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The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] The officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. [3]
The 1840 presidential election was the only time in which four people who either had been or would become a U.S. President (Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, and Polk) received at least one vote in the Electoral College when it voted for president and vice-president.
United States presidential election of 1840 was an American presidential election held in 1840, in which Whig candidate William Henry Harrison defeated incumbent Democratic Pres. Martin Van Buren.
27 mar 2024 · William Henry Harrison defeated Martin Van Buren in the presidential election of 1840. This guide provides access to digital materials at the Library of Congress, links to external websites, and a print bibliography related to the election.
During the 1830s and 1840s he went to Washington, first as a representative, then as a senator. In 1834, Pierce married Jane Means Appleton, and they had three sons. Pierce, after serving in the Mexican-American War, was proposed by New Hampshire friends for the presidential nomination in 1852.
The 1840 Presidential Election in the United States represented a major shift in political campaigns. Whig Party candidate William Henry Harrison and his running mate, John Tyler, were the first candidates to campaign actively for office.
Van Buren was the first President not born a British subject, or even of British ancestry. The Van Burens were a large, struggling family of Dutch descent. Martin's father, Abraham Van Buren—a supporter of Thomas Jefferson in a region populated by supporters of Jefferson's opponents, the Federalists—ran a tavern where politicians often ...
