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Anti-Mason

American  
[an-tee-may-suhn, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈmeɪ sən, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun

U.S. History.
  1. a member of the Anti-Masonic party or a supporter of its principles.


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Millard Fillmore, a New York Anti-Mason from the start, became president in 1850.

From Slate ● May 15, 2015

William Seward, another New York Anti-Mason, became Abraham Lincoln’s secretary of state, serving as a key member of the president’s wartime cabinet.

From Slate ● May 15, 2015

Weed was one of the men who consolidated the Anti-Jackson, Anti-Mason and old Federal factions into the Whig party.

From Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail by Harry A. Lewis

Anti-Mason movement, used by Jacksonians against Adams, 208, 209; connection of Adams within Massachusetts, 226, 301.

From John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series by John T. (John Torrey) Morse

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