In 1824 the People's party, the first popular reform movement in the American republic, elected most of its candidates for the Senate and Assembly of New York, the new nation's most populous state. Craig Hanyan and Mary Hanyan examine the development of this influential movement and the role of De Witt Clinton, its chief beneficiary.62 Joseph Shannon, Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York 1868 ( New York, 1868), 648; Cl, 368, 374-8; Tammany, Minutes of ... 88; Albany Argus, 8 January 1822; and New-York Statesman, 27 November 1822, I November 1823, and 19 October 1824. ... Modestly wealthy, Cro- lius was assessed for $1, 000 personalty along with a house and lot valued at $4, 000 in 1824, but he owned fouranbsp;...
Title | : | De Witt Clinton and the Rise of the People's Men |
Author | : | Craig Hanyan, Mary L. Hanyan |
Publisher | : | McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP - 1996-08-10 |
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