John Quincy Adams was, in 1828 the first president to be elected by the House of Representatives. He represented the wing of his party, which in 1831 was reorganized into the National Republican Party and would shortly be supplanted by the Whig Party. His election was controversial, because he had named Henry Clay Secretary of State in what Andrew Jackson, the winner of the popular vote alleged was a corrupt bargain.
Attributes | Values |
---|---|
rdfs:label |
|
rdfs:comment |
|
dcterms:subject | |
abstract |
|