Question: Republic political activists who bolted from the United States Republican Party, referred to as Mugwumps, supported American politician and lawyer who was what president of the United States?
Sentence (from "Mugwumps"): The jocular word "mugwump", noted as early as 1832, is from Algonquian (Natick) "mugquomp", "important person, kingpin" (from "mugumquomp", "war leader"), implying that they were "sanctimonious" or "holier-than-thou," in holding themselves aloof from party politics.
Relevant evidence: No