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William Morgan (anti-Mason)
William Morgan | |
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&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:William_Morgan_(anti-Mason).jpg) 1829 illustration of Morgan by The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon | |
| Born | 1774 |
| Disappeared | c. 1826 (aged 51–52) Near Youngstown, New York |
| Occupation(s) | Stone cutter Bricklayer Storekeeper Author |
| Known for | Anti-Masonic writings |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
William Morgan (born 1774 – disappeared c. 1826) was a resident of Batavia, New York, whose disappearance and presumed murder in 1826 ignited a powerful movement against the Freemasons, a fraternal society that had become influential in the United States.[1] After Morgan announced his intention to publish a book exposing Freemasonry's secrets, he was arrested on trumped-up charges.[2] He disappeared soon after and was believed to have been kidnapped and killed by Masons from western New York.[3]
The allegations surrounding Morgan's disappearance and presumed death sparked a public outcry and inspired Thurlow Weed and others to harness the discontent by founding the new Anti-Masonic Party in opposition to President Andrew Jackson's Democrats.[4] It ran a presidential candidate in 1832 but was nearly defunct by 1835.[5]
- ^ Buel Jr., Richard (2006). The A to Z of the Early American Republic. Plymouth, UK: Scarecrow Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-8108-6840-3.
- ^ Ashcraft, W. Michael; Gallagher, Eugene V. (2006). Introduction to New and Alternative Religions in America. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-275-98713-8.
- ^ Roth, Randolph A. (2002). The Democratic Dilemma: Religion, Reform, and the Social Order in the Connecticut River Valley of Vermont. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-521-30183-1.
william morgan kidnapped murdered masons.
- ^ Epstein, David A. (2012). Left, Right, Out: The History of Third Parties in America. New York: Arts and Letters Imperium Publishing. pp. 34–35, 43. ISBN 978-0-578-10654-0.
- ^ The History Channel, Mysteries of the Freemasons: America, video documentary, 1 August 2006, written by Noah Nicholas and Molly Bedell
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