Anti-Masonic Party

GPTKB entity

Statements (91)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:administrative_division gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
gptkb:Baltimore
gptkbp:advocated_for transparency in government
political corruption
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkb:temperance_movement
religious revivalism
gptkbp:campaigns anti-Freemasonry rhetoric
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decline internal divisions
mid-1830s
gptkbp:dissolved 1838
loss of relevance
gptkbp:election 1832 presidential election
gptkbp:election_result won several state offices
influence on 1836 election
gained control of several state legislatures
gptkbp:election_year 1834
1836
gptkbp:famous_rival gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:first_national_convention 1830
gptkbp:founded 1828
gptkbp:founded_by disgruntled former Masons
gptkbp:founded_in 1828
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Thaddeus_Stevens
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied in political science.
first anti-establishment party in U. S.
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Second_Great_Awakening
early 19th century America
rise of populism in the U. S.
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Morgan_Affair
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkb:Thurlow_Weed
gptkbp:historical_legacy inspired future reform movements
gptkbp:historical_significance Northeast United States
first third party in the U. S.
first organized political opposition to a secret society.
first third party in the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anti-Masonic Party
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Second_Great_Awakening
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
gptkb:Freemasons
secret societies
Masonic practices
Catholic Church influence
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkb:John_Quincy_Adams
gptkbp:key_issues Masonic influence in politics
gptkbp:key_policies transparency in government
gptkbp:legacy influence on future political movements
influence on American political parties
gptkbp:membership gptkb:Lutheranism
varied by state
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Anti-Masonic_movement
gptkbp:notable_election_candidate gptkb:William_Wirt
gptkbp:notable_election_issue Masonic secrecy
gptkbp:notable_election_strategy coalition building
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:William_Morgan
gptkbp:notable_nominees gptkb:1831_New_York_gubernatorial_election
gptkb:1834_New_York_gubernatorial_election
elected 1 governor
elected several congressmen
gptkbp:party blue and gold
gptkbp:party_convention 1831 in Philadelphia
gptkbp:party_decline 1838 elections
gptkbp:party_dissolution_reason absorption into Whig Party
gptkbp:platform opposition to Freemasonry
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:conservative
anti-elitism
gptkbp:political_ideology populism
anti-Masonry
gptkbp:political_impact shaped future political discourse
1830s American politics
increased awareness of secret societies
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:New_York
national committee
gptkbp:political_position center-right
gptkbp:promoted moral reform
gptkbp:slogan “ The People’s Party”
“ No Masons in Office”
gptkbp:state-level_influence gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:election
grassroots mobilization
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Masonic_square_and_compasses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3