Whig party

Cultural  

1. An American political party formed in the 1830s to oppose President Andrew Jackson and the Democrats. Whigs stood for protective tariffs, national banking, and federal aid for internal improvements. Senators Henry Clay and Daniel Webster were prominent Whigs, as were four presidents (William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Millard Fillmore). The party fell into disunity in the 1850s over slavery; some former Whigs, including Abraham Lincoln, then joined the new Republican party.

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Example Sentences

The Democratic Party split over the leadership of Andrew Jackson, eventually creating the Whig party.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2021

The Know Nothings emerged from the crack-up of the Whig party over the issue of the extension of slavery in the territories.

From The Guardian • May 30, 2020

The duchess was Mistress of the Robes whenever the Whig party were in power but the queen refused to part from her when the Tories were elected, causing the party to fall.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2018

Alli was initially running as a Democrat but withdrew in March to run as an independent and then was nominated by the newly formed Whig party.

From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2018

Alexander Hamilton was considered by many as one of the greatest men of his time, and was the brains and leader of his party, then styled the Federal, or later the Whig party.

From Life Gleanings by Macon, T. J.