Anti-Masonic Party
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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. It was active from the late 1820s, especi
William Morgan, whose disappearance and probable murder led to creation of the Anti-Masonic Party
Thurlow Weed, newspaper editor who helped form the Anti-Masonic Party
Solomon Southwick, newspaper publisher and 1828 Anti-Masonic candidate for Governor of New York
Former Mason William Wirt won Vermont's Electoral College votes in the 1832 presidential election for the Anti-Masonic Party
Freemasonry is a fraternal order that originated in Britain and later spread internationally through colonial expansion and migration. Its members, known as Freemasons, traditionally meet in local gro
Anti-Masonic 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. It was active from the late 1820s, especially in the Northeastern United States, and later attempted to become a major party by expanding its platform…
Illustration promoting African American ascent of the ladder of success, from a Prince Hall Masonic convention program book in 1920
Freemasons' Hall, London