The Law and Order Party was a pro-slavery political party founded October 3, 1855 in Leavenworth, Kansas during the Bleeding Kansas period.[1]

Founders of the party included David Rice Atchison and Joseph C. Anderson.

Eleven members of the Bogus Legislature aligned themselves with the Law and Order Party: W.G. Mathias, Richard R. Rees, D.A.N. Grover, Andrew McDonald, William Barbee, W.P. Richardson, John H. Stringfellow, Lucien Eastin, S.A. Williams, Archibald Payne, and Joseph C. Anderson.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Proslavery Law and Order Party Formed". Civil War on the Western Border: The Missouri-Kansas Conflict,1855-1865. Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Clark, Charles. "Kansas Bogus Legislature - Law & Order Party". kansasboguslegislature.org. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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