It took its name from a parliamentary speech by Isaac Barre, and interestingly that very name would be adopted by the Knights of the Golden Circle.
It took its name from a parliamentary speech by Isaac Barre, and interestingly that very name would be adopted by the Knights of the Golden Circle. One chapter met underneath a tree and was headed by John Lamb and Alexander McDougall; while the other congregated beneath a pole and was headed by James Otis and the most famous member.  Meeting late at night to avoid government detection, they had their origin in the Committees of Correspondence, were established in early 1765, and found their locus in resistance to the Stamp Act.  FTP, name this group, whose founders included Samuel Adams and which met under a Liberty Tree and Pole.
It took its name from a parliamentary speech by Isaac Barre, and interestingly that very name would be adopted by the Knights of the Golden Circle.
Sons of Liberty