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1895 William V S Tubman, Whig, 17th Liberian president, 1943-70
1874 Viscount Palmerston, Whig, British Prime Minister, 1855-65 1844 Whig convention nominates Henry Clay as presidential candidate 1836 Whig party holds its 1st national convention, Harrisburg, Pa 1836 Whig Party holds its 1st national convention (Albany New York) 1800 Millard Fillmore, Locke, New York, Whig, 13th president, 1850-53 1792 John, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM, 1846-52, 1865-66 1784 Zachary Taylor, Whig, 12th President, Mar 5, 1849-July 9, 1850 1779 William Lamb, Whig, Viscount Melbourne, British Prime Minister, 1834, 1835-41 1764 Charles Earl Grey, Whig, British Prime Minister, 1830-34 1759 Baron Grenville, Whig, British Prime Minister, 1806-07 1730 Marquess of Rockingham, Whig, British Prime Minister, 1765-66, 1782 1708 William Pitt the Elder, Whig, U.K. PM, 1756-61, 66-68, 'Great Commoner' 1689 Battle of Killicrankie, Viscount Dundee defeats Whig General MacKay 1683 Algernon Sidney, English Whig politician/plotter, beheaded 1676 Robert Walpole, Whig, British Prime Minister, 1721-42 1661 Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier, Whig, 1710-14 1651 John Baron Somers, Whig, William III's chief minister, 1696-1700 |
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