Whig Party (United States)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Whig_Party_(United_States)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:color	blue buff
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved	1856
gptkbp:founded	1833
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:John_Quincy_Adams gptkb:Daniel_Webster gptkb:William_Henry_Harrison gptkb:Henry_Clay other National Republicans
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Whig Party (United States)
gptkbp:ideology	American nationalism economic modernization opposition to Andrew Jackson protectionism congressional supremacy
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:British_Whigs
gptkbp:notable_member	gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln gptkb:Daniel_Webster gptkb:Millard_Fillmore gptkb:William_Henry_Harrison gptkb:Winfield_Scott gptkb:Henry_Clay gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:1852_United_States_presidential_election gptkb:1840_United_States_presidential_election gptkb:1848_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:numberOfIssues	gptkb:bank public education internal improvements protective tariffs moral reform opposition to executive power support for Congress
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:political_position	center-right
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:National_Republican_Party
gptkbp:president	gptkb:Millard_Fillmore gptkb:William_Henry_Harrison gptkb:John_Tyler gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
gptkbp:split_over	gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act slavery
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Republican_Party gptkb:Constitutional_Union_Party
gptkbp:vicePresident	gptkb:Millard_Fillmore gptkb:John_Tyler gptkb:William_R._King
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:British_Whigs
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5