Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was an America political party.
During the 1840 election, American Whigs believed the code "OK" was President Jackson's abbreviation for "all correct". It actually the secret name for New York Democrat clubs and stood for "Old Kinderhook", the home of Martin Van Buren. (PROSE: System Shock)
Abraham Lincoln was a former Whig congressman by 1858. (PROSE: Blood and Hope)
== Behind the scenes ==
* After the party collapse in the 1850s, some factions joined the fledgling Republican Party.
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