– Biography:
– Born in Brunswick, Maine to a large Quaker family
– Moved to Portland as a young adult
– Married Submit Tobey in 1846
– Was a Portland newspaper publisher for two decades
– Known for his tall stature and big, bushy beard
– Career:
– Worked as a penmanship instructor, teacher, and shopkeeper in Portland
– Started an itinerant preaching journey during the Second Great Awakening
– Founded and published “The Pleasure Boat”
– Advocated for various social reforms like abolition, women’s rights, and temperance
– Criticized organized religion, government, prisons, slavery, land monopoly, and warfare
– Vegetarianism:
– Championed animal rights, environmentalism, and vegetarianism
– Advocated for the health benefits of a plant-based diet in “The Pleasure Boat”
– Believed that vegetarians were healthier, more productive, and lived longer lives
– Supported the idea that animal food consumption led to unnatural thirst and contributed to drunkenness
– Promoted vegetarianism as a lifestyle choice for ethical and health reasons
– Temperance:
– Supported temperance but opposed total alcohol prohibition
– Criticized the prohibition group, the Martha Washingtons, for serving animal food at an event
– Linked animal food consumption to unnatural thirst and increased alcohol consumption
– Believed that animal food was a significant cause of drunkenness in society
– Advocated for moderation in alcohol consumption rather than complete prohibition
– Death:
– Passed away on August 27, 1895, in Vineland, New Jersey at the age of 94
– Buried in the Siloam Cemetery
– Left a legacy as an influential figure in his time
– His ideas resonated with later anarchists and reformers like Emma Goldman
– Considered a pioneer in advocating for societal order based on individual morals rather than government laws
Jeremiah Hacker (1801 – August 27, 1895) was a missionary, reformer, vegetarian, and journalist who wrote and published The Pleasure Boat and The Chariot of Wisdom and Love in Portland, Maine from 1845 to 1866.
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| Born | 1801 Brunswick, Maine, US |
| Died | August 27, 1895 (aged 94) |
| Occupation(s) | Missionary, journalist |