Essex Junto
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The Essex Junto was a powerful group of New England Federalist Party lawyers, merchants, and politicians, so called because many in the original group were from Essex County, Massachusetts.
Origins and definition
The term was coined as an invective by
Some politicians identified with the Essex Junto were Timothy Pickering, George Cabot, Fisher Ames, Francis Dana, Nathan Dane, Benjamin Goodhue, Stephen Higginson, Jonathan Jackson, John Lowell, Israel Thorndike, and Theophilus Parsons.[citation needed]
Early political activity
The group supported Alexander Hamilton and a group of Massachusetts radicals led by Timothy Pickering that agitated for the dissolution of the Union or for New England's secession. When Hamilton was recruited to the plot to secede New England from the Union, he rejected the offer.[citation needed] Consequently, the Essex Junto tried to gain the support of Aaron Burr, who accepted the offer.[citation needed]
War of 1812
During the
References
- Brown, Charles The Northern Confederacy
External links
- Essex Junto, article from Encyclopædia Britannica