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Whig party (United States)
...19th century political party
Whig Party | |
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Leader | Henry Clay Daniel Webster William Henry Harrison Zachary Taylor |
Founder | Henry Clay |
Founded | 1833; 191 years ago (1833)[1] |
Dissolved | 1856; 168 years ago (1856)[2] |
Merger of | National Republican Party Anti-Masonic Party |
Preceded by | Federalist Party National Republican Party Anti-Masonic Party Nullifier Party (minority) |
Succeeded by | Republican Party (de facto) American Party Opposition Party Constitutional Union Party |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Newspaper | The American Review |
Ideology | |
Colors | Buff Blue |
Seats in the Senate | 29 / 52 (1841–1843, peak) |
Seats in the House of Representatives | 142 / 242 (1841, peak) |