Preston Temperance Society

GPTKB entity

Statements (12)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Temperance society
gptkbp:alternativeName Preston Society for the Suppression of Intemperance
gptkbp:foundedYear 1833
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneered the total abstinence movement in the UK
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Preston Temperance Society
gptkbp:influenced British temperance movement
gptkbp:location gptkb:Preston,_Lancashire,_England
gptkbp:notableEvent Adoption of the pledge of total abstinence (teetotalism) in 1832-1833
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Joseph_Livesey
gptkbp:purpose Promotion of temperance (abstinence from alcohol)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joseph_Livesey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8