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Knights of the Golden Rule

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Knights and Ladies of the Golden Rule

Formation 17 August 1879;
incorporated 17 January 1880
Purpose/focus Mutual benefit society
Headquarters Louisville, Kentucky
Supreme Commander A. M. Worcester

The Knights of the Golden Rule (K.G.R.; or Knights and Ladies of the Golden Rule) was a North American benefit society, formed by A. M. Worcester and others, including former members of the Order of Mutual Aid (then defunct) and the Ancient Order of United Workmen, in August 1879 at Cincinnati, Ohio, and incorporated in January 1880 at Louisville, Kentucky.[1]

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  1. Stevens, Albert C., ed. (1907), "Knights and Ladies of the Golden Rule", The Cyclopædia of Fraternities (2 ed.), New York: E.B. Treat and Co., p. 144-145, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015020238435;view=1up;seq=172