Liberal Republican Party (United States)
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The Liberal Republican Party (United States) was a short-lived 19th-century political party formed in opposition to Ulysses S. Grant’s administration, advocating civil service reform, an end to Reconstruction-era military interventions in the South, and a more moderate post–Civil War reconciliation policy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Liberal Republican Party | 7 |
| Liberal Republican Party (United States) canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Liberal Republican Party (United States) Context triple: [Lyman Trumbull, memberOf, Liberal Republican Party (United States)]
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Reform Party of the United States of America
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Democratic Republican Alliance
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Whig Party
The Whig Party was a major 19th-century American political party that opposed Andrew Jackson’s Democrats and promoted congressional supremacy, economic modernization, and internal improvements.
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Whig Party
The Whig Party was a major British political party from the late 17th to the 19th century that championed constitutional monarchy, parliamentary supremacy, and commercial interests, and later evolved into the Liberal Party.
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National Union Party
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Target entity: Liberal Republican Party (United States) Target entity description: The Liberal Republican Party (United States) was a short-lived 19th-century political party formed in opposition to Ulysses S. Grant’s administration, advocating civil service reform, an end to Reconstruction-era military interventions in the South, and a more moderate post–Civil War reconciliation policy.
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Reform Party of the United States of America
The Reform Party of the United States of America is a minor centrist political party founded by Ross Perot in the 1990s that has occasionally attracted high-profile figures dissatisfied with the Republican and Democratic parties.
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B.
Democratic Republican Alliance
The Democratic Republican Alliance was a major center-right liberal and secular political party of the French Third Republic, influential in early 20th-century French politics.
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C.
Whig Party
The Whig Party was a major 19th-century American political party that opposed Andrew Jackson’s Democrats and promoted congressional supremacy, economic modernization, and internal improvements.
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Whig Party
The Whig Party was a major British political party from the late 17th to the 19th century that championed constitutional monarchy, parliamentary supremacy, and commercial interests, and later evolved into the Liberal Party.
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National Union Party
The National Union Party was a temporary name used by the U.S. Republican Party during the 1864 presidential election to attract War Democrats and border-state Unionists in support of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct political party
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political party ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 1870s ⓘ |
| advocated |
civil service reform
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end to Reconstruction-era military intervention in the South ⓘ moderate post–Civil War reconciliation policy ⓘ |
| afterDissolution |
many members returned to Republican Party
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some members joined Democratic Party ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Liberal Republican Party (United States)
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surface form:
Liberal Republican Party
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| coalitionWith |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| color | none officially established ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 1872 ⓘ |
| electoralBase | reform-oriented Republicans in Northern states ⓘ |
| electoralOutcome1872 | lost presidential election to Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| founded | 1870 ⓘ |
| foundedIn | Missouri ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C. (de facto national center)
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| historicalContext | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| ideology |
classical liberalism
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reformism ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
1872 United States presidential election
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surface form:
United States presidential election of 1872
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| legacy |
contributed to national debate over end of Reconstruction
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influenced later civil service reform efforts ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| nominatedForPresident | Horace Greeley ⓘ |
| nominatedForVicePresident | Benjamin Gratz Brown ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Benjamin Gratz Brown
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Carl Schurz ⓘ Charles Sumner ⓘ Horace Greeley ⓘ Lyman Trumbull ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Republican Party
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surface form:
regular Republican Party
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| opposedTo | Ulysses S. Grant administration ⓘ |
| origin | split from Republican Party (United States) ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | center-right ⓘ |
| positionOnCivilService |
opposed patronage and spoils system
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supported merit-based appointments ⓘ |
| positionOnReconstruction |
favored amnesty for former Confederates
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opposed continued federal military occupation of the South ⓘ |
| reasonForFormation |
dissatisfaction with corruption in Grant administration
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opposition to Radical Republican Reconstruction policies ⓘ |
| stanceOnAfricanAmericanRights | accepted basic civil rights but opposed continued federal enforcement by troops ⓘ |
| supportedBy | many reform-minded Republicans ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
civil liberties for white Southerners
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lower tariffs ⓘ reduction of federal government corruption ⓘ |
| timeInGovernment |
never controlled presidency
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never held majority in Congress ⓘ |
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Subject: Liberal Republican Party (United States) Description of subject: The Liberal Republican Party (United States) was a short-lived 19th-century political party formed in opposition to Ulysses S. Grant’s administration, advocating civil service reform, an end to Reconstruction-era military interventions in the South, and a more moderate post–Civil War reconciliation policy.
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