Essex Junto
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The Essex Junto was a powerful group and faction of the New England Federalist Party, constituting lawyers, merchants, and politicians, so called because many in the original group were from Essex Cou
Theophilus Parsons, a moderate leader of the Junto
Timothy Pickering, a radical leader of the Junto and secessionist
Timothy Pickering
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Timothy Pickering was the third United States secretary of state, serving under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. He also represented Massachusetts in both houses of Congress as a member of
Essex Junto
…Massachusetts Constitution in 1780. John Adams is also frequently credited with the use of the name. 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…
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Rebecca White Pickering, portrait by Gilbert Stuart