Liberty Party (1840s)

Infobox Historical American Political Party
party name= Liberty Party
party
party articletitle= Liberty Party (United States)
active= 1840–1848
ideology= abolitionist
position= N/A
international= None
preceded by=
succeeded by= Free Soil Party
colors = N/AThe Liberty Party was a minor political party in the United States in the 1840s. The party was an early advocate of the abolitionist cause. It broke away from the American Anti-Slavery Society due to grievances with William Lloyd Garrison's leadership. The party first gathered in Warsaw, New York, and its first national convention took place in Albany on April 1, 1840.

The Liberty Party nominated James G. Birney, a Kentuckian and former slaveholder, for President in 1840 and 1844. The party did not attract much support. In 1848, the party met in Buffalo, New York, with other groups to form the Free Soil Party.

CandidatesU.S. presidential ticket list row
year=1840
year_rows=1
result=lost
pres=James G. Birney
pres_rows=1| vp=Thomas Earle
vp_rows=1| U.S. presidential ticket list row
year=1844
year_rows=1
result=lost
pres=James G. Birney
pres_rows=1
vp=Thomas Morris
vp_rows=1| U.S. presidential ticket list row
year=1848
year_rows=1
result=lost
pres=John P. Hale
pres_rows=1
vp=
vp_rows=1| U.S. presidential ticket list row
year=1848
year_rows=1
result=lost
pres=Gerrit Smith
pres_rows=1
vp=C.C. Foote
vp_rows=1|

ee also

* Liberty Party (1930s)