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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
Benjamin Goodhue (September 20, 1748 [note 1] – July 28, 1814) [2] was a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts.He supported the Patriot during the American Revolution, and was a strong member of the Federalist Party.
Federalist No. 12 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the twelfth of The Federalist Papers. It was first published in The New York Packet on November 27, 1787 under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all The Federalist papers were published. It is titled "The Utility of the Union In Respect to Revenue".
Some Federalist leaders (see Essex Junto) began courting Burr in an attempt to swing New York into an independent confederation with the New England states, which along with New York were supposed to secede from the United States after Burr's election to Governor. However, Hamilton's influence cost Burr the governorship of New York, a key in ...
Ames offered one of the first great speeches in American Congressional history when he spoke in favor of the Jay Treaty. [12] Ames vigorously defended the interests of New England, such as opposing a tax on molasses. [11] Despite his Federalist sympathies, Ames would dissent from his party when he felt it was not in the country's best interest.
After an unsuccessful run for Congress in 1802 [12], he was named to the United States Senate as a senator from Massachusetts in 1803 as a member of the Federalist Party. In 1804, Pickering and a band of Federalists, agitated at the lack of support for Federalists, attempted to gain support for the secession of New England and New York from the ...
The Big 12 champion could finish ranked outside of the top 12 and may be forced to play in the first round. According to the committee’s latest rankings, Boise State is in line for the bye and ...
Brockenbrough had a private legal practice in Essex and surrounding counties, and before the state's highest court in Richmond. During much of his adult life, Brockenbrough would be considered a key member of the "Richmond Junto", alongside his brother John, as well as Judge Spencer Roane and journalist Thomas Ritchie—all from Essex County, so the group was also sometimes known as the "Essex ...