Hunters (Patriot War of 1838)

The Hunters (also called Brother Hunters, Patriot Hunters) were an insurrectionist secret society dedicated to the overthrow of the British government of Upper Canada, formed at St. Albans, Vermont by exiles of the failed Rebellion of 1837, who had been influenced by the French Patriotes organisation, the Frères Chasseurs (Brother Hunters). The movement was assembled into lodges, adopting a structure similar to that of Freemasonry, and ultimately formed a Grand Lodge at Cleveland, Ohio.