Who Were the Whigs and Democrats? The Economic Character of Second-Level Party Leadership in Tidewater Maine, 1843-53

Authors

  • Wayne O'Leary Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/NaN

Keywords:

lower house legislature, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant, coastal zone diversity, vocation

Abstract

This article analyses the religious, socio-economic and vocation characteristics of the members of the lower house of the Maine legislation during the period 1843-1853. This analysis is used to differentiate the members of the Whig and Democratic Parties in Maine at that time.

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Published

1989-01-01

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 3 (1989): Maine History Journal

Section

Articles