List of Whig National Conventions
This page lists the presidential nominating conventions of the United States Whig Party between 1839 and 1856 and the Constitutional Union Party of 1860.
| Year | Location | Presidential Nominee | Vice Presidential Nominee |
| 1839 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | William Henry Harrison of Ohio | John Tyler of Virginia |
| 1844 | Baltimore | Henry Clay of Kentucky | Theodore Frelinghuysen of New Jersey |
| 1848 | Philadelphia | Zachary Taylor of Louisiana | Millard Fillmore of New York |
| 1852 | Baltimore | Winfield Scott of New Jersey | William A. Graham of North Carolina |
| 1856 | Baltimore | Millard Fillmore of New Yorka | Andrew J. Donelson of Tennesseea |
| 1860b | Baltimore | John Bell of Tennessee | Edward Everett of Massachusetts |
aFillmore and Donelson had previously been nominated as candidates of the American Party.
bAs the Constitutional Union Convention. The Constitutional Unionists consisted largely of former Whigs.
See also
- List of Republican National Conventions
- List of Democratic National Conventions
- List of United States National Democratic/Whig Party presidential tickets
This is a list of the candidates for the offices of President of the United States and Vice President of the United States of the modern Democratic Party of the United States.
References
- Cluskey, Michael W. (ed.). The Political Textbook. J.B. Smith & co., Philadelphia: 1860. Google Books digitized version
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