Whig Party (Ohio)

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This Whig Party in Cleveland, Ohio, drew its membership from former Federalists, anti-Masons, and national Republicans who opposed the limited government policies of the Democratic Party and President Andrew Jackson. The Whigs favored an activist federal government and broad humanitarian reforms. In Cleveland, Whig members were generally businessmen and those who profited from the Ohio and Erie Canal. Evangelical Protestants were drawn to the Whig Party as well, advocating a platform of temperance, public schools, and prison reform.

View the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History entry for the Whig Party

From the guide to the Whig Party, Ohio, Records, ca. 1838, (Western Reserve Historical Society)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Galloway, Samuel, 1811-1872. Papers 1840-1895. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Fairchild, William B. Papers, 1849 Oct. 17. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Taft, Alphonso. Papers, 1850 Aug. 25. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841. Papers 1795-1919. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Larwill Family. Papers 1801-1924. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Corwin, Thomas, 1794-1865. Papers, 1850 Dec. 13. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn McLean, John, 1785-1861. Papers 1816-1859. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Mason, Samson. Papers, 1835 Dec. 24. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Williamson, John Calvin, 1823-1893. Papers. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Corwin, Thomas, 1794-1865. Papers 1825-1859. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Shotwell family. Papers. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Ford, Seabury, 1801-1855. Papers 1849-1852. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Kilbourne, James, 1770-1850. Papers 1801-1906. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Tippecanoe Club (Cleveland, Ohio). Records. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Mitchell, M. G. Papers. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Corwin, Thomas, 1794-1865. Papers 1847-1856. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Boys, Alexander St. Clair, 1817-1868. Papers 1826-1868. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Miller, Isaac. Papers, 1844 Oct. 14. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Curtis, Henry Barnes, 1799-1885. Papers 1806-1888. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Galloway, Samuel. Papers, 1848 June 5. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Boys, Alexander St. Clair, 1817-1868. Papers. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Marshall, Edward C., 1821-1893. To President Millard Fillmore 1852 November 20 Letter. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Whig Party, Ohio, Records, ca. 1838 Western Reserve Historical Society
referencedIn Sloane, John, 1799-1856. Papers 1809-1877. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Fairchild, William B. Papers. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Neil, Robert, 1796-1883. Family papers 1818-1933. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Gest, E. (Erasmus), 1820-1908. Papers 1834-1885. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Corwin, Thomas, 1794-1865. Papers 1836-1855. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
creatorOf Whig Party (Ohio). Records / Whig Party. Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library
referencedIn Leavitt, Humphrey H. Papers. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Gates, Berman. Papers. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Trimble, John Allen, 1801-1885. Family papers, 1787-1908 Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Fitch, Orramel H., 1803-1882. Papers. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Ohio - Social life and customs 1840-1842. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Parks, Joseph. Papers, 1845 Nov. 9. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Straight-Outs, Bourneville, Ohio. Records 1840 May 9-June 6. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Klippart, John H. (John Hancock), 1823-1878. Papers 1833-1933. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
Role Title Holding Repository
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associatedWith Boys, Alexander St. Clair, 1817-1868. person
associatedWith Corwin, Thomas, 1794-1865. person
associatedWith Curtis, Henry Barnes, 1799-1885. person
associatedWith Fairchild, William B. person
associatedWith Fitch, Orramel H., 1803-1882. person
associatedWith Ford, Seabury, 1801-1855. person
associatedWith Galloway, Samuel. person
associatedWith Galloway, Samuel, 1811-1872. person
associatedWith Gates, Berman. person
associatedWith Gest, E. (Erasmus), 1820-1908. person
associatedWith Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841. person
associatedWith Kilbourne, James, 1770-1850. person
associatedWith Klippart, John H. (John Hancock), 1823-1878. person
associatedWith Larwill Family. family
associatedWith Leavitt, Humphrey H. person
associatedWith Marshall, Edward C., 1821-1893. person
associatedWith Mason, Samson. person
associatedWith McLean, John, 1785-1861. person
associatedWith Miller, Isaac. person
associatedWith Mitchell, M. G. person
associatedWith Neil, Robert, 1796-1883. person
associatedWith Parks, Joseph. person
associatedWith Shotwell family. family
associatedWith Sloane, John, 1799-1856. person
associatedWith Straight-Outs, Bourneville, Ohio. corporateBody
associatedWith Taft, Alphonso. person
associatedWith Tippecanoe Club (Cleveland, Ohio) corporateBody
associatedWith Trimble, John Allen, 1801-1885. person
associatedWith Williamson, John Calvin, 1823-1893. person
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Ohio
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Ohio
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Whig Party (Ohio)
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