New Hampshire governor Nahum J. Bachelder and the Grange in progressive politics, 1905-1912: Historical New Hampshire / A.R. Riggs and Tom Velk.

Title:

New Hampshire governor Nahum J. Bachelder and the Grange in progressive politics, 1905-1912: Historical New Hampshire / A.R. Riggs and Tom Velk.

Author:

Riggs, A.R.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2000.

Physical Description:

p. [76] - 89.

Source:

Vol. 55, No. 3 & 4 2000 Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

Independent farmers of the American North and West, led by Nahum Bachelder and the National Grange, were a significant force in the Progressive movement of the early 20th century. Bachelder, of East Andover, New Hampshire, joined the Grange in 1877, and was Republican governor of New Hampshire in 1903 and 1904. Under his leadership the Grange grew from 284,646 dues-paying members in 1905 to one million members in 1911, and it wielded considerable influence with the Republican Party. The Grange's reputation suffered, however, from revelations in 1911 that two lobbyists had manipulated it. The Grange's influence declined quickly and Bachelder retired from it altogether.

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Progressivism (United States politics). , Politics and government New Hampshire.

People:

Bachelder, Nahum Josiah, 1854-1934. , Velk, Tom.

Organizations:

National Grange.

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