The American Vegetarian Party was a United States

United States

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 political party formed on July 28, 1947. The party held conventions and nominated candidates for President and Vice-President in several national elections, although they never seriously pursued ballot access

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 or official recognition as a political party by election officials.

1948

• John Maxwell (Vegetarian Party presidential nominee) - Maxwell was born in England, and thus determined to be ineligible.
• Daniel J. Murphy (1948 Vegetarian Party vice-presidential nominee)

Alyda Vandale also contributed to the Party

1952

• Daniel J. Murphy (Vegetarian Party presidential nominee)
• Symon Gould
  Symon Gould
  Symon Gould was the founder of the American Vegetarian Party, formed in 1948. He was their candidate for President of the United States in the 1960 and 1964 presidential elections....
  
   (1952 Vegetarian Party vice-presidential nominee)

1956

• Herbert M. Shelton
  Herbert M. Shelton
  Herbert Macgolfin Shelton was an American alternative medicine advocate, author, pacifist, vegetarian, and supporter of raw foodism and fasting cures. Shelton was nominated by the American Vegetarian Party to run as its candidate for President of the United States in 1956...
  
  (Vegetarian Party presidential nominee)
• Symon Gould (1956 Vegetarian Party vice-presidential nominee)

1960

• Symon Gould (1960 Vegetarian Party presidential nominee)
• Chistopher Gian-Cursio (1960 Vegetarian Party vice-presidential nominee)

1964

• Symon Gould (nominated as 1964 Vegetarian Party candidate for presidential; however, Mr. Gould died in 1963)
• Abram Wolfson (1964 Vegetarian Party vice-presidential nominee)

External links

• The American Vegetarian Union