Lysander Spooner (January 19, 1808 — May 14, 1887) was an American abolitionist, entrepreneur, lawyer, essayist, natural rights legal theorist, pamphleteer, political philosopher, and writer often associated with the Boston anarchist tradition. He is known for establishing the American Letter Mail Company, which competed with the United States Postal Service. This undated photograph of Spooner was taken by Amory Nelson Hardy.
Photograph credit: Amory Nelson Hardy; restored by Adam Cuerden
