John A. Brooks
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John Anderson Brooks was a noted religious scholar and prohibitionist. He was nominated for Vice President of the United States by the Prohibition Party
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...

in 1888, with the ticket garnering nearly 250,000 votes.
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