Willie Person Mangum (May 10, 1792–September 7, 1861) was a U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1831 and 1836 and between 1840 and 1853. He was one of the founders and leading members of the Whig party, and was a candidate for President on a Whig ticket in 1836. May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... State nickname: Tar Heel State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The United States Whig Party was a political party of the United States. ... The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ...

Mangum was born in Durham County, North Carolina (then called Orange County). After graduating from the University of North Carolina in 1815, he began a law practice and entered politics. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1823 to 1826, then, after an interlude as a superior court judge, was elected as a Democrat to the Senate in 1830. Durham County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ... The University of North Carolina, often called the University of North Carolina System to avoid confusion, is a federation of all sixteen public universities in North Carolina. ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... In law, and more specifically, in the Anglo-American common law legal tradition, a superior court is a court of general jurisdiction over all, or major, civil and criminal cases. ... A judge or justice is an appointed or elected official who presides over a court. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Mangum's stay in the Democratic Party was short. He opposed President Andrew Jackson on most of the major issues of the day, including the protective tariff, nullification, and the Bank of the United States. In 1834, Mangum openly declared himself to be a "Whig", and two years later, he resigned his Senate seat. Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845), one of the founders of the Democratic Party, was the seventh President of the United States, serving from 1829 to 1837. ... This article or section should be merged with tariff. ... The process of nullification may refer to: The Hartford Convention, in which New England Federalists considered secession from the United States of America. ... There were two organizations known as the Bank of the United States First Bank of the United States (1791-1811) Second Bank of the United States (1816-1841) Categories: Defunct banks ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

As part of a strategy to deny the Democrats the electoral votes to win the Presidency in the 1836 election, the Whigs put forward four presidential candidates: Daniel Webster in New England, William Henry Harrison in the Border States, Hugh White in the middle South, and Mangum in the South Atlantic states. The strategy failed, as Democrat Martin Van Buren won the election, but Mangum won the state of South Carolina and its 11 electoral votes. The United States Electoral College is the electoral college which chooses the President and Vice President of the United States at the conclusion of each Presidential election. ... Summary The election of 1836 is predominately remembered for three reasons: it was the last election until 1988 to result in the elevation of an incumbent Vice President to the nations highest office, it was also the only race in which a major political party (the Whigs) intentionally ran... Daniel Webster Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was a United States Senator and Secretary of State. ... While the states marked in red show the core of New England, the regions cultural influence may cover a greater or lesser area than shown. ... Order: 9th President Vice President: John Tyler Term of office: March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841 Preceded by: Martin Van Buren Succeeded by: John Tyler Date of birth: February 9, 1773 Place of birth: Berkeley, Virginia Date of death: April 4, 1841 Place of death: Washington D.C. First Lady... This is about the 19th century Tennessee politician; for the 20th century Mississippi politician, see Hugh L. White. ... Order: 8th President Vice President: Richard M. Johnson Term of office: March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841 Preceded by: Andrew Jackson Succeeded by: William Henry Harrison Date of birth: December 5, 1782 Place of birth: Kinderhook, New York Date of death: July 24, 1862 Place of death: Kinderhook, New York... State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford (R) Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population {{{2000Pop}}} (26th)  - Density 51. ...

After a four-year absence, Mangum served two more terms in the Senate, where he was an important ally of Henry Clay. He served as president pro tempore from 1842 to 1845. In 1852, he was nominated as vice-president on the Whig national ticket, with Winfield Scott. Henry Clay Henry Clay (April 12, 1777 in Hanover County, Virginia – June 29, 1852 in Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman and orator who served in both the House of Representatives and Senate. ... A President Pro Tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of the United States Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the President of the Senate. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Realizing that he had little chance of being re-elected, Mangum retired at the end of his second term. After the breakup of the Whigs during the mid-1850s, he joined the nativist American Party in 1856. A stroke soon afterwards ended his political career. The so-called Know-Nothing movement was a American political movement of the 1850s. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Mangum married Charity Alston Cain in 1819. They had five children. Their only son died in 1861 at the Battle of Manassas. 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Two conflicts during the American Civil War were known as Battle of Bull Run or Battle of Manassas: First Battle of Bull Run Second Battle of Bull Run This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

References

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: MANGUM, Willie Person
• Garraty, John A. and Mark C. Carnes. American National Biography, vol. 14, "Mangum, Willie Person". New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

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