Anti-Masonic Party
Political party
The Anti-Masonic Party was the earliest third party in the United States. Formally a single-issue party, it strongly opposed Freemasonry in the United States. Wikipedia
Ceased operations: 1888
Leader: Solomon Southwick; Thurlow Weed; William Wirt
Founded: First: February 1828; 196 years ago; Second: 1872; 152 years ago
Ideology: American School; Anti-elitism (de facto); Anti-Jacksonianism; Anti-Masonry
Merged into: Whig Party
National affiliation: National Republican Party (1828)
Newspaper: Anti-Masonic Enquirer; National Observer; Albany Journal
Show more
Show less