Two years later, in 1882, an organization called the National Christian Association Opposed to Secret Societies called attention to William Morgan, a Batavia resident who, after a failed bid to join the local Masonic Lodge, began speaking and writing against the order and its alleged hidden influence on society and politics.
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Elected to succeed David Evans as U.S. Representative in 1827, he served through 1833, often taking Anti-Masonic positions.
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supposedly after an abduction, helped catalyze the formation of an Anti-Masonic Party.
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