Brooklyn Revenue Reform Club

Dates:
Active 1884
Active 1887

Biographical notes:

The Brooklyn Revenue Reform Club was a group of civic leaders advocating free trade principles. Henry Ward Beecher was president of the organization and Thomas G. Shearman, Beecher's lawyer, was its founder.

From the description of Scrapbook, 1884-1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155460452

The Brooklyn Revenue Reform Club, founded circa 1879, was an organization that advocated free trade principles. Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) was president of the organization, and Thomas G. Shearman (1834-1900), Beecher's lawyer, was its founder.

From the guide to the Brooklyn Revenue Reform Club scrapbook, 1884-1887, (Brooklyn Historical Society)

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Subjects:

  • Clubs
  • Free trade
  • Free trade and protection

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Places:

  • Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |x Economic conditions (as recorded)
  • Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) (as recorded)