Papers, 1844-1866.

Free Soil Party (U.S.)

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Iowa. Constitutional Convention (1857)

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Clarke, William Penn, 1817-1903.

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Attorney, newspaper editor and owner, politician and abolitionist. Clarke owned and edited The State Press (Iowa City). He was leader of Iowa's Free Soil party before becoming a prominent Republican party member. During his time as a Free Soiler he became involved with the Know Nothing political movement which sought to limit the political power of immigrants and Catholics. He served as a secretary at the Pittsburg National Convention at which the Republican party was organized and went on to re...

Brown, John, 1800-1859

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John Brown (May 9, 1800, Torrington, Connecticut – December 2, 1859, Charles Town, Virginia) was born in Connecticut in 1800 before migrating with his family at an early age to the Connecticut Western Reserve. He failed at several business ventures and land speculations before devoting his life to the abolition of slavery. Brown was executed in 1859 following his failed attempt to incite a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Edwin Coppoc, a native of Salem, Ohio, joined Brown in his rai...

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

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The Republican Party is a national political party in the United States, and was founded in 1854. In the 1864 election, the party took the name National Union Party to allow the participation of Democrats. From the description of Republican Party tickets, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 496362231 From the guide to the Republican Party tickets, 1864, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...