Whig Party

The Whig Party was a major political party in the United States of Vesperia, which existed from 1814 until 1895. They emerged from dissidents from the Democratic-Republican Party who created a new political party as a result of the growing unpopularity of the Democratic-Republicans as a whole, as well as various disagreements with the party's establishment. They formed the second two party system alongside the Federalist Party from 1816 until 1885. The Whig Party produced eight presidents of the United States between 1817 and 1889. They won no elections after 1885, thanks to the creation of the Progressive Party, which was created by members of the more liberal wing of the Whig Party. The rise of the Progressives ended the era of the Whigs, and ultimately polarised Vesperian politics for good. The Whigs continued on until 1895, when they formally dissolved. A relatively small group known as "New Whigs" who refused to associate with the Progressive Party continued on the traditional whig formula, but never gained traction. Most Whigs moved over to the Progressive Party, and formed the more centrist wing of that party. Most Progressive Presidents have been former Whigs up to now, including most recently Nelson F. Edwards (1913 - 1917).