John Bartholomew Gough (1817-1886)

Gough began drinking after the death of his mother in 1833. His wife and child died during one of his long drinking bouts. He was a confirmed drunkard, unemployed and homeless, at age twenty-five. A kind stranger moved Gough to take a total-abstinence pledge. He became a superb orator for the temperance movement and was much in demand. By 1853 his fame had spread to England, where he was invited by the London Temperance League. He was not dedicated to a national prohibition law, but instead believed in working with individual alcoholics. He wrote seven books about his experiences.

Date:
1870 circa 5 years
Original Format:
Carte de Visite
Item#:
MES16985
Photographer:
William S. Warren (Boston)
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9864px
Width:
5848px
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