Who are the mysterious masons, and why did the anti-mason party flourish in Vermont?
Anti-Masons, Masons and the Grange: Born out of the mysterious death of an ex-mason threatening to go public with Masonic secrets, the Anti-Masonic party was the first third party in US National politics. Finding strong support in the state of Vermont, the Anti-Masonic party successfully elected their candidate for Governor for two terms in 1832 and 1834. Within a decade, the organization was in decline, it’s members uniting with the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. Founded in 1867 by Oliver Hudson Kelley, an active mason and seven co-founders, the Grange was created to bring farmers together and advance their interests. Active within the Women’s Suffrage and The Temperance Movements, they also fought railroad monopolies and pushed for rural mail deliveries. The Grange borrows some of it’s rituals and symbols from Freemasonry. In the last 15 years, membership in the Grange has dropped 40%.Dating back to the late 16th century, Freemasonry currently boasts a worldwide member
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