Fisher Ames
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Fisher Ames was a Representative in the United States Congress from the 1st Congressional District of Massachusetts. He became conspicuous in promoting the new Constitution during his state's ratifyin
portrait by Gilbert Stuart
The Ames Tavern
Plaque on the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds
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
Fisher Ames
…United States Congress, having beaten Samuel Adams for the post. He was surprised by his win. He was a member of the Federalist Party, specifically its Essex Junto. When Ames reported to Congress in late March 1789, he was assigned to the standing committee of Congressman who would plan and execute the inauguration…
Theophilus Parsons, a moderate leader of the Junto
Timothy Pickering, a radical leader of the Junto and secessionist