The first President from the Whig Party was William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1841-April 4, 1841.
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William Henry Harrison was both the first Whig Party Presidential Nominee, in 1836, and the first Whig Party Presidential Nominee to win the presidential election, in 1840.
Yes, he lived in Indiana and he was in the Whig and Republican party. He was the 16th president of the United States!
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No- Pierce was not a Whig. His predecessors Taylor and Fillmore were the last Whig presidents and Pierce's opponent, Winfield Scott was the man to run for President as a Whig.
Taylor ran and was elected as a Whig. He was not an active politician but had gained fame as a successful general in the Mexican War. He did not attend the Whig Convention at which he was nominated for President. He and W.H. Harrison were the only two Whigs to be elected President.
Members of the Whig party in the United States Congress attempted unsuccessfully to impeach John Tyler.