The losing vice-presidential candidate in this election resigned as Secretary of the Navy to campaign and finished ahead of the Free Soil ticket headed by John Hale.
The losing vice-presidential candidate in this election resigned as Secretary of the Navy to campaign and finished ahead of the Free Soil ticket headed by John Hale. The man who won the Vice-Presidency in this election took the oath of office in Cuba and was rumored to be the (*) lover of James Buchanan. The loser of this election later developed the Anaconda Plan and was Mexican War hero Winfield Scott. For 10 points, identify this election which saw Franklin Pierce succeed Millard Fillmore as President.
The losing vice-presidential candidate in this election resigned as Secretary of the Navy to campaign and finished ahead of the Free Soil ticket headed by John Hale.
United States Presidential election of 1852