William H. Stayton (1861-1953) was an attorney and former

US Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of ...

officer who founded the

Association Against the Prohibition Amendment The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment was established in 1918 and became a leading organization working for the repeal of prohibition in the United States. It was the first group created to fight Prohibition, also known as the 18th Ame ...

in 1918Gale
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, accessed November 28, 2010 and served as chairman of its board of directors. Stayton and the Association played an important role in bringing about the

repeal of prohibition The repeal of Prohibition in the United States was accomplished with the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution on December 5, 1933. Background In 1919, the requisite number of state legislatures ratified the Eig ...

in the U.S. (1933). Stayton authored the ''Naval Militiaman's Handbook'' (1895).

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Prohibition in the United States American activists 1861 births 1953 deaths {{US-activist-stub