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Early political parties of Whigs, Know-Nothings and Republicans

By Rhonda Chalfant Contributing Columnist
Posted 4/4/23

The 1882 History of Pettis County sometimes comments on a person’s party affiliation, acknowledging that a person had been a long-time supporter of a particular party. An interesting exception to this pattern is shown in the biography of Jacob Yankee of Flat Creek Township, whose party affiliation is noted as being a Whig, then a member of the Know-Nothing party, then a Republican.

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