Dr. Allen Gunn, M.D.
Paul Anderson Haralson
John Kerr
Warner Meriwether Lewis
Nathaniel Henry McCain
James Mebane
Algernon Sidney Yancey
Source: The Greensboro Patriot (Greensboro, NC), 22 October 1839.
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In 1834, the Whig Party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson (Democratic Party). It lasted only a few years, but did produce four presidents: William Henry Harrison; Zachary Taylor; John Tyler; and Millard Fillmore.
When the Whig Party split up, primarily over the issue of slavery, there was not a direct successor as several parties developed. However, the most important of these was the Republican Party that produced President Abraham Lincoln.
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