performance in the South and West. [48]
1 day ago · Sydney Metro City and Southwest project director Hugh Lawson said the artworks breathe life into very ... A 9.7-metre-high black-and-white portrait of a smiling seven-year-old Indigenous dancer ...
Jul 24, 2024 · Hugh Lawson White Killian. (1838 - 1887) Home State: Texas. Branch of Service: Infantry. Unit: 4th Texas Infantry. Before Sharpsburg. A 23 year old farmer at Spring Hill, he enlisted in Navarro County as a Private in Company I, 4th Texas Infantry on 17 July 1861. On the Campaign.
2 days ago · In the 1836 presidential election, Vice President Martin Van Buren, Jackson's chosen successor, defeated multiple Whig candidates, including Tennessee Senator Hugh Lawson White. Greater Whig strength in Tennessee helped White carry his state, though Polk's home district went for Van Buren. [45]
Aug 9, 2024 · George Poindexter (1779 – September 5, 1853) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge from Mississippi. Born in Virginia, he moved to the Mississippi Territory in 1802. He served as United States Representative from the newly admitted state, was elected as Governor (1820–1822), and served as a United States senator . Early life.
Aug 1, 2024 · In 1836 the Whig Party ran three presidential candidates, Daniel Webster, Hugh L. White, and William Henry Harrison, to appeal to the East, South, and West, respectively, in an attempt to throw the election into the House of Representatives.
Jul 31, 2024 · More than a third of the items in the collection are Andrew Jackson Papers, making it one of the five foremost collections of Jackson material in existence. There are letters between Jackson and such contemporaries as Col. Samuel Swartwout, William H. Crawford, Joseph Anderson, Hugh Lawson White, and Willie Blount.