Anthony Comstock
Born: March 7, 1844
Died: September 21, 1915 (aged 71)
Bio: Anthony Comstock was a United States Postal Inspector and politician dedicated to ideas of Victorian morality. The terms "comstockery" and "Comstockism" were used for his extensive campaign to censor materials he considered indecent and obscene, such as birth control information.
Known for:
- Traps for the Young (1883)
- Morals Versus Art (1887)
- GAMBLING OUTRAGES OR IMPROVING
- Race track infamy (1904)
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