Tyler Party | |
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Other name | National Democratic, Tyler Democratic |
Leader | John Tyler |
Founded | May 27, 1844 |
Dissolved | August 20, 1844 |
Split from | Whig Party Democratic Party |
Merged into | Democratic Party |
Newspaper | The Madisonian |
Ideology | Texas annexation[1] |
The Tyler Party, or Tyler Democratic Party,[2] was an American political party formed by supporters of President John Tyler in 1844 to launch a presidential campaign against the Whig and Democratic parties.[3] The party merged into the Democratic Party during the 1844 presidential election, following the surprise nomination of James K. Polk.