William H. Doughty
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William H. Doughty wanted to start a conservative lifestyle community, the Meadeau View Institute
, in Southern Utah from 1986 to the early 1990s. He was also founder of the Institute for Constitutional Education
(ICE) (a splinter group of the National Center for Constitutional Studies
) and a founder of George Wythe College
. He was a close friend of Cleon Skousen. He is also mentor to Shanon Brooks and Oliver DeMille
, past presidents of George Wythe. In 1994, the community collapsed and contributors began legal action against Doughty in an effort to recoup their losses.
In 1965, Doughty had served as president of and investment adviser to American Investment Counseling Fund, Inc., an SEC registrant. He currently resides in Mammoth Valley
, Utah
.
He wrote the book Track II to the 21st Century and at one time issued a monthly periodical entitled "Vision".
Meadeau View Institute
The Meadeau View Institute was a conservative constitutionalist organization that operated in Duck Creek, Utah, from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The institute was notable for seeking to build a Utopian community of alternative-lifestyle conservatives in Southern Utah...
, in Southern Utah from 1986 to the early 1990s. He was also founder of the Institute for Constitutional Education
Institute for Constitutional Education
The Institute for Constitutional Education was a conservative constitutionalist organization operating in Southern Utah from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. It was formerly part of the National Center for Constitutional Studies and was later renamed "Families for America". The institute produced...
(ICE) (a splinter group of the National Center for Constitutional Studies
National Center for Constitutional Studies
The National Center for Constitutional Studies is an ultraconservative, religious-themed constitutionalist organization, founded by Mormon political writer Cleon Skousen. It was formerly known as The Freemen Institute....
) and a founder of George Wythe College
George Wythe College
George Wythe University is a non-profit classical liberal arts school in Cedar City, Utah which offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in the liberal arts, education and political philosophy. GWU's curriculum is centered on the Great Books of the Western World published in 1952 by Britannica...
. He was a close friend of Cleon Skousen. He is also mentor to Shanon Brooks and Oliver DeMille
Oliver DeMille
Oliver Van DeMille is an American author and educator. He is known for his writings on education as it relates to freedom, including A Thomas Jefferson Education, and as a founder and previous president of George Wythe University.-History:...
, past presidents of George Wythe. In 1994, the community collapsed and contributors began legal action against Doughty in an effort to recoup their losses.
In 1965, Doughty had served as president of and investment adviser to American Investment Counseling Fund, Inc., an SEC registrant. He currently resides in Mammoth Valley
Mammoth Valley
Mammoth Valley is a depression in Southern Utah between Hatch and Duck Creek. The Mammoth Creek flows along its floor.-History:Mammoth Valley was the site of a planned constitutionalist community in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Investors in the project and donors to the Meadeau View Institute in...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
.
He wrote the book Track II to the 21st Century and at one time issued a monthly periodical entitled "Vision".