This former State Comptroller lost an election to Silas Wright for governor in 1844.  His Cabinet included a Secretary of the Interior who served for just 11 days, Thomas McKennan, failed compromiser John Crittenden as Attorney General, and notorious windbag Edward Everett a
This former State Comptroller lost an election to Silas Wright for governor in 1844.  His Cabinet included a Secretary of the Interior who served for just 11 days, Thomas McKennan, failed compromiser John Crittenden as Attorney General, and notorious windbag Edward Everett as Secretary of State.  In foreign policy, his only accomplishment of note was the deployment of Commodore Peary.  On the domestic front, he oversaw the passage of the Compromise of 1850.  He only carried Maryland as the Know-Nothing presidential candidate after serving as the last Whig in the White House. FTP, name this man who succeeded to the presidency on the death of Zachary Taylor.
This former State Comptroller lost an election to Silas Wright for governor in 1844.  
Millard Fillmore