American Party (Utah)

American Party
Founded1905 (1905)
Dissolved1911 (1911)
Preceded byLiberal Party
(not legal predecessor)
IdeologyAmerican nationalism
Anti-clericalism
Anti-Mormonism
Liberalism
Classical liberalism
Republicanism
Political positionSyncretic

The American Party was a political party in Utah from 1904 to 1911. It was designed to counter the influence of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Utah politics and is often described as an anti-Mormon party.[1]

  1. ^ Nancy Capace, Encyclopedia of Utah (Somerset Publishers, 2001) p. 120