Senator (Class 3) from Ohio 1825–1828        Served alongside: Benjamin Ruggles

Succeeded byJacob Burnet

Preceded byAndrew Jackson

Chair of the Senate Military Affairs Committee 1825–1828

Succeeded byThomas Hart Benton

Diplomatic posts

Preceded byBeaufort Watts

United States Minister to Gran Colombia 1829

Succeeded byThomas Patrick Moore

Party political offices

New political party

Whig nominee for President of the United States 1836¹, 1840

Succeeded byHenry Clay

Notes and references

1. The Whig Party ran regional candidates in 1836. Harrison ran in the Northern states, Hugh White ran in the Southern states, and Daniel Webster ran in Massachusetts.

