1845 to 1849
James Knox Polk, of Tennessee, President, inaugurated March 4, 1845. He was born in Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, November 2, 1795; died at Nashville, Tennessee, June 15, 1849.
George Mifflin Dallas, of Pennsylvania, Vice-President. Born in Philadelphia, July 10, 1792.
Popular Vote—For President, James K. Polk, 1,335,834; Henry Clay, 1,297,033; James G. Birney, 62,270.
Electoral Vote—For President, James K. Polk, 170; Henry Clay, 105.—Total, 275. Twenty-six States voting.
For Vice-President, George M. Dallas, 170; Theodore Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey, 105.
1849 to 1853.
Zachary Taylor, of Louisiana, President, inaugurated March 4, 1849. Born in Virginia, A.D. 1784; died in Washington City, July 9, 1850.
Millard Fillmore, of New York, Vice-President. Born in Locke township, Cayuga county, New York, January 7, 1800.