 | De Witt Clinton and the Rise of the People''s Men Subjects: Clinton DeWitt 1769-1828; New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865; Political parties -- New York (State) -- History; In 1824 the People's party, the first popular reform movement in the American republic, elected most of its candidates for the Senate and Assembly of New York, the new nation's most populous state. Craig Hanyan and Mary Hanyan examine the development of this influential movement and the role of De Witt Clinton, its chief beneficiary. |
