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Jackson Convention

Name: Jackson Convention
Start: 1854-07-06
Location: Jackson

When: July 6, 1854
Where: Jackson
Part of: Republican Party founded by anti-slavery opponents of the Kansas–Nebraska Act

The first official meeting of the group calling itself 'Republican' occurred in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854.

Jackson, Michigan, hosted the first official meeting of the group that adopted the name 'Republican'. This event followed the initial naming in Ripon and established the party's formal organizational structure in the summer of 1854.

Sources

Jackson, Michigan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03

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