Danny Thomas  (January 6, 1912 – February 6, 1991)

The movement that would create the anti-slavery party first
met here in Ripon, Wisconsin.

The former members of the Whig Party met to establish a new
party to oppose the spread of slavery into the western territories.

The Whig Party, which was formed in 1834 to oppose the “tyranny”
of President Andrew Jackson, had shown itself incapable of
coping with the national crisis over slavery.