Lyman Beecher was a Connecticut minister who lectured against drinking in 1825. He believed in the Temperance Movement. In 1833, temperance societies held rallies and produced pamphlets. They also decreased the drinking of alcohol which continued into the 1860's.

Major Leaders in Temperance Movement/ Their Accomplishments

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