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1844 Democratic National Convention

Baltimore, Maryland
May 27 to 29, 1844

resulting in the nomination of:

JAMES K. POLK
of Tennessee, for President

and

GEORGE M. DALLAS
of Pennsylvania, for Vice-President


Other candidates for the presidential nomination, before or during this convention:
James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania; Lewis Cass, of Michigan; Richard M. Johnson, of Kentucky; Martin Van Buren, of New York

Other candidates for the vice-presidential nomination, before or during this convention:
Silas Wright, Jr., of New York

State Delegations (incomplete!)
Indiana - Kentucky - Massachusetts - New York - Ohio - Pennsylvania

Other Delegations (incomplete!)

"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."
Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
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