Claim Citation Readiness
Claim Count
2
Claim Fact-Check Status
Claims
Date Precision
Exact year
Destination URL
Display Date
1918
End Sort Year
1918
Era
Prohibition and Repeal
Event ID
78
Evidence Confidence
Strong
Featured?
Geography
United States
Historical Significance
Demonstrates that organized national opposition to constitutional Prohibition began before the Depression-era repeal campaign.
Last Reviewed
September 2, 2026
Publication Status
Published
Record Type
Event
Research Notes
The complete Library of Congress guide supplies only the year. January 1 is a synthetic sorting anchor; display as 1918. Do not infer the organization’s size or influence from this founding fact alone.
Scope
American Whiskey Core
Start Sort Year
1918
Summary
Naval Captain William H. Stayton established the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment in 1918.
Thematic Lanes
Law and TaxationPeople and LaborCulture and Consumption
Timeline Date
January 1, 1918
Evidence anchor
Library of Congress, “Alcoholic Beverage Industry: People & Groups — Against,” fully reviewed and preserved.
Drafting guardrail
The source verifies establishment, founder, and year—not membership scale or causal weight.