<page_title> List of United States Democratic Party presidential tickets </page_title> <section_title> 1848 </section_title> <table> <cell> Lewis Cass State: Michigan Born: October 9, 1782, Exeter, New Hampshire Died: June 17, 1866, Detroit, Michigan Alma mater: none Career: United States Secretary of War (1831-1836) Territorial Governor of Michigan (1813-1831) <col_header> 1848 (lost) </col_header> </cell> </table>
Lewis Cass was the first Democratic presidential candidate to lose an election.