Important presidential elections :: history

weighty presidential electionsSome of the most important presidential elections 1812 The election of 1812 consisted of a battle between James capital of Wisconsin, and De Witt Clinton. Madison had represented both pop and Republican beliefs, while Clinton was a Federalist. James Madison was born in Port Conway, Va., on March 16, 1751. A Princeton graduate, he joined the bark for independence on his return to Virginia in 1771. He had been an active political leader in the 1770s and 1780s. He was greatly know for championing the Jefferson reform program, and in the Continental Congress. Madison, in collaboration, had participated greatly in the, Federalist, a paper whos main take was to ratify the constitution. Madison first became president in 1809, when he bested Charles C. Pickney. He had led the U.S. in a very unpopular war, in which the U.S. hadnt been active for...the state of war of 1812. De Witt Clinton was a Federalist, whos main purpose of the election was to get the U .S. reveal of a war in which he felt was very unnecessary. DeWitt held every(prenominal) major elective office in late York between 1797 and 1828--assemblyman, senator, mayor of New York City, lieutenant governor, and governor. He was a philanthropist and patron of the arts and science and, as canal commissioner, championed construction of the Erie and Champlain canals. The method in which these candidates original nomination was by the Electoral College, or by King Caucus. The subject of political conventions had not been present at this time. on that point were no third-party candidates in this election. The major issue of this election was the War of 1812. The War of 1812, or Mr. Madisons War, had been very unpopular among different sections of America. Mainly the ship owners in New England. The war was supposed to protect. This war was supposed to help their shipping, but instead, it had unplowed them from trading and making money. The winner of the election of 1812 was James Madison. Madison put in 128 electoral votes, while Clinton received 89, and the number of No Votes Cast was 1. The vice-presidential candidate, who won the election was Elbridge Gerry, who received 131 electoral votes, while Jared Ingersoll received 86. There was no record of the number of popular votes for this election. My opinion of why Madison had won the election is because he had led the country into the War of 1812, and therefore, he should be allowed to fight it.