William Penn Clarke correspondence [microform], 1859-1862, 1868, 1874
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American Party
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One of the most famous incidents of anti-Catholic sentiment expression occurred August 11, 1834; non-Catholic rioters looted and burned the Ursuline Convent of Mount Benedict in Charlestown, MA. Anti-Catholic violence also erupted in Philadelphia when 13 people were killed in riots in 1835. Activities by the American Nativist Party in Kensington, Pennsylvania, in 1844 also sparked anti-Catholic riots. In the 1850s, the American Party, also known as the Know-Nothing Party, was partly founded on a...
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...
