One of two major American political parties. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Person | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| US President from the Republican Party | Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Leader | John C Fremont | 1856 | |
| Founder | Alvan Bovay | 1854 | 1874 |
| US Senator | Strom Thurmond | 1964 | 2003 |
| Mayor of New York City, Congressman | Fiorello H La Guardia | ||
| Activistist in Memphis, TN | George Washington Lee | ||
| Member | Lyman Kidder Bass | ||
| Republican Party leader in South Carolina | John H Fordham | 1900 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1854/01/00 | Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois introduces the Kansas-Nebraska Bill, which permits the extension of slavery beyond the limits of the Missouri Compromise. The bill will proved to be the catalyst for the formation of the Republican Party. | Genesis | Old Senate Chamber | United States Capitol | Slavery In America | ||
| 1854/03/20 | People meet at the Little White Schoolhouse on Blackburn Street to organize opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Bill and form a great irresistible Northern party to consolidate all shades of antislavery opinion under the name Republican. | Genesis | Little White Schoolhouse | Ripon, WI | Slavery In America | ||
| 1854/07/06 | Citizens meet in Jackson, Michigan, to organize opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Bill at a large grove of oak trees, then on the edge of town. A platform is approved and nominees for office are elected. | Party Members | Jackson, MI | Michigan | |||
| 1856/00/00 | The Republican Party emerges as a national organization with the explorer and hero of the day, John C Fremont, as standard bearer of the new party. | Begun |
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