Key Figures
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Although Barton W. Stone, Thomas and Alexander Campbell, and Walter Scott were to become the best-known and most influential early leaders of the movement, others preceded them and laid the foundation for their work.
- Barton W. Stone (1772–1844)
- Thomas Campbell (1763–1854)
- Alexander Campbell (1788–1866)
- Rice Haggard (1769–1819)
- Amos Sutton Hayden (1813–1880)
- Abner Jones (1772–1841)
- Marshall Keeble (1878–1969) His successful preaching career notably bridged a racial divide in the Restoration Movement prior to the American Civil Rights Movement.
- Elijah Martindale (1793–1874), active in Indiana.
- James O'Kelly (1735?–1826), Durham, North Carolina
- Elias Smith (1764–1846)
- Walter Scott (1796–1861), a successful evangelist who helped to stabilize the Campbell movement as it was separating from the Baptists
- "Raccoon" John Smith (1784–1868), instrumental in bringing the Stone and Campbell movements together
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