The Band of Hope was first proposed by Rev. Jabez Tunnicliff following the death in June 1847 of a young man whose life was cut short by alcohol .
Rev. Jabez Tunnicliff was a Baptist minister in Leeds .
The Band of Hope was first proposed by Rev. Jabez Tunnicliff , who was a Baptist minister in Leeds , following the death in June 1847 of a young man whose life was cut short by alcohol .