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Alvan Bovay is credited with founding the Republican party (1929)
 He was the father of the Republican Party
Alvan Bovay, a lawyer in Ripon, is credited with starting the Republican party in Wisconsin. This article profiles Bovay and the events that led up to the organization of the new political party.
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Related Topics: |
Wisconsin in the Civil War Era
Wisconsin and the Republican Party |
| Creator: | Milwaukee Journal |
| Pub Data: | Milwaukee Journal. 2 June 1929. |
| Citation: | "He was the father of the Republican party." Milwaukee Journal. (2 June 1929);
Online facsimile at:
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=648;
Visited on: 5/21/2013
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