Who was the former vicepresident who ran for president as a Progressive in 1948?

The former vice president who ran for president as a Progressive in 1948 was Henry A. Wallace. He had served as vice president under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1941 to 1945 and became the Progressive Party's candidate in the 1948 election. Wallace's campaign focused on civil rights, labor rights, and opposition to the Cold War policies of the time.