James G. Birney ran against this former governor of Tennessee and thus helped him win the ballot because the successful third party campaign drew votes from (*) Henry Clay.
His support of Andrew Jackson earned him the nickname "Young Hickory," and Jackson eventually secured this man's nomination along with his running mate George M. Dallas.  James G. Birney ran against this former governor of Tennessee and thus helped him win the ballot because the successful third party campaign drew votes from (*) Henry Clay. This president stopped the Wilmot proviso from passing, negotiated an end to the Oregon Question at the forty-ninth parallel, and fought the Mexican-American war.  For 10 points, name this dark horse, the eleventh president of the United States.
His support of Andrew Jackson earned him the nickname "Young Hickory," and Jackson eventually secured this man's nomination along with his running mate George M. Dallas.  
James Knox {Polk}