Robert's Rules of Order
02/1876 AD published
Robert saw a need for a standard of parliamentary procedure while living in San Francisco.
He found San Francisco in the mid-to-late 19th century to be a chaotic place where meetings of any kind tended to be tumultuous, with little consistency of procedure and with people of many nationalities and traditions thrown together.
He wrote the manual in response to his poor performance in leading a church meeting that erupted into open conflict because of concerns about local defense at the First Baptist Church, 149 William Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He resolved that he would learn about parliamentary procedure before attending another meeting. At the time, Robert was a resident of Haworth, NJ.
Lattitude: 37.7832° N
Longitude: 122.4166° W
Region: North America
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