Committee of Fifty

Committee of Fifty

Committee of Fifty could refer to one of the following:

See also

  • Committee of 100 (disambiguation)
  • Committee of Seventy, a group in Philadelphia best known for monitoring elections
  • Committee of Sixty, a group formed in New York City in 1775 to enforce the boycott of British goods
  • Committee of 19, a committee of students at Auburn University involve in the War on Hunger
  • Committee of Fifteen, a New York City citizens' group that lobbied for the elimination of prostitution and gambling
  • Committee of Fourteen, an association dedicated to the abolition of Raines law hotels in New York City
  • Committee of Ten, a group of educators that recommended the standardization of American high school curriculum
  • Committee of Nine, a group of state leaders involved in unifying the country following the American Civil War
  • Committee of Six, six men who secretly funded the American abolitionist, John Brown
  • Committee of Five, the group delegated to draft the United States Declaration of Independence

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