Anthony Comstock (March 7 1844 - September 21 1915) was a former United States Postal Inspector and politician dedicated to ideas of Victorian morality. He was born in New Canaan, Connecticut. As a young man, he enlisted and fought for the Union in the American Civil War from 1863 to 1865. He served without incident, but objected to the profanity used by his fellow soldiers.Afterward he became an active worker in the Young Men's Christian Association in New York City. Wikipedia
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