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The '''Anti-Masonic Party''' was a political party founded in 1828 in opposition to [[Freemasonry]]. Arising out of the anti-Masonic movement ignited in 1826 when William Morgan disappeared,<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/event/Anti-Masonic-Movement Anti-Masonic Movement]</ref> the party's movement was based on the suspicion of the secrecy of Freemasons. Anti-Masonics made strong gains in New York in 1828, when their popular influence among the poor earned them local state office seats.<ref>[https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h271.html The Anti-Masonic Party]</ref> They were early on led by [[William Seward]], a politician who later became Secretary of State under Lincoln's presidency. The anti-Masonic party eventually dissolved during the late 1830s, as many members left to join the [[Whig Party]] in opposition to [[Andrew Jackson]], who himself was a Freemason.

The '''Anti-Masonic Party''' was a political party founded in 1828 in opposition to [[Freemasonry]]. Arising out of the anti-Masonic movement ignited in 1826 when William Morgan disappeared,<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/event/Anti-Masonic-Movement Anti-Masonic Movement]</ref> the party's movement was based on the suspicion of the secrecy of Freemasons. Anti-Masonics made strong gains in New York in 1828, when their popular influence among the poor earned them local state office seats.<ref>[https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h271.html The Anti-Masonic Party]</ref> They were early on led by [[William Seward]], a politician who later became Secretary of State under Lincoln's presidency. The anti-Masonic party eventually dissolved during the late 1830s, as many members left to join the [[Whig Party]] in opposition to [[Andrew Jackson]], who himself was a Freemason.

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