| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Combat | ATK 35 DEF 25 SPR 60 SPD 50 INT 70 |
| Rank | Disaffected Royal Arch Mason / Author of the proposed exposé |
| Domain | Whistleblowing, Martyrdom (whether intended or not), Anti-Masonic Origin |
| Alignment | Anti-Masonic / disputed |
| Weakness | Local Masonic networks in upstate New York; an unsympathetic legal system; possibly a body of water |
| Counter | Whoever it was that took him from the Canandaigua jail on 12 September 1826 |
| Key Act | Announced he would publish *Illustrations of Masonry* exposing the rituals; was abducted; never seen again; the book was published anyway |
| Source | Batavia, NY court records; *Illustrations of Masonry* (1827, posthumous); Anti-Masonic Party archives |
Lore: Morgan was a stonemason and Royal Arch Mason with unresolved grievances against his lodge. When he announced his publishing plans, the local Masonic establishment escalated from harassment to abduction to murder (presumed). A body washed ashore on Lake Ontario in October 1827; some identified it as Morgan, others denied it. (Thurlow Weed, the Anti-Masonic newspaper editor, allegedly said it was “a good enough Morgan until after the election.”) Whether the Craft killed him or rogue members acted alone remains unproven. What is certain: the Anti-Masonic Party that grew from the affair became America’s first third party, and Masonic membership collapsed for a generation. Morgan is the closest American Masonry has to an outside martyr.
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