John Trimble
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John Trimble was one of the seven founders of the Grange.
, he was a student of the Protestant Episcopal Church, receiving his Doctor of Divinity. Following the American Civil War
, he served in the Treasurer Department
as agent for the collection of war claims for several of the states. Considered the "wet blanket" of the original founders, Trimble stood fast by his beliefs, and his counsel was highly valued. It was through his guidance that much of the instruction of the Grange stems from the works of the Bible
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The other founders of the Grange were: Oliver Hudson Kelley
, William Saunders, Francis M. McDowell, Aaron B. Grosh
, John R. Thompson
, William M. Ireland
and Caroline A. Hall
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Biography
Born in New JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, he was a student of the Protestant Episcopal Church, receiving his Doctor of Divinity. Following the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, he served in the Treasurer Department
United States Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue...
as agent for the collection of war claims for several of the states. Considered the "wet blanket" of the original founders, Trimble stood fast by his beliefs, and his counsel was highly valued. It was through his guidance that much of the instruction of the Grange stems from the works of the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
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The other founders of the Grange were: Oliver Hudson Kelley
Oliver Hudson Kelley
Oliver Hudson Kelley is considered the "Father" of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry.-Biography:In Boston, he moved to the Minnesota frontier in 1849, where he became a farmer...
, William Saunders, Francis M. McDowell, Aaron B. Grosh
Aaron B. Grosh
Reverend Aaron Burt Grosh , a Universalist minister, was one of the seven founders of the Grange. He had a major part in the design of the Grange ritual and was also responsible for the various songs used during various celebrations of the Grange...
, John R. Thompson
John R. Thompson
John Richardson Thompson was one of the seven founders of the The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry.-Biography:...
, William M. Ireland
William M. Ireland
William M. Ireland was one of the seven founders of the Grange.-Biography:He served much of his life as chief clerk in the offices of the U.S. Post Office Department. Also an avid Mason, Ireland added valuable knowledge to organizational systems and methods in the formative period of the Grange...
and Caroline A. Hall
Caroline A. Hall
Caroline Arabella Hall was an early associate of the seven founders of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry.-Biography:She was born in Boston in 1838 to Hepzibah and Nathanial Hall....
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