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American Whig-Cliosophic Society

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The American Whig-Cliosophic Society is a literary and debate club at Princeton University. It is the oldest of its kind in the United States. It was formed by a merger of the American Whig Society and the Cliosophic society.

Dating back to 1765, the founders of the society include Oliver Ellsworth,[1] William Paterson,[2] James Madison,[2] Luther Martin,[3] and Aaron Burr.[4]

Controversy

In 1956, the Society invited Alger Hiss to speak.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Great American Lawyers: The Lives and Influence of Judges and Lawyers who Have Acquired Permanent National Reputation, and Have Developed the Jurisprudence of the United States: a History of the Legal Profession in America, Volume 1
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
  3. ↑ A Princeton Companion
  4. ↑ The Life and Times of Aaron Burr: Lieutenant-colonel in the Army of the Revolution, United States Senator, Vice-president of the United States, Etc
  5. ↑ Alger Hiss, April 27, 1956

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