Liberal Republican Party (United States)

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The Liberal Republican Party (United States) was a short-lived 19th-century political party formed in opposition to Ulysses S. Grant’s administration, advocating civil service reform, an end to Reconstruction-era military interventions in the South, and a more moderate post–Civil War reconciliation policy.

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instanceOf defunct political party
political party
activePeriod early 1870s
advocated civil service reform
end to Reconstruction-era military intervention in the South
moderate post–Civil War reconciliation policy
afterDissolution many members returned to Republican Party
some members joined Democratic Party
alsoKnownAs Liberal Republican Party
coalitionWith Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
color none officially established
country United States
dissolved 1872
electoralBase reform-oriented Republicans in Northern states
electoralOutcome1872 lost presidential election to Ulysses S. Grant
founded 1870
foundedIn Missouri
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. (de facto national center)
linked to: Washington, D.C.
historicalContext Reconstruction era
ideology classical liberalism
reformism
keyEvent United States presidential election of 1872
legacy contributed to national debate over end of Reconstruction
influenced later civil service reform efforts
mergedInto Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
nominatedForPresident Horace Greeley
nominatedForVicePresident Benjamin Gratz Brown
notableLeader Benjamin Gratz Brown
Carl Schurz
Charles Sumner
Horace Greeley
Lyman Trumbull
opposedBy regular Republican Party
linked to: Republican Party
opposedTo Ulysses S. Grant administration
origin split from Republican Party (United States)
politicalPosition center-right
positionOnCivilService opposed patronage and spoils system
supported merit-based appointments
positionOnReconstruction favored amnesty for former Confederates
opposed continued federal military occupation of the South
reasonForFormation dissatisfaction with corruption in Grant administration
opposition to Radical Republican Reconstruction policies
stanceOnAfricanAmericanRights accepted basic civil rights but opposed continued federal enforcement by troops
supportedBy many reform-minded Republicans
supportedPolicy civil liberties for white Southerners
lower tariffs
reduction of federal government corruption
timeInGovernment never controlled presidency
never held majority in Congress

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Lyman Trumbull memberOf Liberal Republican Party (United States)
Horace Greeley politicalParty Liberal Republican Party
linked to: Liberal Republican Party (United States)
Horace Greeley nominatedBy Liberal Republican Party
linked to: Liberal Republican Party (United States)
Liberal Republican Party (United States) alsoKnownAs Liberal Republican Party
linked to: Liberal Republican Party (United States)
1872 United States presidential election losingParty Liberal Republican Party
linked to: Liberal Republican Party (United States)
1872 United States presidential election partyOfMainOpponent Liberal Republican Party
linked to: Liberal Republican Party (United States)
George William Curtis politicalAlignment Liberal Republican Party (United States)
Frank Blair Jr. memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Republican Party
linked to: Liberal Republican Party (United States)
Nathaniel P. Banks partyAffiliation Liberal Republican Party
linked to: Liberal Republican Party (United States)