American Third Parties

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first “3rd party” in American history

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anti-masonic party

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nominated William Wirt for president (with Amos Ellmaker for VP) in 1832

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anti-masonic party

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formed in 1828 in upstate new York to oppose freemasonry, specifically after the disappearance of William Morgan after morgan wrote a book exposing the secrets of masons

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anti-masonic party

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William palmer, governor of Vermont, was the highest elected of this party. Vermont was also the only state carried by William Wirt in 1832

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anti-masonic party

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this party was the first to use nominating conventions and party platforms

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anti-masonic

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abolitionist party that nominated James Birney, a former slaveholder, for president in 1840 and 1844

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liberty party

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other prominent members include Gerrit Smith, Thomas Earle, and Salmon P. Chase

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liberty party

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anti slavery party that advocated for the non-extension of slavery rather than the abolition of slavery

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free soil party

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formed by former members of the liberty party along with the so called “barnburners”. NY democrats angered by their party’s weak stance against slavery (specifically the rejection of the Wilmot Proviso)

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free soil party

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In 1848, this party nominated former president Martin Van Buren for president and Charles Francis Adams for VP

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free soil party

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this party also nominated John Hale for president in 1852, but the party was absorbed into the newly formed Republican Party before the 1856 election

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free soil party

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known as the Known-Nothing party, this party grew out of the anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic Order of the Star Spangled Banner

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American party

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in 1856, this party nominated former president Millard Fillmore for president with Andrew Donnellson for VP

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American Party

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they succeeded in electing the mayors of San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Washington. J. Neely Johnson was elected Governor of California, and the party briefly won control of the Massachusetts legislature

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American Party

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formed I 1859 to preserve the Union while at the same time remaining neutral on the slavery issue

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constitutional union party

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in 1860 this party nominated john bell for president and Edward Everett for vice president, but dissolved soon after

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constitutional union party

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founded in 1874 by farmers frustrated by the Panic of 1873, this party called for a reintroduction of the inflationary currency of the Civil War

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greenback (labor) party

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its first nominee for president was Peter Cooper, industrialist and inventor of the “Tom Thumb” locomotive

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greenback (labor) party

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also nominated James Weaver (1880) and Benjamin Butler (1884)

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greenback (labor) party

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Terrence Powderly, head of the Knights of Labor, won election as mayor of Scantron, PA, as a member of this party

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greenback (labor) party

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it was founded in 1869 and ran James Black as its first presidential candidate in 1872

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prohibition party

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oldest continuously operational third party in the US, and still runs candidates each election cycle

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prohibition party

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notable candidates for president include John St. John, Neal Dow, and Silas Swallow

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prohibition party

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the party’s biggest victory came with the election of Florida Governor Sidney Johnston Catts in 1917

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prohibition party