My daughter is taking American History at the High School, so I am relearning a lot about our history. One thing I came across was the Liberty Party.

The Liberty Party was formed in the 1840s and was an early advocate of the abolitionist cause. Their first presidential candidate was James G. Birney from Kentucky (he was a former slaveholder) in 1840 and 1844. In 1840, Birney received only 6,797 votes, but in the 1844 election he received 62,103 votes (2.3% of the popular vote).

Salmon Chase. Obviously they did not have shampoo for hair loss in those days!

In 1848, the Liberty Party met with others and ended up forming the Free Soil Party which later merged with the Republican party in 1854. In 1849, Salmon P. Chase was nominated from the Free Soil Party as a Senate candidate from Ohio and won that seat. In 1855, he won the governorship of Ohio.