

10,000 FAMOUS
FREEMASONS
By
WILLIAM R. DENSLOW
Volume I
A- D
Foreword by
HARRY S. TRUMAN, P.G.M.
Past Master,
Missouri Lodge of Research
Published by
Macoy
Publishing & Masonic Supply Co., Inc.
Richmond, Virginia
Copyright, I957, William R. Denslow
Foreword

Harry S
Truman, PGM, Grand Lodge of Missouri
It is a great pleasure and
satisfaction to me that the Missouri Lodge of Research is to publish four
volumes containing the biographies of ten thousand or more Freemasons who have
contributed to the history of the Free World.
We know that research is the most important step in the study of
history. Comprehensive and accurate information must be available for those
who would interpret trends in world happenings.
History is made by men. It is therefore necessary to know about
the men who have made history. In the study of the past we must know the
motives that inspired men who made history. Events and dates are of no value
unless we can discover what caused those events at the dates stated in what
passes for history.
Plutarch in Roman times and Abbott in recent times wrote
biographies of great men. Thousands of words about the subjects of these
biographies have been written by other famous men—Shakespeare, for instance,
and Milton and Emerson and Toynbee.
Perhaps these Masonic biographies will cause future historians,
authors and playwrights to appreciate what has been done since these great
books were written. Then people of future generations will have a fair basis
for the evaluation of our times.
HARRY S. TRUMAN, PGM
Past Master
Missouri Lodge of Research
Independence, Missouri
December 9, 1957
Preface
This is the first of four
projected volumes entitled 10,000 Famous Freemasons, a much needed Masonic
research project, sponsored by the Missouri Lodge of Research.
Perhaps the title is misleading, for the men listed herein, in the
main, have not been famous primarily for their contributions to Freemasonry,
but they are 10,000 famous or interesting personalities who have made their
names in other fields. However, they have been, or are, members of the
fraternity. There are hundreds of professional Freemasons and thousands of
Masonic dignitaries who will not be mentioned. Their biographies have been
inscribed in the various proceedings and annals of Freemasonry and will not be
given here. A few national heads, founders and Masonic authors will be the
exceptions.
These volumes do not cover any particular country or time, but, on
the contrary, are world-wide in scope and cover the famous men from the
beginnings of Freemasonry down to, and including, the present year.
Many volumes and pamphlets have been written on "Famous
Freemasons." This work will exceed them all in scope, and, we hope, in
accuracy. Nevertheless it is only a start on the vast amount of material that
is available in the field of Masonic biography. It is a continuing process and
tomorrow may lift a brother to prominence or rob another of his laurels.
It is difficult to establish a criteria for inclusion in these
volumes. The reader will note, for instance, that many famous Freemasons have
been overlooked, whereas many famous men who were anti-Masons are included.
Former members who have been "back sliders" are noted as such when it comes to
our attention and famous men who have been expelled are listed also. We have
given the facts and have not attempted to claim what was not ours.
The last volume of this series will include an addenda of the many
worthy brethren who have been omitted, and we will rely on our readers to
bring these names to our attention so that they may be included.
To understand the difficulties in preparing a volume of this type,
let us explain how it has been accomplished. Five years ago, we microfilmed
and reprinted several thousand biographical cards in the library of the House
of the Temple, Supreme Council, 33°, AASR (SJ). This kind gesture of the
Southern Supreme Council is appreciated. This basic card file started our
research. In the intervening five years, we have increased our 3 x 5 reference
file from the original group to the amazing total of approximately 60,000
cards. To do this, we have read, marked and pasted on 3 x 5 cards, all the
biographies in the current Who's Who, the two volumes of Who Was Who and the
Who's Who Supplements. The majority of our references, however, have come from
thousands of Masonic books and periodicals which we have indexed during this
period. This is a continuing process, and we add a dozen or more biographical
cards a day to our files. This card file is supplemented by an extensive
biographical file for more lengthy material.
We already have mentioned the valuable assistance given by the
Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, for the part it contributed to this
project. The York Rite also has donated heavily by paying the salary of the
author and his staff of The Royal Arch Mason magazine for the many hours they
have spent working on these volumes. They have bought card files, cards, books
and other material that has been necessary in compiling the original material.
The contribution of the General Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons will run into
five figures before the project is completed.
The compiler wishes to express his appreciation to Ray V. Denslow,
Nada W. Hoffman and Juanita D. Denslow for their help in copyreading and
proofreading and to Hazel H. Jackson for maintaining the card files.
These volumes will stand as a memorial to the criticism of our
detractors. What other group of men in the world has accomplished so much? A
perusal of these biographies will indicate that a great proportion of the
liberators, patriots, royalty, explorers, statesmen, judges, inventors,
soldiers, sailors, musicians, entertainers, aviators, and business executives
have seen fit to honor our fraternity with their membership. For more than 200
years Freemasonry has produced men of leadership, morals and vision; men of
knowledge; men of science; men of war; men who would free their people from
the oppressor; men who would fight to maintain that liberty—and men who would
offer a helping hand to the downtrodden. They are, indeed, brethren of whom we
may be proud!
In these four volumes you may
read their record. It will speak for itself!
WILLIAM R. DENSLOW,
Compiler of the 1957
Transactions, Missouri
Lodge of Research.
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John Aasen A giant 8' 6" tall
who, when raised in Highland Park Lodge No. 382, Los Angeles on July 14, 1924,
weighed 536 lbs. The raising was done by Arthur S. Crites, G.M. and all
ritualistic ceremonies were observed except that 12 craftsmen were required.
Fifteen hundred witnessed the ceremony. Aasen appeared in a number of motion
pictures including The Circus.
Leon Abbett Governor of New Jersey, 1885-1887. Past master Mystic
Tie Lodge No. 272, New York City. Demitted to Varick Lodge No. 31, Jersey City
and later to Temple Lodge No. 110. Was representative to G.L. of Ireland from
G.L. of New Jersey from 1886 to 1894. Member of Ancient Chapter No. 1, R.A.M.,
New York City.
Stephen Abbot General in American Revolution. Member Essex Lodge,
Salem, Mass.
Bud Abbott Radio, stage and screen performer. b. Asbury Park,
N.J., Oct. 2, 1898. Began as a cashier in theatres in 1916 and became famous
with the founding of the team "Abbott and Costello." Sold 78 million in war
bonds on a 31 day tour during WW2 and entertained in 300 Army and Navy camps.
A Mason and a Shriner.
George B. Abbott English Masonic writer. Member of Gladsmuir Lodge
No. 1385.
Leon M. Abbott (1867-1932) Grand Commander of Supreme Council AASR
(NJ) PGM of Mass. Raised in Columbian Lodge, Boston, June 7,1894. PHP of St.
Paul's Royal Arch Chapter, Boston.
Robert 0. Abbott (1824-1867) Surgeon General of the U.S., 1862-67.
b. in Pennsylvania, he entered the army in 1849 as assistant surgeon and
accompanied Magruder's battery to California. He subsequently served in the
East and also in Florida and Texas. During 1861 he was assistant to the chief
medical purveyor of New York and later medical director of the Fifth Army
Corps. The duties of his office were arduous and he died of overwork.
Mentioned as a Mason in the District of Columbia proceedings of 1865.
William R. Abbott (1869-1950) President of Illinois Bell Telephone
Co. 1922-30; chairman of the board, 1930-34. b. Sept. 18, 1869 in New York
City. Began as clerk for Erie Railroad in 1885 and with the Westchester (N.Y.)
Telephone Company in 1888. Was with Illinois Bell from 1893, becoming general
superintendent, general manager, vice president and president. Mason and
Knight Templar. d. Mar. 2, 1950.
Abd-el-Kader (1807-1883) Algerian patriot and emir of Mascara. b.
near Mascara, his family were Sherifs or descendants of Mohammed, and his
father, Mahi-ed-Din, was celebrated throughout north Africa for his piety and
charity. He received an excellent education in theology, philosophy and the
manly arts such as horsemanship. After the French had taken possession of
Algeria (1830) the Arabs entreated Mahi-ed-Din to become their 1st Duke of Abercorn sultan, which he did, but immediately abdicated in
favor of Abd, his son. Abd, at the head of 9,000 troops marched toward Oran to
drive out the French. The fighting was bitter, but the French remained in
possession of the city. For the next 13 years he stubbornly resisted the
French conquest of Algeria, but in 1847 when they massed 120,000 troops
against him, he was forced to surrender under these tremendous odds. Although
promised that he would be allowed to go to Alexandria, he and his family were
detained in Europe for five years. In July, 1860, he was active in defending
the Christians against the murderous attacks of the Moslems in the Christian
quarters at Damascus. In recognition of saving many lives, he received
decorations and presents from many countries.. The remainder of his life was
occupied in public devotions, religious instruction and practical charity. A
biography published in London in 1867 records this interesting episode: "Abd-el-Kader
had just succeeded in achieving, after much toil and self-abnegation, the
highest distinction to be attained in a religious profession, dogmatic and
exclusive. By a singular contrast he now wished to wear the badge of a society
based and established on the principle of universal brotherhood. The Masonid
body in Alexandria hastened to welcome the illustrious neophyte. The Lodge of
the Pyramids was specially convened for the occasion on the evening of 18th of
June (1867). Abd-el-Kader was initiated into the mysteries, and to the
privileges of being a 'Fellow of the Prophet,' added the more time-honored
privilege of being a 'Free and Accepted Mason.' " He died at Damascus on May
26, 1883.
James, 1st Duke of Abercorn (18111885) 10th Earl, 2nd Marquis and
1st Duke of Abercorn. Grandson of 1st Marquis; lord lieutenant of
Ireland(1866-68; 1874-76). Grand Master of Ireland 1874-1885.
James, 2nd Duke of Abercorn (18381913) Eldest brother of Lord
George Francis Hamilton. Was official figurehead of the Irish landlords in
land war and opposed home rule. Grand Master of Ireland in 1886 succeeding his
father, the first duke.
James, 7th Earl of Abercorn (James Hamilton) (?-1744) Privy
Councilor of England. Named Grand Master of England by the retiring Grand
Master, Duke of Richmond, in 1725. He was at that time master of a lodge and
had served on the committee of charity during that year. Succeeded his father
as Earl of Abercorn in 1734. Died, 1744.
John W. Abercrombie (1866-1940) Educator and public official.
President of University of Alabama 190211. State supervisor of teacher
certification in Alabama 1935-40. Acting Secretary for U.S. Department of
Labor 1918-20. Member of 63rd and 64th Congress 1913-17. Member of Alabama
Senate 1896-98. Mason and 32° AASR.
Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) British general who led the
expeditionary force that conquered St. Lucia and Trinidad in 1795-96. He
commanded troops in the Mediterranean in 1800, defeated the French at
Alexandria in 1801 and died of wounds received there. He is credited with
restoring the discipline and efficiency of the British army. Member of
Canon-gate Kilwinning Lodge No. 2, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Charles Aberdour (Lord Sholto) Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
England (Moderns) from 1757-61 and 20th Grand Master Mason of Scotland,
1755-56. He was later the 15th Earl of Morton.
Walter S. Abernathy Transportation economist, government official.
2 Sir Allan Adair b. Sept. 7, 1887 at Petersburg, Va.
Transportation specialist, Dept. of Commerce 1928-53; executive secretary Pan
American Railway Congress since 1949. Raised in Powhatan Starke Lodge No. 124,
Petersburg, Va. on Sept. 5, 1919. Member of Columbia Chapter No. 1,
Washington, D.C. 32° AASR (SJ) in Albert Pike Consistory, Washington, D.C. May
28, 1946. Member of Almas Shrine Temple, 1946; Washington Chapter No. 3,
National Sojourners, George Washington Camp of Heroes of '76. Past president
(1944) of advisory board of Masonic Clubs of D.C. Past deputy state president
of National League of Masonic Clubs.
Robert S. Abernethy Brigadier General, U.S. Army. b. Aug. 5, 1874
in Gonzales Co., Texas. Commissioned lieutenant in 1897 and promoted through
grades to general rank on Oct. 1, 1932. Served in the Spanish American War and
in the Philippines. Commanded 175th Field Artillery Brigade, A.E.F. in WW1.
His last command was San Francisco Port of Embarkation and he retired in 1938.
Member of Summerton Lodge No. 105, Summerton, N.C. and served as national
president of the National Sojourners from 1937-40.
Thomas G. Abernethy Congressman from Mississippi. Member of 76th
to 84th Congresses. b. May 16, 1903 at Eupora, Miss. Lawyer. Received degrees
in Eupora Lodge No. 423 and presently member of Prairie Lodge No. 87 at
Okolona, Miss. Member of Royal Arch Chapter and Commandery, K.T. at Okolona
and Hamasa Shrine Temple at Meridian, Miss.
Edmond Francois Valentin About (1828-1885) French journalist,
novelist, playwright and member of the French Academy. Author of Le Roi des
Montagnes (1856), Le Nez d'un Notaire (1862) and Madelon (1863). Mason.
George, 5th Earl of Aboyne (George Gordon) (1761-1853) Soldier;
succeeded as 5th Earl of Aboyne in 1794 and the 9th Marquis of Huntly in 1836.
Was Grand Master of Scotland in 1802-03.
Antonine Firmin Abraham A Freemason who made himself notorious at
Paris in the beginning of the 19th century by the manufacture and sale of
false Masonic diplomas and by trading the higher degrees, from which traffic
he reaped a harvest for some time.
Herbert Abraham President of Ruberoid Co. since 1903. b. July 9,
1883, New York City. President of Asphalt Roofing Industry Bureau three terms.
Served on War Industries Board, Washington, 1917-18. Mason.
Allen Abrams Vice president of Marathon Corp. since 1940 and
Director since 1943. Deputy Director of development and research for O.S.S. in
1943-44. b. Jan. 27, 1889. Mason.
Benjamin Abrams President of Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corp.
Came to this country from Romania at the age of 12. Left school at 13 to help
support his fatherless family and by the age of 29 had acquired the name,
assets and presidency of the Emerson Corp. His career is studded with
"firsts"; the radio-phonograph, the smallest radio and commercial television.
Famed for his philanthropy to national and international projects. He is a
member of Farragut Lodge No. 976, New York City.
Franz Abt (1819-1885) German composer. b. Eilenberg Saxony d.
Wiesbaden. Composed a number of cantatas and songs for the lodge for use on
St. John's Feast Days. Initiated in Brunswick Lodge in 1853.
Sir Allan Adair British Major General created the 6th Baron in
1938 of baronetcy established in 1888. Served with Grenadier Guards in
1916-17 and was in command of the 3rd Bn. in 1940; the 30th Guards Brigade in
1941; and the 6th Brigade in 1942; when he was given command of the newly
formed Armored Division of the Guards which he retained until the end of WW2
and led in the epic dash of 1944 from the Seine to the relief of Brussels. It
was regarded as one of the most gallant achievements of the European
liberation. His only son (a captain) was killed when the Guards attacked Mount
Camino in Italy, Nov. 1943. Since 1951 he has been second in command of the
Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard. Commander of the Bath; DSO; M.C.
He entered Masonry in April, 1924 in Household Brigade Lodge No. 2614, serving
as master. Appointed assistant grand master of the G.L. of England in 1953. A
member of most of the Masonic rites in England.
E. Ross Adair Congressman from 4th Indiana district to 82nd
Congress. b. Dec. 15, 1907 at Albion, Ind. Admitted to bar in 1933 and since
practiced at Fort Wayne. Served in army overseas in WW2. Raised in Albion
Lodge No. 97, Albion, Ind. in 1929. 32° AASR in Fort Wayne, Ind. Shriner,
National Sojourner, Tall Cedar member.
Hugh R. Adair Justice, Supreme Court of Montana from 1943 and
chief justice since 1947. b. Aug. 27, 1889 at Trego Co., Kansas. Served in
both bodies of Montana state legislature and was lieutenant governor from
1937-41, addressing the Grand Lodge of Montana in this capacity in 1938. Past
potentate of Algeria Shrine Temple.
Jackson L. Adair Congressman, judge. b. Feb. 23, 1888 at Clayton,
Ill. Graduated from Univ. of Michigan in 1911 and admitted to bar in Michigan,
Okahoma and Illinois, first practicing in Muskogee, Okla. in 1911-13 and then
in Quincy, Ill. Illinois state senator in 1928-32 and member of the 73rd and
74th Congresses (1933-37) from 15th district. Has been U.S. district judge,
Southern Illinois district since 1937. Mason.
Alva Adams (1850-1922) Governor of Colorado 1887-89; 1897-99.
Candidate for governor in 1904 and was declared elected, being seated on Jan.
10, but on March 20, 1905 he was ousted by legislature which gave the office
to James H. Peabody, who served one day and resigned. Member of first Colorado
legislature in 1876. U.S. Commissioner-General to Australia, New Zealand,
Java, Siam, and China. Knighted in Pueblo Commandery No. 3, K.T. Jan. 15,
1884; 32° January 29, 1890 in Denver. Active member of Supreme Council AASR (SJ).
b. Iowa Co., Wis., May 14, 1850; d. Battle Creek, Mich., Nov. 1, 1922.
Alva B. Adams (1875-1941) U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1923-45. b.
Oct. 29, 1875 at Del Norte, Colo. Graduate of Yale and Columbia universities,
and admitted to Colorado bar in 1899, practicing at Pueblo. d. Dec. 1, 1941.
Mason.
Andrew Adams (1736-1797) Signer of Articles of Confederation in
1777 and chief justice of Supreme Court of Connecticut. b. in January, 1736 in
Stratford, Conn. Graduated from Yale in 1760 and practiced at Stamford and
Litchfield. Member of state legislature in 1776-81; delegate to Congress in
1777-80 and again in 1781-82. Appointed judge of state supreme court in 1789,
he was made chief justice in 1793. He was an adroit lawyer and an able judge.
Member of St. Paul's Lodge No. 11, Litchfield, Conn. d. Nov. 26, 1797.
Charles F. Adams (1876-1946) Business executive who pioneered and developed
National League hockey in U.S., 1925. Governor of the league 1925-37; Director
and chairman of board of Eastern Racing Association 1935-43. Director Boston
National League Baseball Association 1927-35. Knight Templar and Shriner. b.
Oct. 19, 1876, in Newport, Vt. d. Oct. 1, 1946.
Claude M. Adams Brigadier General U.S. Army (1943). Executive
officer and aide-de-camp to General G. C. Marshall, chief of staff; military
attache to Brazil 1942-44. Served in WW1 as lieutenant. Vice president of
O'Donnell Shoe Corp. Mason. b. Hum-bolt, Tenn., Oct 2, 1895.
Frank R. Adams Author and playwright. Has written about 20 novels,
a score of musical comedies, several motion pictures and a book of lyrics of
musical comedy. b. July 7, 1883 at Morrison, Ill. Graduate of Univ. of Chicago
in 1904. Mason.
Jasper Adams (1793-1841) Clergyman and educator. b. Aug. 27, 1793
in Medway, Mass. Graduate of Brown Univ. and studied theology at Andover. Math
professor at Brown and at same time ordained in Episcopal church. Became
president of the college of Charleston in 1824, and Hobart College (Geneva,
N.Y.) in 1826. Served as professor at West Point from 1838-40. Raised in Mt.
Vernon Lodge No. 4, Providence, R.I. in Sept., 1821. d. Oct. 25, 1841.
John Adams American Revolution (naval). Purser on ship Raleigh
during Revolution. Member St. John's Lodge No. 1, Portsmouth, N.H.
John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) Sixth President of the United States
1825-29. An anti-Mason who a year before his death published a book of his
letters against the Masonic fraternity which amounted to an expose.
John T. Adams (1873-1942) Chief Justice, Supreme Court of
Colorado,1931-34. b. Dec. 25, 1873 at La Porte, Ind. Admitted to bar in 1900.
Named to Supreme Court of Colorado as justice in 1925, serving last part of
term as chief justice. Resumed law practice in 1935. Mason. d. May 13, 1942.
Karl L. Adams (1888-1948) President of Northern Illinois State
Teachers College at DeKalb, Ill. from 1929. b. Sept. 5, 1888 at Lexington,
Ohio. Mason. d. Dec. 6, 1948.
Kenneth S. Adams Chairman of board of Phillips Petroleum Co. since
1951. President of Phillips from 193851. b. Aug. 31, 1899 at Horton, Kans.
Began with Phillips as a warehouse clerk in 1920. Member of Bartlesville Lodge
No. 284, Bartlesville Chapter No. 55, R.A.M.; Calvary Commandery No. 26, K.T.
all of Bartlesville, Okla. 33° AASR (SJ) at Guthrie, Okla.; Kara Grotto,
Bartlesville; Tulsa Court No. 47, Royal Order of Jesters, Tulsa; Akdar Shrine
Temple at Tulsa; Wasono Shrine Club, Bartlesville, Bartlesville Scottish Rite
Club. Member, Legion of Honor, Order of DeMolay and Trustee, Masonic
Foundation of Oklahoma, Inc.
Myron E. Adams (1876-1930) Social Worker. D.D. Syracuse University
1898. Ordained Baptist minister 1905. Social worker in Rochester, N.Y.;
Cleveland, Ohio; Buffalo and New York City. Organized and became first
director of Department of Morale (under Chief of Staff U.S. Army) during WW1.
Executive secretary of National Rehabilitation Comm. 1922; associated with
Marshall Field and Albert A. Sprague in the Public Service Associates, Inc.,
1922-26. Mason. b. Feb. 19, 1876. d. Jan. 17, 1930.
Richard Adams Privateer and Captain during Revolution. Member of
St. Peter's Lodge, Newburyport, Mass.
Samuel Adams Signer, Declaration of Independence. No record of his Masonic
affiliation although purported to have been made a Mason in St. John's Lodge,
Boston, Mass.
Samuel Adams Governor of Arkansas in 1844. Member of Clarksville
Lodge No. 5 (Ark.) and junior grand warden pro-tem of the G.L. of Arkansas in
1844.
Samuel E. Adams Active member of Supreme Council AASR (SJ). d.
March 29, 1912. Raised in Vermont Lodge No. 18, Hartland, Vt. Exalted in
Burlington (Vt.) Chapter No. 3, Feb. 14, 1855. Knighted in Burlington
Commandery No. 2, Sept. 19, 1855. Received 33° from G.C. Albert Pike at
Minneapolis, Minn. Aug. 23, 1885.
Sherman Adams Governor of New Hampshire; advisor to President
Eisenhower. Elected governor of New Hampshire in 1949 and was the 40th
Freemason to serve as governor out of a total of 67 since 1785. As advisor to
Eisenhower he was often called "Assistant President," and was chief of the
White House staff. Described as "tough-minded, aloof, knowing all the
policies, aims, purposes and background." Makes many decisions on his own and
is sometimes called "The Rock of Gibraltar." Knight Templar, 32° and member of
Bektash Shrine Temple of N.H. Served in WW1 and traces kinship back to two
presidents of the U.S. Speaker of N.H. House of Representatives 1943-44 and
member of the 79th Congress. b. East Dover, Vt., Jan. 8, 1899.
Wilbur L. Adams (1884-1937) Congressman from Delaware 73rd
Congress. Lawyer. Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, 1934. b. Oct. 23,
1884. d. Dec. 4, 1937. Mason.
Henry Adamson Wrote the first printed reference yet discovered
showing the Master's Word to be connected with the Rosy Cross. It occurs in
his The Muses Threnodie—"For weare brethren of the Rosy Cross we have the
Mason's Word.”
Sir Michael Adeane Private secretary to Queen Elizabeth of England
and to her father, King George VI, to whom he acted, in a sense, as a Masonic
aide-de-camp on many occasions. Represented George VI at installation of the
Earl of Scarbrough as GM in 1951. A Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of
the Bath, he served as senior grand deacon of the Grand Lodge of England in
1946.
Charles Adkins (1863-1941) Congressman from Illinois 69th to 72nd
Congresses (1925-33). Mason. Home, Decatur, Ill.
Jesse C. Adkins (1879-1955) Judge. Special assistant to the
Attorney General from 1908 to 1916. Appointed Associate Justice, Supreme Court
of District of Columbia in 1930. Chairman jud. sect. American Bar Assn., 1935.
Mason. 32°. b. April 13, 1879. d. Mar. 29, 1955.
Julius Ochs Adler (1892-1955) Major General; vice-president and
general manager of the New York Times. Fought in both WW1 and WW2 and was
called a "Soldier's Soldier" by President Eisenhower. Was active in many
Jewish, civic and patriotic endeavors throughout his life. The rank of
general—which Adler carried proudly—was not honorary. He had been a civilian
soldier for forty years. Since WW1, he had served the 77th infantry division.
He left it during WW2 to lead other combat troops. After the war he rejoined
the 77th and became the commanding general of this New York reserve unit. He
started with the New York Times in 1914, and in directing its business
management as well as that of the Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times, he helped
maintain the high standards that have been a credit to the world of
journalism. He was a member of Justice Lodge No. 753
of New York City. Adler died on October 3, 1955 and was buried in Arlington
National Cemetery on October 6.
Adolph Friedrich IV Duke of Mecklemburg-Strelitz (1738-1794)
Initiated in 1772 by deputation of the lodge Irene zu den drei Sternen in
Rostock, Germany. In 1774 he entered the lodge at New-Brandeburg remaining a
member until his death.
Adolph Fredrik (1710-1771) King of Sweden 1751-1771. Was master of
a Stockholm lodge and received the title of Protector of Swedish Freemasonry
in 1762.
Baron van Aersen-Beyeren Grand Master of the Netherlands
1756-1758.
John S. Africa (1839-1900) Banker and grand master of Pennsylvania
1891-1892. Member Pennyslvania legislature, 1860. Secretary Internal Affairs
of Pa. 1883-87. President Union Trust Co. of Philadelphia 1887-1900.
Gregorio Aglipay Chaplain General of the Philippine Army
1899-1901. Scottish Rite member. Later headed the Philippine Independent
Church.
Andrew D. Agnew (1867-1951) Grand Master of the Grand Encampment,
K.T. 1932-37. Native of Ireland. Lawyer. Active member of the Supreme Council
(NJ), 1920. 33* in 1911.
Ignacio Agramonte (1841-1873) Cuban patriot and Freemason who
participated in war which followed Cuba's declaration of independence in 1868.
b. in Puerto Principe, he was commissioned under Cespedes and became leader of
the revolts of 1868-69 against Spain. He was killed in battle.
Camillo Mora Aguilar Governor of province of San Jose, Costa Rica.
Son of President Juan Rafa el Mora. An agriculturist. Member of Union
Fraternal No. 10.
Joaquin Aguilar Magistrate of Supreme Court of Costa Rica. Member
of the College of Lawyers. Esperanza Lodge.
Emilio Aguinaldo Philippine patriot and general. b. March 22,
1869, at Old Cavite, Luzon of Chinese and Tagalog parentage. Was educated in
the home of a Jesuit priest and later in the University of St. Thomas,
conducted by the Dominican friars in Manila. Was initiated Jan. 1, 1895 in
Pilar Lodge under the Grand Orient of Spain, becoming master of the lodge. At
the outbreak of the insurrection in August, 1896, he was mayor of Cavite
Viejo. During this uprising, he took a prominent part, displaying a marked
capacity for leadership. In 1898 Spain gave him a subsidy for remaining out of
the country and he went to Hong Kong until the U.S. entered the war against
Spain. Believing the time was ripe for a change in government, he returned
immediately after the Battle of Manila, May 1, 1898, for the express purpose
of assisting the American government. They gave him authority to set up a
native government of which he became the head and organized an army. Having
doubt as to the future freedom of his country under American rule, he began
hostilities against the U.S. during the year 1899 and engaged in several
pitched battles, but was driven from capital to capital until finally captured
by General Frederick Funston at Palawan, Luzon on March 23, 1901. On April 19,
1901 he took an oath of allegiance to the U.S. and retired to a peaceful life.
During the Spanish rebellion he organized the Triagle Magdalo, with other
Freemasons and it later became Magdalo Lodge. The lodge held its meetings in
Aguinaldo's residence. It was on the balcony of this residence that the
proclamation of the First Republic and the unveiling of the original
Philippine flag took place,
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Charles T. Aikens June 12,
1898. Four months after his initiation into Freemasonry, he affiliated with
the Katipunan, an organization patterned after Freemasonry with passwords and
three degrees. Seeing this organization was the best means of gathering
support for the revolutionary movement, he encouraged all able-bodied men to
join it, and the success of the revolution, at least in Cavite, may be
attributed to the Katipunan. When the Grand Orient of Spain fused with the G.L.
of the Philippines in February 1917, Aguinaldo became a Scottish Rite Mason.
He was coroneted a 33° on Feb. 13, 1955.
Charles T. Aikens (1862-1927) University president and Lutheran
minister. Ordained, 1888. President of Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove,
Pa. from 1905. President of Lutheran Synod of Central Pa. 1897-1901. 32° AASR.
Marquess of Ailsa (1872-1943) Archibald Kennedy, 15th Earl of
Cassillis, created Marquess of Ailsa in 1938. b. May 22, 1872. d. Feb. 27,
1943. The Kennedys are a famous and powerful Scottish family long settled in
Ayrshire. Ancester John Kennedy of Dunure obtained Cassillis and other lands
in Ayrshire about 1350. John's descendant Sir James Kennedy married Mary, a
daughter of King Robert III and their son Sir Gilbert Kennedy was created Lord
Kennedy before 1458. Gilbert's grandson David, third Lord Kennedy, was created
Earl of Cassillis before 1530. In 1831 the 12th Earl of Cassillis became the
first Marquess of Ailsa, taking the title from the craig which was his
property. Archibald was educated at Eton College, Trinity College, Cambridge
and Edinburgh universities. Served as major in the South African War
(19001902) and was with the British Expeditionary Forces from Dec., 1914 to
May, 1919. Later became a memberof the Royal Company of Archers and as such
constituted a member of His Majesty's Bodyguard for Scotland. His services
were called for in every large civic or national enterprise. He had held many
high offices in Freemasonry, and was head of the Grand Chapter of Scotland for
30 years, being 1st Grand Principal from 1913 until his death in 1943. He made
three Masonic visits to the United States, 1924, 1927 and 1933 for the purpose
of settling jurisdictional differences with the General Grand Chapter over the
chapters in the Philippines. On his death his titles passed to his brother
Charles q.v. Initiated in Holy-rood House Lodge No. 44, Edinburgh, Nov. 17,
1896.
Marquess of Ailsa Charles Kennedy, 16th Earl of Cassillis and 5th
Marquess of Ailsa upon the death of his brother, Archibald q.v., in 1943. b.
April 10, 1875, he was educated at Eton and Royal Agriculture College
Cirencester. Formerly captain Ayrshire Yeomanry and lieutenant 3rd Bn. Royal
Scotts Fusilliers; served in South Africa 1900-1901 as captain, Prince of
Wales Light Horse. As Lord Kennedy, he received most of his Masonic light in
the United States, where he came after the African War. He was initiated in
Acacia Lodge No. 11, A.F. & A.M. of Cheyenne, Wyoming April 4, 1905; passed
May 25, 1905 and raised June 8, 1905. His petition for the capitular degrees
was received by Lebanon Chapter No. 3 of Laramie, Wyo. on June 9, 1909 and was
elected July 14. He received the MM and PM degrees Aug. 11, 1909. The MEM and
RAM degrees were conferred by Nevada Chapter No. 56, of Nevada, Mo. by request
of Lebanon chapter on March 14 and 22, 1910. About 1914 he was in Davenport,
Iowa. He de-milted from the lodge in Nov. 15, 1921 and the chapter Nov. 9,
1921. In a letter to the chapter dated Dec. 10, 1919 he thanked them for
remitting a year's dues because of his war service, stating that he left
the U.S. in Nov., 1914 and joined the Ayrshire Yeomanry, Jan., 1915. He stated
he "was passed as unfit for overseas service and at the end of 1916 was
appointed an area gas officer. . . . I was attached to the 18th Division for a
short time in France in 1918 on a tour of instruction. Until quite recently
have been engaged in training in gas defensive measures and am now trying to
get the bally stuff out of my system.”
William D. B. Ainey (1864-1933) Chairman Public Service Commission
of Pa. and Congressman. Member of 62nd and 63rd Congresses (1911-15). Chairman
of Public Service Comm. of Pa. 1915. Delegate to Interparliamentary
Conference, Geneva, 1912 and to the Hague in 1913. Delegate to
Interparliamentary Union, Paris, 1927. Mason.
James Ainslie Scottish clergyman, who in 1652 was the subject of
an ecclesiastical investigation because he was a Mason and "possessed the
Mason Word." On appeal to the Presbytery at Kelso, he was cleared "because in
the purest tymes of this kirke, maisons haveing that word have been
ministers.”
John C. Ainsworth (1870-1943) Financier. President of States
Steamship Co.; president of Ainsworth National Bank, Portland, Oregon and its
successor, the U.S. National Bank. Director of many corporations and the
Federal Reserve Bank in Portland. 33° John C. Ainsworth (1822-1893)
Transportation pioneer of the Pacific Northwest. Went West with the 1850 gold
rush and soon settled in Oregon where he pioneered in transportation. He was
the guiding genius of river steamboat transportation and his Oregon Steam
Navigation Co. grew tothe Pacific Northwest division of the Union Pacific
Railroad. His Portland bank was the largest in Oregon. Was an incorporator and
promoter of the Northern Pacific Railway. Was raised in Farmington Lodge No.
9, Ohio and became the first master of Multnomah Lodge No. 86 (Mo. register),
now Oregon No. 1. He helped organize the G.L. of Oregon and served as grand
master 1854-55. In 1865 he was grand high priest of the Grand Chapter.
Inspector general 33° AASR (SJ).
Milburn P. Akers Editor, political and editorial writer. b. May 4,
1900. Assistant to Secretary of Interior 1939-41. Executive secretary of
Illinois Development Council 1937-39. Editor of Chicago Sun, 1941-42. Mason.
George E. Akerson (1889-1937) Secretary to President Hoover
192931; Hoover's assistant when Secretary of Commerce 1925-28. Washington
correspondent and asst. managing editor of Minneapolis Tribune 1912-25. 32° at
Minneapolis Feb. 27, 1929. Received Shrine at Washington, D.C. Apr. 29, 1929
as courtesy to Zurah Temple in Minneapolis.
Spencer B. Akin Major General U.S. Army. b. Feb. 13, 1889. B.S.
Virginia Military Institute 1910. 2nd lt. U.S. Army, 1910 advancing through
grades to brigadier general in 1941 and major general in 1943. Chief signal
officer on staff of General MacArthur and later chief signal officer,
Department of Army. Cited by Poor Richard Club for his reorganization of
Army's system of communication to needs of atomic warfare. Mason.
Sir Adeyemo Alakija (1884-1952) Nigeria spiritual and political
leader. Headed the Executive Council of the Colony and Protectorate in
Nigeria, also a spiritual leader among the natives and respected public
figure. Member Star of Nigeria Chapter No. 255,
R.A.M. 23° AASR. Appointed grand superintendent over Royal Arch in the
district both English and Scottish constitutions as well as head of the
District Grand Lodge. Died April 9, 1952.
Miguel Ricardo de Alava (17711843) Spanish general and statesman.
He participated in the Peninsular War under Wellington in 1811 and in 1815 was
in the service of Ferdinand VII. He was a liberal leader and president of the
Cortes in 1822, in which year he aided in the deposition of Ferdinand. In 1814
he was imprisoned for being a Freemason. Upon Ferdinand's restoration by the
French in 1823, Alava fled to England. He was later in' the service of Maria
Christina against Don Carlos. Named ambassador to London in 1834 and Paris in
1835, retiring to France after the La Granja insurrection.
Leopold, Duke of Albany Youngest son of Queen Victoria was
initiated in Apollo University Lodge No. 357, Oxford, England May 1, 1874 and
in May, 1875 became a member of Lodge of Antiquity. No. 2. Served as master of
Apollo Lodge, 1876.
Juan Bautista Alberdi (1810-1884) Distinguished Argentine
statesman, jurist and publisher. He was noted principally for his Bases, a
treatise on American public right. Hostile to Rosas, he exiled himself to
Uruguay where he studied law, later practicing in Chile. On the overthrow of
Rosas by Urquiza q.v. he was successively named by the latter as minister to
Paris, Madrid, Washington and London. Mason.
Albert Victor Christian Edward (see Duke of Clarence) Carl Albert
Congressman from Oklahoma, 80th Congress (1947-49) Lawyer. b. May 10, 1908.
Member of South McAlester Lodge No. 96, Mc- Alester, Okla. (1946), 32° Indian
Consistory, AASR (SJ) and DeMolay Legion of Honor.
Casimir August Albert Duke of Saxony-Teschen (1738-1822) Last
governor of the Austrian Netherlands. Brother of King Karl Christian Joseph.
Initiated in Dresden, Germany, in lodge Zu den drei Schwestern, 1764.
Prince Albert Duke of York. b. December 14, 1895, in London.
Provincial G.M. of Middlesex.
Albert-Edward, Prince of Wales (1841-1910) (see Edward VII of
England) Eldest son of Queen Victoria. Initiated in Stockholm in 1868 by King
Charles XV and made past grand master in 1870. In 1875 he received the AASR
degrees. In 1875 he succeeded the Marquis de Ripon as grand master of England,
an office which he held until his death in 1910.
Manuel Masimino Alberti (17631811) Catholic priest and Argentine
patriot. Although a Catholic priest he joined Freemasonry and was active in
events that led to the "open forum" on May 24, 1810 and the revolution of that
year. He was one of the "junta," or council, then formed to rule the country.
Henri Christophe Albrecht (17631800) German Masonic writer.
Initiated 1785. In 1792 he published at Hamburg a work entitled Materialen zu
einer kritischen Geschichte der Freimaurerei (Collections towards a critical
history of Freemasonry).
Ralph G. Albrecht Specialist in international law. Prosecuted
Herman Goering and others before International Military Tribunal, 1945-46. b.
Aug. 11, 1896 at Jersey City, N.J. Graduate of Univ. of Pennsylvania and
Harvard. Admitted to bar in 1924. Associate counsel for American claimants
against Germany in "Black Tom" and "Kingsland" explosions, 1924-39. Commander, U.S. Navy,
1941-45. Naval observer with American Embassy London, England and with Pacific
Fleet, Pearl Harbor and Australia. Assistant Director O.S.S. (War Crimes) and
assistant to attorney general, 1945. Raised in Dalhousie Lodge, Newtonville,
Mass. on Nov. 16, 1921.
Horace M. Albright Conservationist. b. Jan. 6, 1890. Director
National Park Service 1917-18; asst. director and superintendent Yellowstone
National Park 1919-29. In charge of Yosemite National Park, 1927-28. Director
National Park Service Jan. 12, 1929 to Aug. 10, 1933. Advisor, director and
official of many national conservation projects. Member of Livingston Lodge
No. 32, Livingston, Montana, being raised in June, 1923. He was given his
degrees in a period of five weeks while in charge of Yellowstone National Park
so that he would be a member in time to entertain President Harding in
Yellowstone on June 30 and July 1, 1923.
James L. Alcorn Former Governor and Senator from Mississippi.
Member Coahoma Lodge No. 104, Friar's Point, Miss. and Jackson Chapter No. 6,
Jackson, Miss.
Alvin B. Alden (1818-1882) Did much for laying foundation of
Freemasonry in Wisconsin. Grand master 1861-63; grand high priest 1863; grand
commander 1866-68; sovereign grand inspector general, AASR.
Chester H. Aldrich (1862-1924) Governor of Nebraska and jurist.
Admitted to Nebraska bar, 1891. Member Nebraska Senate, 1907. Governor of
Nebraska 1911-13. Justice, Supreme Court of Nebraska 1919-25. Mason and Knight
Templar.
Kildroy P. Aldrich 1st Assistant Postmaster General, 1943-45. b.
Feb. 16, 1877. With postal department from 1897 to 1945, serving in various
ca-pacities from postal clerk to assistant postmaster general. Raised in
Siloam Lodge No. 276, Oklahoma City, Okla. in 1913 and a life member. Member
of Missouri Consistory No. 1, St. Louis, Mo. (SJ).
Nelson W. Aldrich (1841-1915) U.S. Senator from Rhode Island from
1881 to 1911. b. Nov. 6, 1841 at Foster, R.I.; Graduate of Brown Univ. Member
of R.I. House of Representatives from 1875-77, serving as speaker of same.
Elected five times to U.S. Senate and declined nomination for reelection in
1910. A member of What Cheer Lodge No. 21, (past master) Providence and
Providence Chapter No. 1 as well as Cavalry Commandery No. 13 which he served
as commander in 1871. In 1879 he was grand commander of the Grand Commandery
of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. d. Apr. 16, 1915.
Elizabeth Aldworth Said to be the only woman ever regularly
initiated into Freemasonry. See "Elizabeth St. Leger.”
J. Frank Alee Former U.S. Senator from Delaware. Member Union
Lodge No. 7, Dover, Del.
Miguel Aleman President of Mexico 1947-52. Petitioned Antiquities
Lodge No. 9 of Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico on Sept. 25, 1930 as a young man of
26. Initiated Oct. 20, 1930; passed April 27, 1931 and raised July 31, 1931.
He later demitted to City of Mexico Lodge No. 35. Received AASR degrees 4th
through 32nd Nov. 24, 1942 by Grand Commander Antonio Arceo. Made a noble of
the Mystic Shrine in Anezeh Temple of Mexico City on Nov. 27, 1945. Son of
General Miguel Aleman, who as a revolutionist against Porfirio Diaz, fled to
the mountains as an open rebel for three years before the general revolution
of 1910, leaving 8-year-old Miguel as head of the house. By sellingpapers he worked his way through the law school of the National
University and on graduation set up a thriving law business principally with
labor unions and individual workers. His public life began as magistrate of
the Veracruz Supreme Court. Was elected to the Senate and in 1936 was
appointed Governor of Veracruz, serving until 1940. He resigned as governor to
manage the election of his friend, General Avila Camacho, who, when he won,
appointed Aleman as Minister of Interior. At 37, he was the youngest cabinet
member and Camacho's principal trouble shooter between the federal government
and the 28 states. In this capacity he won international recognition for
tracking down some 2,000 German and Japanese nationals in deference to the
U.S. He was nominated as president by the head of the Latin-American
Federation of Labor and his campaign manager was the editor of the labor
newspaper, El Popular. Industrialists backed him because he understood the
technical necessities of Mexican industry. Scholars and professional men
cheered him for his ability and brains. The old revolutionary generals liked
his background and political philosophy, and the masses voted for him because
he had given them more in the way of social reform than anyone within their
memory. He was particularly interested in public education and transportation.
Alexander I (1777-1825) Czar of Russia from 1801-1825. b. Dec. 23,
1777 and succeeded Paul I q.v. on the throne in 1801. While he prohibited all
secret societies in 1801, in 1803 he rescinded this prohibition. It is said
that he was convinced by Johann Boeber q.v., later grand master of Russia, of
the benefits of Masonry and he not only lifted the ban, but became a member
himself. Some sources claim he was initiated in Canongate Kilwinning Lodge of
Edinburgh, Scotland and in 1814 acted as master at the conferring of the
degrees in a military lodge in Paris on William III, Emperor of Germany. He
was, for certain, a member of the Polish Grand Orient. In November, 1815 the
Polish Masons gave a banquet in his honor after which he left generous gifts
for the Grand Orient. He has been accused of using Freemasonry for political
purposes. d. Dec. 1, 1825 under mysterious circumstances. In 1822 he became
suspicious of the political dangers inherent in some of the Russian lodges,
and on the advice of Grand Master Kushelev of the Grand Lodge "Astra," banned
Freemasonry on August 1, 1822. This date marks the destruction of Russian
Freemasonry, for his successor, Nicholas I, confirmed the edict on April 21,
1826.
Alexander III (1241-1286) King of Scotland from 1349. Legend
states he favored Freemasons and that Kilwinning Abbey was built under his
guidance. Married Margaret, daughter of Henry III, in 1251. Defeated Norwegian
invasion in 1263. United Hebrides and Isle of Man to the kingdom.
Abraham Alexander (?-1816) One of the founders of the Mother
Supreme Council, Scottish Rite at Charleston, S. Car. He was born in London
and emigrated to this country before 1764, settling in Charleston, where he
became secretary to the collector of customs and later auditor. He became
first secretary general of the Mother Supreme Council and seems to have been a
member of Lodge La Candeur as his signature appears on the minutes of March
18, 1798. Of Jewish religion, he was chazan, or reader for Bayh Elohim
congregation. He served as reader for 20 years, resigning in 1784. He died
Feb. 21, 1816 and is buried in the Jewish cemetery at Charleston.
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Prince Alexander of Wurtemberg Ben Alexander (1894-1944)
President of Masonite Corp. Started as a laborer in the wood pulp industry in
1919 and by 1926 was president of the Masonite Corp. Director or officer of
many corporations. Mason.
George F. Alexander (1882-?) Jurist. U.S. Marshal of Oregon
1917-21. Judge, 1st Division of Alaska since 1933. b. Apr. 20 1882. Mason.
32°, Shriner, president of Juneau Shrine Club 1934-39. Deceased.
Grover C. Alexander (1887-1950) Early member of Baseball Hall of
Fame (1938). A great National League pitcher for two decades with the
Phil-lies, Cubs and Cardinals starting in 1911. In 1926 he won the world
championship for the Cardinals by striking out Lazzeri with bases full in
final crisis at Yankee Stadium. He was raised in St. Paul Lodge No. 82, St.
Paul, Nebraska on Feb. 8, 1923 expelled for un-Masonic conduct March 20, 1930.
Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander 1st Viscount of Tunis. b. 1891.
Served in France, 1914-18 and northwest frontier of India in 1935. Was
commander of the 1st Division from 1938-40 and was in charge of the evacuation
of the British army from Dunkirk. Assigned to the Burma front in March, 1942,
he became commander-in-chief of the Middle East in August. As deputy allied
commander-in-chief in North Africa (1943), Alexander, with General Montgomery,
who mapped the successful British campaign in Egypt. He commanded Sicilian
(July 1943) and Italian (Sept. 1943) invasions. He was made field marshal in
November, 1944 and was allied commander-in-chief of Italy in 1944-45. Since
1946 he has been Governor-General of Canada. Alexander is a member of
Athlumney Lodge No. 3245 of London, serving as its master in 193839. He is a
past grand steward andpast grand warden of the G.L. of England and a member of
the house committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls. He is active
in Royal Arch Masonry. Born in New Zealand, he was a well known athlete and
Olympic games record holder in his youth.
Hubbard F. Alexander Steamship executive. b. Aug. 14, 1879. Began
as wharf agent in Tacoma, Wash. 1894. Later president of the following:
Commercial Dock Co. 1901-27; Alaska Pacific S.S. Co. 1907-08; Alaska Coast Co.
1908-11; Pacific Alaska Navigation Co. 1908-26; Pacific Steamship Co. (Admiral
Line), 1916-30. Mason, 32°.
James P. Alexander Judge. (18831948) Chief Justice Supreme Court
of Texas (1941-48). Texas lawyer since admittance to bar in 1908. District
judge, 19th district of Texas 1920-24; associate justice Court of Civil
Appeals, Waco, 1931 to 1940; Mason and Shriner.
John L. Alexander (1878-1932) Executive Director of American Youth
Foundation 1924-32. Served in executive or secretarial capacity for many
religious and youth movements including Boy Scouts, Y.M.C.A. Mason.
Lord Alexander Scottish records show him to be one of the earliest
of the speculatives (July 3, 1634) Lodge of Edinburgh. He was Right Honorable
Master of the Work to His Majesty.
Nathaniel Alexander (1756-1808) Governor of North Carolina,
1805-07. Surgeon in the Revolutionary War. Served as an officer of the G.L. of
North Carolina in 1802, '03, '06, '07 and was senior grand deacon at his death
in 1808.
Prince Alexander of Orange (Netherlands) Grand Master 1832-84.
Prince Alexander of Wurtemberg Initiated in 1808 in the Phoenix
Lodge in Paris. Was uncle of Emperor Alexander of Russia.
Robert Alexander (1863-1941) Major General U.S. Army. Advanced in
rank from a private in 1886 through grades to Brig. General N.A., 1918 and
Maj. General 1918-19 (temp.); Brig. General 1921 and retired as Maj. General
1927. Served in Indian campaign of 1890-91, Philippines, Cuba and Mexico as
well as WW1. Mason.
Algert D. Alexis Rear Admiral U.S. Navy. b. June 25, 1897.
Appointed lieutenant (jg) in 1921 and advanced through grades to rear admiral
in 1950. His speciality in the service was naval construction and he commanded
many naval installations both at home and abroad, including staff commander of
the service force for the invasion of Japan. He retired in 1954 and is now a
consulting civil engineer. Raised in Peter Williamson Lodge No. 323, Scranton,
Pa. in 1920. Royal Arch membership in Norfolk, Va. Past president of
Charleston, S.C. chapter of the National Sojourners.
Bernard Soto Alfaro Former president of Costa Rica. He developed a
national spirit in the country and is one of the most eminent men produced by
the Republic. He entered the lodge Esperanza when a young man and was made
"Protector of the Order" in the Supreme Council, AASR.
Colon Eloy Alfaro Ambassador from Ecuador. b. Jan. 1, 1891, son of
Eloy Alfaro, Ecuadorian patriot and president. Educated in Ecuador, U.S.
Military Academy, German Cavalry School, and George Washington University.
Served as consul general to Canal Zone, Panama, Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatamala,
El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Colombia, Dominican Republic and United
States. Was ambassador to U.S. 1936-44. He has also served his country on many
special diplomatic missions. Has been a member of the Board of Governors of
the Pan American Union at Washington, D.C., since 1947. Mason and 33° AASR.
Shriner. Member of Canal Zone Consistory as are his three sons, Eloy, Jaime
and Olmedo.
Eloy Alfaro (1842-1912) Ecuadorian liberator and president. b.
June 25, 1842 in Montecristi. He led an uprising against President Cordero
(1893-95) and declared himself anticlerical dictator and president of Ecuador
from 1897-1901 and 1907-11. He led the revolt of 1906 that deposed President
Lisardo Garcia and became constitutional president in 1907. As president he
reduced the power of the Roman Catholic church. More laws for the betterment
of public schools and social reforms for the people were enacted during his
presidency than there had been in the 120 years since the Republic was
established. Most of his life was spent in exile. As a disciple of Bolivar he
advocated Pan-Americanism and convened the second Pan American Congress in
Mexico City in 1896. Alfaro was responsible for the introduction of the
"Panama hat" to the world. While in exile in Panama, he imported the
Ecuador-made toquilla hats which he sold in great numbers to travelers passing
through the Isthmus. Having been purchased in Panama, the hats were presumed
to be products of the country and thus became known as "Panamas." Alfaro
attempted to aid Cuba in securing its independence from Spain and in 1895 sent
an impassioned letter to Queen Marie Cristina of Spain, pleading for Cuban
independence. He resigned as president Aug. 12, 1911 hoping to prevent a
revolt and continue the liberal regime. When a new revolt broke out, he
returned from his exile in Panama hoping to effect a conciliation between the
factions. He was seized in Guayaquil and sent over the railway which he had
built to Quito where he was thrown into jail and a few hours later (Jan.
28, 1912) was murdered. Affectionately called "Citizen of the Americas," he
has been honored with monuments and statues in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Cuba, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico and the United States. Busts of Alfaro in
the U.S. are found in St. Augustine, Florida; Lincoln, Nebraska; House of the
Temple, Washington, D.C.; Washington National Memorial at Alexandria, and
Gainesville, Florida. Even Spain named a street in his ancestral town of Cervera del Rio Alhambra for him.
Bruce R. Alger Congressman, 84th Congress from 5th Texas district.
b. June 12, 1918. Owner of Alger Development Co., Bruce Alger Realtor,
Modernair Construction Co., all of Dallas. 32° AASR and Shriner.
Russell A. Alger (1836-1907) Major General in Civil War, working
his way from the ranks. Served as governor of Michigan from 1885-87 and was
Secretary of War under McKinley from 1897-99, resigning at McKinley's request
because of criticism directed against the War Department for inefficiency.
Member of Corinthian Lodge No. 241 of Detroit, being raised Dec. 9, 1895.
Francois D' Alincourt French gentleman, who, in the year 1776 was
sent with Don Gyres de Ornellas Pracao, q.v. a Portuguese nobleman, to prison,
by the governor of the island of Madeira, for being Freemasons.
Sir Archibald Alison (1792-1867) English author. b. Dec. 29, 1792
at Kenley, Shropshire, England and d. May 23, 1867 at Glasgow, Scotland.
Received his degrees at Glasgow Kilwinning Lodge in 1837. An historian; and as
sheriff of Lanarkshire suppressed the riots of 1837. Author of History of
Europe during the French Revolution (1833-42) in ten volumes and a nine volume
continuation in 1852-59.
John S. Allard Brigadier General and corporation executive. b.
Jan. 16, 1897. Served overseas with Air Force, 1942-45, and promoted from
colonel to brigadier general in 1944. President of Curtis-Wright Export Corp.
since 1929; vice pres. of Curtis-Wright Corp. since 1929 and director of
Wright Aeronautical Corp., Curtis-Wright Airplane Co., and Curtis-Wright
Airports Co. Mason.
Herbert J. Allemang Vice president of Philco Corp. since 1951. b.
May 3, 1902. Raised in South Bend Lodge No. 294, South Bend, Ind. in 1923.
Member of AASR (NJ) in South Bend and Medinah Shrine Temple.
Alfred G. Allen (1867-1932) Congressman from Ohio to 62nd, 63rd,
and 64th Congresses (1911-17). Lawyer. Mason.
Charles H. Allen (1848-1934) First governor of Puerto Rico. b.
April 15, 1848 at Lowell, Mass. He was a member of the Massachusetts house of
representatives in 1881 and '82 and in the state senate in 1883. He was a
member of the 49th and 50th Congresses (1885-89), and assistant secretary of
the Navy from 1898-1900. After the United States freed the island of Puerto
Rico from a 400-year despotic rule of Spain he became its first governor
(1900-02). He was a member of William North Lodge of Lowell, Mass.
Ethan Allen (1738-1789) Major General in Revolution. Gained fame
as a colonel commanding the "Green Mountain Boys," who with Benedict Arnold,
q.v., seized Fort Ticonderoga on May 10, 1775. He was captured at Montreal and
held prisoner from 177578, exchanged and returned to Vermont. Although he has
been described as one "who seems to have been a Master Mason" it is thought that he only received one degree at
Windsor, Vt. on July 7, 1777. His brother Ira, q.v., was a member of Vermont
Lodge No. 1. Probably not a Mason. Was a prisoner in England on date given for
his first degree in Windsor, Vt.
Ethan N. Allen Baseball coach. b. Jan. 1, 1904. An outfielder with
various National League teams 1926-36 and with Browns of American League since
1938; motion picture director of National League public relations dept.
1938-42; head coach at Yale in 1946. Has done sports announcing and written
several books on baseball. Member of Yeatman Lodge No. 162, Cincinnati, Ohio,
32° Ohio Consistory at Cincinnati and Shriner.
Ezra G. Allen (1885-1952) Rear Admiral U.S. Navy. b. March 11,
1885 at Scranton, Pa. Graduated U.S. Naval Academy, 1907. Ensign. U.S. Navy in
1907, advancing to rear admiral. Mason. d. January, 1952.
Frank G. Allen Former governor of Massachusetts. b. Lynn, Mass.
Oct. 6, 1874. Was raised in Orient Lodge, Norwood, Mass. June 23, 1920,
receiving 33° in Northern Jurisdiction, Sept. 16, 1930.
George W. Allen (?-1928) Chief Justice Supreme Court of Colorado,
1926-28. Member Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1874-76 moving to
Colorado in 1880. Judge district court, Denver 1888-1910. Republican nominee
for governor 1896 and defeated for U.S. Senator 1896. Justice of Supreme Court
1916-26. Died Jan. 29, 1928. Mason, 32° AASR and Shriner.
Henry J. Allen (1868-1950) U.S. Senator and former governor of
Kansas. b. Sept. 11, 1868 in Warren Co., Pa. Began as editor of Manhattan
Nationalist in 1894 and later owned and operated several daily newspapers in
Kansas; chairman of board of Wichita Daily Beacon Publishing Co. Governor of
Kansas from 1919-23 and appointed U.S. Senator to succeed Vice-president
Curtis in 1929. Assistant to Charles G. Dawes, pres. of Reconstruction Finance
Corp. in 1932. Editor of the Topeka Journal from 1935 until death. Director of
publicity for the Hoover-Curtis campaign in 1928 and as president of the Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater Assn., helped prepare treaty between U.S. and
Canada on that project. Active abroad in WW1 in Red Cross work. Mason. d. Jan.
17, 1950.
Hervey Allen Author, who although not a Freemason, is one of the
few writers of historical novels to give credit for the part Freemasonry
played in our Revolutionary period. Among his writings are Anthony Adverse,
1933; The Forest and the Fort, 1943; and Bedford Village, 1944. b. Dec. 8,
1889. Mr. Allen wrote on May 23, 1944 as follows: "Several members of the
fraternity have written in asking if I hold membership. I do not and never
have. My father and grandfather and a great many other relatives have been
Masons for many generations back, but for various reasons I have never joined.
My interest in the theme of Masonry in American life is purely historical, and
I think that my not being a member is at this time perhaps a help in my
stressing the theme, as I can do so without any suspicion of being a special
pleader from the inside. There is no doubt that for some reason or other
American historians have overlooked one of the prime and deep-running
influences in American life. As you know, there are many reasons for that.”
Hubert A. Allen (1872-1942) Brigadier General U.S. Army. Actively
identified with Iowa national guard for 25 years. Served as captain in
Spanish-American war and appointed brigadier general in 1917. Mason.
Ira Allen (1751-1814) Brother of Ethan Allen q.v. and politically
active in the Revolutionary period. b. Cornwall, Conn., he with
two other fellow members of Vermont Lodge No. 1 (now 18), led the fight for
statehood of Vermont. The others were Thomas Chittenden q.v. and Dr. Jonas Fay
q.v. Between 1780 and 1791 he was in negotiation with the British which was
thought to force Congress to recognize Vermont's claims—which they did on
March 4, 1791. He assisted in the founding of the Univ. of Vermont in 1789. He
was initiated in Vermont Lodge No. 1 of Charleston, N.H. in 1782.
Ivan E. Allen Business executive who gave Fort Mountain to state
of Georgia; it is now one of the state parks. b. Mar. 1, 1877 at Dalton, Ga.
Chairman of Ivan Allen-Marshall Co.; Ivan Allen Bldg., Atlanta Blank Book Mfg.
Co., and has served on many state political and civic boards including term as
state senator 1919-21. A Knight Templar and Shriner.
James M. Allen General in the Civil War. A Mason.
J. Edward Allen Educator and writer. Instructor in public school
system of Warrenton, N.C. since 1907 and served as superintendent of public
instruction for Warren Co. since 1919. Member board of trustees Wake Forest
College since 1922; board of trustees, state school for blind and deaf; on
board of Oxford Orphanage. Grand Master G.L. of North Carolina 1939-40. Also
headed state York Rite bodies and Shrine. Writer of many Masonic books and
articles including revision of Goulds History of Freemasonry published by
Scribners in 1936. b. March 21, 1887 at Warrenton, N.C.
John Allen 3rd Viscount Grand Master, G.L. of Ireland, 1744.
John E. Allen (1873-1945) Chief Justice, Supreme Court of New
Hampshire, 1934-43. Educated at Dartmouth and Harvard, he was admitted to N.H.
bar in 1897, serving as probate judge from 1899 to 1906. He was associate
justice of Superior Court of N.H. 1917-24 and 1924-34 before becoming chief
justice. Mason.
John M. Allen Major in Texas-Mexican War. He came to Texas
attracted by the rumors of impending conflict between Americans and Mexicans.
As commander of the armed ship Terrible, he had been ordered to New Orleans
for the purpose of recruiting soldiers for the impending conflict. While in
New Orleans he received a charter from the grand secretary of the G.L. of
Louisiana for Holland Lodge No. 36 to be delivered to Anson Jones q.v. General
Sam Houston q.v. sent an orderly to Allen advising him of the impending clash
and urging speed to the reinforcements he had. Allen joined Houston's forces,
carrying with him the charter and other communications from the G.L. of
Louisiana. He met Anson Jones (to be first Grand Master of Texas) on the
prairie between Croce's and San Jacinto, while Houston's army was on the march
just before the battle of San Jacinto. Jones placed it in his saddlebags and
carried it through the battle of San Jacinto.
Lee E. Allen Congressman from 16th district of Illinois to 73rd to
80th Congresses inclusive (1933-49). b. Oct. 5, 1898 at Elizabeth, Ill. Taught
school, served as circuit court clerk and has practiced law since 1930. Mason.
Oscar K. Allen Former governor of Louisiana. Member of Eastern
Star Lodge No. 151, Winnfield, La.
Peter B. Allen General U.S. Army. First master of Terre Haute
Lodge No. 19, Terre Haute, Indiana.
William Allen Purchased the ground for the State House (Independence Hall) at Philadelphia in 1729 and gave a grand banquet in
1736 at the inauguration of the building. It was here that the Declaration of
Independence was signed.
Roger Allin Former governor of North Dakota. Member of Golden
Valley Lodge No. 6, Park River, N.D.
James B. Allison Major General, U.S. Army. b. Sept. 15, 1873 at
York, S. Car. Appointed 2nd lieutenant in 1898 advancing through grades to
major general in 1935 when he became chief signal officer. Retired in 1937.
Served in Mexican War and WW1. Mason.
William B. Allison (1829-1908) U.S. Senator from Iowa 1873-1909.
b. March 2, 1829 at Perry, 0. Admitted to bar in 1850, he practiced in Ohio
until 1858 when he moved to Dubuque, Iowa. Raised troops for Civil War and was
U.S. Representative in Congress from 1863-71. In 1888 and 1896 he was a
candidate for Republican presidential nomination. A charter member of Mosaic
Lodge No. 125 of Dubuque, Iowa, he was honorary senior grand warden of the
Grand Lodge of Iowa in 1889.
James V. Allred Governor of Texas 1935-39. b. Mar. 29, 1899 at
Bowie, Texas. Admitted to Texas bar in 1924. Served as district attorney
1923-25 and attorney general of Texas 193135. U.S. District Judge, southern
district of Texas 1939-42. Practicing attorney since 1942. Raised in Bowie
Lodge No. 578 July 6, 1920. Received Scottish Rite degrees in 1926. K.C.C.H.
Avery Allyn Anti-Masonic writer. Once a member of lodge, chapter
and commandery in Connecticut.
Edward B. Almon (1860-1933) Congressman from Alabama to 64th to
72nd Congresses (1915-33). b. April 18, 1860 at Moulton, Ala. Admitted to bar
1883. Member Alabama state senate 1892-96 and speaker of house of
representatives in 1911. Judge of 11th circuit 1898-1906. Mason.
James L. Almond, Jr. Congressman and attorney-general of Virginia.
b. June 15, 1898 at Charlottesville, Va. Served as prosecuting attorney and
judge at Roanoke and in the 79th and 80th Congresses from Virginia. Has been
attorney-general of Virginia since 1948. Past potentate of Shrine.
Alfred S. Alschuler (1876-1940) Architect. b. Chicago, Nov. 2,
1876. Graduate of Armour Institute of Technology and studied at Art Institute
of Chicago. Designed the following Chicago buildings: London Guarantee and
Accident, Westminster, Cunard, John R. Thompson, John Sexton, Utilities, Lake
Michigan, Mercantile Exchange, Adams Franklin and Garment Center buildings;
plans of E. J. Brach & Son, Chicago Mail Order, Sinai Temple and Isaiah
Temple. Mason.
Richard Alsop (1761-1815) American author and poet. b. Middletown,
Conn. Was one of the Hartford wits, collaborating in the writing of The Echo,
a verse satire which appeared in the American Mercury and published in book
form in 1807. Among other works is A Poem, Sacred to the Memory of George
Washington (1800). A member of St. John's Lodge No. 2, Middletown, Conn. There
was a Richard Alsop who became a member of Hiram Lodge No. 1 at New Haven,
Conn. in 1752 and may have been his father.
Wilbur M. Alter Chief justice, Supreme Court of Colorado since
1955. b. Dec. 17, 1879 at Allegheny, Pa. Admitted to Colorado bar in 1906.
Judge of Supreme Court of Colorado from 1928-33; 1944-46; 1946 to present.
Past state commander of American Legion. Served in WW1 as an enlisted man.
Raised in Victor Lodge No. 99, Victor, Colo. in 1909. Demitted from chapter and commandery at Cripple
Creek and shrine in Denver.
Paul S. Althouse (1889-1954) American opera tenor. b. 1889 at
Reading, Pa., made his debut with Metropolitan Opera Co., N.Y. in 1913. Member
of St. John's Lodge No. 435, Reading, Pa. 32° AASR (SJ) at Reading, Pa. and
member of Rajah Shrine Temple, Reading. d. Feb. 6, 1954 and service was
conducted by Grand Lodge of New York at Rutgers Presbyterian Church on Feb. 8.
Francisco E. Alvarado Former secretary of state of Costa Rica. He
also served as president of the chamber of representatives and
administrator-general of railways. A member of Caridad Lodge No. 26.
Francisco P. Alvarado Costa Rican banker. He was one of the
founders of the Scottish Rite of Central America. A banker and teacher, he was
benefactor of San Juan de Dios Hospital. A member of Caridad No. 26.
Carlos Maria de Alvear (1789-1853) Argentine patriot, general and
coworker with San Martin, q.v. He took a prominent part in the liberation wars
of Argentine both politically and militarily. In 1814 he was the victorious
besieger of Montevideo, Uruguay, and a year later was named "supreme
administrator." In 1839 he was appointed minister to the United States, where
he died. He was a founder of the Lau-taro Lodge in 1812 together with San
Martin, liberator of the country.
Claude B. Alverson (1878-1922) Judge, Supreme Court of New York,
1921-22. Knight Templar, 32° AASR and Shriner.
Count Goblet d' Alviella (1846-1925) Belgian writer on religious
history, and politician. Also known as Comte Eugene. Was grand commander of
the Supreme Council 33° of Belgium.
Richard IL Amberg Publisher of St. Louis Globe-Democrat from
Sept., 1955. b. June 5, 1912 in New York City. Graduated from Harvard in 1933.
Editor and publisher of newspapers in Oil City and Knox, Pa. from 1937-41 and
also Sportsman's Hunting & Fishing Digest same years. He was director of
publicity for the American Transit Assn. from 1945-47 and general manager of
Newsday in 1947-49. In 1949-50 he was administrative assistant on the New York
Herald Tribune and general manager and director of The Post Standard,
Syracuse, N.Y. from 1950-52. Raised in Oil City Lodge No. 710, Oil City, Pa.
in 1938. Member of Oil City Chapter No. 236, R.A.M. and Talbot Cornmandery No.
43, K.T. both of Oil City. 32° AASR, Valley of St. Louis (SJ). Member of St.
Leo Conclave No. 71, Red Cross of Constantine, Syracuse, N.Y. and Moolah
Shrine Temple, St. Louis, Mo.
John Frederick Amelung Early American glass manufacturer. In
March, 1789 he visited George Washington at Mt. Vernon and presented him with
two engraved gobets with Washington's coat of arms. A zealous Mason, he
established a lodge in Frederick Co., Maryland sometime between 1790 and 1799.
James E. Ament (?-1936) College president and educator. b.
Woodburn, Ill. Graduated from Illinois Normal, Transylvania Univ. and a Ph.D.
from Oskaloosa College. Served as president of state teachers colleges in
Oklahoma, Missouri, Indiana and Pennsylvania. Inspected educational facilities
in England, Scotland, France, Germany and Switzerland. Ament became president
of the ultra National Park Seminary for Women at Washington, D.C. in 1916 and
was president and owner until his death in 1936. He was a 32° AASR (SJ).
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Leopold S. Amery (1873-1955) English
publicist, statesman and mountaineer. b. Nov. 22, 1873 in India. Friend of
Winston Churchill q.v. at school days in Harrow and later when he was
correspondent of the Times in the South African War when Churchill was
correspondent of Daily Telegraph. He served with the army in Flanders and Near
East (1914-16). He became first lord of admiralty in 1922, serving until 1924
when he became secretary of state for colonies 1924-29 and secretary for
dominion affairs from 1925-29. In 1945-49 he was secretary for India and
Burma. Endowed with a strong physique, he was an avid mountaineer and three
peaks have been named for him—one in South Africa Drakenberg, one in the
Canadian Rockies and the third on Kerguelen Island on the edge of the
Antarctic. Member of Canada Lodge No. 3527, London and 10th master of that
lodge in 1920.
Ezra Ames (1768-1836) Portrait painter. b. Framingham, Mass. May
5, 1768. Painted portraits of Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams,
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Martin Van Buren, George Clinton, DeWitt
Clinton. Served as grand high priest of the G.C. of New York for 24 years, and
was general grand scribe of the General Grand Chapter for ten years (1806-16).
From 1816-20 he served as grand captain general of the Grand Encampment,
Knights Templar. Died Feb. 23, 1836.
Oliver Ames Former governor of Massachusetts. Although his
membership is not known, he was made an honorary member of Columbian Lodge of
Boston; was present at a meeting of Washington Lodge in Roxbury March 15,
1866; delivered a Masonic oration before Meridian Lodge, Natick, Mass., June,
1888.
Louis Amiable (1837-1897) French Masonic historian.
Arthur Oliver Villiers, Lord Ampthill (1869-1935) English nobleman
of the Russell family, holding the earldom of Bedford (from 1550), dukedom of
Bedford (from 1694) and barony of Ampthill (from 1881). b. Feb. 19, 1869 at
Rome, Italy where his father was British ambassador. Linguist and rowing man,
he saw service in WW1, being twice mentioned in dispatches and attaining the
rank of brevet colonel. He served as private secretary to Joseph Chamberlain
(1895-99) and was governor of Madras from 1899 to 1906. In 1904 he was
appointed acting Viceroy of India. Ampthill was appointed by King Edward VII
(then grand master) as provincial grand master for Bedfordshire on Nov. 17,
1891, and later served 27 years as pro grand master (1908-35) under H.R.H. the
Duke of Connaught. He was one of the founders of the National Party in 1918.
Member of Apollo Lodge, Oxford, England.
Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) Discoverer of South Pole. A Norwegian
polar explorer. b. Borge, Norway. He discovered the South Pole in December,
1911. In 1903-06 he navigated the northwest passage and fixed the position of
the North magnetic pole, and in 1926 he flew across the North pole with
Lincoln Ellsworth. He disappeared in June, 1928 on flight to rescue Nobile who
was lost returning from North Pole. Said by several sources to be a Freemason
but no lodge ever specified.
Charles L. Anceney (1863-?) Pioneer cattle rancher of the West. b.
April 17, 1863 at Denver, Colo., he was in charge of a cattle outfit at the
age of 14. Anceney was with the first herd of cattle going into lower
Yellowstone ranges in 1879 and was on the first drive to Bismarck, N. Dak. in
1881. At one time he swam the Missouri river and loaded a shipment of cattle
to Buffalo, N.Y. Fought with Sioux, Blackfeet and Cheyenne Indians. Was an associate of Child & Anceney (Harry W. Child),
1910 in the Flying D. Cattle Ranges, covering 500,000 acres and furnishing
support to 15,000 to 25,000 head of cattle. President of Gallatin Gateway
State Bank, promoted Camp Creek Branch of Northern Pacific Railway which
terminated at townsite of Anceney, Mont. Mason. Deceased.
William, Earl of Ancrum Fortieth Grand Master of Scotland, 1794-95
and later the 6th Marquis of Lothian.
Clinton P. Anderson U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and senator. b.
Oct. 23, 1895 at Centerville, S. Dak. Was state treasurer of New Mexico
1933-34; member of 77th to 79th Congresses from New Mexico (1941-47);
secretary of agriculture in Truman's cabinet (1945-48) and elected U.S.
Senator from N. Mexico in Nov., 1948. Was raised in Albuquerque Lodge No. 60
in 1917. Member of Rio Grande Chapter No. 4, R.A.M. and Pilgrim Commandery No.
3, K.T. 32° AASR in Orient of New Mexico; KCCH in 1937 and 33° in 1945. He is
past potentate of Ballut Abyad Shrine Temple (1937), member of Tall Cedars of
Lebanon, Santa Fe Conclave No. 55, Red Cross of Constantine, National
Sojourners and Royal Order of Jesters.
Edward Anderson (1833-1916) Clergyman and Civil War soldier. b.
Nov. 19, 1833. Studied theology and was ordained pastor in the Congregational
ministry in 1858. Served pastorates in Michigan, Ill., Ohio, and Conn. In the
Civil War he served with John Brown in Kansas; was chaplain of the 37th
Illinois Volunteers until after the Missouri Campaign in 1862 and was colonel
with the 12th Indian Volunteer Cavalry until close of war. Mason.
George T. Anderson General in Confederate army. Said to have been
a Freemason.
George W. Anderson (1861-1938) Judge. b. Sept. 1, 1861 at Acworth, N.H.
Attended Boston Law School and Boston University, opening practice in 1890.
U.S. District Attorney of Mass. 1914-17; member interstate commerce commission
1917-18; became judge U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Boston, 1918. Retired.
Trustee World Peace Foundation and Cushing Academy. Mason. Died Feb. 14, 1938.
Heartley W. "Hunk" Anderson Notre Dame football coach. Member of
Calumet Lodge No. 271, Calumet, Michigan.
Jack Z. Anderson Congressman to 76th to 80th Congresses from
California (1939-49). b. March 22, 1904. An orchardist at San Juan Bautista,
Calif. since 1923. Raised in Texas Lodge No. 46, San Juan Bautista, Calif. on
Dec. 20, 1946.
James
Anderson (1680?-1739) Compiler of the famous Anderson's Constitutions of 1723
and 1738 which are recognized as being the first printed volumes dealing
officially with Freemasonry. The records of the United Grand Lodge of England
show that Bro. James Anderson was ordered to "digest the old Gothic
Constitution in a new and better method," on Sept. 29, 1721. Only three months
later Dr. Anderson presented his finished production to the grand lodge (Dec.
27, 1721), which has come down to us as the basis for all Freemasonry. The
historical part, however, which traces the history from the Garden of Eden to
1721 is quite fanciful, unreliable and pretentious. No one today would quote
that part as an authority. It was not until the following March (1722) that a
committee was appointed to examine the character of the revision, and it was
not until 1723 that the volume came from the printer. The first edition was
followed by a second in 1738, the latter being more valuable because it
contains some history about the grand lodge covering the period 1717-1738.
James Anderson, M.A., D.D., was born about 1780 at Aberdeen, Scotland, and was
educated at Marischal College where he received his M.A. degree and it is
thought he earned his D.D. degree about 1731 from the same college. There are
no records of his life from the time of his receiving his college training
until after his arrival in London. It is recorded in state records that he and
his church (Scotch Presbyterian) purchased a lease of the French Protestant
Chapel in Swallow St., Piccadilly on Feb. 15, 1709-10 from Rev. Jean
Desaguliers, minister of the church and father of Dr. J. T. Desaguliers q.v.
Anderson came from a Masonic family; his father serving as secretary of the
well known Scottish Lodge Aberdeen and as master in 1688-89. It is highly
possible that the son may have entered Freemasonry during the period the
father served as master. Little can be learned of his Masonic connections
previous to 1721. He was not at the revival of Freemasonry in 1717, but he
assumed the station of grand warden of the grand lodge, January 17, 1723, and
was master of Lodge No. 17 in 1723 (Masonic students have not been able to
identify this lodge.) He was, however, shown as a member of Lodge of the Horn
in 1723, and later of other lodges meeting in London. In addition to the
Constitutions, he was the author of some non-Masonic books including Royal
Genealogies, or the Genealogical Tables of Emperors, Kings and Princes, from
Adam to These Times (1732) and Unity in Trinity (1733). He attended grand
lodge fifteen times between 1723 and 1728, acting as grand warden on four
occasions. His death was May 28, 1739, shortly after he had issued the second
edition of the Constitutions. He was buried in Bunhill Fields with Masonic
services, and accounted for the ear- liest known account of a Masonic funeral
which appeared in the London Daily Post of June 2, 1739: "Last night (June 1)
was interr'd the corpse of Dr. Anderson, a Dissenting Teacher, in a very
remarkable deep Grave. His pall was supported by five Dissenting Teachers, and
the Rev. Dr. Desaguliers; it was followed by a dozen of Freemasons who
encircled the Grave; and after Dr. Earle had harangued on the Uncertainty of
Life &c, without one word of the Deceased, the Brethren, in the most solomn
dismal Posture, lifted up their Hands, sigh'd, and struck their aprons three
times in Honour to the Deceased.”
Jesse T. Anderson State superintendent of education of South
Carolina since 1946. b. Oct. 26, 1892 at Timmonsville, S.C. Member board of
trustees of Univ. of South Carolina, The Citadel, Winthrop College and state
school for the blind. Past master and member of all York Rite bodies serving
as deputy grand commander in 1951.
Joseph I. Anderson (1757-1837) Senator from Tennessee from
17951815 and first comptroller of U.S. Treasury, 1815-36. b. White Marsh, Pa.
and served through Revolutionary War as captain and brevet major. He was a
member of Military Lodge No. 19 of Pennsylvania. When serving as regimental
paymaster of the 1st New Jersey he was a member of Lodge No. 36 in the New
Jersey Brigade. After the war he became 1st senior warden of Princeton Lodge
No. 38 (N.J.).
Richard C. Anderson (1750-1826) Officer of the American
Revolution. He was first master of Lexington Lodge No. 25 (now 1 of Kentucky)
and was presumed to have been a member of Fredericksburg No. 4 of Va., as he
was very close to General Washington. b. Jan. 12, 1750 in Hanover Co., Va. As a captain in the 5th Virginia
Continentals, he led the advance of the Americans at the battle of Trenton in
1776, crossing the Delaware in the first boat; was wounded in this action;
promoted to major of the 6th Virginia in 1778 and transferred to the 1st
Virginia in Sept., 1778. Fought in battles of Brandywine and Germantown and
was again wounded at Savannah May 12, 1779 and taken prisoner at Charleston in
May, 1780. A daring leader he was at the death-bed of Count Pulaski q.v. and
the dying Pole gave him his sword as a memento. After the war he removed to
the wilderness of Kentucky near Louisville, and led the life of a pioneer and
Indian fighter until advancing civilization pushed the frontier farther west.
He obtained the charter for the Louisville lodge from the Grand Lodge of
Virginia. d. Oct. 16, 1826.
Robert Anderson (1805-1871) Major General U.S. Army who was in
command of Fort Sumter at time of Confederate attack. Known as "hero of Fort
Sumter." b. in Kentucky and graduated from West Point in 1825. Raised in
Mercer Lodge No. 50, Trenton, N.J. May 27, 1858. He was also an honorary
member of Pacific Lodge No. 233 of New York City. In 1859 he was senior warden
of Mercer lodge, but was ordered to another station and withdrew at the end of
the year. He received the Knight Templar orders in Columbian Commandery No. 1
of New York City in December, 1862 and January, 1863 and was made a life
member Oct. 28, 1867. d. Nice, France Oct. 27, 1871.
Robert B. Anderson Secretary of the Navy in Eisenhower cabinet
(appointed in 1953) and deputy secretary of defense (which he resigned in
1955). b. June 4, 1910 at Burleson, Texas, he received his law degree from
University of Texas in 1932.
While still in law school he ran for the state legislature and
won. He served as assistant attorney-general of Texas in 1933 and taught law
at Texas University. Anderson has served as general manager of the Waggoner
estate—and largest cattle ranch in Texas—since 1941. He has probably been
director and president of more large corporations than any one man in Texas.
He is a member of Vernon Lodge No. 655 of Vernon, Texas and while Secretary of
the Navy returned from Washington to be installed as master on Oct. 17, 1953.
In December, 1953 he was appointed grand senior steward of the G.L. of Texas
and addressed the G.L. at the 1954 communication. He is a member of the
Chapter, Council and Commandery at Vernon, the AASR (SJ) and Maskat Shrine
Temple.
Robert H. Anderson Brigadier General in Confederate Army. Served
as commander of Palestine Commandery, K.T. No. 7 at Savannah, Georgia in
1886-87.
Rudolph M. Anderson Zoologist, explorer, writer and government
official. b. June 30, 1876 near Decorah, Iowa. Ph.D. from University of Iowa
in 1906. Taught zoology and was associated with many schools and museums in
U.S. and Canada. Was chief of division of biology of National Museum of Canada
from 1920-46. Active in biological and anthropological explorations to Arctic
Alaska, Yukon and Northwest Territories 1908-12; chief of southern party
Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-16; naturalist on Canadian Arctic expedition
to Greenland and Canadian Arctic Archipelago, 1928. Mason.
Sigurd Anderson Governor of South Dakota (1951-55). b. Arendal,
Norway, Jan. 22, 1904 and brought to U.S. in 1906, becoming a citizen upon his
father's naturalization in 1912. Graduated in law from the University of South Dakota in 1931. Was assistant attorney general of
South Dakota in 1941-43 and later attorney general. Served as an officer in
the U.S. Navy in WW2. Now with the Federal Trade Commission in Washington. He
was raised in Coteau Lodge No. 54 at Webster, S. Dak. in 1943; member of
Rabboni Chapter No. 23, RA.M., Webster; Temple Council No. 7 R. & S.M. Pierre;
and Damascus Commandery No. 10, K.T. Aberdeen; 32° AASR at Yankton; Yelduz
Shrine Temple at Aberdeen; Order of Eastern Star, Webster; and National
Sojourners in Washington, D.C. He served as grand orator of the Grand Lodge of
South Dakota.
Thomas 0. Anderson Naval officer U.S. Navy. As a lieutenant, he
assisted Commodore Decatur in destroying the ship Philadelphia in the harbor
of Tripoli in 1804. Raised in Harmony Lodge No. 23 Newton, N.J. on Nov. 28,
1803.
Victor Emanuel Anderson Governor of Nebraska since 1955. b. March
30, 1902 at Havelock, Nebr. Owner of Anderson Hardware & Plumbing Co. since
1924; Victor Anderson Bottle Gas Co. since 1946; president Havelock (Nebr.)
National Bank; Nebraska state senator in 194950. Raised in George Washington
Lodge No. 250, Lincoln, Nebr. in 1928. Member of AASR (SJ) at Lincoln,
Nebraska. Also member of Shrine, Jesters and DeMolay.
Wilhelm A. Anderson Brigadier General U.S. Army. b. July 22, 1894
at Hana-Maui, T.H. Served as 1st lieutenant in WW1. Called to active service
in 1940 and made brigadier general (temp.) in 1942. Mason and National
Sojourner.
William F. Anderson (1860-1944) Bishop, Methodist Episcopal
Church. b. April 22, 1860 at Morgantown, Va. (now W. Va.) Ordained in 1887 and
elected bishop in 1908, retiring in 1932. During that time he was resident
bishop of Chattanooga, Tenn., Cincinnati, Ohio, and Boston, Mass. He was
acting president of Boston Univ. in 1925-26. Visited many foreign missions
prior to WW1 and during that war made five trips abroad as member of Emergency
and Reconstruction Committee of the church. Mason and 32° AASR.
William H. Anderson Prohibitionist. b. Aug. 8, 1874 at
Carlinville, Ill. Graduated from Univ. of Michigan and Illinois Wesleyan. His
attorney-ship for the Anti-Saloon League of Illinois led him into a lifetime
fight against alcohol. His successful fight for the Illinois local option law
brought him to New York in 1906-07 as associate supt. of the New York
Anti-Saloon League and state supt. of the Maryland League from 1907-14. He
returned to New York in 1914 and was general state supt. of their League until
1924, securing enough congressional votes to submit the 18th Amendment. His
defeat of the Tammany organization caused them to indict him in July, 1923 for
an "alteration" of the League's books (which the auditors had officially
approved). He was convicted in Feb., 1924 and sent to the state prison for
nine months in spite of the League's denunciation of it as "a monstrous
perversion of justice." He founded the American Christian Alliance of which he
has been general secretary since 1926. Mason and 32° AASR.
Gomez Freire d' Andrade (1685?-1763) Portuguese general and
administrator. b. Coimbra. Governor and captain general of Rio de Janerio
(1733-63.) Celebrated in de Gama's epic poem, Epicos Brasileiros. He was a
Venerable of the Lodge Virtude at Lisbon and a member of the Lusitanio Grand
Orient.
General Ignacio Andrade President of the Republic of Venezuela
from 1898 to 1899. A 32° Freemason.
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Thomas G. Andrews Count Gyula (Jules) Andrassy (1823-1890)
Hungarian patriot and statesman. b. March 3, 1823. Allied himself with Louis
Kossuth q.v. in the revolt of 1848 and was exiled until 1857 when he returned
to Austria. During his exile he became a Freemason in 1851 in France. He was
elected to the diet in 1861, becoming its vice-president in 1865. He was first
constitutional prime minister in 1867, foreign minister in 1871, and
plenipotentiary at Congress of Berlin in 1878. d. Feb. 18, 1890.
Christopher Karl Andre Austrian cleric. An active Freemason who
resided at Brunn, Moravia, where, in 1789, he was director of the Evangelical
Academy.
Johann Valentin Andrea (1586-1654) Protestant theologian,
alchemist, satirical writer and early Rosicrucian. Said to have been a Mason.
Grandson of Jakob Andrea, theologian active in organizing and uniting the
Lutheran church in Germany.
Adolphus Andrews ( 1879 - 1948 ) Vice admiral commanding the
Eastern Sea Frontier of WW2 (1942-43). b. Oct. 7, 1879 at Galveston, Texas and
graduated from Naval Academy in 1907. Promoted through grades to rear admiral,
1934. Naval aid to Theodore Roosevelt, Harding and Coolidge. Commanded several
ships including Mayflower, Massachusetts and Texas. Commanded New London,
Conn. submarine base 1927-29; chief of staff Naval War College, 1931-33; chief
of staff, U.S. Fleet, 1934-35; chief of Bureau of Navigation, 1935-38; Raised
in Temple Noyes Lodge No. 32, Washington, D.C. on July 13, 1911, d. June 19,
1948.
Alexander B. Andrews (1873-1946) Lawyer, writer. b. Feb. 2, 1873
at Henderson, N.C. Admitted to N.C. bar in 1894. Prominent in Episcopal lay
circles; delegate to American Council on Education 1932-37; member board of
trustees Univ. of N.C. from 1927. Grand master of G.L. of N.C. 1917 and grand
commander, grand commandery 1907. Wrote Digest of Masonic Law, 1841-1926. d.
Oct. 21, 1946.
Charles 0. Andrews (?-1946) Senator from Florida from 1936-46. b.
Ponce de Leon, Fla. Admitted to bar in 1907 and served variously as judge of
criminal court, assistant attorney general of Florida, circuit judge and
member of Florida house of representatives. Member of Orlando Lodge No. 69,
Orlando. d. Sept. 18, 1946.
Frank Andrews (1864-1936) Judge, Supreme Court of Texas from 1918.
b. Fayette Co., Texas, June 15, 1864. Assistant attorney general of Texas,
1891-95; judge court of civil appeals, 1899. d. Dec. 7, 1936. Mason.
Isaac Andrews Private secretary to George Washington. A member of
Dundee Lodge No. 123, Dundee, N.Y.
Robert Andrews Revolutionary chaplain of the 2nd Virginia regiment
in the Continental Army. This illustrious clergyman was the acting master of
the meeting at which John Blair, Jr. was chosen as the first grand master of
masons in Virginia on October 13, 1778, and later presided over the grand
lodge when Blair was installed. He later became grand master himself. He was
past master of Williamsburg lodge at the time he opened the October 13th
meeting of the grand lodge.
Thomas G. Andrews (1882-1942) Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma
1929-35. b. Aug. 29, 1882. Admitted to Oklahoma bar in 1911. Active in
Oddfellows, serving as G.M. of Oklahoma and representative to the supreme
grand lodge for 14 years. Member of the ritual revision committee and chairman
of judiciary committee (natl.). Elected grand sire 1937. He was a Knight
Templar, 33° AASR and Shriner. d. Sept. 1942.
Harvey A. Andruss President of State Teachers College, Bloomsburg,
Pa. since 1939. b. Feb. 19, 1902 at Fort Worth, Texas, he has had a long and
distinguished career as teacher, lecturer and advisor to labor, business and
government on business law, bookkeeping, accounting and civil service. Mason,
32° AASR.
William R. Angell (1877-1950) President of Continental Aeronautic
Corp. b. Feb. 10, 1877 at Jesup, Iowa. Admitted to Illinois bar in 1899,
beginning with Continental Motors in 1916 and becoming president from 1930-39.
In addition to the Aeronautic Corp., he has served as president of Continental
Aircraft Engine Co., Continental Divco Co., Home Finance Co. and Midland
Corp., as well as being a director of several other companies. Mason. d. Jan.
25, 1950.
Frank M. Angellotti (1861-1932) Justice, Supreme Court of
California, 1902-14. b. Sept. 4, 1861 at San Rafael, Calif. Raised in Marin
Lodge No. 191, San Rafael Feb. 3, 1886, serving as master from 1888-90 and
grand master of G.L. of California 1898-99. He was a member of the
jurisprudence committee from 1899 until his death May 23, 1932.
Albert H. Angstman Justice, Supreme Court of Montana. b. March 23,
1888 at Farmington, Minn. Admitted to Minn. and Mont. bar in 1912. Assist,
attorney-general of Montana 1921-28; assoc. justice supreme court 1929-35;
counsel Public Service Comm. of Montana 1935-37; assoc. justice supreme court
1945-51. Raised in Helena Lodge No. 3, Helena, Mont. in 1918 and served as its
master. Member of Helena Chapter No. 2, R.A.M. and past high priest; Helena
Council No. 1, R. & S.M. and Helena Commandery No. 2, K.T. 32° AASR in Helena
Consistory and member of Shrine since 1925.
Levi Ankeny (1844-1921) U.S. Senator from Washington 1903-09. b.
Aug. 1, 1844 near St. Joseph, Mo., he crossed plains with parents to Oregon in
1850. Early in life he was a Wells Fargo agent and later in the mercantile
business in Lewiston, Idaho, where he was the first mayor. He later moved to
Walla Walla, Wash. where he was president of seven banks in Washington and
Oregon. He became a member of Willamette Lodge No. 2 of Portland in 1866,
affiliating with Walla Walla Lodge No. 7 in 1878, serving as master in 1881.
He was past high priest of Walla Walla Chapter No. 1, R.A.M. and member of
Washington Commandery, K.T. No. 1. He was a KCCH in Lawson Consistory, AASR
and member of El Kalif Shrine at Spokane. d. March 29, 1921.
Louis Annance (1794-1875) Chief of the St. Francis Indians, a
vigorous and powerful tribe of the Quebec province. b. Aug. 25, 1794 at Saint
Francis du Lac in the county of Yamaska, Quebec. He received his early
education from the Jesuits who subsequently secured his admission to a school
in Hanover, N.H., but as he was about to enter college the war of 1812 was
declared and he was summoned back to his tribe to serve under the British. In
1817 he publicly renounced Catholicism and joined the Congregationalists. It
was about this time that he became, by laws and rules of his tribe, successor
to his father as chief and ruler, but having become a Protestant, was
subjected to persecution and annoyance so he moved to Hanover, N.H. where he
connected himself with the Methodists and was made a Freemason in North Star
Lodge of Lancaster, N.H. in 1834. In 1835 or 1836 he removed
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Matthew Arbuckle to Greenville, Maine where he lived near Moosehead Lake. He
died Dec. 25, 1875. The G.L. of Maine issued dispensation to Doric Lodge which
erected a tombstone over his grave in the Greenville cemetery.
Martin F. Ansel Former governor of South Carolina. Mason.
Martin C. Ansorge Congressman, lawyer and business executive. b.
Jan. 1, 1882 at Corning, N.Y. Began law practice in New York City in 1906
after graduation from Columbia Univ. Member of the 67th Congress from N.Y. in
1921-23 and author of Edge-Ansorge Port of New York Authority bills for the
comprehensive development of the Port of New York. Was one of the first to
advocate construction of Tri-Borough Bridge and first chairman of its
committee. Attorney for Henry Ford in SapiroBernstein libel cases. Director of
United Air Lines. Raised in Mt. Nebo Lodge No. 257, New York City in 1907.
Charles L. Anspach College president. b. March 5, 1895 at Fremont,
Ohio. Received degrees from Ashland College, Univ. of Toledo and Ph.D. from
Univ. of Michigan in 1923. Was president of Ashland College (Ohio) from
1935-39 and has been president of Central Michigan College of Education at Mt.
Pleasant since 1939. Active in many civic and religious organizations on state
and national scale. Member of Ashland Lodge No. 151, Ashland Chapter No. 67,
RAM, Ashland Council No. 128 R. & SM., all of Ashland, Ohio, and Mansfield
Commandery, K.T. No. 21 of Mansfield, Ohio. Received 32° AASR (NJ) in Bay City
Consistory, Bay City, Mich., and is a member of Elf Khurafeh Shrine Temple,
Saginaw, Mich.
Jules Anspach (1826-1879) Lord mayor of Brussels, Belgium and
master of the lodge Les Amis Philantropes.
Duke d' Antin Elected "perpetual Grand Master" of the Freemasons
of France on June 24, 1738, serving until 1743.
Dr. Carl Gottlob von Anton German Masonic writer who wrote several
books on Templarism. d. Gorlitz, Nov. 17, 1818.
Earl of Antrim (see William Randal) Frank Appleby (1864-1924)
Congressman from N.J., 67th Congress (1921-23). b. Oct. 10, 1864. In real
estate and insurance business in Asbury Park, N.J. starting in 1885. Member
N.J. State Board of Education from 1894-1902. Mason. d. Dec. 15, 1924.
Troy W. Appleby (1874-1947) President of Ohio National Life
Insurance Co. b. Oct. 2, 1874 at Morrisville, Mo. Started with the Ohio
company as an actuary in 1905 and served as president from 1922. Active in
many youth and social organizations and Methodist church. d. April 21, 1947.
Mason and 32° AASR.
Sylvanus Apps Ice hockey player. Captain of the Toronto Maple
Leafs. Member of University Lodge No. 496, Toronto, Ont., Canada.
Emmanuel Arago (181 2- 1896 ) French politician, senator and
barrister. Mason.
Matthew Arbuckle (1774-1851) Brigadier General in Mexican War. b.
Greenbrier, Va. in 1774, he entered the U.S. Army as an ensign in 1800. Was
sent to the Oklahoma territory to supervise the newly removed Indian tribes in
1821, establishing Fort Gibson and Fort Towson near the Kiamichi for this
purpose. Fort Arbuckle was named for him. d. June 11, 1851 at Fort Smith and
buried with military and Masonic honors. The remains were afterwards
reinterred at his birthplace.
John Arbuthnot (1667-1735) Scottish physician and writer. Was
physician in ordinary to Queen Anne (1709). A close friend of Swift, he
authored witty political pamphlets including The History of John Bull, a
satire against the Duke of Marlborough, which popularized and fixed the modern
conception of John Bull as the typical Englishman. He was also the author of a
number of medical and scientific papers. Reported to be member of a London
lodge.
Branch T. Archer (1790-1856) Texas patriot. b. in Virginia and
came to Texas in 1831 where he was active in measures for Texas independence.
He served as secretary of war of Texas under President Lamar. He was raised in
Harmony Lodge No. 62 at Pridewell, Amelia Co., Va. in 1808 and later became a
member of Manchester Lodge No. 14 at Manchester becoming its master in 1821.
He signed the petition for St. John's Lodge No. 5 of Texas.
P. C. Archer General in Confederate Army. Member of Paris
Cornmandery, K.T. No. 9 of Texas.
Leslie C. Arends Congressman from Illinois to 74th to 81st
Congresses (1935-51). b. Sept. 27, 1895. Mason.
James C. Argetsinger (1883-1955) Vice president of Youngstown
Sheet & Tube Co. b. Dec. 12, 1883 at Burdet, N.Y. Lawyer. Secretary of the
above firm from 1932-49. Vice president since 1935. Mason. d. June 16, 1955.
7th Duke of Argyle (George William) 54th Grand Master Mason of
Scotland, 1822-23.
Richard Arlen Movie actor. Member Utopia Lodge No. 537, Los
Angeles, Calif.
Modeste Armijo Former Nicaraguan minister of education and chief
justice of the Supreme Court. A Masonic guest in Connecticut in June 1945.
Lewis A. Armistead (1817-1863) American army officer. b. New Bern,
N.C., he served in the U.S. army from 1839-61 and in the Confederate army
1861-63, receiving the rank of brigadier general in 1862. He was killed in
Pickett's charge at Gettysburg. Member of Alexandria Lodge No. 22, Alexandria,
Va. Also charter member of Union Lodge No. 7, Ft. Riley, Kans.
David H. Armstrong(1812-1893)U.S. Senator from Missouri 1877-79.
b. Oct. 21, 1812 in Nova Scotia, Canada. He received an academic education at
the Maine Wesleyan seminary and moved to St. Louis in 1837 where he opened and
taught the first public school in the state on April 1, 1838. He was
comptroller of St. Louis from 1847 to 1850 and a member of the board of police
commissioners from 1873-75 and again in 1877. Armstrong was a member of
Washington Lodge No. 9 of St. Louis.
Donald Armstrong Brigadier General, U.S. Army and business
executive. b. April 15, 1889. Served in the two world wars. Promoted to
general rank in 1942 and was chief of the Tank Automotive Center at Detroit in
1942; commanding general of Ordnance Replacement Training Center, Aberdeen,
Md. 1943; commandant of Army Industrial College, Washington, D.C. 1944.
President of U.S. Pipe and Foundry Co. since 1948. Mason.
George E. Armstrong Brigadier General U.S. Army, surgeon. b.
Lawrence Co., Ind. Aug. 4, 1900. Served in Army Medical Corps since 1925.
Theater surgeon of C.B.I. and later surgeon China Theater 1944-46. Deputy
surgeon-general with rank of general since June 1947. Raised in Bedford Lodge
No. 14, Bedford, Ind. on March 12,
1922. AASR membership in Valley of Indianapolis; 33°, honorary. Member of
Murat Shrine Temple, Indianapolis.
Harry L. Armstrong President of Castle Heights Military Academy,
Lebanon, Tenn. since 1929. b. July 19, 1888 at Logan, Ohio. President of
Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the U.S. in 1942. Raised in
Mingo Lodge No. 171, Logan, Ohio in 1909.
Harry W. Armstrong (1879-1951) American composer famous for the
all-time favorite Sweet Adeline which he wrote in 1903 with words by Richard
H. Gerard. b. Somerville, Mass. He was raised Feb. 20, 1922 in Montgomery
Lodge No. 68, New York City and affiliated with John Stewart Lodge No. 871 in
1932.
John Armstrong ( 1758 - 1843 ) American revolutionary officer;
general in War of 1812, secretary of war, U.S. senator and minister to France.
b. Carlisle, Pa. Was deputy adjutant general in the American Revolution and
wounded at Germantown. In 1783 he wrote a series of anonymous letters in
effort to force Congress to pay arrears to army officers. He was U.S. senator
from New York from 180004 and U.S. minister to France 180410. As secretary of
war 1813-14, he was held responsible by many for the military failures in the
War of 1812. Raised in Army Lodge No. 19 on register of G.L. of Pennsylvania
and later seems to have become a member of Old Cone Lodge No. 9 at Salisbury,
N.C. He may have affiliated later in New York as there is such a name listed
as a member of Hibernia Lodge No. 339.
J. P. Taylor Armstrong Business executive. b. New London, Conn.
July 1, 1882. President of Belding Heminway Co. since 1937; president Corti-cell
Silk Co. 1920-32, working hisway up from mill clerk. Director of La France
Industries, United States Testing Co., Stowell Silk Spool Co. Active in local
government and charities. Mason and 32° AASR (N.J.).
Lebbeus Armstrong Anti-Mason. A clergyman who became a Scottish
Rite Mason and later an anti-Mason.
Sir Richard Armstrong (?-1823) British lieutenant general
commanding forces in West Canada. He entered the Queen's Rangers as a captain
and afterward became major. He showed great efficiency as a partisan officer
on the Royalist side during the Revolution. In 1783 he was appointed with
Capt. Saunders to prepare a parting address for Col. John G. Simcoe q.v., the
intrepid leader of the rangers. He was advanced to colonel in 1797; to major
general in 1803 and to lieutenant general in 1809. A Mason.
Thomas Armstrong, Jr. (1857-1937) Lawyer, public benefactor. b.
July 18, 1857. Admitted to Wisconsin bar in 1880 and practiced in Portage.
President of 1st National Bank of Portage 1891-92, moving to Phoenix, Arizona
in 1892 where he engaged in law practice and was president of the 1st National
Bank of Arizona 1924-29. He was the donor of the Pueblo Grande Ancient Ruins
to the city of Phoenix. d. Nov. 1937. Mason.
Edward F. Arn Governor of Kansas 1952-55. b. Kansas City, Kansas
May 19, 1906. Began law practice in Wichita in 1936; attorney general of
Kansas 1947-49; associate justice Supreme Court of Kansas 1949-51. Raised in
Wyandotte Lodge No. 3, Kansas City, Kansas in 1927. 32° AASR (SJ), Orient of
Kansas at Wichita, National Sojourners Chapter No. 24 at Wichita, DeMolay
Legion of Honor and Senior member, International Supreme Council, Order of
DeMolay. Member of Midian Shrine of Wichita and member of patrol from 1937-47; honorary life
member of Korein Temple at Rawlins, Wyo. and deputy to imperial potentate of
the Shrine in 1954-55.
Elmer R. Am (1886-1951) Surgeon. b. July 8, 1886 at Arnhelm, Ohio.
Received M.D. from Univ. of Cincinnati in 1911 and did post graduate work in
Berlin and Vienna Universities. Specialist in goiter. Dr. Arn became a Mason
in 1908. As grand master of the G.L. of Ohio (1935-36) he devoted much of his
time to the Ohio Masonic Home—a service which he continued until his death. In
1930 he received the 33° and two years later was crowned an active member of
the Supreme Council being elected deputy for Ohio in 1946 and continuing until
he retired in 1950. His most distinctive service to Freemasonry was his
leadership of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association from
1938 until his death. In those 13 years he visited grand lodges throughout the
country presenting this cause which meant most to him. He died December 24,
1951 and, in compliance with Arn's request, his ashes were dropped by airplane
on the Washington memorial.
Ellis G. Arna11 Governor of Georgia, 1943-47. b. March 20, 1907 at
Newnan, Ga. Admitted to Georgia bar in 1931. Served as member of state house
of representatives and speaker pro tern from 1933-37; attorney general of
Georgia 1939-43. Since 1947 he has been president of the Dixie Life Insurance
Co.; president of the Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers since
1948. From 1947-51 he was a member of the National Comm. for UNESCO. Member of
Cowetta Lodge No. 60 at Newnan, Ga., since 1931.
Albert F. Arnason State commissioner of higher education, North
Dakota since 1943. b. Hensel, N.D., March 12, 1908. Taught in public schools
and became president of N.D. School of Forestry, 1938-43. Mason.
Thomas A. Arne (1710-1778) English musical composer. He wrote
music for Joseph Addison's Rosamund (1733); Fielding's Tom Thumb, or the Opera
of Operas (1733); Milton's Comus (1738); Thomson and Mallet's Masque of Alfred
(1740 which included the song Rule Britannia). In addition to the oratorios
Abel (1755) and Judith (1764), he composed many songs, as those for the
Tempest (1746) and light operas. Mason.
Ben Arnold Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma 1941-53. b. Newark,
Ark., Oct. 24, 1892. LL.B. from Univ. of Oklahoma in 1925 and admitted to bar
same year. Mason, 32° AASR, Shriner.
Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) America's most notorious traitor. b.
Norwich, Conn., Jan. 14, 1741. His early life was spent in trade with the West
Indies, but volunteered for service at the outbreak of the Revolution and with
Ethan Allen q.v. captured Fort Ticonderoga on May 10, 1775. He was the leader
of an unsuccessful campaign to capture Quebec in 1775, but, as a brigadier
general in 1776, stopped a British thrust from Canada down Lake Champlain. In
1777 as a major general he repulsed a British force in the Mohawk Valley and
aided in forcing Burgoyne's surrender. While in Philadelphia (1778-79) as
commander, he was court-martialed for irregularities and reprimanded by
Washington (in kind words). It was here that he began treasonable
correspondence with the British and while in command at West Point (1780), he
arranged to surrender that key position to the British. The plot was
discovered by the capture of Major Andre on Sept. 23, and Arnold fled to the
British. He was commissioned a brigadier general in the British army and
received £6,315 in compensation for his property losses. He then led an
expedition into Virginia which burned Richmond and made an attack on New
London, Conn. in Sept. 1781, returning to London in December of that year.
Disappointed at the failure of his plans and embittered by the neglect and
scorn which he met in England, he gradually sank into a melancholia and died
in London June 14, 1801. His last words were reported as: "Let me die in the
old uniform in which I fought my battles for freedom. May God forgive me for
putting on any other." There is no question that Arnold was a Freemason.
Wallace in his Traitorous Hero says he was admitted a member in a lodge "in
the West Indies" which may well be true as he was there in his early days
before the Revolution. The first record in Book II of Hiram Lodge No. 1, New
Haven, Conn. (April 10, 1765) record that "Br. Benedict Arnold is by R.W.
(Nathan Whiting) proposed to be made a member (i.e. an affiliate) of this R.W.
Lodge, and is accordingly made a member in this Lodge." This was ten years
before his first action in the Revolution. His name appears frequently on the
records of Hiram lodge until about 1772. After his defection the lodge erased
his name from membership and he was abandoned as a Mason. On June 12, 1771 he
visited Solomons Lodge No. 1 at Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and on May 16, 1781 the
lodge by vote "ordered that the name of Benedict Arnold be considered as
obliterated from the minutes of this Lodge; a Traitor" (with figure of a hand
pointing to word "traitor.") This was done and the old records show his name
partially obliterated by pen marks.
Henry H. "Hap" Arnold (1886-1950) Commanding general of the U.S.
Air Force. b. June 25, 1886 at Gladwyne, Pa. Graduated from West Point in 1907
and a pioneer in military aviation, who in 1912 was awarded a trophy for "a
30-mile flight." From a 2nd lieutenant in 1907 he advanced to the highest
American rank in 1944—that of a 5-star general. He was flight commander of the
U.S. Alaska Flight of 1934; assistant chief Air Corps, 1936-38; chief of Army
Air Corps, 1938; commanding general Army Air Forces, 1942. He was raised in
Union Lodge No. 7, Junction City, Kansas on Nov. 3, 1927, received the 32°
AASR on April 11, 1929 at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas and 33° on Oct. 19, 1945. d.
Jan. 15, 1950. On Nov. 21, 1958 the lodge at Edwards A.F.B., Calif. was
constituted as General Henry H. Arnold Lodge No. 791.
John C. Arnold Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. b. March
10, 1887 at Durwensville, Pa. Admitted to Pennsylvania bar in 1910. Judge of
superior court (appellate) 1945-53. Justice of supreme court since 1953.
Raised in Garfield Lodge No. 559, DuBois, Pa. on Nov. 7, 1912. Member of AASR,
Valley of Williamsport, Pa. and received 33° in 1952. Member of Jaffa Shrine
Temple at Altoona, Pa.
Remmie LeRoy Arnold Pen manufacturer and Imperial Potentate of
Shrine (1953-54). b. Jan. 25, 1894 at Petersburg, Va. Started the R. L. Arnold
Pen Co. in 1935 which has grown to the second largest pen company in the
world. Served as president of the American War Dads during WW2, making a trip
to England as guest of Lord Halifax, British Ambassador, visiting camps,
hospitals and front lines. On his return he toured the United States at his
own expense to report directly to the American people and wrote over 5,000
letters to parents of men with whom he had talked. Served as president of the
Southern States Industrial Council. Ran for governor of Virginia in 1949.
Raised in Powhatan Starke Lodge No. 124, Petersburg, Va. on Feb. 24, 1928.
Royal Arch Mason and Knight Templar in 1930 and 32° AASR in 1928. Received
Royal Arch in Petersburg Chapter No. 7, R.A.M. and knighted in Appomattox
Commandery No. 6, both of Petersburg, Va. in 1930. AASR (ST) in Richmond, Va.,
receiving 33°. Member of Acca Temple, Royal Order of Scotland, Royal Order of
Jesters in Richmond, Order of Quetzacoatle in Mexico City, National Sojourners
and Heroes of '76 at Fort Lee, Va., chairman of board of Shriners Hospitals,
and Legion of Honor, DeMolay.
Samuel W. "Wat" Arnold Congressman from Missouri 78th to 80th
Congresses (1943-49). b. Sept. 21, 1879 near Downing, Mo. Taught school and
served as superintendent from 1896 to 1903. Owner of lumber business and radio
stations. Member of the following Masonic bodies of Kirksville, Mo. Adair
Lodge No. 366; Caldwell Chapter No. 53, R.A.M; Ely Commandery No. 22.
William W. Arnold Congressman from Illinois to 68th to 74th
Congresses (1923-37), resigning to become member of U.S. Board of Tax Appeals
(now The Tax Court of the U.S.) on which he has served since 1937. Knight
Templar and 32° AASR. Died Nov. 23, 1957.
Sir Lauriston J. Arnott Managing Director of the Irish Times,
Dublin, Ireland. Served as master of Meridian Lodge XII in Dublin in 1952.
Also member of Lodge of Erin No. 2895, London, England.
Jacob Aronson (1887-1951) Vice president and general counsel of
New York Central Railroad since 1947. b. Jan. 2, 1887 at Brooklyn, N.Y.
Admitted to N.Y. bar in 1908. Associated with New York Central since 1906 as
attorney, general attorney and counsel. Director of several other
corporations. Mason. d. Jan. 13, 1951.
J. Hugo Aronson Governor of Montana since 1952. b. Sept. 1, 1891,
Gallstad, Sweden. Came to U.S. in 1911. Director of Toole Co. Bank, Shelby,
Mont. since 1927 and president since 1940. Member state house of
representatives 1939-45; senator 1945-53. Mason. King Gustav VI Adolf q.v. of
Sweden appointed him as representative of the G.L. of Sweden to the G.L. of
Montana. His appointment was in Swedish, accompanied by an English
translation, but Aronson could read the original. Received degrees in Shelby
Lodge No. 143, in 1924 and later demitted to Cut Bank Lodge No. 82, Cut Bank,
Mont. Member of Tyrean Chapter 34, R.A.M. and Cut Bank Council R. & S.M. No.
11 at Cut Bank and Golden West Commandery 24, K.T. at Shelby, Mont. 32° AASR
in Valley of Helena. Was senior steward of Shelby Lodge at time of his
transfer. Member of Algeria Shrine Temple and Shelby Chapter No. 113, O.E.S.
Received "Hats Off" award from Edward C. Day Chapter, DeMolay in Helena.
Chester A. Arthur (1830-66) President of the United States,
1881-85 on death of Garfield. Was not a Mason. Although often referred to as a
"Mason, brother, and worthy member of the Craft" by early publications, there
is not one shred of evidence that points to his membership.
Harold J. Arthur Governor of Vermont. b. Feb. 9, 1904 at
Whitehall, N.Y. Admitted to bar in 1932 and has been in civil and criminal
practice since that date. Clerk of Vermont lower house 1939-43, lieut.
governor of Vermont 1949-50 and elected governor in 1950. Served as an
officer, U.S. Army WW2, 1941-46. Mason, Knight Templar, 32° AASR (NJ) and
Shriner.
John M. Arthur Brigadier general U.S. Marine Corps. b. April 12,
1893. Graduate of Infantry School, Fort Benning, Command and General Staff School, Ft.
Leavenworth, Naval War College. From 2nd lieutenant Marine Corps in 1917 he
advanced to brigadier general in 1946. Served in Cuba 1917-19. Aide to White
House during Harding and Coolidge administrations. Subsequently served in
Nicaragua, China. Legislative liaison officer of Marine Corps to Congress,
1934-37. Chief-of-staff, Fleet Marine Force 1940-41; commander of combined
forces during Guadalcanal campaign 1942-43. Mason.
Thomas Arthur (1860-1925) Chief justice, Supreme Court of Iowa
(192325). b. July 12, 1860. LL.B. University of Iowa. Judge of district court
of Iowa, 1911-20; justice Supreme Court of Iowa, 1920-23. Mason. d. Sept. 15,
1925.
Gotthardus Arthusius Wrote many works on Rosicrucianism under the
assumed name of Irenaeus Agnostus. Was rector of the gymnasium of
Frankfort-on-the-Main.
Earl of Arundel (Thomas Howard) (1585?-1646) Tradition places him
as grand master of English Freemasons from 1633 to 1635 and the claim is in
accordance with the accounts of Anderson and Preston. He was the 14th Earl,
and became a Protestant in 1615; president of the committee of peers on
Bacon's case in 1621; general of the army against the Scots in 1639. He was
one of the first large scale collectors of art in England, and his collection
of statues, pictures, guns, coins, manuscripts and marbles was presented to
Oxford in 1667 by his grandson.
William Arundel (?-1816) Early American merchant and fur trader.
He was first secretary of Western Star Lodge No. 107 at Kaskaskia, the first
capital of Illinois. Arundel was raised in St. Andrews Lodge, Quebec, Canada.
When No. 107 at Kaskaskia was formed on Sept. 27, 1805, he was a charter
member. He was located at Kahokia (Ill.) as early as 1783, but had resided
near Peoria at an earlier date. He had emigrated from Ireland to Canada and
possessed a good education for that time.
Jacob M. Arvey Political boss of Chicago and prominent national
Democratic political figure. b. Chicago, Nov. 3, 1895. Served as state's
attorney in 1918-20; master in chancery, circuit court of Cook Co. 1930-34;
alderman 24th ward, Chicago, 192341; chairman Cook Co. Central Committee,
Democratic party. Mason.
Charles G. Ashbrook President of North American Life Insurance Co.
of Chicago. b. Nov. 1899 at Granville, Ohio. Graduated from Denver Univ. in
1921 and started as a clerk with North American, working his way successively
up to president in 1955. Raised in Nunda Lodge No. 169, Crystal Lake, Ill. on
May 7, 1938. Member of Woodstock Chapter No. 36, R.A.M. and Woodstock Council,
R. & S.M. and Calvary Commandery No. 25, K.T. all of Woodstock, Illinois.
Served as master of Nunda Lodge No. 169 in 1942. Joined Medinah Shrine Temple
in 1943.
Frank G. Ashbrook Fur animal expert. b. York, Pa., Oct. 20, 1892.
B.S. in agriculture, Pa. State College, 1914; with Bureau of Animal Industry,
Dept. of Agriculture 1914-18 and on leave from dept. to French High
Commission, 1919-20. In charge of fur-bearing animal work, Div. of Fur
Resources, Biological Surveys, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture since 1921. Traveled
in Japan and China in 1937 for Treasury Dept. to obtain information on methods
of dressing dog, lamb and kid skins imported to U.S. Author of many books in
field. Mason.
William A. Ashbrook (1867-1940) Congressman from Ohio to 60th to 65th
Congresses (1907-21) and 74th and 75th Congresses (1935-39) from 17th Ohio
district. b. July 1, 1867 at Johnstown, Ohio. Publisher and editor of
Johnstown Independent from 1885-1940. Mason. d. Jan. 1, 1940.
George F. Ashby Railroad president b. Sept 3, 1885 at Mt. Airy,
N.C. Started with railroad industry as a clerk with the Atlantic Coast Line in
1906. With Union Pacific RR Co. since 1921, serving as president and director
1946-49. Also president and director of Oregon Short Line, Oregon-Washington
RR and Navigation Co.; Los Angeles and Salt Lake RR; St. Joseph and Grand
Island; Laramie North Park and Western; Saratoga and Encampment Valley and Des
Chutes RR. Mason and Shriner.
Turner Ashby (1824-1862) Confederate Brigadier General in Civil
War. b. Rose Hill, Va. He was a grain dealer in Markham, Va., and afterward a
planter and politician. At the outbreak of the Civil War he raised a regiment
of cavalry. Being a fine horseman and daring by nature, he soon distinguished
himself. He met his death in a skirmish preceding the battle of Cross Keys,
Va. on June 6, 1862. He was a member of Equality Lodge No. 44, Martinsburg, W.
Va. and was buried Ma-sonically.
Bowman F. Ashe ( 1 88 5 - 1 95 2 ) President of University of
Miami from 1926. b. Scottdale, Pa., April 3, 1885. Regional director Social
Security Board for Southeastern States, 1936-38 and regional director War
Manpower Committee for Southeastern States, 1942. Mason. d. Dec. 16, 1952.
Rev. Jonathan Ashe Author of Masonic Manual, 1814 which he copies
from Hutchinson without giving credit.
Dr. Carl Wilhelm Asher First translator into German of the
Halliwell or Regius Manuscript, which he published at Hamburg in 1842 under
the title of Alteste Urkunde der Freimaurerei.
Edward Ashley (1854-1931) Clergyman, missionary to Dakota Indians.
b. Road Hill, England Dec. 12, 1854, came to U.S. in 1873 and naturalized in
1889. Became Episcopalian deacon in 1877 and priest in 1881. Served as general
missionary among Sioux Indians for 57 years. Mason and 33° deputy in South
Dakota for Supreme Council (SJ). d. March 30, 1931.
James M. Ashley (1824-?) Governor of Montana. b. Nov. 14, 1824
near Pittsburgh, Pa. Clerked on boats of Ohio and Mississippi rivers, became
editor of the Dispatch and later the Democrat at Portsmouth, 0. Admitted to
bar, but never practiced. Elected five times to U.S. Congress from Ohio,
serving from 1859-1869. Four times chairman of the committee on territories,
it was under his supervision that the territories of Arizona, Idaho and
Montana were organized. Appointed governor of Montana in 1869. Raised March 2,
1853 in Toledo Lodge No. 144, Toledo, Ohio.
Elias Ashmole (1617-1692) Most learned English antiquarian of his
day. A Royalist in the Civil War. In 1672 he published an exhaustive history
of the Order of the Garter which is now an exceedingly rare volume. In 1677 he
presented a collection of rarities to Oxford University which became the
Ashmolean Museum. His importance to Freemasonry stems from the diary which he
kept with great care. Masonic historians have generally set the date of
speculative Masonry as 1717 when the G.L. of England was formed. His diary
entry of Oct. 16, 1646 stated that he had been made a Freemason at 4:30 p.m.
at Warrington, Lancashire with Col. Henry Mainwaring of Karincham, Cheshire. At
this time Ashmole was a captain in Lord Ashley's regiment and also Comptroller
of the Ordnance on the King's side. Mainwaring, of whom there is frequent
mention in the bulletins of the civil war, was a staunch Parliamentarian. The
diary also gives the names of those that were then members of the lodge which
seems to justify the conclusion that they were in the habit of associating in
Masonic fellowship for some time. It is noteworthy that not a single operative
Mason was present on this date. His diary therefore earned him the name of
"first speculative English Freemason." d. May 18, 1692.
Henry F. Ashurst Former U.S. Senator from Arizona. Married as
Catholic and afterwards withdrew from the fraternity.
John W. Askew Comptroller of Post Office Department, Washington,
D.C. since 1949. b. Nov. 1, 1901. With postal service since 1920. Now regional
comptroller at Atlanta, Ga. Raised Oct. 6, 1925 in Corinthian Lodge No. 266 at
Norfolk, Va.
William D. Askren Justice Supreme Court State of Washington
1924-28. b. Oct. 1, 1885 Mount Ayr, Iowa. Admitted to bar 1908. Judge of
Superior Court, 1920-04. Mason and past potentate Ai Shrine Temple, 1926-27.
Richard Aspinall Educator. b. Dec. 1, 1881 at Bolton, England.
President Western State College, Gunnison, Colo., 1927-30. Director of student
affairs and assistant to president of West Virginia University 1930-48.
Superintendent of Moosehart Home and School, Moosehart, Ill. (Loyal Order of
Moose) since 1948. Received his degrees in Terra Alta Lodge No. 106, W. Va.
about 1922 and later member of Morgantown Union Lodge No. 4, Morgantown, W.
Va. 32° AASR(SJ) at Wheeling, W. Va. and KCCH. Member of Osiris Shrine Temple
at Wheeling. Served as grand prelate, Grand Lodge of West Virginia circa
1932-44. Has served many times as orator for Masonic events. Grand chaplain
G.L. of W.V. 1936-43.
Wayne N. Aspinall Congressman from Colorado to 81st Congress
(194951). b. April 3, 1896 at Middleburg, Ohio. Graduate of Univ. of Denver
and Denver Law School. Admitted to bar 1925. Member of state legislature of
Colorado from 1931-38 and speaker of house 1937-38. State senator 1939-48.
Participated in Normandy drive WW1 as American officer with British forces.
Raised in Palisade Lodge No. 125, Palisade, Colo. in 1926. Member of Grand
Junction Chapter No. 24, R.A.M.; Grand Junction Council No. 16 R. & S.M. and
Temple Commandery No. 23, K.T., all of Grand Junction, Colo. 32° AASR (SJ) in
Valley of Grand Junction, receiving KCCH. Served as master of Palisade lodge
and also as secretary. Member of El Jebel Shrine Temple.
Rupert F. Asplund (1875-1952) Tax and budget expert. b. June 26,
1875 at Little Indian, Ill. M.A. and LL.D., Illinois College, Jacksonville,
Ill. Instructor of Latin and Greek at Univ. of New Mexico 1902-09. Secretary
State Tax Commission (N.M.) 1917-18; director Taxpayers' Assn. of N.M. since
1918; editor and manager of N.M. Journal of Education, 190719; director of
N.M. State Budget, 1919-41; comptroller State of N.M. 1930. Grand Master of
G.L. of N.M. 1947-48. Deputy of Supreme Council AASR (SJ) for N.M. from 1935.
d. Dec. 7, 1952.
John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) German-American financier and czar of
the fur trade. b. Duchy of Baden, Germany, July 17, 1763, corning to U.S. in
1784 and entering the fur trade. He incorporated the American Fur Co. in 1808
and the Pacific Fur Co. in 1810. He founded the city of Astoria at the mouth of
the Columbia River as a trading post but lost it to the British in 1813.
During the War of 1812 he made large and profitable loans to the government.
Astor invested heavily in New York real estate and by 1817 had monopolized the
Mississippi valley fur trade and that of the upper Missouri from 182234. He
sold his fur interests in 1834 and retired to administer one of the largest
fortunes made in America. He was one of the first members of Holland Lodge No.
8, New York City and served as master in 1788. He was grand treasurer of the G.L. of New York from 1798 to 1801; was junior grand warden pro tern on two
occasions, 1798 and 1801. For a time he was secretary of a commandery (then
called encampment) that met in Holland lodge room at 66 Liberty street, New
York City. d. March 29, 1848.
David R. Atchison (1807-1886) Ex-officio President of the United
States for one day (March 4, 1849) because President Taylor was not sworn in
until March 5. b. Aug. 11, 1807 at Frogtown, Ky. Lawyer, politician and
congressman, 1843-55. Member of Platte Lodge No. 56, Platte City, Mo. (now
extinct). d. June 26, 1886.
King Athelstan (895-940) King of England; son of King Edward the
Elder and grandson of King Alfred the Great. His connection with Masonry is
purely legendary, resting on the Old Charges. The Regius Poem states that: "Thys
craft corn yn to englond as y yow say yn tyme of good kynge adelsonus day." It
is further stated that he summoned an assembly of Masons for the purpose of
drawing up a charter. A later manuscript refers to a charter he gave to the
Masons on the intercession of his son, Edwin, but Athelstan died unmarried.
John 3rd Duke of Atholl (17291774) Heir to Scottish title held by
Murray family. Sold the sovereignty of Isle of Man to the British Crown in
1765. Grand master, G.L. of England (Antients) 1771-74. Also G.M. of Scotland
in 1773. (Scots spell it "Athole.") John, 4th Duke of Atholl (17551830)
Created Earl Strange in peerage of Great Britain in 1786. He succeeded his
father as grand master of G.L. of England in 1775, serving until 1781 and
again from 1791-1813. Was grand master of G.L. of Scotland from 1778 to 1779.
George Augustis, 6th Duke of Atholl Served as 66th Grand Master
Mason of Scotland 1843-63 while Lord Glenlyon. He was grand master of England
from 1843 until his death in January, 1864. The three craft degrees were
confered upon him at the same time and he was installed as master at the same
meeting in Grand Master Lodge No. 1.
John George, 8th Duke of Atholl Served as 79th Grand Master Mason
of Scotland 1909-13 while Marquis of Tullibardine. He later became the 8th
Duke of Atholl.
Harry W. Atkins Poultry industry executive. b. May 16, 1883 at
Streator, Ill. Judged 800 poultry shows and fairs in 38 years. Supt. poultry
department lowana Farms, 1910-16. Owner of Atkins Farm Hatchery and Atkins
Poultry Sales until 1943. President of American Poultry Association 1938-40
and secretary since 1940. Former concert work with Atkins Family Band and
Orchestra. Organized and directed Kaaba Shrine band 1915-25. Raised in Amity
Lodge No. 483, Huntington, Ind. on June 3, 1912. 32° at Davenport, Iowa in
1915. Member of Mohassan Grotto.
Smith D. Atkins General, Union Army, Civil War. Mason and Knight
Templar at Galena, Ill. Member Illinois Masonic Veterans Association.
Arthur K. Atkinson President of the Wabash
Railroad since 1947. b. Denver, Colo., Oct. 19, 1891. Started as office boy
with the D. & R.G. Railroad in 1909. Has been with Wabash since 1922. He is
also an officer and director of the following railroads: Ann Arbor Boat Co.,
Ann Arbor Ry. Co., Detroit & Western, Lake Erie & Fort Wayne; Manistique &
Lake Superior, Menominee & St. Paul, N.J., Indiana & Illinois, Wabash Motor
Transit Co., Wabash Radio Corp., American Refrigerator Transit Co., Belt Ry.
of Chicago, Chicago & Western Indiana, Kansas City Terminal. A Freemason since
1924, he is a member of University City Lodge No. 649 (Mo.), exalted in Cabany
Chapter No. 140, R.A.M. Nov. 26, 1948 and knighted in St. Aldemar Commandery
No. 18, K.T. March 18, 1949. Council degrees in Hiram Council No. 1, St.
Louis, Sept. 3, 1952. AASR (SJ) in Valley of St. Louis in 1948; KCCH on Oct.
20, 1953, he is president of the Scottish Rite Endowment, Philanthropic and
Educational Foundation and junior warden in St. Louis Lodge of Perfection. He
is viceroy of St. Louis Conclave No. 42, Red Cross of Constantine and
president of KCCH in 1956. Member of Moolah Shrine Temple. Member of board of
governors of St. Louis Shrine Hospital. Member of board of governors of
DeMolay Foundation, Inc. Active member-at-large for life of the International
Supreme Council, Order of DeMolay and member of Royal Order of Jesters, St.
Louis Court No. 81, since 1950.
George W. Atkinson (1845-1925) Governor of West Virginia
1897-1901. b. June 29, 1845 at Charleston, Va. (now W.Va.). Served as internal
revenue agent, postmaster and U.S. Marshal. Member of 51st Congress (1889-91).
Judge U.S. Court of Claims 1905-16. Raised in Kanawha Lodge No. 20, Charleston
Oct. 12, 1866. Wasgrand master of W.Va. in 1876 and grand secretary of the G.L.
of W. Va. from 1897 to 1901. Knight Templar. d. April 4, 1925.
Harry H. Atkinson Lawyer and U.S. Attorney for Nevada from 192634.
b. Salt Lake City, Utah, May 22, 1881. Law degree from Stanford in 1903.
Admitted to California and Nevada bar in 1906. Served with 1st Troop, Utah,
U.S. Vol. Cay. in Spanish American War. Grand master of the G.L. of Nevada
1920-21.
Theodore Atkinson Secretary of the Province of New Hampshire
(before statehood) and chief justice of New Hampshire in 1754. Admitted
December 22 (St. John's Day) to St. John's Lodge No. 1, Portsmouth, N.H.
William Y. Atkinson (1855-1899) Governor of Georgia, 1894-96. b.
Oakland, Ga. and graduated from state university in 1877. Admitted to Georgia
bar in 1878. Member of state legislature 1886-94, being speaker the last three
years. In 1889 he founded the Georgia Normal and Industrial College and was
president of the board of trustees. Buried Masonically.
William W. Atterbury (1866-1935) President of the Pennsylvania
Railroad from 1925. b. Jan. 31, 1866 at New Albany, Ind. Graduated from Yale
and started as an apprentice in the Altoona shops of the Pennsylvania R.R. in
1886. While vice president in charge of operations, he was granted a leave of
absence in 1917 to direct the construction and operation of U.S. military
railways in France, and was commissioned brigadier general. Was officer and
trustee of many corporations. He was raised in Colonial Lodge No. 631,
Philadelphia, Pa. in 1895. d. Sept. 20, 1935.
Frank E. Atwood (1878-1943) Judge, Supreme Court of Missouri
1925-35. b. Carrollton, Mo., Oct. 5, 1878. Attended Missouri University and William Jewell College. Admitted to Missouri bar in 1904.
Member of Missouri Constitutional Convention of 1922. Mason. d. March 5, 1943.
Belonged to Wakanda Lodge No. 52 at Carrollton and exalted in George
Washington Chapter No. 24, R.A.M. Nov. 21, 1913, demitting from latter in
1938.
Henry C. Atwood (?-1860) Masonic writer. b. Connecticut and
settled in New York in 1825. Raised in York Lodge No. 197, New York in 1835.
Published The Master Workman; or True Masonic Guide in 1850. Organized a lodge
and introduced ritual of Jeremy L. Cross. Was a leader in establishing St.
John's G.L. and was grand master at the union in 1851. d. 1860.
W. K. Au One of the leaders in the establishment of the Grand
Lodge of China, and foremost Chinese Freemason of the present day. He served
for several years as an officer in his lodge and grand lodge.
Lord Auckland (see William Eden) Lord John Touchet Audley Anderson
states he was Grand Master of England from 15404548. He was a patron of the
building art in Magdalene College, Cambridge.
John James Audubon (1785-1851) American ornithologist and artist
known for his imposing works in full color of Birds of America (1827-38). b.
April 26, 1785 in Haiti. d. Jan. 27, 1851. Although Audubon referred to
himself as a "Mason" and "Brother" in his diary, no proof has been found of
his membership.
Berthold Auerbach (1812-1882) German patriot and writer. Known for
his pictures of life in the Black Forest. His fiction includes Spinoza (1837);
Schwarzwalder Dorfgeschichten (1843); Edelweiss (1861); Auf der Hohe (1865).
He translated Spinoza's works in 5 volumes in 1841. Initiated in 1838.
Pierre Francois C. Augereau (17571816?) nee Due de Castiglione.
French soldier created Marshal of France by Napoleon. Distinguished himself at
Lodi and Castiglione (1796) and carried through the coup d'etat of Sept. 4,
1797. He served through the Napoleonic wars throughout the empire period. Was
premier grand surveillant of the Grand Lodge Symbolique of France in 1805.
Edward Augustus, Duke of York b. March 14, 1738. Brother of King
George III. Was initiated in the Lodge of Friendship (later known as Royal
York Lodge of Friendship) Berlin, Germany on July 27, 1765.
Frederick Augustus, Prince of Brunswick (1740-?) b. 1740 the
second son of Duke Charles I. Affiliated with the Rite of Strict Observance in
1769 and declared grand master of Prussia in 1772, serving until 1799.
Rendered distinguished service in the Seven Years' War and is said to have
written extensively on Rosicrucianism, alchemy and magic.
Stanislas H Augustus King of Poland. (See Stanislas).
William Augustus, Crown Prince of Prussia (1722-1758) Member of
the Hohenzollern line and brother of Frederick the Great. Not successful as a
military leader and deprived of command in 1757 by Frederick. Father of
Frederick William II, who succeeded Frederick the Great as king of Prussia.
Member of Three Globes Lodge, Berlin. (Lodge Drei Weltkugein) William
Augustus, Duke of Cumberland b. April 26, 1721 in London. Initiated in 1743.
Dr. Isaac Auld (1769-1827) Physician and 3rd grand commander,
Supreme Council (SJ) (1822-26). b. Pennsylvania. Received the 33°, January 19,
1802. Died at his home "Edingsville" on Edisto Island, south of Charleston,
S.C., Oct. 17, 1827.
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Henry S. Aurand Lieut. General U.S. Army. b.
April 21, 1894 at Tamaqua, Pa. Graduate of West Point, 1915. Promoted through
grades to lieutenant general in 1948. Major in Ord. dept. during WW1. Comdg.
general 6th Service Command 1942-44; comdg. officer Normandy base section,
1944; comdg. general Service of Supplies, China Theater, 1945; 6th Service
Command, 1946; Africa-Middle East Theater, 1946; director of research and
development War Dept. General Staff 1946-48; director of logistics General
Staff from 1948. Retired. Member of Shamokin Lodge No. 255, Shamokin, Pa.;
Hawaiian Chapter No. 9, National Sojourners and president of latter in 1952.
John C. W. Austin Architect. b. Feb. 13, 1870 at Bodicote,
England. An architect in Los Angeles, Calif. since 1894. Designed and
supervised construction of following Los Angeles buildings: Shrine Auditorium,
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, California State Building, St. Vincent's
Hospital, Griffith Observatory, and Saint Paul's Church. Collaborated in
design and construction of Los Angeles City Hall. Past president of Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce. 32° AASR (SJ) and member Al Malaikah Shrine
Temple, Los Angeles.
Moses Austin (1765-1821) Secured a grant of 200,000 acres in the
province of Texas (under New Spain) on Jan. 17, 1821, but died on his return
trip to home in Missouri. His son Stephen F. Austin q.v. carried out the
colonization by his father's dying request the following year. Although his
Masonic membership has never been established, a biographer (Adel-la
Breckenridge Moore) states in the Congressional Record, March 21, 1949 that
"From things read in his printed letters I believe Moses Austin to have been a
Mason, and it might have beenthat on some of his trips abroad he was made a
Mason in London." It is noted that in his statements to the Spanish
authorities in December of 1820 he answered he was 53 years old, a Catholic,
and former subject of the King of Spain. This is not unusual, however, for Sam
Houston q.v. the first president of the Republic, who founded the G.L. of
Texas was also a Catholic. Only Catholics could hold land under the Spanish
rule.
Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836) American colonizer of Texas
sometimes called "The Father of Texas." b. Nov. 8, 1793 in Wythe Co., Va., son
of Moses (1761-1821) Austin, settling in Missouri in 1798. He became a member
of the Missouri Territorial Legislature in 1814 and served until 1820. It was
in this year that his father gained a tract of land in what is now Texas. The
father died before he could start his colonization efforts and Stephen took
over the project, becoming a leader in the first colony of U.S. settlers in
Texas. In Missouri he was initiated in Louisiana Lodge No. 109 (first lodge
West of the Mississippi) at Ste. Genevieve, on June 23, 1815 at the age of 22.
The lodge was then under Pennsylvania charter. In Texas he headed the first
attempt to establish a lodge when in 1828 several Masons petitioned the
Yorkino G.L. of Mexico for a charter. He was named to be the first master, but
the petition was lost and the lodge never founded. From 1822-32 he directed
the government in the colony, encouraging immigration from the U.S. and
maintaining peace and order. He was imprisoned in Mexico City (183334) for
urging Texas statehood and separation from Coahuila. Although he was defeated
for the presidency (first) of Texas in 1836 by General Sam Houston q.v., he
became first secretary of state of the Republic of Texas and was
commander-in-chief of the Army of Texas. Austin, Texas is named for him, as is a Masonic lodge in that state. d. Dec.
27, 1836.
Warren R. Austin United States Representative to United Nations
(1947-50). b. Nov. 12, 1877 at Highgate, Vt. Admitted to Vt. bar in 1902.
Served as mayor of St. Albans in 1909 and U.S. Senator being elected in 1931,
1934 and 1940. As a special ambassador of the president, he served as U.S.
advisor to the United Nations in 1946, and in 1947 was named as the United
States first ambassador to the U.N. with rank of ambassador E. and P. While
with the U.N. he served as our representative on the Security Council, made a
goodwill mission to Cuba in 1950 and was official guest of Dominican Republic,
Haiti, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. He was chairman of Committee for
Permanent Headquarters. In 1951 he was recipient of the Distinguished
Achievement medal of the G.L. of New York. He was raised in Brattleboro Lodge
No. 102 at Burlington, Vt. and later affiliated with Franklin Lodge No. 4, St.
Albans. A Knight Templar and Shriner he received 33° AASR in September, 1944.
Gene Autry Singer, actor, producer, writer of screen, stage, radio
and TV. b. Sept. 29, 1907 at Tioga, Texas. Graduated from Tioga high school in
1925. Began as a railroad telegraph operator in Sapulpa, Okla. in 1925. Autry
made first phonograph record of cowboy songs in 1929; radio artist WLS,
Chicago, 1930-34; motion picture director since 1934; actor since 1934. His
first picture was In Old Santa Fe and since that time he has starred in 55
musical Western feature pictures. Joined Army Air Force in 1942 as technical
sergeant and discharged in 1945 as flight officer. With the advent of TV after
WW2 he produced and starred in many productions. He has written over 250 songs
including Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine (1931); You're the Only Star in My Blue
Heaven (1938); Dust (1938); Tears on My Pillow (1941); Be Honest With Me
(1941); Tweedle O'Twill (1942). Raised in Catoosa Lodge No. 185, Catoosa,
Okla. in 1927. Life member of Long Beach, Calif. AASR (32°) and life member of
Al Malaika Shrine Temple, Los Angeles, Calif.
George W. Auxier Writer, political analyst, government official.
b. Nov. 27, 1905 Paintsville, Ky. A.B. and M.A. Miami Univ., Ph.D. Ohio State
Univ. Served as supt. Federal archives, Ohio; research asst. in Library of
Congress; asst. editor Territorial Papers of U.S., Dept. of State; liaison
officer Office of Censorship; historical officer, War Department, General
Staff 1942-44; principal policy analyst, Office of Executive Sec. W.P.R.,
1944-45; chief policy analysis staff, bureau of demobilization, 194546; asst.
general managers office U.S. Atomic Energy Commission 1947; principal policy
analyst U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1947. General director research and
reports National Security Resources Board since 1947. Member of Takoma Park
Lodge No. 29, Takoma Park, Md. Author of many books and articles, historical
and current.
Henry G. Avers (1886-1947) Mathematician. Chief mathematician of
Geodetic Survey since 1924. Member of National Geographic Society Committee of
experts which determined that Commdr. Byrd q.v. reached the North Pole by
airplane in 1926 and the South Pole in 1929. Mason 32° AASR, Shriner. d. Jan.
19, 1947.
Christopher L. Avery Justice, Supreme Court of Connecticut,
1929-42 (retired). b. Sept. 4, 1872. Graduate of Yale, A.B. 1893, LL.B. 1897.
Admitted to N.Y. bar in 1897 and moved to Connecticut in 1903. Judge, Superior
Court of Conn. 1920-29. Served as quartermaster, U.S. Navy in Spanish American War.
Member of House of Representatives, 1913. Mason.
Ray L. Avery Brigadier General, U.S. Army. b. July 15, 1884,
Manchester, N.H. Graduate West Point, 1908. Advanced through grades to
brigadier general in 1940. Commanding general, Edgewood Arsenal, Md. 1940-46.
Retired, 1946. Mason.
William H. Avery Congressman from Kansas, 84th Congress. b. Aug. 11, 1911, Wakefield, Kansas. Farmer, stockman, 1935-55; member
Kansas state legislature, 1951-55. Received degrees in Wakefield Lodge No.
396, Wakefield, Kansas in 1954-55-56.
S. B. Axtell Former governor of New Mexico and Utah. Member of
Amador Lodge No. 65, Jackson, Calif.
John Thomas Axton ( 1870 - ? ) Chief of chaplains, U.S.A. b. July
28, 1870, Salt Lake City, Utah. General secretary to YMCA 1893-1902. Chaplain
U.S. Army, 1902 and in 1920 appointed colonel and chief of chaplains; retired
in 1928. Served in P.I. twice, Mexican border 5 years and duty at Port of
Embarkation, Hoboken, N.J., WW1. He officiated at the interment of America's
unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetery Nov. 11, 1921. Mason. deceased.
Charles B. Aycock (1859-1912) Governor of North Carolina, 1901-05.
b. Nov. 1, 1859 at Fremont, N.C. Degrees from Univ. of North Carolina and
Univ. of Maine. Practiced law at Goldsboro, N.C. Served as county
superintendent of schools, U.S. district attorney. His bust is in Statuary
Hall, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. He served as grand orator of the Grand
Lodge of North Carolina in 1897. d. April 4, 1912.
Atlee B. Ayers Architect. b. July 12,
1874, Hillsboro, Ohio. Architect in San Antonio since 1899. Architect of
Smith-Young Plaza Hotel, Federal Reserve Bank Building and Municipal
Auditorium, all of San Antonio, Texas. Collaborated in Blind Institute,
Austin, and Administration Building, Randolph Field, Texas. Mason, 32° AASR (SJ).
George F. Ayers (1865-1913) President of Lindenwood Female
College, St. Charles, Mo., 1902-13. b. May 17, 1865 at Hannibal, Mo. Active
Presbyterian, author and Mason. d. Oct. 23, 1913.
William A. Ayers Congressman from Kansas 64th to 66th Congresses
(1915-21) and 68th to 73rd Congresses (1923-35), resigning upon appointment as
Federal Trade Commissioner in 1934, reappointed in 1940 and again in 1947.
Mason 33° AASR, Shriner. d. Feb. 17, 1952.
Sir George Aylwen Lord Mayor of London (circa 1949-51) Junior
grand warden of the G.L. of Mark Masters of England and Wales, installed Sept.
6, 1949.
William Edmonstoune Aytoun (1812-65) Scottish poet and parodist.
Educated at Univ. of Edinburgh and at Aschaffenburg, Germany. He began
contributions to Blackwood's in 1836; professor of rhetoric and belles
letters, Univ. of Edinburgh, 1845. Author of Poland, Homer, and Other Poems
(1832); Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers (1848); Firmilian a Spasmodic Tragedy
(1854) and Poems and Ballads of Goethe (1858). Annotated collection of Ballads
of Scotland, (1858). Active member the Scottish grand lodge and representative
there of the Grand Lodge Royal York of Germany.
Miguel de Azcuenaga (1754-1833) Argentine patriot. Helped defend
the city of Buenos Aires against the first British attack. Was active in the
May 1810 revolution and was part of the first "junta" or governing council.
Later appointed chief of the general staff.
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Irving
B. Babcock President of General Motors Truck Corp. since 1935. b. June 25,
1891 at Milwaukee, Wis. LL.B. DePaul Univ. in 1916. Also president and
director of Yellow Truck & Coach Mfg. Co., vice president of General Motors
Corp. since 1943 and director of several large corporations. 32° AASR.
Catherine Sweet Babington (18151886) A woman, who was said to have
received the first three degrees of Freemasonry. Although the statement has
been seriously questioned, there are several strong arguments in its favor.
Her death notice which appeared in the Shelby Aurora, Shelby, N.C. which was
edited by a Freemason stated: "At her death she was the only female Mason in
the United States, and was well versed in the mysterious workings of the Blue
Lodge. Having overheard the secrets of Masonry when she was a girl of 16
years, it was thought best to initiate her as a member and thus prevent any
disclosure." Sometime after her death, her son, J. P. Babington, a member of
Cleveland Lodge 202, Shelby, N.C., (later Lee Lodge No. 253 at Taylorsville,
N.C.) wrote a biography of his mother entitled Biography of Mrs. Catherine
Baling-ton, the Only Woman Mason in the World, and How She Became a Blue Lodge
Mason. It is said she hid herself in a pulpit of a lodge room in Princess
Furnace, Kentucky and watched each meeting for a year and a half before being
discovered by an uncle. After much discussion, the lodge obligated her but did
not admit her to membership. It was claimed that she kept herself posted on
Freemasonry until a short time before her death but never attempted to visit a
lodge. It has been pointed out that there was never a regular lodge situated
at or near Princess Furness (now Princess), Ky.
John Christian Bach (1735-1782) Musician, composer. One of the
four sons of composer John Sebastian Bach—all of whom were musicians of
importance. Known as "the Milan or London Bach," he was cathedral organist at
Milan in 1760 and music master to Queen Charlotte Sophia, London in 1762. He
was co-founder of Bach-Abel concerts in 1765 and composed operas, arias,
cantatas, chamber music, symphonies and overtures. He was an early member of
the Lodge of the Nine Muses No. 235 in London.
Nahum J. Bachelder (1854-1934) Governor of New Hampshire, 1903-05.
b. Sept. 3, 1854 at Andover, N.H. He was a farmer. Mason. d. April 22, 1934.
Irving A. Bacheller (1859-1950) American novelist. b. Sept. 26,
1859 at Pierpont, N.Y. He was actively connected with the New York press for
years and was an editor of the New York World from 1898-1900. When presented
with the medal for distinguished achievement in the field of art by the Grand
Lodge of New York in 1937 he said: "My brothers, it seems very long
ago—exactly, I think it was in 1898 (raised Dec. 5, 1899)—when I was a member
of the editorial staff of the New York World —that my friend Jules Chambers
proposed me for membership in Kane Lodge (No. 454) with a
membership of distinguished and illustrious names. That relationship has been
one of the dearest of my life, one which I have been denied the pleasure of
enjoying very much, for some 20 years ago I became a citizen of Florida. . .
." Commenting on his award in 1943 he said, "I never felt so highly honored as
when I got a medal from the grand lodge some years ago. I'm in my 84th year.
It was my ambition to set up a woodworking shop at the Masonic Home for
children." Bacheller wrote more than 30 novels during his life including The
Master of Silence (1890); Eben Holden (1900); D'ri and I (1901); Silas Strong
(1906) ; Keeping Up With Lizzie (1911); A Man for the Ages (1919); A Candle in
the Wilderness (1930); The Oxen of the Sun (1945) and A Boy for the Ages
(1937).
Clifford J. Backstrand Vice president and director of Armstrong
Cork Products Co. since 1935. b. July 21, 1897 at Los Angeles, Calif. Graduate
of Pomona College (Calif.) and University of Pennsylvania, beginning as a
student salesman with the Armstrong Co. in 1921. Director of Hamilton Watch
Co. Served in WW1 and was head of the linoleum unit, floor covering and
upholstery section of War Production Board in 1942. Mason.
Rudolph J. L. Backstrom Heraldist. b. June 16, 1894 at
Philadelphia, Pa. Established portrait business, Union of S. Africa, 1926-28.
Chief heraldic designer and consultant Office of Quartermaster General, U.S.
War Dept. 1942-43. Engaged in heraldic business since 1928 and director
International Heraldic Institute, Ltd. Active in Shrine crippled children's
hospitals. 32° AASR.
Augustus 0. Bacon (1839-1914) U. S. Senator from Georgia three
terms, 1894, 1900, 1907. b. Oct. 20,1839 at Bryan Co., Ga. Graduate of Univ.
of Georgia in 1860 and practiced law at Macon. Mason. d. Feb. 14, 1914.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626) English philosopher and author. Raised
to peerage as 1st Baron of Verulam after serving as solicitor general (1609)
attorney general (1613) and Lord chancellor (1618). Famous for his Essays;
History of Henry VII; Advancement of Learning and other important works.
Thought by some to be a Rosecrucian whose New Atlantis was an early influence
on the development of the craft.
Frank Bacon (1864-1922) Actor and writer. b. Jan. 16, 1864 at
Marysville, Calif. Wrote Lightnin' in collaboration with Winchell Smith, which
had long Broadway run. Appeared in stage hits such as Alabama; Pudd'n Head
Wilson; Me and Grant; Cinderella Man; Fortune Hunter and many others. Mason.
d. Nov. 19, 1922.
Robert L. Bacon (1884-1938) Congressman from N.Y., 68th to 75th
Congresses. b. July 23, 1884 at Boston, Mass. Served with field artillery in
WW1. Mason. d. Sept. 12, 1938.
Walter W. Bacon Governor of Delaware 1941-49. b. Jan. 20, 1880 at
Newcastle, Del. Served as treasurer of Buick Motor Co., Flint, Mich., 1918-30
when he retired from business. Served as mayor of Wilmington, Del. 1935-41,
resigning to accept office of governor. Member of St. John's Lodge No. 2, New
Castle, Del., being raised July 2, 1902. In 1915 he was grand master of the
Grand Lodge of Delaware. Member of St. John's Chapter, No. 4, R.A.M. of
Wilmington and past high priest. Member of St. John's Commandery, No. 1, K.T.,
Wilmington and past commander. Member of Delaware Consistory, AASR (NJ) and
33°. Also member of Shrine, Tall Cedars, National Sojourners.
Robert Baddeley Comedian of Drury Lane Theatre (London). A member of St. Alban's Lodge No.
29, London.
Jesse M. Bader General secretary, World Convention of Churches of
Christ (president in 1930). b. April 15, 1886. A pastor in Christian Church
since 1905. Member of Washington Lodge No. 5, Atchison, Kansas.
Harry A. Badt Commodore U.S. Navy. b. Sept. 22, 1884 at Tyler,
Texas. Graduated U.S. Naval Academy, 1908 and advanced through grades to
commodore in 1944. Commanding officer U.S.S. Simpson 1923-24; commanding
officer Aleutian Islands survey expedition in 1933; director of recruiting for
U.S. Navy 1935-37; commanding officer U.S.S. Tuscaloosa 1938-40; director of
enlisted personnel U.S. Navy 1940-42. Retired in 1947. Mason.
Milton B. Badt Justice, Supreme Court of Nevada since 1947. b.
July 8, 1884 at San Francisco, Calif. Admitted to California bar in 1909.
Raised in Elko Lodge No. 15, Elko, Nev. on Feb. 12, 1918, serving as its
master in 1924. Member of Valley of Reno AASR (SJ), Elko Chapter No. 17 O.E.S.
and Kerak Shrine Temple, Reno, Nev.
William A. Baehr (1873-1943) Utilities corporations president. b.
Sept. 15, 1873 at Oshkosh, Wis. Graduated University of Wisconsin in 1894.
President of the following: North Continent Utilities Corp., Great Falls Gas
Co., Great Northern Utilities Co., Elk River Power & Light Co., Denver Ice &
Cold Storage Co., Western Railways Ice Co., North Shore Coke & Chemical Co.,
North Shore Gas Co., the S. W. Shattuck Chemical Co., and North Continent
Mines, Inc. He was director of many other corporations. Mason. d. Feb. 18,
1943.
Arthur P. Bagby (1794-1858) Governor of Alabama, U.S. Senator, MM-ister
to Russia. b. 1794 in Virginia. Settled in Alabama in 1818 and gained a
reputation as a lawyer. Member of state legislature and speaker of the house
in 1820-22. Governor of Alabama from 1837-41. Member of the U.S. Senate from
1841-48 and in 1848-49 was minister to Russia. Served as grand orator of the
Grand Lodge of Alabama. d. Sept. 21, 1858.
Charles L. Bagley Vice president American Federation of Musicians
since 1931. b. April 24, 1873 at Tipton, Iowa. Was formerly a professional
musician. Graduated University of Southern California in 1910 and admitted to
California bar in 1909 and has practiced in California since 1911. He was
raised in Hollenbeck Lodge No. 319, Los Angeles on Aug. 31, 1897 and demitted
about 1911 to Silver Trowel Lodge No. 415 of Los Angeles, serving as master in
1918. Member of Signet Chapter No. 57, R.AM., Los Angeles Council, No. 11, R.
& S.M. and Los Angeles Commandery No. 9, K.T. all of Los Angeles. 32° AASR in
Valley of Los Angeles. Served as patron of Daylight Chapter No. 265, O.E.S. in
1915, 1925, 1929 and member of Al Malaikah Shrine Temple.
John J. Bagley (1832-1881) Governor of Michigan. b. July 24, 1832
at Medina, N.Y. Emigrated in early life to Michigan and at age of 15 was
employed in a tobacco factory in Detroit. He later began a tobacco business of
his own and operated it with financial success until his death. He was elected
governor in 1872 and again in 1874. His administration was marked by benefits
to educational and charitable institutions. Member of Charity Lodge No. 94,
Detroit, Mich. d. July 27, 1881.
William E. Bahl Vice president of The National Cash Register Co.
since 1947 (in charge of manufacturing). b. Feb. 8, 1889 at Zimmerman, Ohio, he started with the above company as an apprentice in 1906.
Past master of his lodge.
Karl Friederich Bahrdt (1741-1792) German doctor of theology. A
Freemason, who with other Freemasons founded the "German Union" or the "Two
and Twenty" society at Halle. It was not Masonic but its object was the
enlightenment of mankind. It was dissolved in 1790 by the imprisonment of
Bahrdt for libel of Prussian Minister Woeliner. Bahrdt was described by one of
his biographers as being "notorious alike for his bold infidelity and for his
evil life.”
Philip Milo Bail President Municipal University, Omaha, Nebr.
since 1948. b. June 26, 1898. Attended Missouri Valley College and University
of Iowa, receiving Ph.D. in 1931. Member of George W. Lininger Lodge No. 268,
Omaha, Nebr.; 32° AASR (SJ) at Omaha and Tangier Shrine Temple, Omaha.
Carl E. Bailey (1894-1948) Governor of Arkansas 1937-41. b. Oct.
8, 1894 at Bernie, Mo. Worked as a laborer, farmer, school teacher, accountant
and began law practice in 1924. Served as attorney general of Arkansas
1935-37. Mason. d. Oct. 23, 1948. Received 32° at Little Rock, May 25, 1928.
Cassius M. Bailey (1876-1935) President of Lydia Cotton Mills,
Clinton, S.C. b. Nov. 22, 1876 at Clinton, S.C. Mason. d. July 5, 1935.
Francis L. Bailey President of Gorham State Teachers College,
Gorham, Maine since 1940. b. Nov. 18, 1894 at Wyman, Mich. Graduate of Univ.
of Michigan and Columbia Univ. 32° AASR and Shriner.
Frank M. Bailey Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, 1919-21. b.
Sept. 27, 1876 at Winona, Miss. Began law practice at Chickasha, Okla. in
1901. Retired to private law practice in 1921. Trustee of Southern Methodist
Univ. Active representative of M.E. church in jurisdictional and general
conferences. Received certificate from Oklahoma Memorial Assn. in 1933 "for
distinguished services to the State of Oklahoma." 32° AASR (SJ).
George W. Bailey (1856-1909) Justice of Supreme court of Colorado,
1905-09. b. March 8, 1856 at St. Louis, Mo. Admitted to bar 1885. d. 1909.
Guy W. Bailey (1876-1940) President of University of Vermont from
1920. b. May 7, 1876 at Hardwick, Vt. Admitted to bar in 1904 but never
practiced. Secretary of state of Vermont, 1908-17. Mason. d. Oct. 22, 1940.
James E. Bailey (1822-?) U.S. Senator from Tennessee. b.
Montgomery Co., Tenn., Aug. 15, 1822. Educated at Clarksville (Tenn.) Academy
and Univ. of Nashville. Was admitted to bar and began practice at Clarksville
in 1843. Elected to Tennessee lower house in 1853. Served in the Confederate
army and was elected U.S. Senator from Tennessee in place of Andrew Johnson in
1876. Member of Clarksville Lodge No. 89, Clarksville, Tenn.
John 0. Bailey Judge, Supreme Court of Oregon from 1933. b. Sept.
26, 1880 at Grinnell, Iowa. Graduate Harvard School, 1906. Assistant atty.
general of Oregon, 1915-20. Member house of representatives, 1925-29 and state
senate 1929-33. Raised in Doric Lodge No. 132, Portland, Oregon about 1920.
Member of Mt. Hood Chapter No. 50, R.A.M., Portland and Oregon Commandery No.
1.
Joseph E. Bailey Union General in Civil War. Member of Columbia
Lodge No. 124, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
Leonard H.
Bailey Architect. b. London, Eng., Aug. 12, 1880, coming to U.S. in 1903 and
naturalized in 1917. President of Allied Architects who designed the city
hall, Civic Center, Rogers Courts, Masonic Temple, Wesley M.E. Church and Liberty Theatre—all of Oklahoma
City and many military buildings. Raised in Oklahoma City Lodge No. 36 in
1904. He was the last master of Oklahoma 3, which was changed to No. 36 when
Indian Territory became the state of Oklahoma and was charter master of No.
36. Served as district deputy grand master in 1907-09. Member of Cyrus Chapter
No. 7, R.A.M. and Bethlehem Commandery, K.T., of Oklahoma City. A Shriner and
past patron of Eastern Star chapter No. 10.
Theodorus Bailey (1805-1877) Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. April 12,
1805 in Chateaugay, N.Y. Appointed midshipman in 1818 and remained with
American Navy until retired in 1866 as a rear admiral. In early years served
on the Cyane, Franklin, Vincennes, Constellation, and Lexington. Took part in
the Mexican War. At start of Civil war he commanded the frigate Colorado off
Pensacola. Second in command of Farragut's squadron at New Orleans, he led the
attack in the gunboat Cayuga. He ran the fire of five forts and was sent by
Farragut to demand the surrender of New Orleans, at which time he coined the
phrase "Iron Hearts and Wooden Ships." He later commanded the eastern Gulf
blockading squadron. After war he was commander of the Portsmouth navy yard.
He was raised in Washington Lodge No. 21, New York City on March 3, 1829. d.
Feb. 10, 1877.
Thomas L. Bailey (1888-1946) Governor of Mississippi, term of
1944-48. b. Jan. 6, 1888 at Maben, Miss. Admitted to bar in 1913. Member of
Mississippi legislature from 1916-40 and speaker from 1924-36. Mason and
Shriner. d. Nov. 2, 1946.
Walter C. Bain Aircraft executive. Vice president, general manager
and director of the Republic Aviation Corporation, Farmingdale, L.I., N.Y.b.
June 20, 1910 at Springfield, Ill. Started as a metallurgist with Allis
Chalmers Mfg. Co. in 1936. Entered service USAAF as a cadet in 1932 and rose
in rank to major general. Released from service in 1953. A Mason.
George W. Baird (1843-1930) Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. April 22,
1843 at Washington, D.C. Appointed 3rd assistant engineer, U.S. Navy, Sept 19,
1862 and promoted through grades retiring with rank of rear admiral, April 22,
1905. He superintended the construction and designed the special machinery of
the Albatross, famous deep sea exploring vessel. He was initiated in the
French lodge Tolerancia (Tolerence) at Lisbon, Portugal on July 23, 1867 and
received his FC and MM degrees one week later. In 1879 he affiliated with
Naval Lodge No. 87 at Vallejo, Calif., withdrawing in 1872 to Hope Lodge No.
20, Washington, D.C. where he served as master and in 1896 was grand master of
the G.L. of the District of Columbia. Baird wrote a widely published series of
articles entitled Great Men Who Were Masons. He received his 32° AASR (SJ) at
Washington on Aug. 21, 1897, KCCH on Oct. 19, 1899 and 33° on Oct. 25, 1901.
d. Oct. 4, 1930 at Washington.
Sir Robert Baird Former owner and publisher of the Belfast
Telegraph (Ireland) and grand treasurer of the G.L. of Ireland. Also was a
member of several London lodges. In 1929 a portrait bust of Baird was
presented to the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery.
Albert Z. Baker President of Rotary International (1955),
president of the American Stockyards Assn. and chairman of board of Cleveland
Union Stockyards Co. A member of Lakewood Lodge No. 601, Cleveland Chapter No.
148 R.A.M., Forest City Council No. 111, Forest City Commandery No. 40, K.T.
and AI Koran Temple, all of Cleveland. In the AASR (N.J.) he received his
33° in 1945.
Bryant Baker Sculptor. b. July 8, 1881 in London, England.
Graduated from Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1910. His portrait bust of
Edward VII was Queen Alexandra's favorite. He did busts of many English
notables and of Prince Olav of Norway before coming to America in 1916. Here
he has made busts from life of President Coolidge, Col. John Coolidge,
Senators H. C. Lodge, W. A. Clark, J. H. Bankhead, generals Pershing, March
and Gorgas, Chief Justices White, Taft and Hughes; John Hays Hammond, Herbert
Hoover, Newton Baker, Josephus Daniels, Percival Lowell, George Harvey,
Cordell Hull and heroic bronze statue of Chief Justice Edward D. White, New
Orleans. He has done heroic bronze statues of Grover Cleveland, Millard
Fillmore and Young Lincoln at Buffalo, N.Y. For Delaware's Statuary Hall he
executed marble statues of patriots Caesar Rodney and John M. Clayton. His
Gov. Reuben Fenton statue is at Jamestown, N.Y. and the Bishop Freeman
memorial is in the National Cathedral in Washington. His heroic 17-ft. bronze
of George Washington at the Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria
was unveiled by President Truman, Feb. 22, 1950. His ideal works in permanent
collections include Eros at Manchester City Art Gallery, Memory at Hull City
Art Gallery in England and Pioneer Woman statue in Ponca City, Oklahoma, the
latter winning him the Marland competition in a field of 12 top sculptors.
Baker is a member of Constitutional Lodge No. 294 at Beverly, Yorkshire,
England. He has been instrumental in keeping very much alive the
communications between his home lodge in Beverly, England and Beverly Lodge in
Massachusetts, as well asthe Alexandria-Washington Lodge in Virginia. Died
March 29, 1957. Masonic Services.
Earl D. Baker Newspaperman and publisher. b. Apr. 14, 1898,
Spencer Co., Ind. Associated with Scripps-Howard Newspapers since 1918 in
Evansville, Ind., Terre Haute, Ind., Washington, D.C. and San Francisco.
President of the Washington Daily News from 1938-1947 and assistant general
business manager of Scripps-Howard papers since 1937. Business manager of The
San Francisco News since 1947. Raised in Humboldt Lodge No. 42, Terre Haute,
Ind. about 1927. 32° AASR at Evansville, Ind. Member Almas Shrine Temple,
Wash., D.C.
Howard H. Baker Congressman from Tennessee to 82nd Congress
(1951-53). b. Jan. 12, 1902 at Somerset, Ky. Admitted to bar in 1924. Member
of Tennessee legislature, 1929-30. Nominee for governor of Tenn. in 1938 and
U.S. Senator in 1940. Mason, 32° AASR and Shriner.
James C. Baker Bishop, Methodist Church. b. June 2, 1879 at
Sheldon, Ill. Received degrees from Illinois Wesleyan, Boston University and
attended Cornell, College of the Pacific and Univ. of Southern Calif. Entered
M.E. ministry in 1900 and was organizer and head of the Wesley Foundation
Univ. of Ill. (the first Wesley Foundation in the country). Elected bishop of
Methodist Episcopal Church in 1928 and assigned to supervision work in Japan,
Korea and Manchuria. Later assigned to California area, and a delegate to
General Conference in 1916, '20, '28 and Oxford Conference in 1947. President
of Council of Methodist Bishops, 1948-49. Member of Acacia Fraternity at Univ.
of Illinois. Raised in McLean Lodge No. 469, McLean, Ill. in 1906. 32° AASR at
Bloomington, 111.
James M. Baker (1861-1940) Diplomat and government official. b.
Aug. 18,
1861 at Lowndesville, S.C. Assistant librarian U.S. Senate, 1893-1913. Elected
secretary of U.S. Senate in 1913. Deputy commissioner Internal Revenue Bureau,
U.S. Treasury 191921. Private law practice 1921-31. American minister to Siam
by appointment of Franklin Roosevelt in 1933, resigning in 1937 due to ill
health. Mason. d. Nov. 21, 1940.
John F. "Home Run" Baker Member of the National Baseball Hall of
Fame. b. March 13, 1886 at Trappe, Maryland. Elected to the Cooperstown Hall
of Fame in 1955. Member Coats Lodge No. 102 at Easton, Md.
Leonard T. Baker ( 1868 -1 955 ) President of University of South
Carolina, 1944, and president emeritus from 1946. b. Jan. 22, 1868, serving
the University of South Carolina as professor, administrator, acting
president, vice president and dean. Mason. d. Jan. 5, 1955.
Milton G. Baker President of Valley Forge Military Academy since
1928. Commanding general of Pennsylvania National Guard, 1943-46; major
general U.S. director civilian defense, Philadelphia 1941-42. b. Aug. 24, 1896
at Philadelphia. Served in WW1 1917-21 and Pennsylvania National Guard
1921-46. Mason and 32° AASR.
Nathaniel B. Baker (1818-1876) Governor of New Hampshire. b. Sept.
29, 1818 in Henniker, N.H. Graduate of Harvard in 1839 and admitted to bar in
1842. Joint owner and editor of the New Hampshire Patriot for three years.
Served two terms in state legislature starting in 1851 and was speaker of the
house. Presidential elector in 1852, and in 1854 was elected governor of New
Hampshire, serving until 1855. In 1856 he moved to Clinton, Iowa where he
practiced law. Served in the Iowa legislature in 1859-61 when he was
appointedadjutant general of Iowa, a position he held until his death on Sept.
11, 1876. A member of Western Star Lodge No. 100, Clinton, Iowa.
Phil Baker Comedian of radio and stage since the early 1930's.
Raised in Keystone Lodge No. 235, New York City. Baker once said "I belong to
various organizations, but I have always felt that my membership in Masonry
has been nearest my heart. One of the grandest compliments ever paid me was my
acceptance into the fraternity.”
Samuel A. Baker (1874-1933) Governor of Missouri 1925-28. b.
Patterson, Mo., Nov. 7, 1874. LL.D. Missouri Valley College. Teacher,
principal and superintendent of schools in various Missouri cities from 1895
to 1919. State superintendent of schools of Missouri from 1919 to 1923. d.
Sept. 16, 1933. Member of Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Jefferson City Chapter No.
34 and Prince of Peace Commandery No. 29, all of Jefferson City, Mo. He was
grand orator of the Grand Lodge of Missouri in 1926 and delivered an oration
on the support of the public school system and religious institutions.
Simon S. Baker (1866-1932) President of Washington and Jefferson
College, 1921-22. b. July 11, 1866 in Washington Co., Pa. Graduated Washington
and Jefferson B.S. and M.S., LL.D. University of Pittsburgh 1923. Served in
public school system of Pittsburgh for 25 years. Mason. d. Oct. 11, 1932.
Walter C. Baker Major General U.S. Army. b. Sept. 22, 1877 at
Chester, Pa. Graduate of Coast Artillery School, Army War College, Command and
General Staff School, Army Industrial College and Chemical Warfare School.
Served as enlisted man in Spanish American War with 6th Penn. Vol. Infantry,
advancing
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Alexander Dmitrievich Balashov through grades in U.S. Army to major general in
1937. Served as an officer in WW1 and recalled to active duty in WW2 serving
from 1941-44. Mason.
Walter R. G. Baker Vice president of General Electric Co. b. Nov.
30, 1892 at Lockport, N.Y. Began as electrical engineer with General Electric
in 1916; managing engineer of radio dept. 1928-30; vice president in charge of
engineering and manufacturing R.C.A. Mfg. Co. 1930-36; head of radio
engineering manufacturing and sales General Electric 1936-39; manager radio
and television department, 1939-41. Since 1941 he has been director of many
banks and corporations including General Electric (International); G. E.
Supply Corp. and G. E. Credit Corp. Mason.
William C. Baker Vice president of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
since 1948 in charge of maintenance and operation. b. Feb. 18, at Baltimore,
Md. Began with the B. & 0. in 1906 as a clerk, advancing through assistant
train master, train master, assistant superintendent, superintendent, general
superintendent and general manager. Mason.
William E. Baker (1873-?) Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern
District of West Virginia since 1921. b. Feb. 25, 1873 at Beverly, W. Va. A.B.
and LL.B. at Western Virginia University, 1896. Knight Templar, 32° AASR and
Shriner. Deceased.
William E. Baker Vice president of Servel, Inc. b. Dec. 11, 1887
at Rushton, Ill. Graduate of Rose Poly. Institute. Started as an apprentice of
Westinghouse Electric in 1911, serving as production engineer of several
companies from 1912-16. Superintendent of Delco Products Corp., 1916-24; vice
president The Day Fan Electric Co. 1924-29. Mason, Shriner.
H. Sheridan Baketel (1872-1955) Physician, co-founder and editor
of Medical Economics. b. Nov. 15, 1872. M.D. Boston College and post graduate
work at Harvard Medical. Practiced in New York since 1910. Writer and editor
for many medical publications. Urology was his specialty. He was vice
president and chairman of the board of Columbia University College of Pharmacy
from 1938-1942. Wrote several medical books. Mason, 32° AASR and Shriner. d.
July 7, 1955.
Norris C. Bakke Chief justice, Supreme Court of Colorado, 1945 and
general counsel F.D.I.C. since March, 1947. b. April 19, 1894. Degrees from
University of Chicago and graduate work at Harvard. Admitted to Colorado bar,
1920. Attorney general of Colorado, 1933-36; associate justice, Supreme Court
of Colorado 1936-45 and chief justice in 1945. Named associate general counsel
F.D.I.C. Washington, March, 1947. Active in Salvation Army and many church and
religious organizations. Raised in Sterling Lodge No. 54 in October, 1920.
Member of Denver Consistory No. 2 AASR (SJ) and El Jebel Shrine Temple,
Denver.
Alexander Dmitrievich Balashov (1770-1837) Governor general of
several Russian provinces and Minister of Police from 1810-1816 under
Alexander I. He was an aide-de-camp to Emperor Alexander I q.v. It is thought
that he was directed by the government to join Freemasonry so that it could be
brought under control of the ruling circle. He was appointed Minister of
Police on March 28, 1810 and in August of that year wrote the masters of all
lodges that the government was going to examine their records and rules of the
society inasmuch as some of the members had through their imprudence given
cause for ignorant and malicious forms of misjudgments. He then called in the four masters of
the Petersburg lodges and asked them if they wanted official government
protection—or toleration. Rather than become a governmental agency they chose
toleration. It was not until 12 years later that Freemasonry was forever
banned by Alexander I.
Antonio Gonzalez Balcarce (17771819) Argentine patriot and
general. Participated in the 1807 defense of Montevideo, Uruguay against the
British. Taken prisoner, he was sent to Europe. In 1810 he returned to his
native Argentina to take command of inland troops. He became Supreme
Administrator in 1816. Balcarce was a member of Lautaro Lodge.
Alexander, 6th Earl of Balcarres (1752-1825) Member of the
Scottish family of Lindsay whose titles date from 1365 with Sir David, 1st
Earl of Crawford. Was 33rd Grand Master Mason of Scotland from 1780-1781. He
was forced to surrender at Ticonderoga in 1777, became governor of Jamaica
1794-1801; a general in 1803; representative Scottish peer from 1784-1825. In
1848 the House of Lords adjudged the earldom of Crawford (dormant since 1808)
to his son James, 7th Earl of Balcarres.
Bernt Balchen Explorer, air pioneer, army officer, OSS operator,
and one of the most colorful characters of the 20th century. b. Oct. 23, 1899
at Tveit, Topdal, Norway. Educated Norway air force and artillery line; War
Academy at Oslo and Horton 1918-21. Came to U.S. in 1926 and naturalized in
1931. Pilot engineer with Roald Amundsen q.v. 1925-26. Piloted The America for
Admiral Byrd q.v. across the Atlantic in 1927. Pilot of the Bremen relief
expedition to Greenly Island, Labrador, 1928. Chief pilot Admiral Byrd's
Antarctic Expedition (piloted first fight over south pole, Nov. 29, 1929)
1928-30;pilot Viking Rescue Expedition to Newfoundland, 1931; chief pilot,
Ellsworth Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35; chief inspector of Norwegian Airlines
1935-40 and managing director, 194648. Served with R.A.F. Ferry Command as
pilot-navigator 1940-41; Transferred to U.S. Air Force, 1941, building base at
Bluie West 8 on Greenland and commanding officer of this station until 1943.
Chief of A.T.C. for Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and U.S.S.R. in
Stockholm, 1943-45 and during this time supported Norwegian underground
resistance against German occupation forces, 1944-45. Balchen was in charge of
evacuating 70,000 Russians from slave labor camps in northern Norway. Entered
U.S. Air Force in 1941 and advanced to captain in 1941, then to colonel in
1942, working with the Air Force and OSS in Greenland and Scandinavia from
1943-45. Stationed in Alaska since 1948. As a U.S. colonel on the OSS he made
166 flights to Norway (Operation Carpetbagger) where his B-24 dropped allied
agents and 700 tons of sabotage material. Project "Sonnie" required 270 trips
between his base at Prestwyck, Scotland and the neutral airfields of Sweden.
In these trips he evacuated 1,000 Americans who had crossed the border and
5,000 others, including Trygve Lie q.v. He is a member of Norseman Lodge No.
878 of Brooklyn, N.Y. With Admiral Byrd they dropped Masonic flags over the
two poles, and Balchen dropped his Kismet Temple Shrine fez over the South
Pole. He is a member of the AASR (N.J.) of New York. He helped in the
staggering achievement of establishing the new air base at Thule, Greenland,
900 miles from the North Pole and was one of the organizers of the "Top of the
World" Masonic Square Club at that base which 500 airmen and construction
workers joined. In reference to this he stated "Men needed the fellowship and warmth of Masonry at 20° below zero." In
1954 he was awarded the G.L. of New York's distinguished achievement medal.
Loomis Baldrey (1882-1954) Lawyer and grand master of Washington
and Alaska, 1934-35. b. May 19, 1882 at Camden, N.J. Educated in Minnesota and
New York schools, attending law school at Syracuse University. Settled in
Bellingham, Wash. after his marriage in 1906 and became master of Whatcom
Lodge No. 151 in 1920. He served as the Masonic reviewer for Washington for
many years. Was past president of Washington State Prosecuting Attorney Assn.
and past district governor of Kiwanis International. d. Aug. 8, 1954.
H. Clarence Baldridge (1868-1947) Governor of Idaho two terms
(192731). b. Nov. 24, 1868 at Carlock, Ill. Student at Illinois Wesleyan
University, Bloomington, Ill. 1890-93 and settled at Parma, Idaho in 1904
where he engaged in mercantile business and farming. He was a member of the
Idaho house of representatives 1911-13 and the state senate 1913-15. He served
as lieut. governor of Idaho 1923-27 and retired from mercantile business in
1942. Baldridge was raised in Parma Lodge No. 49, Parma, Idaho in 1923 and
received 32° at Boise Nov. 21, 1929. d. June 7, 1947.
Kenneth F. Baldridge President of Central Newspaper Co.,
consisting of seven southern Iowa newspapers since 1930. Publisher of
Bloomfield Democrat since 1909. b. May 25, 1886 at Bloomfield, Iowa. Started
as a reporter in Bloomfield in 1903. President of National Editorial Assn. in
1934; president Iowa Press Assn. 1925. Mason, Knight Templar and Shriner.
Abraham Baldwin ( 1754 - 1807 ) Chaplain in Revolution, member of
Congress of the Confederation and Constitution, signer of 1787. b. North
Guilford, Conn., he moved to Georgia(1783-84) where he was a founder of the
University of Georgia, originally Franklin College. He served in the Congress
from Georgia 1790-99 and was U.S. Senator 1799-1807. It is not known where his
original membership was, but he affiliated with American Union Lodge during
the Revolution. Not a Mason. The "visiting Baldwin" was Col. Jeduthan Baldwin
(1732-1788) of Mass. whose diary contains Masonic references.
Evelyn B. Baldwin (1862-1933) Arctic explorer. b. July 22, 1862 at
Springfield, Mo. Graduated Northwestern College, Naperville, Ill. in 1885.
Accompanied Robert E. Peary q.v. on North Greenland expedition 1893-94 as
meteorologist and was meteorologist and 2nd in command of Walter Wellman's
polar expedition to Franz-Josef Land 1898-99. Built and named Fort McKinley,
discovered and explored Graham Bell Land, 1889. Organized and commanded
Baldwin-Ziegler polar expedition 1901-02. He was a member of Adams Lodge No.
63, Oswego, Kansas and Lake Ontario Commandery, K.T. No. 32 at Oswego, N.Y.
Member of New York AASR. Baldwin reportedly carried Masonic flags with him on
his expeditions. d. Oct. 25, 1933.
Henry Baldwin (1780-1844) Associate justice U.S. Supreme Court
1830-44. b. New Haven, Conn. Congressman from Pennsylvania 1817-22.
Howard C. Baldwin Corporation director. b. March 15, 1891 at
Deerfield, Mich. Admitted to Michigan bar in 1912. Vice president and trustee
The Kresge Foundation since 1937. Director S. S. Kresge Co. since 1931.
Director of several corporations. Raised in Corinthian Lodge No. 241, Detroit,
in 1916 and served as master. Member of King Cyrus Chapter No. 133, R.A.M. and
Detroit Commandery No. 1, K.T. being past commander. 33° AASR (N.J.) in Valley
of Detroit and past master of Lodge of Perfection. Shriner and member of Red Cross of Constantine.
F. W. Baldwin Brigadier General, U. S. Army. Mason and member of
National Sojourners.
Joseph C. Baldwin Congressman from New York 77th to 79th
Congresses (1941-47). b. Jan. 11, 1897, New York City. A reporter and
associate editor on several New York papers. President and director of United
Dyewood Corp. Member New York City board of alderman 1928-34 and minority
leader 1929-34. Member of New York state senate 1934-36 and Constitutional
Convention of 1937. On New York City Council, 1941-47. Mason.
Raymond E. Baldwin Governor of Connecticut 1939-41 and 1943-46. b.
Aug. 31, 1893 at Rye, N.Y. Admitted to Conn. bar in 1921. Member Connecticut
general assembly 1931-33. U.S. Senator from Connecticut 194649, resigning to
become justice Supreme Court of Errors of Conn. since 1949. Member St. John's
Lodge No. 8, Stratford, Conn. since June 6, 1929.
Lloyd G. Balfour Jewelry manufacturer; president and treasurer of
L. G. Balfour Co. since 1913. b. Jan. 6, 1887 at Wauseon, Ohio. LL.B.
University of Indiana in 1907 and A.B. University of Louisville. Past grand
consul of Sigma Chi social fraternity and former chairman of the National
Interfraternity Conference. 32° AASR and Shriner.
Robert Arthur Lytton, 3rd Earl of Balfour Initiated Lodge Tyneside
No. 714 in 1928, serving as master in 1932 and Grand Master Mason of Scotland
from 1939-41.
A. P. Ball Showman. Predecessor, of P. T. Barnum as the greatest
showman of his day. Member of Western Star Lodge No. 15, Bridgewater, N.Y.
Edmund F. Ball President of Ball Bros. Co. of Muncie, Ind. since
1948. b. Jan. 8, 1905 at Muncie, Ind. Grad-uated from Yale in 1928. With Ball
Bros. Co. since 1928 as assistant secretary, vice president. Raised in Muncie
Lodge No. 433, Muncie, Ind. Sept. 9, 1927. Member of Muncie Chapter No. 30,
R.A.M. Muncie Council No. 16, R. & S.M., Muncie Commandery No. 18, 32° AASR at
Indianapolis. Murat Shrine Temple and St. James Conclave, Red Cross of
Constantine, both of Indianapolis. Commander of Muncie Commandery in 1938,
grand commander of Grand Commandery, K.T. of Indiana in 1946-47; grand
treasurer of Grand Encampment, K.T. U.S.A. in 1955.
Frank C. Ball (1857-1943) President of Ball Brothers, Muncie, Ind.
b. Nov. 24, 1857 at Greensburg, Ohio. Ball Brothers donated seven million to
educational and welfare work including buildings for Y.M.C.A., Ball Memorial
Hospital and Masonic Auditorium in Muncie and James Whitcomb Riley Children's
Hospital at Indianapolis. Raised Nov. 15, 1891 in Muncie Lodge No. 433,
Muncie, Ind. Member of Muncie Chapter No. 30 R.A.M.; Muncie Council No. 16, R.
& S.M. and Muncie Commandery No. 18, K.T. all of Muncie, Ind. 32° AASR at
Indianapolis, Ind.
George A. Ball (1862-1955) Glass manufacturer. Chairman of board
of Ball Bros. Co. at Muncie, Ind. b. Nov. 5, 1862 at Green, Ohio. Began
manufacture of glass in partnership with four brothers at Buffalo, N.Y. in
1888, moving to Muncie the same year. Raised Dec. 15, 1898 in Muncie Lodge No.
433, Muncie, Ind. Member of Muncie Chapter No. 30, R.A.M.; Muncie Council No.
16, R. & S.M.; Muncie Commandery No. 18, K.T. all of Muncie, Ind. and 32° AASR
in Indianapolis. Member of Murat Shrine and St. James Conclave, Red Cross of
Constantine, both of Indianapolis.
John Ball Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. Aug. 31, 1893 at Artesia, Calif. Enlisted in Navy, 1912 and advanced through grades
to rear admiral in 1944. Served on U.S.S. Aroosook with North Sea Mine Force
in WW1. In naval supply branch in California, Washington, Puerto Rico, Utah,
and commanding officer Naval Supply Depot, Mechanicsburg, Pa., 1948-50.
Retired in June, 1950. Member of Annapolis Lodge No. 89, Annapolis, Md. (EA 11
Dec. 1920; FC 3 Aug. 1922; MM 22 Aug. 1922). Received his Royal Arch degree in
Borinquin Chapter No. 1, R.A.M. and knighted in Puerto Rico Commandery No. 1,
K.T., both in San Juan, P.R. in 1943, demitting in 1953 to Palo Alto Chapter
No. 93 and Palo Alto Commandery No. 47 in Palo Alto, Calif. Member of Islam
Shrine Temple, San Francisco and El Camino Real Chapter No. 413 of National
Sojourners being past president and regional representative for northern
California.
L. Heisler Ball (1861-1933) U.S. Senator from Delaware. b. Sept.
21, 1861 near Stanton, Del. Received Ph.B. from Delaware College in 1882 and
M.D. from Univ. of Pennsylvania in 1885, beginning practice of medicine that
same year. Served as state treasurer of Delaware 1898-1900. Delegate at large
to 57th Congress, 190103. Served two terms in U.S. Senate, 1903-05, 1919-25.
d. Oct. 18, 1933.
Thomas R. Ball (1896-1943) Architect and ex-congressman. b. Feb.
12, 1896 at New York City. Architect and designer of many residences and
buildings in eastern Connecticut. Member of 76th Congress (1939-41) from
Connecticut. Mason, 32° AASR. d. June 16, 1943.
James Ballantine (1808-1877) Scottish poet and reviver of art of
glass painting and maker of stained-glass windows. Author of The Gaberlunzie's
Wallet. Mason.
James Ballantyne (1772-1833) Scottish printer, who with his
brother John q.v. was an intimate friend of Sir Walter Scott and published his
work from 1802-08 until ruined by bankruptcy of Constable and Co. in 1826.
After that he was editor of the Weekly Journal. A member and past master of
Kelso Lodge No. 58.
John Ballantyne (1774-1821) Scottish printer who with his brother
James q.v. was a friend and business associate of Sir Walter Scott, publishing
his works from 1808. He was initiated in Lodge Edinburgh St. Davids, No. 36
and afterwards master of Lodge Ayr Kilwinning, known originally as Squareman's
Kilwinning Lodge No. 65, Ayr, Scotland.
William S. Ballenger Treasurer of Chevrolet Motor Co., Flint,
Mich., 1911-25. b. Dec. 5, 1866 at Cambridge City, Ind. Secretary and
treasurer of Flint Wagon Works 1888-1916. Director of Industrial Rayon Corp.,
Cleveland since 1930. Mason, 32° AASR.
George W. Balloch Union general in Civil War. Member of Stansbury
Lodge No. 24, Washington, D.C.
Hosea Ballou (1771-1852) Baptist clergyman and founder of the
Universalist Church. b. April 20, 1771 at Richmond, N.H. He was editor of the
Universalist Magazine (1819-28) and Universalist Expositor from 1830. It is
not established where he first joined the fraternity, but was a member of
Warren Lodge No. 23 at Woodstock, Vt. and served as master in 1807. There is
also record of a "Hosea Ballou" as belonging to Mount Lebanon Lodge, Boston,
Mass. (Oct. 27, 1817). Ballou died in Boston, June 7, 1852. Was grand warden
of G.L. of N.H. between 1811-15.
Lord Baltimore (see Charles Calvert) Joseph Balsam° (see
Cagliostro) Robert C. Baltzell (1879-1950) U.S. district judge, Indiana since
1925. b. Aug. 15, 1879 at Lawrence Co., Ill.
Admitted to Indiana bar in 1904. Appointed district judge by President
Coolidge. Major of infantry in WW1. Mason. d. Oct. 18, 1950.
Louis Charles Balzac French architect and sometimes poet who wrote
many Masonic cantieles in French among which is the well known hymn Taisons
nous, plus de bruit with music by M. Riguel. He founded the Lodge of the Great
Sphinx at Paris. Died March 31, 1820.
Fredrick B. Balzar (1880-1934) Governor of Nevada two terms,
192734. b. June 15, 1880 at Virginia City, Nev. Engaged in mining from 1899.
Served in house of representatives (Nev.), 1905 and state senate 1909-17.
Chairman state board of education from 1927. Raised Aug. 28, 1908 in Inyo
Lodge No. 221 at Independence, Calif. and later affiliated with Carson Lodge
No. 1, Carson City, Nevada. Received 32° AASR at Reno, Dec. 17, 1920. d. March
21, 1934.
Simon Bamberger ( 1847 -1926 ) Governor of Utah, 1917-21. b. Feb.
27, 1847 at Darmstadt, Germany coming to U.S. in 1861 and a resident of Utah
from 1869. President of Barnberger Coal Co.; director Salt Lake Valley Loan &
Trust Co. and Bamberger Electric Railway. Member Utah state senate 1903-07 and
member Salt Lake City school board 18981903. Mason. d. Oct. 6, 1926.
Desire Bancel (1822-1871) French politician, publicist and orator.
Mason.
Frederick Bancroft Magician, Mason.
George H. Bancroft Motion picture actor. Member Hollenbeck Lodge
No. 319, Los Angeles, Calif. and Al Malaikah Temple of Los Angeles.
Jonathan Bancroft Revolutionary War soldier who witnessed the
execution of Major Andre. Member St. Paul's Lodge, Groton, Mass.
Harry H. Bandholtz (1864-1925) Major General U.S. Army. b. Dec.
18, 1864 at Constantine, Mich. Graduate U.S. Military Academy 1890, advanceing
through grades to major general, 1923. Served with 7th Infantry during
Santiago campaign and with 2nd Infantry in Philippine insurrection; governor
of Tayabas Province, 1902-03; in command of district of Southern Luzon, 1903;
conducted campaign against Simeon Ola in Albay, resulting in destruction of
Ola's forces; transferred to District of Central Luzon in 1905 and forced
surrender of outlaws Montalan, Sakay and others. Brig. general and chief of
Philippine Constabulary 1907-13. In Mexican Border campaign, 1916 and provost
marshal general of A.E.F. in WW1 1918-19. Suppressed Miners' Insurrection in
West Virginia in 1921, Mason, member Washington Chapter No. 3, National
Sojourners. d. May 7, 1925.
Baldwin B. Bane Chief of Securities Division, Federal Trade
Commission since 1933. He organized the division. b. Aug. 2, 1891 at
Standards-vine, Va. Degrees from Randolph-Macon (1911) and Washington and Lee
(1917). Practiced law in Virginia until 1922. Served as officer in WW1
(France). Mason.
John Hollis Bankhead (1842-1920) U.S. Senator from Alabama
1906-1920, b. Sept. 13, 1842 at Moscow, Ala. Captain in 16th Alabama
Volunteers (Confederate) in Civil War, 1861-65. Wounded three times. Member
Alabama bama house of representatives 186567 and 1880-81 and of the state
senate from 1876-77. Warden of Alabama penitentiary 1881-85. In congress was
conspicuous as a leader in the work of the Commission on Public Buildings and
Rivers and Harbors. Grand master of G.L. of Alabama in 1883-84. d. March 1,
1920.
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Frank A. Banks Supervising engineer of Grand
Coulee Dam (193343) and other large engineering projects. b. Dec. 4, 1883 at
Saco, Maine. Began as engineer U.S. Reclamation Service, Lower Yellowstone
Project in 1906. Construction engineer, Jackson Lake Dam, Wyo., 1913-16;
Minidoka Project, 1916-20; American Falls Dam, 1920-26; Owyhee Dam & Project,
1926-33. Acting administrator Bonneville Power Project, 1939; regional
director Region 1, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 1943-45. District manager,
Columbia River District since 1945. Raised May 17, 1919 in American Falls
Lodge No. 58, American Falls, Idaho.
Nathaniel P. Banks (1816-1894) Governor of Massachusetts (1858-61)
and Civil War general. b. Waltham, Mass. Served through Civil War as major
general and received thanks of Congress in 1864 for capture of Port Hudson
(1863). Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1853-57, 1865-73, 1875-79 and
1889-91. Speaker of house 1856-57. He was a member of Monitor Lodge, Waltham,
Mass. and although a Union general, delivered the St. John's day address at
Memphis, Tenn., on June 24, 1875.
Jose Bans One of the five Catholic friars who established the
lodge Philantrophia in Santo Domingo (now Dominican Republic) in 1819 and met
in the vestry of a Catholic Church called Convento Dominico.
N. Moore Banta (1867-1932) Writer of children's stories. b. Dec.
3, 1867 at Rensselaer, Ind. Editor and publisher with Flanagan & Co., Chicago
from 1921. Wrote 23 children's books between 1905 and 1927. Mason. d. Feb. 5,
1932.
Parke M. Banta Congressman from Missouri, 80th Congress (194749).
b. Berryman, Mo. Nov. 21, 1891. Admitted to Missouri bar in 1913. Practiced at Potosi, Mo. from 191425. Administrator of State
Social Security Comm. (Mo.) 1941-45. Circuit judge, 1935-36. Served in WW1
advancing from private to 1st lieutenant. General counsel, U.S. Dept. of
Health and Education since 1953. Raised in Potosi Lodge No. 131 at Potosi, Mo.
about 1916, serving as master in 1923. 32° in Missouri Consistory No. 1, St.
Louis. Member of Ironton chapter No. 349, O.E.S.
Jules Sara (1835-1900) Belgian lawyer, deputy and Minister of
Justice. Mason.
Charles W. Barber (1872-1943) Brigadier General U.S. Army. b.
Sept. 21, 1872. Served in Spanish-American War 1898-1899, being mustered out
as a captain; served in the Philippines 1899-1908 and duty with Isthmian Canal
Commission, Panama, 1908-15. Mexican border service in 1916. Brig. general N.A.,
July 25, 1917. Commanded the 29th Infantry Division, 1917 and 57th Infantry
Brigade in front line sectors as chief of staff, Base Sector No. 2, Bordeaux,
France WW1. Retired as brigadier general in 1930 serving as director, officer
and special representative of several corporations. Mason. d. Jan. 7, 1943.
George C. Barber President-general of Methodist Church of
Australia (1948-51) and president of Australian Council, World Council of
Churches (1950-51). b. Jan. 24, 1893 at Bendigo, Australia. Graduate of Wesley
College and University of Melbourne in Australia and University of London,
England. Ordained Methodist ministry in 1922. President of Victoria-Tasmania
Conference, 1948; chairman Australian Student Christian Movement, 1939-51.
Served in WW1; military chaplain 1936-39 and Air Force chaplain 1939-46.
Chaplain of the grand lodge 1949-51. Mason.
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Orion M. Barber ( 1 8 5 7 - 1 9 3 0 ) Judge, U.S. Court of Customs Appeals. b.
July 13, 1857 at Jamaica, Vt. Member of Vermont house of representatives in
1892 and state senate in 1894. Was member of commission to revise Vermont
statutes, state railroad commissioner and state auditor. Mason. d. March 28,
1930.
Clarence A. Barbour (1867-1937) President of Brown University
192636; Peddie School, 1929-36; Worcester Academy 1926-36. b. April 21, 1867.
Ordained Baptist ministry in 1891. Professor of homiletics, Rochester Theolo.
Seminary, 1915-29. President of Northern Baptist Convention, 191617. Author of
several books on religion. He was grand chaplain of the G.L. of New York four
years and of the G.L. of Rhode Island one year. d. Jan. 16, 1937.
James Barbour (1775-1842) Secretary of War, minister to England,
U.S. Senator and governor of Virginia. b. June 10, 1775 in Orange Co., Va.
Gained a knowledge of law while a deputy sheriff and admitted to practice when
19. Sat in Virginia House of Delegates from 1796-1812. Elected governor in
1812. After term as governor, was elected to U.S. Senate in 1815. In 1825 John
Q. Adams made him Secretary of War. In 1828 he went to England as American
minister, but was recalled upon the election of President Jackson. Member of
Stephensburg Lodge No. 40, Stevens-burg, Va. d. June 8, 1942.
Sir Charles Malcolm Barclay-Harvey (of Kinord) 95th Grand Master
Mason of Scotland (1949-54) and G.M. of G.L. of Southern Australia, (194144).
First grand principal, Grand Chapter of Scotland, 1948-53, making trip to
South Africa in 1950 to visit chapters there. He was initiated in Apollo
University Lodge No. 357 (E.C.) in 1908 and affiliated with Lodge Charleston
of Aboyne No. 281 in 1924.
McClelland Barclay (1 8 9 1-1 9 4 3 ) Artist and illustrator. b.
May 9, 1891 at St. Louis, Mo. Began as advertising illustrator in 1912 and is
also known for sculpture and portrait painting. Awarded 1st prize WW1 for
recruiting poster and 1st prize for Red Cross poster Fill the Breach. Creator
of the Fisher Body Girl. Designer of covers for Ladies' Home Journal,
Pictorial Review, Saturday Evening Post, etc. A naval camoufleur in 1918.
Called to active duty as lieutenant commander in Navy, 1940 and reported
missing in action while passenger on ship torpedoed in Solomon Sea, July 18,
1943. Mason.
A. T. Bard President of Reliance Manufacturing Co., Chicago since
1944. b. March 18, 1889 at New Carlisle, Ind. Started with the Reliance
Company in 1901 and advanced from cutting room foreman to president. Member of
Republic Lodge No. 914 Chicago, Ill.
Guy Kurtz Bard (1895-1953) U.S. District Judge, Eastern
Pennsylvania 1939-52, resigning to private practice. b. Oct. 24, 1895 at
Lincoln, Pa. Admitted to bar in 1922. Attorney general of Pennsylvania
1938-39. Active in Democratic politics on state and national level. Mason. d.
Nov. 23, 1953.
Samuel Bard (1742-1821) Famous early American physician who was
personal doctor to George Washington in New York following the Revolution. He
was instrumental in establishing first New York medical school and the New
York hospital. Member of Union Lodge, N.Y.
Thomas R. Bard (1841-1915) U.S. Senator from California. b. Dec.
8, 1841 at Chambersburg, Pa. Graduated from Chambersburg Academy at 18 with
honors and studied law. Sent by
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Countess Helene Hadik Barkoczy Col. Thomas A. Scott in 1865 to California to
supervise his property, and remained. Was interested in farm lands and oil
property. Served as U.S. Senator from 1900-1905. Member of Hueneme Lodge No.
311, Hueneme and Ventura Chapter No. 50. Also Knight Templar. d. Mar. 6, 1915.
Graham A. Barden Congressman from North Carolina to 74th to 81st
Congresses (1935-51). b. Sept., 1896, Sampson Co. North Carolina. Began as
school teacher in New Bern and admitted to bar in 1920. Mason and Shriner.
Clinton L. Bardo (1867-1937) President of New York Shipbuilding
Co., 1928-37. b. Oct. 24, 1867 at Montgomery, Pa. With railway and steamship
companies since 1885, beginning as telegraph operator. Superintendent of N.Y.C.
& H. R.R. 1907-12; assistant general manager of N.Y. N.H. & H. R.R. in 1913;
president of Central N.E. Ry. 1920-25. Mason. d. Aug. 2, 1937.
Winfield W. Bardwell (1872-1946) Judge and college president. b.
July 18, 1872 at Excelsior, Minn. Admitted to Minn. bar in 1893. Presiding
judge, District Court of Minneapolis since 1919. President of Minneapolis
College of Law since 1924 and member of faculty University of Minnesota for
many years. Mason. d. Dec. 22, 1946.
Frank F. Barham Vice president and director of Hearst Consolidated
Publications, Inc. and Hearst Publishing Co., Inc. b. May 24, 1879 at Anaheim,
Calif. Mason.
Walter S. Baring Congressman from Nevada to 81st Congress
(194951). b. Sept. 9, 1911 at Goldfield, Nev. Graduate of University of Nevada
in 1934. Representative in Nevada state legislature 1936 and reelected in
1942. With U.S. Navy WW2. Raised in May1941, Reno Lodge No. 13 and has served
as senior deacon of same. Member of Valley of Reno, 32° AASR and member of
Kerak Shrine Temple and Adah Chapter No. 4 O.E.S.
John Barker (1794-1845) A dispenser of Masonic degrees during
middle of the 19th century in the United States. He appeared about ten years
after Jeremy L. Cross, who was in the same "business." It is said that he
originally received his degrees from Cross. Organized councils in the south
and southwest under a warrant from The Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction.
When the Supreme Council demanded the return of the warrant, he refused.
Although his purpose was mercenary, like Cross, he did much to spread the
degrees throughout the country.
William J. Barker U.S. District Judge, Southern District of
Florida since 1940. b. June 25, 1886 at Marietta, Ga. Admitted to Florida bar
in 1916. Florida circuit judge, 1925-40. Mason.
Countess Helene Hadik Barkoczy b. 1833. A Hungarian countess, said
to have been a Freemason. The sole heir of Count Johann Barkoczy, she
succeeded him on his death in 1871 in the extensive Majorat of Barkoczy. In
1860 she married Count Bela Hadik, aide-de-camp to Emperor Maximilian. She
became interested in an extensive Masonic library that came with her
inheritance, and being highly educated, made an earnest study of Freemasonry.
She endeavoured to gain admittance as a member of the craft and through some
close acquaintances who were Freemasons, was initiated in 1875 in the Lodge
Egyenloseg at Unghvar, holding a warrant from the Grand Orient of Hungary. On
learning of the glaring violation of its statutes, the Grand Orient instituted
proceedings against the brethren who were guilty of conferring the degrees and on January 5, 1876 ordered the
deputy master of the lodge forever expelled and the officers of the lodge to
have their names struck off the lists. The other members were expelled for
periods of three, six and twelve months. This still left the question of the
Countess's standing in Freemasonry. This was resolved at a meeting of the
Grand Orient held on March 10, 1876 when it held that her admission was
contrary to law and therefore null and void. They forbad her admittance into
any lodge under the penalty of erasion of the lodge from the rolls and
requested all other grand lodges to do the same. It was demanded that she
return her invalid certificate within ten days.
James A. Barksdale Commissioner of Education, Tennessee, since
1950. b. Nov. 29, 1904 at Kenzie, Tenn. A teacher and principal of Tenn.
schools 1925-49. Member of Cookeville Lodge No. 266, Cookeville, Tenn. and
past master of same.
Elmer E. Barlow (1887-1948) Justice Supreme Court of Wisconsin
1942-48. b. May 18, 1887 at Arcadia, Wis. Admitted to bar in 1909 and in
general practice from 1909 to 1939. Mason. d. June 26, 1948.
Joel Barlow (1754-1812) American poet and diplomat. b. Redding,
Conn. Served as chaplain in the Revolution. As U.S. consul to Algiers in 1795,
he arranged treaties with Tunis, Algiers and Tripoli. He served as U.S.
Minister to France in 1811. His works include two epic poems The Vision of
Columbus (1787) and The Columbiad (1807). He was admitted (which probably
meant affiliation) a member of St. John's Lodge No. 4, Hartford, Conn. on Jan.
9, 1788. He died near Cracow, Poland in 1812 while trying to reach Napoleon
who was then campaigning through Russian snows. Efforts to have his body
removed metwith no success. Barlow was chaplain at the execution of Major
Andre, the spy.
Henry Clay Barnabee American actor and operatic comedian. A member
of Columbian Lodge, Boston, Mass. March 2, 1865, receiving a life membership
March 2, 1890. Exalted in St. Andrew's Chapter, R.A.M., Boston on June 3, 1868
and knighted in DeMolay Commandery, Boston, Sept. 23, 1868. Received 32°,
Massachusetts Consistory (NJ) April 27, 1866.
Ernest S. Barnard (1874-1931) President of the American Baseball
League 1927-31. b. July 17, 1874 at West Columbia, W. Va. Was sports editor of
Columbia Evening Dispatch 1898-1902; secretary of the Cleveland Ball Club Co.,
1903-10, vice president 1911-15 and president 1922-27. He was vice president
of the Acetylene Stove Mfg. Co. of Cleveland. A member of both York and
Scottish Rites. d. March 27, 1931.
Isaac D. Barnard (1791-1834) U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania,
1827-31. b. July 18, 1791 at Aston, Pa. Began study of law, but War of 1812
intervened and he served as captain and major in the 14th Infantry. Was at
capture of Fort George and Lyon's Creek. In 1815 he resumed his legal studies
and admitted to bar in 1816. In 1820 he was elected to the state senate and in
1826 became secretary of state for Pennsylvania. A Mason. d. Feb. 28, 1834.
Cassius McD. Barnes Territorial governor of Oklahoma Territory.
Active in all branches of Freemasonry, he attended the grand lodge session of
1902 as master of Guthrie Lodge No. 35. He took an active part in cornerstone
laying and assisted in the organization of the Grand Chapter of Oklahoma. He
was one of the three original petitioners to the Grand Encampment, K.T. for a
commandery and was first commander of Guthrie Commandery No. 1 and first
grand commander of the Oklahoma Territory.
James M. Barnes Congressman from Illinois 76th and 77th Congresses
(1939-43) Administrative assistant to President of U.S. 1943-45. b. Jan. 9,
1899 at Jacksonville, Ill. LL.B., Harvard, 1924. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1924.
Director National Savings and Trust Co. Member of Jacksonville Lodge No. 570,
Jacksonville, Ill. and 32° AASR (NJ) at Springfield, Ill. Shriner and Jester.
Will C. Barnes (1858-1936) Author, rancher and Congressional Medal
of Honor winner. b. June 21, 1858 and educated in public schools of
Minneapolis. Enlisted man Signal Corps 1879-82 and received Congressional
Medal at Ft. Apache, Ariz., Sept., 1881 "For bravery in action with hostile
Apache Indians." Member of Arizona state legislature 1891-92 and of New Mexico
legislature 1901-02. Assistant U.S. Forester 1907-28. Mason. Wrote Tales from
the X-Bar Horse Camp (1920), Cattle (1930), Arizona Place Names, (1934). d.
Dec. 17, 1936.
Eugene E. Barnett General secretary National Council Y.M.C.A.'s
since 1941. b. Feb. 21, 1888 at Leesburg, Fla. In Y.M.C.A. work since 1908.
Founder of Y.M.C.A. at Hang-chow, China 1910-21; secretary for China 1921-23.
Raised in University Lodge No. 408, Chapel Hill, N.C. in 1910. He later became
a charter member of Amity Lodge in Shanghai, China under Philippine
jurisdiction.
W. J. Barnett Admiral, U. S. Navy. Member of Roman Lodge No. 223
of New York.
George A. Barnewall (1888-1952) Vice president of Brooklyn Dodgers
baseball team. At his death on April 14, 1952 he was Deputy G.M. of the G.L.
of New York and if he had liveda few weeks longer would have been installed as
grand master. He was raised Oct. 18, 1916 at age of 28 in Continental Lodge
No. 287, N.Y. While a grand lodge officer Barnewall always arranged an
afternoon "break," so the delegates could see his team play while the
committees digested the reports of the morning communication.
John Barney (1780-1847) Masonic lecturer who studied under Thomas
Smith Webb q.v. b. October, 1780 at Litchfield, Conn. Raised in Friendship
Lodge No. 20, Charlotte, Vt. in 1810. He was appointed "Lecturing Master" of
the G.L. of Vermont in 1817, moving to Harper's Field, Ohio in 1826 where he
affiliated with New England Lodge No. 4 of Worthington in 1834 and served as
grand lecturer of Ohio from 1836-43. He later moved to Chicago, Ill. where he
affiliatcd with Apollo Lodge No. 32 and was appointed grand lecturer of
Illinois in 1845. d. 1847 at Peoria, Ill.
Joshua Barney (1759-1818) Commodore American Navy, serving in
Revolutionary War and War of 1812. b. July 6, 1759 at Baltimore, Md. Served
throughout the Revolution, being captured three times by the British. Captured
British frigate General Monk (1782). In French service 17961802. A privateer
during War of 1812. Joined forces at Bladensburg, Md., defending Washington
where he was severely wounded in 1814 and captured for the fourth time. d.
Dec. 1, 1818. He was buried with military and Masonic honors at Pittsburgh,
Pa. Dec. 1, 1818. He was made a Freemason in the Lodge of the Nine Sisters,
Paris, France in 1799 (although other sources state that he was raised in
Lodge No. 3, Philadelphia, Pa. on May 17, 1777, and still another lists him as
a member of No. 3 on May 1, 1777). He was a visitor of Lodge No. 2,
Philadelphia on June 16, 1780.
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Maurice V. Barnhill Judge, Supreme Court of
North Carolina since 1937. b. Dec. 5, 1887 at Halifax, N.C. Admitted to bar in
1909. Member state legislature (N.C.) 1921-23; judge N.C. Superior Court,
1924-37. Mason and Shriner.
Henry A. Barnum (1833-?) Major General (Union) in Civil War. b.
Sept. 24, 1833 at Jamesville, N.Y. Studied law and enlisted as a private in
12th New York volunteers in 1861, advancing through grades to major general,
March, 1865. He was twice wounded. First officer to enter Savannah on
Sherman's march to the sea. After war became inspector of New York prisons,
harbor-master of New York and deputy tax commissioner. Member of lodge at
Syracuse, N.Y. Member of Syracuse Lodge No. 102, Syracuse Chapter No. 70,
R.A.M., of N.Y.
William H. Barnum (1818-?) U.S. Senator from Connecticut. b. Sept.
17, 1818. Engaged in the manufacture of car wheels and iron production. Served
in the state legislature in 1852 and in U.S. Congress as representative from
Connecticut from 1866-1876. Elected to U.S. Senate in 1876, serving until
1879. Member of Montgomery Lodge No. 13 at Lakeville, Conn.
Joseph L. Baron Jewish rabbi. Founder of Temple Judah, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa (1918); Temple Emmanuel, Waukesha, Wis. (1938), Temple Beth El,
Madison, Wis. (1939). b. May 27, 1894, Vilno, Lithuania, coming to U.S. with
parents in 1907. A.B. Columbia, 1914. Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1932. Professor
and faculty member of State Teachers College, Milwaukee and University of
Wisconsin. Editor of Young Judean, 1914. Member national council of Jewish
education, 1927-30. Author. Member of Wisconsin Lodge No. 13 at Milwaukee; 32°
AASR (SJ) at Davenport, Iowa and also Shrine at Davenport. Honorary member of
Tripoli Shrine Temple in Milwaukee.
Norris S. Barratt (1862-1924) Judge (president) of Common Pleas,
Pennsylvania from 1913. b. Aug. 23, 1862 at Philadelphia, Pa. Admitted to bar
1883. Served in various public capacities. Judge, Court of Common Pleas from
1902, and president from 1913. Author of Freemasonry of Pennsylvania 1827-1907
(3 vols.) with Dr. J. F. Sachse (1909), History of St.
Paul's Church, Philadelphia; Colonial Wars in America and several
other works. Mason. d. April 26, 1924.
Jesse W. Barrett (1884-1953) Attorney general of Missouri,
1821-25. b. March 17, 1884 at Canton, Mo. Graduated cum laude Christian Univ.
(now Culver-Stockton) Canton, Mo. 1902 and LL.D. 1923; LL.B. George Washington
U. 1905. Began practice, St. Louis, 1906. Mason 33° honorary (SJ). d. Nov. 12,
1953.
Lawrence P. Barrett (1838-1891) American actor. b. Paterson, N.J.
April 4, 1838. Joined Boston Museum Company (1858-59). Served in Civil War. In
partnership with the famous Shakespearean actor Booth q.v. 188691. Excelled in
Shakespearean roles. Raised in Oriental Lodge No. 144, San Francisco, Calif.
July 19, 1870, Royal Arch membership in New York and member of Adelphic
Commandery No. 59, New York City. d. New York City March 20, 1891 and buried
by Catholic church.
Oscar F. Barrett (1860-1935) President of The Barrett Line
(operators of tow-boats and barges on Ohio and Mississippi rivers) 1897-1907;
president of Barrett Line, Inc. from 1927. b. April 27, 1860 at Racine, Ohio.
Associated with father in John Barrett & Son from 1882. Vice president of
Columbia Life Ins. Co.; president of National Board of Steam Navigation
1928-30. Mason. d. Aug. 12, 1935.
Robert S. Barrett Physician, diplomat, philanthropist. b. March
30, 1877, at Richmond, Va. Educated in the University of the South and George Washington Univ. In 1897
he went to Mexico where he was editor and publisher of the Mexico City Daily
Record; returned to the U.S. in 1907. For many years he served the U.S. in
quasi-political positions abroad. In 1910, with Charles H. Callahan, he
inaugurated the movement to establish the George Washington National Masonic
Memorial Association which resulted in the erection of that famous memorial.
He served as grand master of the G.L. of Virginia in 1942. From 1925 to 1950
he served as president of the Florence Crittenden Mission, an organization of
which his mother was one of the founders. He is 33° Sovereign Grand Inspector
General for Virginia AASR (SJ). Dr. and Mrs. Barrett have erected a hospital
at the Masonic Home in Virginia (1940) and given an auditorium for the Elks
Home at Bedford, Va. (1945). He was grand exalted ruler of the Elks, U.S.A. in
1944-45. In 1946 they gave a library to the city of Alexandria, Va. as a
memorial to his mother, and in 1947, gave $1,000,000 to the Barrett Foundation
for philanthropic and educational purposes. Barrett is the author of several
volumes including Standard Guide to Mexico (1900) ; Blue Book of Mexico
(1905); Fifty Years Work With Girls, I Was an Unmarried Mother. He was raised
in Puritan Lodge No. 7, Mexico City in 1902, and affiliated with
Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22, of Alexandria, Va. in 1910. He is a member
of Mount Vernon Chapter No. 14 R.A.M. and Old Dominion Commandery, K.T. of
Alexandria. While in Mexico, he was one of the organizers of the Anezeh Shrine
Temple in 1907.
Samuel A. Barrett Anthropologist and explorer. b. Nov. 12, 1879 at
Little Rock, Ark. Received B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. at University of Calif.
Ethnologist with George G. Hey Expedition, 1908-09 in South America. Cur-ator
of anthropology, Milwaukee Public Museum since 1909 and director 1920-40.
Director emeritus since 1940. Active in research and ethnology of Pomo and
Miwok tribes of California; also Cayapa Indians of Ecuador. Mason, Knight
Templar and Shriner.
Carter T. Barron (1905-1950) Theatre executive. Manager of Loew's
Eastern Division of Theatres including D.C., Md., Va., Del. and Pa. since
1934. b. Clarkesville, Ga. Jan 30, 1905. B.S. Georgia Institute of Tech.,
1927. Assist. manager and manager of theaters from 1905. Vice president of Kes-Bar,
Inc.; director of Washington Board of Trade since 1949; executive vice
chairman of National Capitol Sesqui-Centennial Comm. since 1948; Chairman
entertainment comm. President's Birthday Balls 1934-46. Head of music and
entertainment committee National Democratic Convention, 1940. Mason. d. Nov.
16, 1950.
Dionysiue Barron Male alto singer. Raised in St. Cecile Lodge No.
568, New York City on Oct. 7, 1873.
Clark DeBlanc Barrow President of Southeastern Louisiana College
at Hammond since 1952. b. June 8, 1894 at Plaquemine, La. Graduate of Louisana
State and Columbia. Mason.
Chester W. Barrows (1872-1931) Judge, Supreme Court of Rhode
Island, 1925-31. b. July 4, 1872 at Woonsocket, R.I. LL.B. Harvard, 1898.
Admitted to R.I. bar, 1898. Associate Justice Superior Court of R.I. 191325.
Mason. d. Feb. 19, 1931.
Lewis 0. Barrows Governor of Maine 1937-41. b. June 7, 1893 at
Newport, Maine. Secretary of Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and United Mutual
Fire Ins. Co. of Boston. Maine secretary of state 1935-36. Member of lodge,
chapter, council, commandery and consistory.
Augustin Barruel (1741-1820) An anti-Mason better known as the
Abbe. Born in Villeneuve de Berg, France, he was a prolific
writer but owes his reputation principally to his Recollections to Serve for a
History of Jacobinism (1797). He sought to trace the origin of Freemasonry to
the Templars, accusing them of having an "impious code and vows of vengeance
against kings and priests." Educated by the Jesuits and entered the society.
When they were suppressed in France, he went to Moravia and Bohemia.
John Barry Commodore, U.S. Navy in American Revolution. Initiated
in Lodge No. 2, Philadelphia, Pa. on Oct. 12, 1795. Suspended NPD in 1800.
William T. Barry (1785-1835) Postmaster General of the U.S. under
President Jackson and U.S. Senator from Kentucky. b. Feb. 5, 1785. Served in
the war of 1812. Lawyer and statesman. Was a member of Lexington Lodge No. 1,
Lexington, Ky. and later of Daviess Lodge No. 22 of Lexington. On Jan. 4, 1830
he was elected an honorary member of Federal Lodge No. 1, Washington, D.C.
John L. Barstow (1832-1913) Governor of Vermont. b. Feb. 21, 1832
at Shelburne, Vt. Served as major in Union army from 1861-64 and was made
brigadier general of state troops at time of the St. Albans raid. Member of
Vermont house 1864-65 and senate, 1866-68. Became 39th governor in 1880,
serving two terms until 1885. Mason. d. June 28, 1913.
Oliver E. Barthel Engineer and inventor. b. Oct. 3, 1877 at
Detroit, Mich. Has been designer and engineer with Ford, Cadillac, Oldsmobile
and Standard Steel Car Co. Holder of 35 patents. Designed and built outboard
motor in 1906; streamlined automobile in 1912; all-steel automobile body in
1917. Mason and Knight Templar.
Frederic A. Bartholdi (1834-1904) Designer of Statue of Liberty in
New York harbor. b. April 2, 1834 at Colmar, Alsace, France. He was one of the
early members of Lodge Alsace-Lorraine, Paris (Oct. 14, 1875) which was
composed of prominent intellectuals, writers and government representatives.
When his famous statue Liberty Enlightening the World was achieved, Bartholdi
convened his lodge to review it, even before the statue was shown to the U.S.
committee. On June 19, 1884, the lodge, as if it were a pilgrimage, went in a
body to review his masterpiece that was to be the gift of the French people to
the United States. On Nov. 13, 1884 Bartholdi delivered a lecture and gave the
lodge a report on the history and various methods used in the execution of his
statue. Again the lodge witnessed his emotion when he came back from his visit
to U.S. in 1887, and he told them of the ardent welcome he had received and of
the wide enthusiasm created by his work. Another famous work by Bartholdi is
Le Lion de Belfort, commemorating the defense of Belfort in Franco-Prussian
War.
Frank H. Bartholomew President and general manager of United Press
Association since April, 1955. b. Oct. 5, 1898 at San Francisco, Calif. Began
as a reporter in 1918 on Portland and Vancouver (B.C.) papers, starting with
United Press as the Portland Bureau manager. During WW2 he was in charge of
all correspondents covering the Pacific War and a correspondent himself in New
Guinea, Aleutians, Luzon. He covered the Japanese surrender aboard the U.S.S.
Missouri in Tokyo Bay in Sept., 1945 and the atomic bomb test at Bikini in
1946. Member of Temple Lodge No. 14, Sonora, Calif., and Islam Shrine Temple,
San Francisco.
H. Roe Bartle Lawyer, youth leader, college president. b.
Richmond, Va. Admitted to Kentucky bar in 1920 and Missouri bar in 1921.
President of Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Mo. 1948-51. Long-time scout
executive for Kansas City area, Boy Scouts of America. Member of 17 boards of
directors and owns 5,000 acres in Missouri and Oklahoma. Makes some 200 public
speeches a year ranging upwards from $1,000 per speech—much of which he turns
over to the American Humanities Fund of which he has been administrator since
1947. Elected mayor of Kansas City in 1955. Member Ararat Shrine Temple;
Lebanon Lodge No. 87 (Ky.) Independence Chapter, R.A.M. No. 12 and Palestine
Cornmandery No. 17, K.T. of Independdence, Mo.
Frederick B. Bartlett (1882-1941) Bishop, Protestant Episcopal
Church. b. Aug. 23, 1822 at South Manchester, Conn. Graduate of Trinity
College, Episcopal Theological School and Harvard. Served as deacon and priest
from 1908. General secretary National Council. P. E. Churches 1925-31 and
consecrated bishop of North Dakota Dec. 16, 1931, transferring to Missionary
District of Idaho in 1935. Mason. d. Dec. 15, 1941.
John H. Bartlett Governor of New Hampshire and 1st Assistant
Postmaster General in Coolidge Cabinet. b. Sunapee, N.H., March 15, 1864.
Member of DeWitt Clinton Commandery, K.T. (N.H.). Birth date March 15, 1869.
Josiah Bartlett (1729-1795) Signer of the Declaration of
Independence. Not to be confused with Josiah Bartlett (1759-1820) who was also
a physician q.v. b. Amesbury, Mass. Nov. 21, 1729. Practiced medicine at
Kingston, N.H. (1750-95). Was a delegate to Continental Congress (1773-76)
(1778-79). Associate justice (1782-88) and chief justice (1788-90) of superior
court of New Hampshire. He was"President" of New Hampshire, 179093 and its
first governor from 1793-94. d. May 19, 1795 at Kingston, N.H. Although his
lodge is not known, his great grandson, Levi S. Bartlett, has a letter written
by Josiah to his son Ezra saying, "I attended a Mason meeting last night, and
as soon as you can I wish you would join the Masons.”
Josiah Bartlett (1759-1820) Revolutionary physician and grand
master of the G.L. of Mass. Not to be confused with Josiah, the signer of the
Declaration of Independence, who was also a physician q.v. b. Charlestown,
Mass. Aug. 11, 1759. He was elected and initiated in Union Lodge at Danbury,
Conn. (now No. 40 on the roll) on April 13, 1780; passed April 24 and raised
May 2, same year. The history of that lodge, written in 1926, says in
discussing the installation of the first master that a meeting was held on
April 13 at the home of Mrs. Mary White, "to consider the request of Dr.
Josiah Bartlett whose inclination to be a Freemason was so great he was
determined if possible to be initiated so as to join this Lodge on the day
appointed for the installment of the Wor. Master . . . ." He later became a
charter member of King Solomon's Lodge, Charleston, Mass. in Mass. in Sept.,
1783. The 150th anniversary history of that lodge confirms his original
membership by stating that he was barely 21 years old when in 1780 he received
his degrees in Union Lodge at Danbury. Bartlett followed Paul Revere q.v. as
grand master of Massachusetts (after union of March, 1792), serving in 1798,
1799 and 1810. d. March 2, 1820 at Charlestown.
Murray Bartlett Organizer and first president of University of
Philippines (1911-15). b. March 29, 1871 at Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Graduate of
Harvard, Gen. Theol. Sem., Univ. of Roch-
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Robert A. Bartlett ester, Trinity College, Columbia and Hobart. Protestant
Episcopal rector and dean, serving Cathedral of St. Mary and St. John, Manila,
P.I. 1908-11. Founder of Tropical Medicine and Public Health school. Chaplain
with U.S. Infantry in WW1, wounded in Marne-Aisne offensive Mason. 33° AASR.
Robert A. Bartlett (1875-1946) Explorer. b. Aug. 15, 1875 at
Brigus, Newfoundland. Began explorations wintering with R. E. Peary at Cape
D'Urville, Kane Basin 1897-98; on a hunting expedition, Hudson Bay and Strait
in 1901; captain of a sealer off Newfoundland coast, 1901-05; commanded the
Roosevelt, 1905-09, taking active part in Peary's expedition to the pole,
reaching the 88th parallel; with Canadian government Arctic expedition 1913-14
as captain of the cutter Kariuk which was crushed by ice in January, 1914. He
reached Wrangel Island with 17 persons, and leaving 15 on the island, he
crossed ice to Siberia with one Eskimo and returned with a rescue party in
Sept., 1914. They reached Nome, Alaska a year later with 13 survivors. In the
service of the U.S. government, National Geographic Society and various
museums, he made exploration trips until 1944 to Arctic ocean, Greenland,
Alaska, Baffin Land, Siberia, and Hudson Bay. Received many national and
international honors for his explorations. Author of several books. Mason. d.
April 28, 1946.
Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815) Famous Italian designer and
engraver. b. Florence, Italy. Studied on the continent and settled in London
in 1764. He was an early member of the Lodge of Nine Muses No. 235, London,
and collaborator of Cipriani q.v. the painter, who was a member of the same
lodge. He was one of the four members of this lodge to be original members of
the exclusive Royal Academyat its foundation in 1768. He engraved works of
Guercino, Annibale Carracci, Giordano, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Cosway and
Angelica Kauffmann. The frontispiece of the 1784 edition of the Book of
Constitutions is his engraving. He became engraver to the King (England),
later moving to Lisbon where he became head of the Royal Academy at Lisbon
(1802-15).
Sir Edmund Barton (1849-1920) First prime minister of Australian
Commonwealth (1901-03). Speaker of legislative assembly, New South Wales,
1883-87 and attorney general in 1889 and 1891-93. He led the delegation
presenting Australian Commonwealth Constitution bill to British Parliament in
1900. Nearly one-third of the members of the first Australian parliament were
Freemasons. He was judge of the Australian high court from 1903 until his
death in 1920. Barton was a member of Australia Lodge of Harmony No. 556
(initiated March 3, 1878) which later became No. 5 with the establishment of
the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales in 1888. He was invested as senior
deacon of the lodge on June 9, 1880.
LeRoy Barton Architect. b. Dec. 14, 1887 in New York City. An
architect in New York City, 1910-34. Assistant to Secretary of Treasury 193439
and acting supervising architect to Treasury Department. Architectural
supervisor Public Buildings Administration, 1939-40. Now practicing as
consultant architect. Served in both WW1 and WW2, retiring as colonel in 1948.
Raised in Wamponamen Lodge No. 437, Sag Harbor, N.Y. on March 3, 1921. Member
of Manhattan (N.Y.) Chapter No. 86, National Sojourners and Martyr's Camp,
Heroes of '76.
William Barton (1748-1831) Colonel of American Revolution. b. May
26, 1748 at Providence, R.I. Noted for his daring capture of British General Prescott in the latter's house at Newport. He was
imprisoned at Danville, Vt. from 1810-24 for refusing to pay judgment on his
land in Vermont. The judgment was paid by General Lafayette q.v. on his visit
to America in 1824. He became a member of St. John's Lodge, Providence, R.I.
in 1779. d. at Providence, Oct. 22, 1831.
Sydney N. Baruch Research engineer who invented the depth bomb
successfully used in destruction of submarines in WW1 and WW2. b. March 1,
1890 at Mamaroneck, N.Y. Chief engr. Federal Telephone Co. (radio division of
Postal Telegraph Co.) 1919-20. President of Public Service Corp. of Calif.
1916-20. Conductor of private research laboratories in New York City since
1930. Inventor of thermo relay and other devices, also thyraton and nortron
type mercury rectifier tubes and sound recording on film (1934). Designer of
300,000 volt direct current transmission system of Bonneville Project. Mason
and Shriner.
Charles Baskerville ( 1870 - 1922 ) Chemist who discovered the
chemical elements, carolinium and berzellum. b. June 18, 1870 at Noxubee Co.
Miss. Author of many books on chemistry. Mason. d. Jan. 28, 1922.
Edward Bass (1726-1803) First Protestant Episcopal bishop of
Massachusetts in 1797. His bishopric included Rhode Island and New Hampshire.
b. Dorchester, Mass. Nov. 23, 1726. Served as pastor at Newbury, Mass. from
1752-1803. Admitted a member of St. John's Lodge No. 1 of Portsmouth, N.H.
April 12, 1758. In 1768 he served as grand chaplain of the G.L. of Mass.
Perkins Bass Congressman from New Hampshire to 84th Congress. b.
Oct. 6, 1912 at East Walpole, Mass. Admitted to N.H. bar in 1938. Member N.H.
state legislature, 1939-43 and1947-49. President of N.H. state senate 1949-51.
Member of Altemont Lodge No. 26, Peterborough, N.H. 32° AASR (NJ) in Nashua,
N.H. Member of Bektash Shrine Temple, Concord, N.H.
Norman L. Basset (1869-1931) Justice, Supreme Court of Maine
1925-31. b. June 23, 1869 at Winslow, Me. Graduate of Colby College, Harvard
and University of Maine. Mason. d. Sept. 29, 1931.
Richard N. Batchelder (1832-1901) Quartermaster General of U.S.
Army. b. July 27, 1832 at Lake Village, N.H. Entered volunteer service in 1861
and rose through arnks to brigadier general on March 13, 1865. Was awarded
Congressional Medal of Honor in Civil War. Entered regular service after war
and made Quartermaster General in 1890. A member of Lafayette Lodge No. 41 at
Manchester, N.H. d. 1901.
Robert F. Batchelder Commodore, U.S. Navy. b. March 27, 1895 at
Worcester, Mass. Commissioned ensign in supply corps of Navy in 1921 and
advanced through grades to commodore in Nov., 1945. With Atlantic fleet in
WW2, Sicilian occupation and Normandy invasion. Deputy administrator, War
Assets Admin., 1946-47; assistant chief, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, U.S.
Navy since 1947. Retired. Raised in Quinsigamond Lodge, Worchester, Mass. in
1922. Life member of Eureka Chapter, R.A.M., Worcester, Mass.; life member
California Consistory AASR (SJ) at San Francisco; life member of Chapter No.
3, National Sojourners and Heroes of '76, Washington, D.C.
Willis T. Batcheller President and chief engineer of Canadian
Alaska Railway Co., involving 3,300 mile transcontinental system from Seattle
and Vancouver to Fairbanks, Alaska. b. Dec. 23, 1889 at Joliet, Ill. President
and chief engineer of Portland Canal Power Co. Served as engineer on many hydro-electrical
developments, including Grand Coulee, Skagit River, Nimpkish River pulp plant
and Quincy Valley Irrigation Dist. Raised in Green Lake Lodge No. 149, Seattle
in April, 1921. Member of Ballard Chapter No. 26, R.A.M. Seattle Council No. 6
R. & S.M., Bethlehem Cornmandery, K.T. No. 19 all of Seattle. Active worker in
Commandery 32° AASR (SJ) in 1921 and KCCH in 1945. Past wise master of Rose
Croix, 1944. Member of Nile Shrine Temple since 1921 and past patron of
University Chapter, O.E.S.
James C. Batchelor (1818-1893) Succeeded Albert Pike as 9th grand
commander of Supreme Council AASR (SJ) in 1891, serving until death in 1893.
b. July 10, 1818 at Quebec, Canada. Was a physician in New Orleans and
distinguished himself in the yellow fever epidemic. Initiated in Eureka Lodge
No. 64, Greenville, Ala. April 11, 1846 and Royal Arch in Polar Star Chapter
No. 21, New Orleans Aug. 17, 1857. Joined Orleans Council R. & S.M. Feb. 15,
1859 and Jacques DeMolai Commandery, K.T. No. 2, New Orleans, Feb. 17, 1860.
32° AASR in New Orleans Dec. 17, 1856 and 33° on Feb. 14, 1857. d. July 28,
1893 at Washington, D.C.
William B. Bate (1826-1905) U.S. Senator from Tennessee. b. Oct.
7, 1826 near Castilian Spring, Tenn. Was a steamboat clerk on Mississippi
river and served as private in Mexican War in Louisiana and Tennessee
regiments. He served in the Tennessee legislature and graduated from Lebannon
Law School in 1852, practicing at Gallatin, Tenn. Entering the Civil War as a
private, he advanced to major general, C.S.A. 1861-65, being wounded three
times. After the war he practiced law at Nashville and was U.S. Senator from
1887 until his death in 1905. He was a member of King Solomon Lodge No. 94
(successor of No. 6).
Edward Bates (1793-1869) Attorney General of United States in
Lincoln's cabinet. b. Sept. 4, 1793 at Belmont, Va. of Quaker parentage. He
came to Missouri in 1814 at the age of 21, his brother Frederick q.v. then
being secretary of the territory. Admitted to bar in 1816 after studying with
Rufus Easton q.v.. He was a member of the convention of 1820 that framed the
state constitution of Missouri, and appointed by Gov. McNair q.v. as first
attorney general. In 1822 he was a member of the legislature and in 1824 was
appointed by President Monroe q.v. as U.S. Attorney for the District of
Missouri. He was the second representative in Congress from Missouri being
elected to the 20th Congress in 1826, but declined re-election. In 1830 he
served as state senator and in 1834 as state representative. In 1850 President
Fill-more q.v. appointed him Secretary of War and he was confirmed by the
Senate, but declined the position. In 1853 he was elected judge of the St.
Louis Land Court and in 1856 he was presiding officer of the Whig national
convention in Baltimore. President Lincoln named him Attorney General of the
U.S. in 1861 and he served until 1863 when he resigned. He was the first
cabinet member from west of the Mississippi river. He was a member of Missouri
Lodge No. 12, under Tennessee charter (later Missouri No. 1) and was active in
the formation of the Grand Lodge of Mo. He was elected to preside at the
preliminary convention and was later made permanent chairman. A preamble and
resolution was drawn up, evidently the work of Bates. Two months later the
delegates again assembled to consider the matter of organizing a grand lodge
with Bates presiding. Bates served four terms as grand master, 1825-26-27-31.
In his last term as grand master he introduced a resolution to be
submitted to all subordinate lodges of the state (height of Anti-Masonic
period) which ended: "Be it Resolved, that immediately after the close this
evening, this Lodge shall cease to act as an organized body, and that its
charter be surrendered and returned to the Grand Lodge." As far as known,
Edward Bates never thereafter appeared at a Masonic meeting. d. March 25,
1869.
Frederick Bates (1777-1825) Second governor of Missouri, 1824-25.
b. June 23, 1777 in Belmont, Va. of a Quaker family. Older brother of Edward
Bates q.v. In 1797 he settled in Detroit, Mich. where he engaged in the
mercantile business and served as postmaster, U.S. Receiver of Public Money
and named in 1805 by Jefferson as the first U.S. Judge for the Territory of
Michigan. He first appeared in St. Louis in 1806 where he was first recorder
of the Board of Land Commissions. On May 7, 1807, Jefferson appointed him as
the second secretary for the Territory of Louisiana, a position he held 13
years until the formation of the state government. As Territorial secretary he
compiled the Laws of the Territory of Louisiana, which was the first book
printed in the territory. He was probably made a Freemason in Michigan for he
is listed as a charter member of St. Louis Lodge No. 111 (Pennsylvania
charter) in 1809. He succeeded Meriwether Lewis as Master. He is also listed
as a charter member of Missouri Lodge No. 1 (12 under Tenn.) when the Grand
Lodge of Missouri was formed in 1821. He was elected grand master on Oct. 3,
1821 and turned it down for reasons of heavy business and poor health. This
was probably true as he died Aug. 4, 1825 after having served as governor for
less than a year.
Isaac B. Bates (1780-1845) U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. b. May
14, 1780 in Granville, Mass. Graduated at Yale in 1802 and studied law,
practicing in Northhampton, Mass. First elected to Congress as an anti-Jackson
man, and reelected three times, serving from 1827-1835. In 1841 he was elected
to U.S. Senate where he served until his death. He opposed the admission of
Texas to the union. Member of Jerusalem Lodge at Northhampton, Mass. d. March
16, 1845.
John L. Bates (1859-?) Governor of Massachusetts, 1903-04. b.
Sept. 18, 1859 at Easton, Mass. Practiced law at Boston since 1885. Member
state house of representatives 1894 - 99 (speaker 1897-99); lieutenant
governor of Mass. 1900-02. President of Mass. Constitutional Convention of
1917-18-19. President board of trustees Boston University 1907-27. Member
Baalbec Lodge, East Boston and St. John's Royal Arch Chapter of Boston. 33°
AASR (NJ). Deceased.
Joseph B. Bates Congressman from Kentucky, 75th to 80th Congresses
(1937-49). b. Oct. 29, 1893 at Republican, Ky2Teacher and school
superintendent for 16 years and county clerk of Greenup County, Ky. from
1922-38. Mason.
John S. Battle Governor of Virginia, 1950-54. b. July 11, 1890 at
New Bern, N.C. Admitted to bar in 1913 and began practice at Charlottesville,
Va. Member of Virginia general assembly in 1920 and state senator from
1934-49. Served in WW1. He is a member of Charlottesville Lodge No. 55 and a
past master. A member of Keystone Chapter No. 58, R.A.M. and past high priest.
Member of Charlottesville Commandery No. 3, K.T. and Acca Shrine Temple,
Richmond, Va.
Laurie C.
Battle Congressman from Alabama to 80th and 81st Congresses (1947-51). b. May 10, 1912 at Wilsonville, Ala.
Graduate of Birmingham-Southern College and Ohio State Univ. Has been a
laborer, clerk, salesman, personnel worker and teacher of sociology at Ohio
State Univ. Served in WW2 Pacific Theatre and rose from private to major.
Member of Docena Lodge No. 815, Docena, Ala.; 32° AASR at Birmingham, Zamora
Shrine Temple; High Twelve and O.E.S. chapter No. 118, Birmingham.
Arthur A. Batts Chairman of the board of the Carborundum Co. b.
June 25, 1884 at Syracuse, N.Y. With the Carborundum Co. since 1901 as
bookkeeper, office manager, assistant secretary, secretary (1827-42);
president (1942-46) and chairman of the board since 1947. Mason.
Clyde M. Bauer Geologist, naturalist. With National Park Service.
b. April 5, 1886 at Bristol, Ind. Taught school; was high school principal
from 1908-11. With U.S. Geological Survey 1911-16. Commercial geologist
1916-31. Park naturalist, Yellowstone National Park 1932-46 (chief naturalist
194346). Director of Yellowstone Library and Museum Association, 1932-46.
Wrote The Story of Yellowstone Geysers (1937) and Yellowstone—Its Underworld.
Raised in Bartlesville, Okla. in 1917 and now life member of Columbia Lodge
No. 14, Boulder, Colo. 32° AASR (SJ) at Billings, Mont. and member of Al Bedoo
Shrine Temple, Billings.
Howard K. Bauernfeind President of J. B. Lippincott Co.
Philadelphia, book publishers since 1949. b. April 12, 1900 at Council Bluffs,
Iowa. Graduate of Central College, Naperville, III. and Univ. of Chicago.
School superintendent from 1921-30. With Lippincott Co. since 1930 as editor,
managing editor and vice president. Raised in Monmouth Lodge No. 37, Monmouth,
Ill. in 1922. Member of Monmouth Chapter No. 30, R.A.M.
Harry L. Baum (1887-1951) Physician and author of several Masonic
plays. b. Sept. 7, 1887 at Shelbyville, Ill. Graduated in medicine from
University of Pennsylvania and removed to Denver, Colo. where he specialized
in diseases of ear, nose and throat. Was first master of Emulation Lodge No.
154 of Denver and served as grand master of the G.L. of Colorado 193738. Was
chairman of the correspondence committee of the G.L. for many years. 33° AASR
(SJ) in 1929. Best known for his Masonic plays, John Brent and Prelude to
Victory. d. March 25, 1951.
Warren W. Baumgartner Artist and illustrator. b. Oakville, Mo.
March 15, 1894. Student at Art Institute of Chicago and Grand Central School
of Art, N.Y. Illustrator for national magazines since 1938. Exhibited at
National Academy American Water Color Society. Awarded Adolph and Clara Obrig
prize in 1941 and Hans Obst prize in 1945. Mason.
Bruce R. Baxter (1892-1947) Bishop, Methodist Church 1940-47. b.
Aug. 18, 1892 at Rock Run, Ohio. Assistant to president of University of
Southern California 1924-30 and president of Willamette Univ., Salem, Ore.
1934-40. President of Oregon Assn. of Independent Colleges 1939-40. Mason,
Knight Templar, 32° AASR. d. June 20, 1947.
James P. Baxter (1831-1921) Author. b. March 23, 1831 at Gorham,
Me. President of Savings Bank of Portland and mayor of Portland six terms
(1893-97) (1904-05). Organized and established Portland Society of Art in 1883
and Associated Charities. Built and donated libraries to Portland (1888) and
Gorham (1907) and conveyed the family mansion to city of Gorham for a museum.
President of the Maine Historical Society from 1890. Author of many
historical works including The Trelawney Papers (1884); George Cleve and His
Times (1885); The British Invasion from the North (1887); The Voyages of
Jacques Cartier (1906), and edited 20 volumes of documentary history of Maine.
Mason. d. May 8, 1921.
Jedediah H. Baxter Surgeon General, U.S. Army. Member of Columbia
Commandery No. 2, K.T. at Washington, D.C. d. Dec. 4, 1890.
John B. Mac. Baxter (1868-1946) Chief Justice, Supreme Court of
New Brunswick from 1935. b. Feb. 16, 1868 at Saint John, N.B., Canada. Began
as an attorney in 1890. Attorney general of New Brunswick 1916-17; premier of
New Brunswick, 1925-31; member of Canadian Parliament 192125 and judge of
Supreme Court, N.B. from 1931-35. Mason and 33° AASR. d. Dec. 27, 1946.
Warner Baxter Movie actor. Member Cahuenga Lodge No. 513,
Hollywood and of the "233 (Masonic) Club.”
Francis Baylies Lawyer, author, member of Congress and U.S.
Minister to Buenos Aires. Original lodge not known, but made honorary member
of Mount Lebanon Lodge, Boston, Mass. on Jan. 26, 1835.
Hojijah Baylies Aid to General Washington in Revolutionary War.
Held rank of major and was member of Masters' Lodge No. 2, New York.
William Baylis (1848-1919) Architect, inventor and Sovereign Grand
Commander, Supreme Council. b. Nov. 8, 1848 at Pictou, N.S., Canada. Became
superintendent hospital construction, office of surgeon general, U.S. Army in
1882 (Major). Invented combination steam and hot water heating system in 1893.
Samuel H. Baynard, Jr. (1879-1947) Secretary General of AASR (NJ).
b. June 3, 1879 at Wilmington, Del. Graduated B.A. from Delaware
College in 1900. Admitted to bar in 1904. Raised in Eureka Lodge No. 23,
Wilmington. Author of two volume history of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite (Northern Jurisdiction) in 1938. d. Sept. 9, 1947.
Alfred W. Bays Lawyer, president of The Abbott Foundation and vice
chairman of board of Abbott Laboratories since 1947. b. July 12, 1876 at
Vermont, Ill. Graduate of Northwestern Univ. School of Law, 1904. Professor of
law, 1912-37 at Northwestern. Trustee Northwestern Univ., Lake Bluff
Orphanage, Ravenswood and Evanston hospitals and others. Editor and compiler
of American Commercial Law Series (9 vols.) and other law works. Mason.
Etienne-Francois Bazot b. March 31, 1782 at Nievre, France. Wrote
a Masonic dictionary and manual.
George L. Beal Union general in Civil War. b. May 21, 1825 in
Norway, Maine. He left Portland on Oct. 6, 1861 as colonel of 10th Maine
regiment. Appointed by president as brigadier general of volunteers Nov. 30,
1864 and mustered out of service Jan. 15, 1866. Member of Oxford Lodge No. 18,
Norway, Maine.
Jack Beall, Jr. Radio commentator and newspaperman. b. Dec. 6,
1898 at Waxahachie, Texas. Graduate of Princeton (1921), and Yale Law School,
1924. Admitted to Texas bar in 1924, but gave up practice in 1929 to become
newspaperman. With Dallas Times-Herald and New York Herald Tribune and then
London correspondent and later Washington correspondent covering White House,
Senate and State Department (1937-43). Entered radio field in 1944, with WLW,
Cincinnati. Now Washington correspondent for A.B.C. with Headline Edition; News of Tomorrow and This Week Around the World.
Mason.
Walter B. Beals Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Washington
(1933-34 and 1945-46) and presiding judge for the War Crimes Tribunal in
Nurnberg, Germany, 1946-48 (with military leave of absence from Supreme Court
of Washington). b. July 21, 1876 at St. Paul, Minn. Admitted to Washington bar
in 1901. Judge of Supreme Court of Washington 1928 to 1952. Advanced from
private to lieutenant colonel in WW1, served in Meuse-Argonne offensive. Mason
and 32° AASR.
Rosenham (Jack) Beam Brigadier General U.S. Air Force. b. June 11,
1895 at Bardstown, Ky. Commissioned 2nd lieutenant Infantry in 1916 and
advanced through grades to brigadier general, Air Force, 1948. Served in WW1
with Aviation Section, Signal Corps. Commanded the 12th Air Support Command in
invasion of North Africa 1932-43. Commander of various air force bases since
1944. Commanding general of Air Force Technical School, Lowry Air Force Base,
Denver since 1945. Mason, National Sojourner and Shriner.
Alexander G. E. Beaman (18851943) Insurance executive and Masonic
editor. b. June 23, 1885, Hartford, Conn. Started as shorthand teacher with
Gregg School, Chicago and later as executive assistant of railroads and banks.
Organized the A. G. Beaman Agency, Ltd. and headed since 1929. President of
Fire-Police Commission, City of Los Angeles and director of Hollywood Academy
of Fine Arts. Managing editor of Masonic Digest, 1923-25 and secretary of
Masonic Periodicals Corp. 1923-25. Active for many years in the care of
homeless and transients. Editor of Los Angeles Consistcrry Bulletin from 1912.
d. Oct. 22, 1943.
John V. Beamer Congressman from Indiana to 82nd Congress (195153).
b. Nov. 17, 1896 in Indiana. A.B. from Wabash College, 1918. Farm owner and
operator since 1943. Member of Hanna Lodge No. 61; Wabash Chapter No. 26,
R.A.M.; Wabash Council No. 13, R. & S.M.; Wabash Commandery, No. 37, K.T. all
of Wabash, Ind. and Capital Forest No. 104, Tall Cedars of Lebanon at
Washington, D.C.
Henry J. Bean (1853-1941) Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Oregon
(1930-32 and 1937-38). b. Nov. 13, 1853 at Bethel, Maine. Admitted to bar,
1881. Member of Oregon house of representatives 1889, district attorney,
county co-judge, circuit court judge. Justice of Supreme Court of Oregon, 1911
to term expiring in 1944. d. May 9, 1941.
Cyrus Beard (1850-1920) Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Wyoming,
1911-13. b. Aug. 1850 in Venango Co., Pa. Began practice of law in Washington,
Iowa, 1874. Removed to Harlan, Iowa, 1878 and to Evanston, Wyo., 1890. Justice
of Supreme Court of Wyoming, 1904 to term expiring in 1921. d. Dec. 17, 1920.
Daniel Carter Beard (known as Dan Beard) (1850-1941) American
painter, illustrator and organizer of the Boy Scout movement in the United
States. b. June 21, 1850 at Cincinnati, Ohio. Started as book and magazine
illustrator and teacher of drawing. Originator and founder of the first boy
scout society from which others were modeled. National Scout Commissioner and
honorary vice-president of B.S.A. Awarded the Golden Eagle, by B.S.A., the
only one ever given. Chief scout, dept. of woodcraft at Culver (Ind.) Military
Academy (1911-15). Mt. Beard, the peak adjoining Mt. McKinley is named for
him. Wrote many books on scouting and wilderness lore including: Moonlight and Six Feet of Romance (1890); American Boys'
Handy Book (1882); Boy Pioneers and Daniel Boone (1909); Shelters, Shacks and
Shanties (1914); Bugs, Butterflies and Beetles (1915); Signs, Signals and
Symbols (1918); American Boy's Book of Wild Animals (1921) and at least a
dozen others. Associate editor of Boy's Life. Chief of School of Woodcraft.
Raised in Mariners' Lodge No. 67, New York City and later a member of
Cornucopia Lodge No. 563, Flushing, N.Y. at the time of his death on June 11,
1941. Raised Nov. 30, 1917.
Arthur L. Beardsley (1869-1944) President of Miles Laboratories,
Inc. b. Dec. 27, 1869. Employed by hardware companies until 1900 and with
Cleveland Twist Drill Co. 1902-20. With Miles Laboratories since 1920,
purchasing agent, plant manager, treasurer, general manager and president and
treasurer. Mason, Knight Templar, Shriner. d. Jan. 4, 1944.
William S. Beardsley (1901-1954) Governor of Iowa 1949-54. b. May
13, 1901 at Beacon, Iowa. Retail druggist and jewelry business, 1922-38.
Operator of 900-acre farm from 1938. Member of Iowa state senate, 1932-40 and
house of representatives, 1947-48. Killed in highway accident while governor
on Nov. 21, 1954.
Theodore P. Beasley President, owner and general manager of
Republic National Life Insurance Co., Dallas since 1937. b. June 29, 1900 at
Mt. Ayr, Iowa. Started in insurance business, Joplin, Mo. in 1928. Director of
several companies. Active nationally and internationally in Y.M.C.A. and
Salvation Army work. Member of Washington Lodge No. 1117, Dallas, Texas. 32°
AASR, Dallas and Bella Shrine Temple.
Mrs. Beaton (1717-1802) A lady of Norfolk, England, who it was
said, concealed herself in a lodge room andlearned the secrets of the first
degree before she was discovered, upon which she herself was initiated. The
only reference to the occurrence, which is probably tradition, is found in A
General History of the County of Norfolk (1829). It gives the following: "Died
in St. John's Madder-market, Norwich, July, 1802, aged 85, Mrs. Beaton, a
native of Wales. She was commonly called the 'Freemason' from the
circumstances of her having contrived to conceal herself one evening in the
wainscoting of a lodge room, where she learned the secret, the knowledge of
which thousands of her sex have in vain attempted to arrive at. She was, in
many respects, a very singular character, of which one proof adduced is, that
the secret of Freemasons died with her.”
John Beatty Commissioner General of prisoners (with rank of
Colonel) in Revolutionary War. Raised in Trenton Lodge No. 5, Trenton, N.J. A
past master of that lodge, he was elected grand master of the G.L. of New
Jersey Jan. 11, 1791. In 1792 he transferred his membership to Solomon's Lodge
No. 1.
Troy Beatty (1866-1922) Bishop, Protestant Episcopal Church. b.
Nov. 12, 1866 at Tuscaloosa, Ala. Deacon, 1891; priest, 1892. Rector in
various churches in Tennessee and Georgia until 1919 when consecrated
coadjutor bishop of Tenn. (Sept. 18). Deputy to General Convention from 1901.
Mason. d. April 23, 1922.
Henry, 5th Duke of Beaufort Grand master of G.L. of England,
1767-71. Of the Somerset family holding earldoms and later marquess of
Worcester, merging in 1682 with dukedom of Beaufort. Its founder was Charles
Somerset (1460?-1520) illegitimate son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of
Somerset.
Eugene de Beauharnais (1781-1824) Viceroy of Italy. b. Paris. Served with Napoleon in
Egypt, 1798-99. Napoleon made him viceroy of Italy in 1805. He married
Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria in 1806. In the same year he was formally
adopted by Napoleon and made heir apparent to the throne of Italy. He
commanded the army corps in Russia (1812), retiring to Bavaria in 1814 and
became the Duke of Leuchtenberg and Prince of Eichstatt. He was Grand
Commander of the Supreme Council of Italy.
Campbell E. Beaumont Judge, U.S. District Court of Southern
California since 1939. b. Aug. 27, 1883. Admitted to bar in 1912. Served as
assistant and district attorney. Was judge of Calif. Superior Court, 192139.
Mason.
Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont (1728-1810) A French political
adventurer and Freemason who was thought to be an hermaphrodite or a woman.
The full name was Charles Genevieve Louis Auguste Andre Timothee de Beaumont.
"He" was born at Tonnerre, Burgundy, France on October 5, 1728. In 1755
Beaumont received an appointment at the court of Louis XV and was sent to
Russia as a secret agent in woman's dress. In 1762 he was sent to London as an
agent and later became minister plenipotentiary. In 1764 doubts began to be
expressed as to Beaumont's sex and between 1769 and 1777 the matter became so
notorious that a scheme of "insurance on the sex of M. le Chevalier (or Mlle.
la Chevalhere) d'Eon" resulted in policies to the amount of £120,000. While
the discussion was at its height, Beaumont was initiated a Freemason in La
Lodge de l'Immortalite No. 376. It was a French lodge under English
constitution and met at the Crown and Anchor tavern on the Strand in London.
"He" received the third degree in January, 1769 and was appointed junior
warden the same year. Fearing an attempt at kidnapping might be made by those
who had effected "policies" on the issue, Beaumont was sheltered by Earl
Ferrers at Staunton Harold near Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Ferrers was grand master of
England in 1762-63. In 1777 an action was brought by a policyholder against an
insurance broker to recover the sum secured by the policy, and when two
witnesses swore in court that, of their own personal knowledge, the Chevalier
was a woman, Beaumont admitted that "he" was a female. In order to receive a
pension from France, Louis XVI decreed that Beaumont should wear woman's dress
to the end of "his" life. Beaumont never again entered a Masonic lodge.
William Beaumont (1796-1853) Pioneer physician who laid the
foundations for the present medical knowledge of how the human stomach
functions. b. in Lebanon, Conn. He was a surgeon with the U.S. Army and when
stationed at Mackinac, Mich. in 1822, he was called to treat a young Canadian
half-breed named Alexis St. Martin, who had been wounded in the stomach by the
accidental discharge of a gun in the store of the American Fur Co. The opening
in the stomach failed to close and while alleviating the boy's suffering,
Beaumont studied his stomach through this opening, noting the structure and
action of gastric juices. He noted that when St. Martin was upset by fear or
anger the secretions of acid in his stomach would increase. He observed the
effects of alcohol and time required for various foods to digest. His work
Experiments and Observations of the Gastric Juice and the Physiology of
Digestion (1833) is considered the greatest single contribution ever made to
the knowledge of gastric digestion. Although he did not expect St. Martin to
live more than 36 hours, the youth survived Beaumont by many years. Beaumont was
raised in Harmony Lodge, Champlain, N.Y. holding a certificate from that lodge
dated April 11, 1820. He also held a certificate dated April 3, 1820 from the
"Mark Master Masons Lodge in the town of Plattsburg, N.Y." A third certificate
was issued to him by Plattsburgh Chapter No. 39, N.Y. dated April 3, 1820,
which vouched for him as a Royal Arch Mason. After resigning from the Army, he
practiced at St. Louis, Mo. where he died on April 25, 1853. In 1954 the
Michigan State Medical Society sponsored the reconstruction of the retail
store of the American Fur Co. on Mackinac Island where St. Martin was shot, as
a memorial to Beaumont. Beaumont Ave. in St. Louis is named for him.
Pierre G. T. Beauregard (1818-1893) Confederate General, Civil
War. b. near New Orleans. Graduate of West Point, 1838 and served through
Mexican War. Superintendent of West Point at outbreak of Civil War but
resigned to enter Confederate Army. As brigadier general he was in command of
the bombardment of Fort Sumter, serving through the Civil War at Bull Run,
Shiloh and Corinth. He was manager of the Louisiana lottery, 1780-88 and
commissioner of public works of New Orleans, 1888. Author of Principles and
Maxims of the Art of War (1863) and A Commentary on the Campaign and Battle of
Manassas (1891). Mason and Knight Templar.
Charles H. Bebb (1856-1942) Architect of Washington State Capitol
and other west coast buildings. b. April 10, 1856 at West Hall, Surrey,
England. Began practice in Chicago, 1886, and moved to Seattle in 1893, where
as member of Bebb and Jones, designed buildings for University of Washington,
residence and commercial buildings and supervising architect of state capitol
from 1911. Mason, 32° AASR, Shriner. d. June 21, 1942.
Robert C. Becherer President of Link-Belt Co., Chicago since 1952.
b. June 25, 1902 at Indianapolis, Ind. Graduate of Purdue, 1923. With
Link-Belt Co. since 1923. Raised in Mystic Tie Lodge No. 398, Indianapolis,
Ind. in 1924.
J. George Becht (1865-1925) State superintendent of public
instruction of Pennsylvania 1923-25. b. July 17, 1865. President of State
Normal, Clarion, Pa. 1904-12 and with State Board of Education from 1912.
Mason. d. April 26, 1925.
Stephen Bechtel President of W. A. Bechtel Co. since 1936; vice
president of Six Companies, Inc. (builders of Hoover Dam) and of Bridge
Builders, Inc. (foundations of San Francisco Bay bridges). b. Sept. 24, 1900
at Aurora, Ind. Vice president and director of a score of firms allied with
the shipbuilding, pipe line and heavy construction field. Raised June 30, 1923
in Oakland Lodge No. 188, received 32° AASR (SJ) in Oakland Consistory in
1924; member of Aahmes Shrine Temple, all of Oakland, Calif.
Adam L. Beck (1862-1939) Organizer and president of three Portland
Cement Companies, Oklahoma (1906) Great Lakes (1925), Indiana (1917). b. May
9, 1862 at Huntington, Ind. Construction engineer from 1883-87 followed by
organization of several limestone companies. Mason. d. Aug. 10, 1939.
Edward A. Beck (1885-1925) City manager of Goldsborough, N.C.
(191718) ; Auburn, Me. (1919-20) and Lynchburg, Va. from 1920. b. Jan. 19,
1885 at Peru, Ind. Mason. d. Oct. 18, 1925.
Robert Mc.
Beck, Jr. Major General U.S. Army. b. May 9, 1879 at Westminster, Md. Graduate of
West Point, 1901. Commissioned 2nd lieutenant, Cavalry 1901 and promoted
through grades to brigadier general in 1936 and major general in 1938. Served
in Philippines 1903-05 and 1909-11. Participated in many large offensives in
WW1. Instructor in army service schools and chief of staff, Operations and
Training Div. of War Department General Staff, 1938-39. Retired, 1939. Mason.
T. Romeyn Beck (1791-1885) Physician and author. b. Schenectady,
N.Y. Collaborated with his brother John B. in Elements of Medical
Jurisprudence (1823). Member of Masters Lodge No. 5, Albany, N.Y.
Arthur D. Becker (1878-1947) Osteopathic physician, president of
American Osteopathic Assn. 1931-32 and president of American College of
Osteopathic Internists since 1944. President of Des Moines Still College of
Osteopathy, 1935-42. President of Associated Colleges of Osteopathy 1938-39.
Mason. b. Aug. 20, 1878, at Austin, Minn. d. May 16, 1947.
Rudolph Zacharias Becker (17521822) German popular writer,
journalist and active Freemason of Gotha. Edited Allgemeiner Reichsanzeiger
(from 1791), Nationalzeitung der Deutschen (1796). In 1786 he published an
historical essay on the Bavarian Illuminati titled Grundsatze Verfassung und
Schicksale des Illumi- nates Order in Baiern. He also wrote Noth- und
Hulfsbuchlein (1788), Mildheimisches Liederbuck (1799), and a description of
his experiences in prison in 1814.
John C. W. Beckham Governor of Kentucky. Member of Duvall Lodge
No. 6, Bardstown, Ky. (June, 1901) A Knight Templar.
John J. Beckley First clerk of the House of Representatives and
first Librarian of Congress. Member of Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, Williamsburg,
Va.
Johann Beckmann (1739-1811) German technologist and educator.
Professor of economics, Gottingen (from 1770) and author of a history of
inventions. Mason.
Marc, Michel and Joseph Bedarride Three brothers classed as
Masonic charlatans who were active in the "Rite of Mizraim" during the middle
of the 19th century.
Elbert Bede Editor and publisher of several periodicals. b. June
28, 1881. Retired in 1936, moving to Portland, Ore. where he purchased the
Masonic Analyst, changing its name to Oregon Mason in 1938 and later to Oregon
Freemason. Raised in Chicago Lodge No. 271, North Branch, Minn. and later
affiliated with Ashlar Lodge No. 209 of Portland, Ore. Raised in Cisago Lodge
232 (Ill). Member of Cottage Grove (Oreg) Lodge No. 51.
Gunning Bedford, Jr. (1742-1812) Constitution signer of 1787. b.
Philadelphia. Colonel and aide to General Washington in Revolution. Washington
appointed him the first judge of the U.S. District Court of Delaware, a
position which he held until his death. He was the first grand master of
Delaware (1806-08). Graduated from Nassau Hall (now Princeton) with
distinction. Studied law in Philadelphia and practiced in Delaware. He was
raised on Sept. 11, 1782 in Washington Lodge No. 14 (under Pa.) and now No. 1
of Delaware. He served as master of the lodge but the date is not known. It
was through his efforts that two U.S. senators were obtained for Delaware. He
died March 30, 1812 at Wilmington and was buried with honors by the G.L. of
Delaware on the lawn of the Masonic Home on Lancaster Pike about three miles
from Wilmington.
Joseph D. Bedle Governor of New Jersey. Raised in Olive Branch
Lodge No. 16, Freehold, N.J. on April 24, 1857.
Bernard B. Bee, Jr. Confederate General in Civil war. Graduate of
West Point. Bee named General T. J. Jackson "Stonewall" in the first battle of
Bull Run where Bee was killed. A Knight Templar in Texas.
Hamilton P. Bee Confederate General in Civil War. Member of Austin
Lodge No. 12, Texas.
Lewis C. Beebe Brigadier General U.S. Army. b. Dec. 7, 1891.
Commissioned 2nd lieutenant in 1917 advancing through grades to brigadier
general in 1942. Served as regimental staff officer 3rd Inf. Division in WW1.
Deputy chief of staff for General MacArthur on Corregidor and chief of staff
for General Wainwright until surrender of U.S. forces in Philippines. Japanese
prisoner of war from 19421945. Later served in Europe. Mason.
Royden E. Beebe Brigadier General, U.S. Army. b. Dec. 14, 1878 at
Burlington, Vt. Graduated in chemistry cum laude, Univ. of Vermont, 1900.
Commissioned 2nd lieutenant, Infantry, U.S. Army in 1901, advancing through
grades to brigadier general in 1942. His son, Royden E., Jr., is also a
brigadier general. Served 82nd division WW1 and commanding general of Fort
Jackson, S.C. in 194143. Retired. Mason.
R. Livingston Beeckman (1866-1935) Governor of Rhode Island. b.
April 15, 1866 in New York City. Banker and member of New York Stock Exchange,
1887-06. Member R.I. house of representatives, 1909-11 and state senate,
1912-14. Served three terms as governor, 1915-21. Mason. d. Jan. 21, 1935.
Carroll L. Reedy (1880-1947) Congressman from Maine to 67th to
73rd Congresses (1921-35). b. Aug. 3, 1880 at Phillips, Maine. LL.B. Yale,
1906.
Began practice at Portland in 1907. Practiced law in Washington,
D.C. from 1935. Mason. d. Sept. 20, 1947.
Frederick W. Beekman American clergyman, dean of Nativity
Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Paris, France since 1918 (Protestant and
Episcopal). b. Feb. 14, 1871 at Newbury, Mass. Ordained priest, 1905. Founder
of American Students and Artists Center, Paris since 1919. Founder of American
Battle Cloister, Paris, 1923. Served in Spanish-American War 1898. Mason.
Alfred B. Beers (1845-1920) Commander in Chief of G.A.R., 1912-13.
b. April 23, 1845 at New Rochelle, N.Y. Served as enlisted man Civil War,
1861-65. Lawyer in Bridgeport, Conn. from 1871. Mason. d. March 30, 1920.
Wallace Beery (1889-1949) Movie star, actor. b. in Kansas City,
Mo. and attended Chase School in that city. He ran away from home to join a
circus and became an elephant trainer. He was first identified with the film
world as a female impersonator. He is noted for his character roles in such
films as Big House, Hell Divers, The Champ, Grand Hotel, Stable Mates,
Sergeant Madden, and Bad Man of Brimstone. Was awarded gold medal as "World's
best actor" by the International Motion Picture Exposition at Venice, Italy in
1934. Was a member of the advisory board of the Bank of America. Beery
belonged to Blaney Lodge No. 271 of Chicago, 32° AASR and a Shriner. d. April
25, 1949.
Fred I. Holt Beever His Masonic burial was the first Masonic
ceremony held in the present state of N. Dak. While carrying orders from
General Sibley to Col. Crooks, near the conjunction of Apple Creek and the
Missouri River, Beever took the wrong route and was ambushed and killed by the Indians. A marker erected on the spot by the Grand
Lodge of North Dakota to his memory, bears the following inscription: "On this
spot, July 31, 1863, occurred the first Masonic Ceremony held in the present
State of North Dakota. It was the Masonic funeral of Lieutenant Fred I. Holt
Beever, an Englishman and Oxonian, and a volunteer soldier attached to the
staff of General H. H. Sibley. He was killed in a skirmish with the Indians
and was buried in the rifle pits which were dug along this ridge. Deputy Grand
Master John C. Whipple of Minnesota, convened an emergency Masonic Lodge, with
brothers A. J. Edgerton as Worshipful Master, J. C. Braden, Senior Warden, and
Patch, Junior Warden, and the body of Brother Beever was here consigned to
earth with Masonic Services. This tablet and marker has been placed by the
Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of North Dakota, 1920, to commemorate the fact that
while Lieutenant Beever died far away from home and among strangers, yet he
was among brethren, who saw that the honors so justly his due were paid him.”
Harvey A. Beffa Brewery executive and past imperial potentate of
Shrine. b. June 19, 1900 at St. Louis, Mo. With Anton Beffa & Son Wrecking
Co., 1915-33. With Falstaff Brewing Corp., St. Louis since 1933 being vice
president and director in 1935 and now executive vice president and general
manager. Raised in Purity Lodge No. 658, St. Louis, Mo. in 1925, serving as
master in 1935. Member of Cabany Chapter No. 140, R.A.M. and St. Aldemar
Commandery No. 18, K.T. 32° AASR (SJ) Valley of St. Louis. Potentate of Moolah
Shrine temple in 1940. Member of Grotto and 0.E. S . Imperial potentate, North
America from 1952-53 of Shrine and honorary life member of 75 Shrine temples.
Lyall T. Beggs National commander Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1948.
b. Nov. 1889 at Plainfield, Wis. Graduate of University of Wisconsin, 1925.
Admitted to bar in 1926. Member of Wisconsin legislature 1940-46. Mason, 32°,
Shriner.
Josiah W. Begole Former Governor of Michigan. Member of Flint
Lodge No. 23, Flint, Mich.
Herman A. Behrens ( 1883 - 1945 ) President of Continental
Assurance Co. from 1928. b. Sept. 29, 1883 at Hamburg, Germany. With Pacific
Mutual Life of California from 1903-12, coming to Chicago in 1907 where he
became vice president and manager of Continental Casualty Co. in 191228.
Mason, 32° AASR, Shriner.
H. Frederick Behrens (1870-1935) President of Sterling Products,
Inc. and Bayer Co., Inc. b. Aug. 4, 1870 at Wheeling, W. Va. Trustee of
Washington and Jefferson College. Mason. d. Jan. 17, 1935.
William W. Behrens Commodore, U.S. Navy. b. June 6, 1898 at
Lancaster, Pa. Commissioned ensign in 1918 and advanced through grades to
commodore in 1945. Executive officer of USS Concord during Pearl Harbor attack
and subsequent duty in Pacific. Mason.
Lynden E. "Bee" Behymer (18621947) Impresario and manager of world
celebrities on the Pacific coast. b. Nov. 5, 1862 at New Palestine, Ohio.
Presented La Boheme first time in America on Oct. 14, 1897 at Los Angeles. In
1898 he formed and managed for 20 years the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra.
Presented Metropolitan Opera Co. on west coast in 1901, 02, 04, 06 and Boston
Opera in 1910, 12. Chicago Opera Co. 1914, 16, 18. Brought the following to
the west coast for tours: Sarah Bernhardt, Eleanora Duse, Enrico Caruso, Sir
Henry Irving, Edwin Booth, Paderewski, Rabindranath Tagore, Jacob Riis, Feodor Chaliapin. Presented
Lawrence Tibbett, Maud Allan and Isadore Duncan in first concerts. Knight
Templar, AASR member and Shriner. d. Dec. 16, 1947.
William A. Beiderlinden Brigadier General U.S. Army. b. March 4,
1895 at Springfield, Mo. Graduate Drury College, Springfield, Mo., and army
service schools. Commissioned 1st lieut. in 1917 and advanced through grades
to brig. general in 1943. Commanded 44th Div. Arty. in WW2 and later assistant
chief of staff G-1 GHQ, SCAP and FEC, Tokyo, 1946. Mason.
Robert S. Beightler Brigadier General U.S. Army. b. March 21, 1892
at Marysville, Ohio. Student at Ohio State University and of service schools.
Member of engineering firm in Columbus, Ohio since 1930 and from 1912-30 was
highway engineer, serving as chief engineer of Ohio State Highway Department.
Enlisted in 4th Ohio Infantry in 1911, served on Mexican border and WW1.
Promoted to major general in 1940 and permanent major general in 1944.
Commanded 37th Division in WW2, 43 months in Pacific. Member War Department
General Staff, Washington 1932-36; commanding 5th Service Command 1946-47;
president of Army Personnel Board 1947-48; commanding general, Camp Chaffee,
Ark. and 5th Armored Division since 1948. Mason. Received 33° Sept. 25, 1945.
Edwin J. Beinecke President and chairman of board of The Sperry
and Hutchinson Co. since 1923. b. Jan. 6, 1886 in New York City. Graduate of
Yale in 1907. President of Henry Maurer & Son, 1921-23; president and chairman
of board of U.S. Realty & Improvement Co. 1936-42; chairman of board Plaza
Hotel Co. 1936-42; and present director of 13 large corporations. Served as
captain in WW1 anddepartment commander of Red Cross in England in WW2. Mason.
Ian Hay Beith (1876-1952) British major general, author and
playwright. Served as junior grand deacon of the G.L. of England in 1934.
Widely known to literary public and playgoers under psuedonym of his two
christian names of "Ian Hay." d. Sept. 1952.
Jonathan Belcher (1681-1757) Colonial governor of Massachusetts,
and New Hampshire (1730-41) and of New Jersey in 1747. b. Jan. 8, 1681 at
Boston and claimed by some to be the first native born American to become a
Freemason. He was raised in an old "Guilde Lodge" in England in 1704-13 years
before the founding of the G.L. of England. Others have claimed this honor for
John Moore q.v. and John Skene q.v. Belcher is also reported as having been on
the rolls of the craft in Nova Scotia at an early date. He graduated from
Harvard in 1699, later affiliating with St. John's Lodge in Boston, Mass. In
1756 the trustees of Princeton University wanted to name Nassau Hall after
Belcher stating "when your Excellency is translated to a house not made with
hands, eternal in the Heavens, let Belcher Hall proclaim your beneficent
acts." Upon his retirement as governor in 1741 the First Lodge of Boston
called upon him to thank him for the many favors bestowed upon Freemasonry. In
reply, he wrote the lodge: ". . . It is now thirty-seven years since I was
admitted into the Ancient and Honorable Society of Free and accepted Masons,
to whom I have been a faithful Brother & well-wisher to the Art of Masonry . .
." d. August 31, 1757 at Elizabethtown, N.J.
Clark Belden Advertising and public relations expert b. April 4,
1896 at Falls Village, Conn. Student at Brown, Cornell and Northwestern Universities. Started as a reporter, 1914 in Hartford, Conn.
In advertising with Insurance companies from 1919 to 1924. With Connecticut
Chamber of Commerce 1924-29 as secretary, vice president and director.
Lecturer, advisor and public relations expert for many corporations,
universities and quasi-governmental organizations. Mason.
Manuel Belgrano Argentine patriot who designed that country's
flag. b. June 3, 1779 at Buenos Aires. Studied in Spain and returned to River
Plate as consul. Ardent supporter of the 1810 revolution, he formed part of
the junta that governed the country for a short time. Was made a general and
commanded an unsuccessful military expedition against Paraguay. After this
defeat, he created the Argentine flag. He returned to Spain to negotiate
recognition of the new state and on his return was given another command, with
which he defeated the Spanish Royalists. For these successes he received a
substantial grant which he turned into the building of schools.
Robert Edward, 11th Lord of Belhaven (and Stanton) Was 87th Grand
Master Mason of Scotland 1931-32.
Brian Bell (1890-1942) Newspaperman and chief of Washington Bureau
of Associated Press from 1939. b. March 30, 1890 at York, S.C. Began as a
reporter in Columbia, S.C. and has been with Associated Press since 1924 as
staff member in Atlanta, Ga., chief of New Orleans Bureau, general staff in
New York (1926-30); chief of Los Angeles Bureau (193036); news editor, Western
division (1936-39). Mason, 32° AASR, Shriner. d. June 8, 1942.
Charles J. Bell Congressman from Missouri 74th to 80th Congresses
(1935-49). b. Jan. 16, 1885 at Lake City, Colo. LL.B. Kansas City Schoolof
Law, 1913 and began practice in Kansas City same year. Member of city council
of K.C. 1926-30 and judge of 16th Mo. Circuit Court 1931-34. Member of Temple
Lodge No. 299, Kansas City, Mo.
Charles J. Bell (1858-1929) Banker, organizer of Bell & Co.,
Washington, D.C. in 1881. b. April 12, 1858 at Dublin, Ireland. Educated in
Wesleyan College, Dublin. Came to U.S. in 1873. General manager of National
Telephone Co. in 1880, organizing exchanges in north of England. Chairman of
board of Terminal Cold Storage Co., Washington, from 1893. Trustee of George
Washington National Memorial Association and National Geographic Society.
Mason. d. Oct. 2, 1929.
Charles S. Bell (1880-1945) Judge, Supreme Court of Ohio from
1942. b. Oct. 8, 1880 at Cincinnati, Ohio. Admitted to bar in 1910. Served as
local solicitor and prosecutor and judge of court of common pleas, Hamilton
Co. Mason, Shriner. d. Aug. 22, 1945.
Frank Bell Acting Governor of Nevada. Member of Reno Lodge No. 13,
and grand master of the Grand Lodge of Nevada.
George M. Bell Publisher of The Albertan, Calgary, Alta, Canada
since 1943. b. Oct. 13, 1911 at Regina, Sask., Canada. Graduate of McGill
Univ. 1932. Liberal. Member of Perfection Lodge No. 9, Calgary, Alta. and Al
Azhar Shrine Temple of Calgary.
John Bell Former Governor of New Hampshire. Member of St. John's
Lodge No. 1, Portsmouth, N. H.
John Bell (1797-1869) Secretary of War, U.S. Senator from
Tennessee and speaker of U.S. House of Representatives. b. Feb. 15, 1797 near
Nashville, Tenn. Member of state senate in 1817. Elected to Congress in 1827
over Felix Grundy q.v. and reelected six times, serving until 1841. Elected speaker of
house in 1834. Was one of the founders of the Whig party. Named Secretary of
War in 1841 by Harrison. Elected to U.S. Senate in 1847, remaining in that
body until 1859. Member of King Solomon Lodge No. 6 at Gallatin, Tenn., and
was probably a member of Nashville Lodge No. 37 before he affiliated with the
former lodge.
John A. Bell Organizer of Negro "bogus" lodges in competition with
legitimate Prince Hall (Negro) Grand Lodges.
Lawrence D. Bell Founder of Bell Aircraft Corp., 1935. (Buffalo,
N.Y.) b. April 5, 1894 at Mentone, Ind. Started with Glenn L. Martin Co.,
airplane mfgrs. as shop foreman in 1912 and became vice president and general
manager. Then moved to Consolidated Aircraft Corp., (1928) and became vice
president and general manager. Organized Bell Aircraft with associates in
1935. Completed the Airaconda, a twin-engine fighting plane with two cannons
in 1937; began making the Airacobra, a pursuit plane with one cannon, in 1939
in mass production for U.S. Army. President of Aircraft War Production
Council, East Coast, Inc.; president of National Aircraft War Production
Council. Received trophy for aid in supersonic flight. Mason.
Robert C. Bell Federal judge. b. Nov. 1, 1880 at Harrisonville,
Mo. LL.B. University of Missouri, 1908. U.S. district judge since 1933. U.S.
Attorney General 1916-21; attorney for Red Lake Indians (Minn.) 192733;
attorney for Pillager Indians (Minn.) 1930-33; Minnesota state senator,
1928-33; Author of Minnesota Income Tax Law. Mason.
Rev. Francis J. Bellamy (1855-1931) Author of the American "Pledge
of Allegiance" to the flag. Member of Little Falls Lodge No. 181, Little
Falls, N.Y. The original pledge as written by Bellamy did not contain the
words "of the United States of America," or "under God." The Order of Eastern
Star erected a memorial tablet to him in 1955 at the O.E.S. Home in Oriskany,
N.Y.
Johann Joachim Bellermann (17541842) German Theologian and
Freemason.
George, Viscount of Bellfield Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Ireland
in 1774. Later became 2nd Earl of Belvedere.
Perry Belmont (1851-1947) Lawyer and philanthropist. b. Dec. 28,
1851 in New York City, son of August Belmont a noted financier. His
grandfather was Commodore Matthew C. Perry q.v. Raised in Holland Lodge No. 8,
New York City on June 11, 1878 and received 50-year medal and palm on April
28, 1941. Graduated from Harvard in 1872 and Columbia law school in 1876.
Practiced in New York until 1881 when he was elected to Congress and served
until 1887.
Charles S. Belsterling Vice president of U.S. Steel Corp. since
1932. b. May 31, 1874 at Philadelphia, Pa. Admitted to Pennsylvania bar in
1904; general commerce attorney for U.S. Steel Corp. from 1914 to 1932. Life
member of Lodge No. 51, Philadelphia and 50-year veteran. Member of Keystone
Chapter No. 175, R.A.M. (life) and Corinthian Commandery (life), both of
Philadelphia. Life member of Zamora Shrine Temple, Birmingham, Ala. as well as
Lu Lu Temple, Philadelphia.
Harry H. Belt Associate justice, Supreme Court of Oregon since
1925. b. Nov. 24, 1883 at Salem, Oregon. Mason.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni (17781823) Italian explorer and
archaeologist. Explored Egyptian antiquities (1815-19); opened temple of
Abu-Simbel (1817); discovered tomb of Seti I, Thebes (1817); opened second
pyramid of Giza; transferred bust Young Memnon from Thebes to Alexandria. The
Norfolk Remembrancer (England) in August 1821 said, "Mr. Belzoni, the
celebrated traveller and discoverer of Egyptian antiquities, visited Norwich;
he stayed with Jeremiah Ives, Esquire, of St. Catherine's Hill; previous to
his departure he received the high masonic degree of Knight Templar." He was
referred to as "Bro. Belzoni" when his widow was helped by the Lodge of
Emulation (London) in 1825. Bedford Lodge No. 183 (England) also contributed
to his widow.
Thomas Benbury Brigadier General of Militia in American
Revolution. Served as Master of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, Edenton, N.C.
Charles A. "Chief" Bender (18831954) Baseball player. b. May 5,
1883 at Brainerd, Minn. A Chippewa Indian who was elected to the Baseball Hall
of Fame in 1953 for winning over 200 games. He pitched for the Athletics in
the 1905-1910-1911-19131914 world series. He defeated the New York Giants 3-0
for the Athletics' only victory in 1905. He was first pitcher in world series
of six games (1911) to pitch three complete games. In 1910 he pitched a no-hit
game against Cleveland. He petitioned Robert A. Lamberton Lodge No. 487 of
Philadelphia, Pa. when 27 years of age and was raised on April 4, 1911. He was
suspended NPD in 1938, but reinstated in 1943.
Andrew B. Benedict (1885-1953) University administrator. President
of Ward-Belmont, 1938-39 and trustee of Vanderbilt University from 1930-53. b.
July 21, 1885 at Nashville, Term. Mason.
David Benedict (1779-1874) Early Baptist minister and author. b.
Oct. 10, 1779 at Norwalk, Conn. Studied shoemaker's trade, but became
interested in religion and graduated from Brown Univ. in 1806. Although he did
not hold a regular pastorate, he preached with great vigor until 92 years old.
Devoted much time to historical research and wrote History of the Baptists
(1813), History of all Religions (1824), History of the Baptist Denominations
in America and all Parts of the World (1848), Fifty Years among the Baptists
(1860), and several others including poems and a hymn book. He was raised in
Newport Lodge No. 1, Newport, Rhode Island on June 24, 1827 and was a member
of Pawtucket Chapter No. 4 at Pawtucket, R.I. d. Dec. 5, 1874.
Pope Benedict XIV (1675-1758) Anti-mason who issued a Papal Bull
on May 18, 1751, renewing and perpetuating that of his predecessor which
excommunicated all Freemasons (see Pope Clement XII). His real name was
Prospero Lambertini and he served as Pope from 1740, succeeding Clement XII,
to his death in 1758. He greatly encouraged education, literature and science
and was liberal in his policy toward foreign powers. He was, however, an
implacable enemy of secret societies.
William L. Benedict Surgeon, president of staff of Mayo Clinic
193234. b. Feb. 13, 1885 at Springport, Ind. Received M.D. degree at
University of Michigan in 1912. In private practice until 1917 when he went
with the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. as head of section of Ophthalmology.
Member of Rochester Lodge No. 21 and Halcyon Chapter No. 8, R.A.M., both of
Rochester, Minn.
Eduard Benes (1884-1948) President of Czechoslovakia. Educated in
universities of Prague, Paris, and Dujon. A disciple of Masaryk, he worked in
Paris with him from 1915-19 in Czech nationalist movement. He was Czech delegate at peace
conference in 1919-20 and first foreign minister of Czechoslovakia from
1918-35 and prime minister from 1921-22. He was co-founder of the Little
Entente. Elected president of Czechoslovakia in 1935, he resigned in October,
1938 on German occupation of Sudetenland. Was appointed professor of sociology
at the University of Chicago in 1939. President of the Czechoslovak government
in exile with headquarters in England from 1939-45, returning to
Czechoslovakia in March, 1945 and was re-elected president in 1946. Buried in
the garden of his country home at Sezimovo Usti, September 10, 1948, with both
Catholic and Protestant services. When elected President of Czechoslovakia, he
withdrew from Masonic activities, but remained interested in the fraternity
and rendered his full moral and financial support in London where the National
Grand Lodge of Czechoslovakia in Exile was established as well as the Comenius
in Exile Lodge. Benes was initiated in the Jan Amos Komensky Lodge No. 1 of
Prague (the oldest modern Czechoslovak lodge) about 1924-25 and he later
became a member of Pravda Vitezi (Truth Shall Prevail) Lodge of Prague, being
passed and raised in the latter about 1927-28.
Conrado Benitez Philippine statesman, serving under Quezon. Helped
write the Philippine constitution. A past grand master of the Philippines.
Appointed a member of the Philippine delegation to the Manila Treaty
Conference by President Magsaysay. A 33° AASR, he served for a time as acting
sovereign grand commander. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Philippine Woman's University, president of the Y.M.C.A. and director of the
Rotary Club of Manila.
Louis Benjamin (1883-?) Newspaper publisher. b. London, England,
Nov. 8, 1883 and brought to the U.S. as a child. Publisher of the Erie (Pa.)
Dispatch-Herald from 1925. Became president of Benjamin Advertising Corp. in
1913 and was president of the Erie Dispatch-Herald Broadcasting Corp. A
director of Zem Zem Shrine Hospital for children and member of board of
governors of B'nai B'rith. Mason. Deceased.
Aleksandr Khristoforovich Benkendorf (or Benckendorff) (1783-1844)
Russian general and statesman. Family was originally German. He engaged in
campaigns against Napoleon in 1813-15 and became Chief of Gendarmes under
Nicholas I. Nicholas I banned Freemasonry in an edict dated April 21, 1826
just as his predecessor Alexander I q.v. had on Aug. 1, 1822. Benkendorf was a
member of the Lodge of United Friends in Petersburg.
Winthrop W. Benner Rubber executive. b. Minneapolis, Minn. March
25, 1881. President of National Synthetic Rubber Corp. from 1942 until
retirement in 1948. Began as chemist for Oliver Iron Mining Co. in 1903 and
later with Zenith Furnace Co., Atikokan Iron Co., production superintendent
for Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. from 1909-14 and vice president of Lee
Rubber Tire Corp. from 1915-26. Mason.
Augustus W. Bennet Lawyer, congressman. b. Oct. 7, 1897 in New
York City. Graduated from Amherst and Columbia Universities. Admitted to N.Y.
bar in 1921 and practiced since in Newburgh, N.Y. Member of the 79th Congress
(1945-47) from 29th N.Y. district. Served in Navy Air Corps in WW1. A past
district deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of New York. Member of Hudson
River Lodge No. 607, Newburgh, N.Y., serving as master in 1930. Member of
Highland Chapter, R.A.M. No. 52, Newburgh and Tall Cedars of Lebanon.
William S. Bennet Lawyer, congressman. b. Port Jervis, N.Y., Nov.
9, 1870. Member of 59th to 61st Congresses (1905-11) from 17th N.Y. district
and 64th Congress (1915-17) from 23rd N.Y. district. Declined appointment as
U.S. District Judge in 1906. Assistant treasurer of the United States in 1911;
appraiser of Port of New York in 1912; assistant attorney general of U.S. in
1929; delegate to state constitutional convention in 1938; member of the U.S.
Immigration Commission 1907-10. He moved to Chicago in 1920 as vice president
and general counsel of Edward Hines lumber interests, returning to New York
City in 1933 where he resumed practice. Mason and 32° AASR.
Andrew C. Bennett Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. Goodland, Kansas.
Graduated from U.S. Naval Academy in 1912 advancing from ensign to rear
admiral in 1942. He commanded submarines and submarine units for 24 years,
also serving on battleships and cruisers. Commanded light cruiser U.S.S.
Savannah from 1940-42; unit commander at Oran, Algeria area of invasion of
North Africa in WW2. Commandant of 8th Naval District Hdqs. in New Orleans
from 1943. Mason, 32° AASR. Deceased.
Burton E. Bennett (1863-?) Lawyer, who as early district attorney
for Alaska secured first convictions in that territory for murder, adultery
and illicit sale of intoxicants; secured 99 convictions out of 101 cases in
spring term of 1898. b. April 17, 1863 at Brookfield, N.Y., he received three
degrees from Cornell University. Practiced law in New York but early moved to
Seattle, Washington. Mason.
Caleb P. Bennett (1758-1836) Governor of Delaware. b. Nov. 11,
1758 in Chester Co., Pa. He entered the Delaware regiment of the Revolution as
a private and rose to 1st lieutenant, serving in the Battle of Brandywine and
was wounded at Germantown. At Valley Forge during winter of 1777 and in
command of battery at surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. In the War of 1812
he was a major of the Delaware State Militia. His grandmother was Mary Boone,
daughter of the famous Daniel Boone. He was governor of Delaware from 1832-36.
He adhered to the old fashioned style of dress, low shoes, silver knee and
shoe buckles, long silk stockings, white breeches, velvet coat with brass
buttons, ruffled shirt bosom, powdered hair and cue. He was raised in Lodge
No. 14 at Christina Ferry, Del., Jan. 16, 1781. d. July 11, 1836.
Charles E. Bennett Lawyer, congressman. b. Dec. 2, 1910 at Canton,
N.Y. Graduated University of Florida in 1934 and admitted to Florida bar that
year, since practicing in Jacksonville. Member of Florida State Legislature in
1941 and member of 81st Congress (1949-51) from 2nd Florida dist. Served in
south Pacific in WW2, advancing from private to captain. Member of Riverside
Lodge No. 266, Jacksonville, Fla.
Charles Edwin Bennett Public utilities executive. b. May 21, 1888
at Ft. Collins, Colo. Graduated University of Wisconsin in 1912. President and
director of the following companies: Manufacturers Light and Heat Co., Natural
Gas Co. of W. Va., Cumberland & Allegheny Gas Co., Home Gas Co., Binghamton
Gas Works, The Keystone Gas Co., Inc., Eastern Pipe Line Co., Gettysburg Gas
Corp. Mason.
Charles H. Bennett President of Daisy Manufacturing Co. (air
rifles) since 1920. b. Plymouth, Mich., July 27, 1863. Began as salesman for
Daisy Co. at Plymouth, Mich. in 1888. Was vice president from
1888-1920. Mason. Charles R. Bennett (?-1855) His tombstone bears the
inscription "Capt. Charles Bennett was discoverer of gold in California." He
came to California as a mule hostler with General Fremont, q.v., in 1845.
While satering his mules at their camp on the American River, in what is now
El Dorado Co., he picked up a small nugget which he recognized as gold. He
showed it to Fremont who paid little attention to the incident. Bennett
afterwards moved to Oregon, but in company with Stephen Staat and James W.
Marshall, returned to Calif. and was employed by Sutter to assist Marshall in
the construction of the mill at Coloma. Bennett was present at Coloma when
Marshall picked up the piece of gold which precipitated the gold rush. Staat
said that Bennett picked up the original piece of gold before Marshall saw it.
As soon as Sutter recognized the extent of the discovery at his mill, he sent
Bennett to Monterey in an effort to induce Governor Mason to lease him the
land surrounding the mill with mineral rights. The governor refused, believing
the land was still held under Mexican law. After mining for some time on the
lode Bennett returned to Oregon with a large quantity of gold and built the
first hotel in Salem, located where the present Masonic temple stands today.
Hotel keeping was a little tame for him, and soon he became captain of the
Salem Oregon Mounted Rifles, and while leading the company in the Yakima
Indian War, he was killed at Walla Walla in 1855. His body was returned to
Salem where it was interred with Masonic honors by Salem Lodge No. 4. Bennett
was the first candidate to have been initiated in that lodge. Name on original
petition is spelled "Bennet".
Granville G. Bennett Bishop, Protestant Episcopal church. b. Nov.
28, 1882 at Deadwood, S.D. Degrees from University of Nebraska, Seabury
Divinity School and Brown University. Priested in 1907, he served in
Faribault, Minn., Holdrege, Nebr., Bozeman, Mont., Great Falls, Mont., and
Minneapolis, Minn. He was bishop coadjutor of Duluth from 1920-22 and bishop
of Duluth from 1922-32 when he became auxiliary bishop of R.I. In 1946 he was
named bishop of R.I. Mason.
Henry G. Bennett College president. b. Dec. 14, 1886 in Nevada
Co., Ark. College degrees from Ouachita College, University of Oklahoma and
Columbia University. Has served as president of Oklahoma Agricultural and
Mechanical College since 1928. Previous to that he had served as
superintendent of schools of Choctaw County, Okla. and at Hugo, Okla. He was
president of Southeastern State Teachers College from 19191928. Mason.
Philip A. Bennett (1881-1942) Congressman. b. March 5, 1881 in
Dallas Co., Mo. Began as school teacher in 1899 and was publisher of the
Buffalo (Mo.) Reflex from 1904-21. Served as state senator, 19th dist. of Mo.
192125 and lieutenant governor of Mo. from 1925-29. Was a member of the 77th
Congress (1941-43) from 6th Mo. dist. Director of O'Bannon Banking Co. from
1919-36. Died Dec. 7, 1942 at Springfield, Mo. Mason.
Richard Bedford Bennett (18701947) Prime minister of Canada.
Statesman, minister of justice and attorney general 1921, served as prime
minister from 1930 to 1935. Viscount Bennett was raised in Miramichi Lodge No.
18 at Chatham, N.B., and affiliated with Ashlar Lodge No. 28, Calgary, Alta.,
on April 14, 1910.
Robert R. Bennett (1865-1933) Explorer, lawyer. b. Dec. 12, 1865
at Toledo, Ohio. LL.B. from George Washington Univ. in 1904.
Served as special agent of the U.S. Dept. of Justice in 1917 as well as
confidential agent of War Dept. Later a captain of Intelligence, General
Staff. Sent on confidential mission to Central America in 1919 and conducted
expedition to Yucatan, exploring ancient ruins for Museum of American Indian,
N.Y. in 1930. Mason. d. Dec. 12, 1933.
Thomas Bennett Governor of South Carolina who was a member of
Solomons Lodge No. 1, Charleston, S.C.
Henry A. Benning Business executive. b. Aug. 8, 1882 at Lyons,
N.Y. President and general manager of Amalgamated Sugar Co., Ogden Transit Co.
Director of First Security Bank, Mountain States Implement Co., Utah Power and
Light Co. and U.S. Beet Sugar Assn. Residence, Ogden, Utah. Mason and Shriner.
Pierre L. L. Benoit (1834-1901) Belgian composer and director of
Antwerp Conservatory of Music. A leader in Flemish musical circles, composing
oratorios, operas, cantatas, religious dramas, hymns and songs. A Freemason
according to Cock's Dictiarmaire Macanique, published in Brussels.
August Benson Clothing manufacturer. b. Nov. 29, 1892 at
Simrishamm, Sweden. Vice president and designer of Richmond Bros. (clothiers),
Cleveland, Ohio, since 1922. Earlier he was designer for Society Brand Clothes
of Chicago. Mason, Knight Templar and Shriner.
Carville D. Benson (1872-1929) Congressman from 2nd Maryland dist.
b. Baltimore Co., Md. Aug. 24, 1872. Received law degree from Baltimore Univ.
and practiced at Baltimore from 1893. Served in Maryland's lower house of
legislature from 1904-10 inclusive and again in 1918, beingspeaker in 1906.
Member of Maryland Senate 1912-14 and served in 65th and 66th Congress. Mason.
Died Feb. 8, 1929.
Elmer A. Benson U.S. Senator and governor of Minnesota. Raised in
Appleton Lodge No. 137, Appleton, Minn. on Jan. 3, 1917.
William E. Benswanger Insurance and baseball executive. b. Feb.
22, 1892 at New York. In insurance business from 1911-31 and in baseball from
1931 to 1946. President, treasurer and director of Forbes Field Co.; director
of the National League and former president of the Pittsburgh Pirates (he sold
in 1946). Served in Air Service (balloon) during WW1. Now devotes himself to
many musical activities. Director of Pittsburgh Symphony Society, president of
Pittsburgh Concert Society and has written extensively on music. Has been
annotator of the Pittsburgh Symphony since 1926. A member of Lodge No. 45 and
Zerubbabel Chapter No. 162 of Pittsburgh as well as Islam Grotto.
Charles Bent 1799-1847) Pioneer and first American governor of New
Mexico. b. at Charleston, Va. (now W. Va.) November 11, 1799. His father,
Judge Silas Bent, emigrated to St. Louis, Mo. in 1806 and became a famous
Missouri jurist. Both were members of Missouri Lodge No. 1, Charles being
initiated on June 8, 1822. He attended West Point, but resigned from the army
to engage in the fur trade in Colorado and New Mexico. With his brother,
William, and Ceran St. Vrain, organized a trading company and built an adobe
fort known as Bent's Fort on the bank of the Arkansas River where the Santa Fe
Trail crossed. When New Mexico was formed into a territory, he was named as
first governor and thereby was ex-officio superintendent of Indian Affairs. He
left Santa Fe for Taos on Jan. 14, 1846 to return his family after hearing rumors of Mexican and Indian
uprisings. Reaching Taos on Jan. 18 he was shot, and scalped while still alive
in an Indian-Mexican raid of that evening. He was closely associated with Kit
Carson q.v.
Alvin M. Bentley Congressman and foreign service officer. b. Aug.
20, 1918 at Portland, Me. Graduated from Univ. of Michigan in 1940. Was a
foreign service officer in Mexico City, 1942-44; Bogata, Colombia, 1945-46;
Budapest, Hungary, 1947-49; and Rome, Italy 1949-50. Vice president of Lake
Huron Broadcasting Co., Saginaw, Mich. since 1952. Member of U.S. Congress
from 8th Dist. Mich. since 1953. Member of Owosso Lodge No. 81, Owosso Chapter
No. 89, R.A.M., Owosso Comrnandery No. 49, K.T. all of Owosso, Mich. 32° AASR
(NJ) in Bay City, Mich. and Elf Khurafeh Shrine Temple of Saginaw, Mich.
George A. Benton ( 1848 -1921) Judge. b. May 7, 1848 at Tolland,
Conn. Admitted to N.Y. bar in 1874. Served as justice of Supreme Court of N.Y.
from 1907-1918 when he was retired by age and appointed official referee.
Mason. Died Sept. 10, 1921.
Joseph Horace Benton (see Joseph Bentonelli) Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858)
U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1821-51. Defender of sound money; supported
Jackson q.v. in his campaign against the national bank; often called "Old
Bullion." In slavery issue he opposed secession, which resulted in his defeat
in 1850 for another senate term. He did return to Washington from 1853-55 as
congressman. His political autobiography is contained in his Thirty Years'
View. His daughter, Jessie, married John C. Fremont q.v. and his nephew and
namesake q.v. became a Civil War general andgrand master of Iowa. Benton was a
charter member of Missouri Lodge No. 1 at St. Louis until the anti-Masonic
days of 1831 when he withdrew for political reasons. Painter Thomas Hart
Benton is his grandnephew.
Thomas Hart Benton (1816-1879) Civil War general. b. Sept. 5, 1816
in Williamson Co., Tenn. Nephew of Missouri senator of same name q.v. Raised
July 16, 1849 in Iowa City Lodge No. 4, Iowa City, Iowa and later a member of
Bluff City Lodge No. 71, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Served as grand master of Iowa
from 186062. As a Union general he saved the valuable Masonic library of
Confederate General Albert Pike q.v. by placing a guard of Federal troops
around Pike's Little Rock, Ark. home. d. April 10, 1879 at St. Louis, Mo.
William P. Benton (1828-1867) Brigadier general (Union) in Civil
War. b. Dec. 25, 1828 Newmarket, Md. When 18 years old, enlisted as a private
in Mexican War and fought at Contreras, Churubusco, Chapultepec and Mexico
City. Returning to home at Richmond, Ind. he re-entered college and was
admitted to bar in 1851. Early volunteer for Civil War and raised first
company from Wayne Co., Ind. Fought battles at Pea Ridge, Port Gibson,
Jackson, Champion Hills, Black River Bridge, Vicksburg and Mobile. At close of
war he returned to Richmond and resumed practice of law. He was a member of
Webb Lodge No. 24 at Richmond, Ind. and King Solomon Chapter No. 4. d. March
14, 1867 at New Orleans, La.
Joseph Bentonelli (Joseph Horace Benton) Lyric tenor. b. Sept. 10,
1898 at Kansas City, Mo. Holds three degrees from Univ. of Oklahoma and later
studied with Jean de Reszke. Made debut in Don Giovanni at Nice, France in
1924 and created the world premieres of two operas—// Vassallo at Trieste in
1930 and Cecilia at Rome in 1934. Was with the Chicago Civic Opera in 1934 and made debut
with Metropolitan Opera in 1936, when he took the lead on 33 hours notice. Has
been tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Quartet since 1936. In 1934 he was voted
one of Italy's four most popular tenors by the Italian Fascist Society of
Musicians. Has served as advisor to dept. of voice at University of Oklahoma
since 1944. In 1934 he was the star on three major radio hours of the NBC and
guest on seven other radio hours. He gives yearly concert tours from
coast-to-coast. Raised in Norman Lodge No. 38, Norman, Okla. on Nov. 22, 1920
and received 32° at Guthrie, Okla. Oct. 24, 1940. Present home is Norman,
Okla.
Lloyd Bentsen Congressman, judge. b. Feb. 11, 1921 at Mission,
Texas. LL.B. Univ. of Texas in 1942. Practiced law at McAllen, Tex. from
1945-1948; judge of Hidalgo Co., Texas from 1946-48. Elected member of 80th
Congress in 1948 to fill unexpired term. Member of 81st Congress (194951) from
15th Texas dist. Entered WW2 as private and rose to major in 1945. Served in
European theater as squadron commander of bombers. Mason and Shriner.
Paul F. Berdanier Artist. b. March 7, 1879 at Frackville, Pa.
Illustrator for St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 190218. Painted St. Louis Veiled
Prophet Ball in permanent collection of Missouri Historical Society; Canal at
Moret, France in permanent collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Foret, France; six
etchings on aviation themes in permanent collection of National Gallery of Art
in Washington, D.C.; four etchings (satire) in John Vanderpoel Memorial
Museum, Chicago; 19 etchings in permanent collection of New York Public
Library; one etching in Library of Congress. Now a cartoonist with United
Feature Syndicate, Inc. Mason.
Victor L. Berger (1860-1929) Socialist leader and editor. Born in
Austria and came to United States in 1879, settling in Milwaukee, Wis. Edited
the Milwaukee Daily Vorwaerts from 1892-98, the Social Democrat Herald in 1900
and Leader (socialist daily) from 1911. Berger, a pioneer in U.S. organizing
Socialists, became a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1911-13,
being the first Socialist elected to Congress. He was elected again in 1918
and 1919, but excluded by Congress on the ground of disloyalty to the United
States (1919). He was finally elected and seated in 1923, serving until 1929.
He was sentenced to prison for 20 years on charge of giving aid and comfort to
the enemy in time of war, (1918-19) but the sentence was reversed by the U.S.
Supreme Court in 1921. He was raised in Aurora Lodge No. 30, Milwaukee, Wis.
on Feb. 26, 1889.
George E. Bergstrom Architect. b. March, 1876 at Neenah, Wis. B.S.
in architecture from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1899. After 14
years with architectural firms, went into business alone in 1913. Chief
architect of The Pentagon, War Department building in Washington, D.C., 1942.
Also chief architect of the Pasadena Civic Auditorium; the Los Angeles County
Hospital; Los Angeles Hall of Justice; Los Angeles Museum of History, Science
and Art. Served as president of the Los Angeles Housing Commission in 1916;
editor of the Uniform Building Code, State of California 1938-39; chief
consulting architect to U.S. War Department in 1941. Mason.
Randolph C. Berkeley Brigadier general, U.S. Marine Corps. A Mason
and Sojourner.
Richard C. Berkinshaw President and general manager of Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Co. of Canada, Ltd. b. Sept. 2, 1891 at Toronto, Ontario. Graduated in
law, 1916 and has been with Goodyear since 1920. Has served in capacities as
assistant secretary, secretary, general counsel, assistant to president, and
treasurer. Also vice president and director of The Goodyear Improvement Co.,
Ltd.; Toronto Elevators Ltd. and chairman of board of Easy Washing Machine
Co., Ltd. Other directorates include Bank or Montreal, Mutual Life Assurance
Co., Crown Trust Co., Phoenix Assurance Co. Raised in Georgina Lodge No. 343,
Toronto on Nov. 2, 1929 and also charter member of Kingsway Lodge No. 565, Lamberton Mills, Ont. Past master of his mother lodge. Past grand senior
warden of grand lodge and presently member of the board of general purposes
and chairman of the audit and finance committee, Grand Lodge of Canada. Life
member of both St. Patrick's Chapter No. 145, R.A.M. and Cyrene Preceptory.
33° AASR in Moore Consistory, Hamilton, Ont. and Rameses Shrine Temple.
Irving Berlin Composer. b. May 11, 1888 in Russia, the son of
Moses and Leah (Lipkin) Baline, who brought him to the United States in 1893.
His only education was two years in the public schools of New York City.
Served in WW1 as infantry sergeant at Camp Upton, N.Y. Is president of the
Irving Berlin Music Corporation. Among his most famous compositions are:
Alexander's Ragtime Band, A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody, Easter Parade, Blue
Skies, 0, How I Hate to Get Tip in the Morning, White Christmas, God Bless
America, All Alone, Remember, Always, Russian Lullaby, Because I Love You. On
several songs he has turned over all royalties to a foundation to assist youth
in "less chance" areas. He received the first three degrees of Freemasonry in
Munn Lodge No. 190, New York City on May 12, May 26 and June 3, 1910, becoming
a life memberof the lodge on December 12, 1935. Berlin received the 32° AASR
(N.J.) on December 23, 1910 and was initiated into Mecca Shrine Temple on
January 30, 1911, becoming a life member of the Shrine in December, 1936.
Morton M. Berman Rabbi, Temple Isaiah Israel, Chicago, since 1937.
b. Aug. 23, 1899 at Baltimore, Md. Degrees from Yale, Jewish Institute of
Religion and studied in Palestine, France and Germany. From 1927 to 1937 was
rabbi at temples in Davenport, Iowa and New York City. With 6th Marine
division at Okinawa as chaplain, U.S.N.R. during WW2. Author of A Jew's View
of the Crucifixion, Role of the Rabbi and other works. Mason and 32° AASR
(NJ).
Remigio Morales Bermudez (18361894) President of Peru from 189094,
dying in office. Previously he was a military leader and general. Mason.
Jean Baptiste J. Bernadotte (see Charles XIV John, King of Sweden)
John Charles Bernadotte (see Charles XV, King of Sweden) David Bernard
Anti-Mason. An expelled member who had received degrees up to "Intimate
Secretary," and in 1829 published a pretended expose entitled Light on
Masonry. The book was one of the fruits of the anti-Masonic excitement of that
period. It was a worthless production, intended as a libel on the craft.
Max Bernd-Cohen Artist, lecturer and critic. b. May 7, 1899 at
Macon, Ga. Graduated from Columbia Univ. B.A. and LL.B. and studied art in
Paris and Madrid. Painter of portraits, landscapes and murals. Has held
one-man expositions in Madrid; Morgan Galleries, New York; Durand Ruel
Galleries of New York and Paris; Boyer Galleries, Philadelphia, and Del Gado
Museum at New Orleans. Among his murals have been the Florida building at
Chicago Century of Progress Exposition and The Sermon on the Mount for the
First Methodist Church of Canon City, Colo. Served in WW1 and with the
American Red Cross in Pacific during WW2. Mason.
Ben Bernie (1893-1943) Orchestra leader and entertainer. b. May
31, 1893 at Bayonne, N.J. He first studied engineering and later became a
violin salesman but switched to vaudeville in 1910. His real name was
Abramowitz and he was known to his radio audiences as the "Old Maestro." From
1914-1917 he teamed up with Phil Baker. From 1923-1928 he was an orchestra
leader in New York and later in London. Bernie served as master of ceremonies
on many radio shows during his day. d. Oct. 20, 1943. He was a member of
Keystone Lodge No. 235, New York City.
Armand Berquin (1750-1791) French literary man called "The Friend
of the Children." Bulletin of the International Masonic Congress of 1917 lists
him as a Freemason.
Berridge, H. H. British General. Present at the consecration of
Lodge of Aviation in London on Sept. 5, 1952.
George L. Berry (1882-1948) Union official and U.S. Senator. b.
Sept. 12, 1882 at Lee Valley, Tenn. Started to work at age of 9% years with
the Jackson Evening News (Miss.), and held every position in printing offices
of various cities including St. Louis, Omaha, Denver, San Francisco. Was
president of the International Pressmen and Assistants Union of North America
from 1907 until his death. Organized the movement and built the Pressmen's
Home in Tennessee where he died on Dec. 4, 1948. Appointed U.S. Senator from
Tenn. May 7, 1937 to fill unexpired term of Nathan L. Bachman. Private, 3rd
Marines (Miss.) in Spanish-American War.; major AEF during WW1. Delegate to
Britain representing A.F. of L. to British Trades Union Congress, Newport,
Wales in 1912; delegate to International Economic Congress in Zurich, 1912;
delegate to International Printer's Congress, Stuttgart, Germany in 1912. One
of the founders of the American Legion and past national vice commander.
Defeated by three votes for vice presidential nomination in 1924 and declined
to have name submitted in 1928. Mason, Knight Templar and Shriner. Honorary
member of St. Brides Lodge of England. d. Dec. 4, 1948.
Hiram G. Berry (1824-1863) Union Major General in Civil War. b.
Aug. 27, 1824 at Thomaston (now Rockland) Maine. Learned the carpenter's trade
as well as navigation. Served as mayor of Rockland and organized a company of
volunteers. At beginning of Civil War he entered as a colonel of the 4th Maine
Infantry and took part in the battles of Bull Run, Yorktown, Williamsburg,
Fair Oaks, 2nd Bull Run and Chantilly. Had risen to the rank of major general
when he was killed at battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863. His orders on
that date were "Go in, general; throw your men into the breach; don't fire a
shot—they can't see you!" Berry was junior deacon of Aurora Lodge No. 50,
Rockland, Maine.
James D. Berry, Jr. Oil producer and cattle breeder. b. March 25,
1914. An oil producer in the Penn. field since 1934. A breeder of registered
Guernsey cattle, Titusville, Pa. since 1939. A director of Quaker State Oil
Refining Corp. since 1940. Secretary and director of Oil City National Bank
since 1945. Member of Fraternal Lodge No. 483, Rouseville, Pa.; Oil City
Chapter No. 236, R.A.M. and Talbot Commandery No. 43, K.T. all of Oil City. Served as commander of his commandery. 32°
AASR (SJ) at New Castle, Pa. and member of Zem Zem Shrine Temple, Erie, Pa.
Kearie L. Berry Brigadier General, U.S. Army. b. July 6, 1893 at
Denton, Texas. Attended University of Texas and officer's training camp,
commissioned 2nd lieutenant of infantry on Aug. 15, 1917, advancing through
grades to brigadier general (Temp.) on Jan. 18, 1946. Served on Mexican Border
in 1916 and during WW1 in Siberia, Philippines and Hawaii. Later in China, and
back to Philippines where at outbreak of WW2 he commanded 1st Philippine
division until captured at Bataan on April 9, 1942. Prisoner of war in Luzon,
Formosa, Kyushu and Manchuria until Aug. 20, 1945. He was appointed adjutant
general of Texas in 1947 and major general of Texas National Guard in August,
1947. Retired from regular army as brigadier general in June, 1947. Received
first two degrees in Southern Cross Lodge No. 6, Manila, P.I. and 3rd in
Schofield Barracks Lodge No. 443, T.H. in 1921, transferring to Fort Benning
Lodge No. 579 in 1926. Received 32° AASR (SJ) in Salina, Kansas in 1946 and
transferred to Austin, Tex. in 1947. Member of Ben Hur Shrine Temple, Austin,
Tex. and Court 35, Royal Order of Jesters.
Thomas M. Berry Governor of South Dakota from 1933 to 1937. Member
of White River Lodge No. 181, White River, S. Dak. and received 32° AASR (SJ)
in Oriental Consistory at Yankton, S. Dak. in May, 1933. d. Oct. 30, 1956.
Clifford K. Berryman (1869-1949) Cartoonist. b. April 2, 1869 at
Versailles, Ky. He was self-taught in drawing and received an honorary A.M.
from George Washington Univ. in 1921. He started as a draftsman in the U.S.
Patent Office in 1886 and turned to general illustrating in 1891,switching to
cartooning in 1896. Was with the Washington Post from 18961907, going to the
Washington Evening Star on Feb. 1, 1907 where he remained until his death. He
was the originator of "Teddy Bear" and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1943.
He is the author of Berryman's Cartoons of the 58th House (probably the only
cartoonist who has cartooned every member of any one Congress). He was a past
master of Temple Noyes Lodge No. 32 of Washington, D.C., a Knight Templar and
Shriner. d. Dec. 11, 1949.
William A. Berryman Vice president of Gulf Oil Corp. b. Jan. 22,
1892 at Enterprise, Va. With the Gulf interests since 1933, first in the
European marketing field, then as assistant to the vice president and then
vice president since 1949. He is also vice president of Gulf European Co.,
Gulf Exploration Co., Gulf Refining Co. and Gulf Research and Development Co.
Is a director of 11 Gulf foreign oil companies. Mason.
Paul Bert (1833-1886) French physiologist and politician. Governor
general of Annam and Tonkin (1886) and author of scientific works, includ- ing
Lecons d'Anatomie et de Physiologie Animales (1885). International Masonic
Congress Bulletin of 1917 lists him as a Freemason.
Bartholomew Berthold (1780-1831) Pioneer fur trader who helped lay
foundation for the American Fur Company. b. in 1780 in the city of Trent,
Tyrol, a province of Austria that is now part of Italy. He came to
Philadelphia in 1798 and in 1809 moved to St. Louis, Mo. with a stock of goods
and entered business with Rene Paul. On Dec. 27, 1809 he joined Louisiana
Lodge No. 109 at St. Genevieve, Missouri's first lodge. The lodge was
chartered by Pennsylvania and records show that on June 2, 1810, dues from the
lodge in the amount of $32.49 were delivered to the Grand Secretary of
Pennsylvania by Berthold. He withdrew from the lodge on June 9, 1812, the
records noting that he had "withdrawn and removed." He was married to Pelagie,
the only daughter of Major Pierre Chouteau, Sr. and in 1812 built a brick
house and store building on Main St. in St. Louis—the first west of the
Mississippi river. In the same year he formed a partnership with his
brother-in-law, Peter Chouteau, Jr. q.v. under the name of Berthold &
Chouteau. To this firm they added two partners, John P. Cabanne and Bernard
Pratte, Sr. This firm was later combined with the Columbia Fur Company under
John Jacob Astor q.v. as the great American Fur Company. d. April 20, 1831.
Julius Bertin Actor who played the role of "Abie" in Abie's Irish
Rose on the New York stage. He was a member of St. Cecile Lodge No. 568, and
Corinthian Chapter No. 159, R.A.M. of New York City. d. Oct. 3, 1945.
Abbe Bertolio French Roman Catholic abbe who was a member of the
Lodge Social Contract of the Grand Orient of France and the first master of
the adoptive lodge (for both sexes) formed by that lodge. His co-officer in
the adoptive lodge was Princess Lamballe q.v., who served as the first Grand
Mistress when the lodge was formed in 1780.
Francisco Bertrand President of Honduras from 1913-15 and again
from 1916-20. Was initiated in the Lodge Francisco Morazan.
Antonio Luis Berutti (1772-1846) Argentine patriot who as a
colonel distinguished himself in many military engagements and became
successively, governor of the province of Santa Fe and Tucuman and minister of
war after the formation of the new country. Mason.
Jons Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848) Swedish chemist and baron. Taught
medicine, pharmacy and chemistry at Stockholm from 1807. Created a baron in
1835 because of scientific achievements. He determined the atomic and
molecular weights of many substances, using oxygen as a standard. He
discovered the elements selenium, cerium and thorium and first isolated
columbium and silicon. He was initiated in 1805 in St. John's Lodge St. Erik,
at Stockholm.
Sir Walter Besant (1836-1901) English novelist. Educated in King's
College, London and Christ's College, Cambridge. Was co-author with James Rice
of a series of novels including Ready-Money Mortiboy (1872) and The Seamy Side
(1881). Sole author of All Sorts and Conditions of Men (1882) and Children of
Gibeon (1886). He was raised in Mauritius Lodge in 1862 and became master of
Marquis of Dalhousie Lodge No. 1159, London, in 1873. He conceived the idea of
establishing a lodge of research and as a result became one of the founders of
the famous Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 of London, serving as its treasurer
at one time. d. Hempstead, England, June 10, 1901.
Dale P. Bessire Artist. b. May 14, 1892 at Columbus, Ohio. His
paintings represented in the Indiana building at Chicago Century of Progress;
Gary, Lafayette and Indianapolis public schools; Muncie Indiana Art Assoc.;
Ball collection of Indiana Univ.; public library at Bedford; DePauw Univ.; and
others. His works have won numerous art awards through the years. Raised in
Nashville Lodge No. 135, Nashville, Ind., Sept. 1, 1917.
William N. Best Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps. b. July 14,
1887 at Los Angeles, Calif. Served in WW1 as 2nd lieutenant Marines and
advanced through grades to brigadier general in 1946. Service included United States, Haiti, Hawaii, Santo Domingo, China, Nicaragua,
Philippines, Cuba and at sea with fleet. He retired Dec. 1, 1946. Mason.
William T. Best (1826-1897) Famous English organist who edited the
works of Handel and Bach and was a composer of anthems and fugues. Mason.
James A. Bethea Major General, Army Medical Corps. b. Oct. 30,
1887 in Marion Co., S.C. Received M.D. degree from Tulane Univ. in 1913 and
graduated from Army Medical School in 1917. A director of the 4th Division
Field Hospital in WW1, rising through the grades to major general in 1948. Now
chief surgeon of Far East Command, Tokyo, Japan. Mason.
Edwin S. Bettelheim, Jr. b. April 11, 1887 at New York City. B.S.,
Columbia Univ. 1911, LL.B. George Washington Univ. 1924, LL.M., 1925, A.B.,
1926, A.M., 1927. Graduate of Command and General Staff School, 1938. Served
in Mexican Border conflict and WW1 in field artillery, rising to colonel. He
became assistant chief of staff of the military district of Washington and
military analyst of the U.S. Dept. of State as well as biographer of the
Inter-American Military Association. Has been adjutant general and executive
officer of the Order of World Wars since 1931. Headed expedition in 1929 to
northern Russia to search for and return the bodies of Americans lost in the
Polar Bear Campaign. A past president of the National Sojourners and past
commander of the Heroes of '76 (both Masonic military organizations). Past
grand master of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia. Shriner and
Knight Templar.
Jackson E. Betts Congressman from 8th Dist. of Ohio in 82nd, 83rd
and 84th Congresses (1951-1957). b. May 26, 1904 at Findlay, Ohio. Law-yer,
member of General Assembly of Ohio from 1937-47, serving as house speaker in
1945-46. Member of the Judicial Council of Ohio, 1941-45. Raised in Findlay
Lodge No. 227, Findlay, Ohio in 1931. Member of Findlay Chapter No. 58, R.A.M.
and Findlay Council No. 50 R. & S.M. 32° AASR (NJ) in Toledo.
James A. Betts (1853-1928) Justice, Supreme Court of New York,
1898-1912, 3rd judicial district and associate justice of the appellate
division, 1910-12. b. March 18, 1853 at Broadalbin, N.Y. After serving as a
school principal for two years, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in
1880, practicing at Kingston. Mason.
Frank A. Beu Educator and president of Western Illinois State
Teachers College at Macomb, Ill., since 1942. b. Sept. 2, 1898 at Huntley,
Ill. B.A. and M.A. degrees from Northwestern Univ. and Ph.D. from Univ. of
Chicago. Taught and served as administrator in Illinois public schools and in
1928 became professor of education at Eastern Illinois State Teachers'
College, serving until 1933 when he became dean. Raised in Hebron Lodge No.
604, Hebron, Ill. Received 32° at Quincy, Ill. in 1947. Member of O.E.S. in
Hebron.
Pierre de Reil, Marquis of Beurnonville (1752-1821) Marshal of
France. He served as minister of war in 1793, ambassador to Berlin in 1800,
ambassador to Madrid in 1802. In 1814 he supported Louis XVIII and was named
marshal in 1816. He was a zealous Freemason and became grand master "adjoint"
in the Grand Orient of France.
Albert P. Beutel Business executive. b. Nov. 13, 1892 at
Cleveland, Ohio. Started with Dow Chemical Co. in 1914 as draftsman. General
manager of the Texas division of Dow
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Thomas D. Beven Chemical Co. at Freeport, Texas since 1940; director and
assistant secretary of Dow Chemical Co.; president and director of Dowell,
Inc., Midland, Mich.; vice president and director of Dow Magnesium Corp.
Mason.
Thomas D. Beven President and director of Elgin, Joliet and
Eastern Railway Co. since 1946. b. Dec. 23, 1898 at New Orleans, La. Started
with the Central and Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway companies in 1912. Served
in U.S. Marine Corps in WW1. Mason and Shriner.
Albert J. Beveridge (1862-1927) U.S. Senator and historian. b. in
Highland Co., Ohio. Served as member of U.S. Senate from Indiana from 18991911
and was a supporter of Theodore Roosevelt and his policies. He was the author
of The Life of John Marshall (2 vols., 1916, 1919). Member of Oriental Lodge
No. 500, Indianapolis, Ind.
Frank Stanley Beveridge (18791956) Founder of Stanley Home
Products, Inc. b. April 17, 1879 at Yarmouth, N.S. From 1904-09 he was a
photographers' representative. Became associated with the Fuller Brush Company
in 1913 and rose to vice president in charge of sales from 1921-29. From
1929-31 he was associate sales manager of Real Silk Hosiery Mills, founding
the Stanley Home Products, Inc. in 1931, serving as president until 1950 when
he became chairman of the board. Received a citation from Pope Pius XII in
1949. Member of Port Byron Lodge No. 130, New York.
James R. Beverley Governor of Puerto Rico 1932-33. b. June 15,
1894 at Amarillo, Tex. A.B., A.M. and LL.B. from Univ. of Texas and honorary
LL.D. from Polytechnic Institute of Puerto Rico. Practiced law in Corpus
Christi. Special adviser to Public Service Commission of Puerto Rico from
1925-27; assistant attorney general 1927-28 and attorney general, 1928-32.
Acting governor of Puerto Rico various times. Served as officer in field
artillery during WW1 and lieutenant commander, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve in
WW2. Mason.
Howard L. Bevis Chairman of the President's Committee on
Scientists and Engineers from 1956. b. Nov. 19, 1885 at Bevis, Ohio. A.B. and
LL.B. from Univ. of Cincinnati; S.J.D. and LL.D. from Harvard. Practiced law
from 1910-18. Served as director of finance of Ohio from 1931-33; judge of
Ohio Supreme Court, 1933-35; professor of law and government at Harvard,
1935-40 and president of Ohio State Univ. from 1940-56. Raised in McMakin
Lodge No. 120, Mt. Healthy, Ohio in 1911 and served as master of same in 1916.
York rite memberships in Cincinnati and Columbus. Received AASR (N.J.) in 1921
and 33° in 1942. Member of Syrian Shrine Temple, Cincinnati.
Raymond H. Beyer Engineer and designer. b. Dec. 11, 1902 at South
Bend, Ind. An engineer and designer since 1920. Built and flew first airplane
in Indiana; designer of amphibian plane in 1920, helicopter in 1943. Has been
associated with Dodge Mfg. Corp., Westinghouse, U.S. Airlines, Bendix
Aviation, Rockne Motors, Chevrolet Motors, Glen L. Martin, Emerson Electric,
South Bend Bait Co., National Pressure Cooker, AC Spark Plug. With Armour
Research Foundation since 1950. Mason.
Francois Louis de Beyerle French Masonic writer and member of the
French Constitutional Convention of 1792. He was a leading member of the Rite
of Strict Observance in which his adopted name was Eques a Fiore. He wrote a
criticism on the Masonic Congress of Wilhelmsbad and translated Frederic
Nicolai's essay on the Templars.
Osborne Bezanson Vice president and
director of Monsanto Chemical Company since 1942. b. Nov. 10, 1888 at Woburn,
Mass. Started as chemist with Merrimac Chemical Co. of Woburn, Mass. in 1906
and became vice president in 1930. When Monsanto liquidated Merrimac in 1935
he became assistant vice president of the Everett division. Has served as
general manager of the Texas division and the organic chemicals division and a
member of the Monsanto executive committee since 1948. Mason.
George M. Bibb (1776-1859) Secretary of Treasury under President
Tyler (1844-45). b. Oct. 30, 1776 in Prince Edward Co., Va. He served two
terms as U.S. Senator from Kentucky-1811-14 and 1829-35. He was the first
master of Russellville Lodge No. 17, Russellville, Ky. and was master of Hiram
Lodge No. 4, Frankfort, Ky. He was also past master of Lexington Lodge No. 1
at Lexington, and served as secretary in 1804. In 1804 he was grand master of
Kentucky. Past high priest of Frankfort Chapter No. 3, Frankfort, Ky. and was
adjunct professor of ancient languages in the primary department of the
Masonic College of Kentucky. d. April 14, 1859 at Georgetown, D.C.
Thomas Bibb Governor of Alabama (1820-21). He succeeded his father
(Wm. W.) as governor when the latter died in office. Member of George Lodge
No. 32, Warminster, Va.
Joseph H. Biben Newspaper publisher. b. Oct. 27, 1900 at Kiev,
Russia and came to United States in 1902. Editor and publisher of the Jewish
Ledger publications; in Rochester, N.Y. since 1928, in Washington, D.C. since
1930, in Albany, N.Y. since 1931, in Syracuse, N.Y. since 1932. Publisher of
the American Hebrew in New York since 1936. Mason.
Dana X. Bible Athletic director, Univ. of Texas since 1947. b.
Oct. 8, 1891 at Jefferson City, Tenn. An athletic director since 1912 with
Brandon Training School (Tenn.), Mississippi College, Louisiana State Univ.,
Texas A. & M. College, Univ. of Nebraska. With University of Texas as football
coach from 1937-47. Served with the A.E.F. in WW1 as a pursuit pilot. Author
of Championship Football, A Guide for Coach, Player and Fan. Member of the
National Football Rules Committee and past president of American Football
Coaches Association. Member of Mossy Creek Lodge No. 353, Jefferson City,
Tenn.; Jefferson Chapter No. 81, R.A.M., Jefferson City, Tenn.; Lincoln
Council No. 4 R. & S.M. and Mt. Moriah Commandery, K.T. both of Lincoln, Nebr.
Member of Ben Hur Shrine Temple, Austin, Texas.
Thomas W. Bickett (1869-1921) Governor of North Carolina 1917-21.
b. Feb. 28, 1869 at Monroe, N.C. Graduated from Wake Forest College (N.C.) and
studied law at Univ. of North Carolina, practicing at Monroe and later
Danbury. Member of state house of representatives in 1907-08 and attorney
general of N.C. 1906-16. He was raised in Louisburg Lodge No. 413, Louisburg,
N.C. on Oct. 2, 1901, demitting to William G. Hill Lodge No. 218 at Raleigh in
1921. In 1917 he was grand orator of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. d.
Dec. 28, 1921.
Edward Biddle Delegate to first Continental Congress in 1774.
Raised in Lodge No. 2, Philadelphia, Pa. March 29, 1763.
Benjamin A. Bidlack (1804-1849) American diplomat. b. at Paris,
N.Y. U.S. charge d'affaires in New Granada (Colombia) and negotiated a treaty
with that country in 1846 for U.S. right-of-way across the Isthmus of Panama. Raised in Lodge No. 61, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. on May 1,
1826.
John Bidwell (1819-1900) California pioneer and politician. b.
Aug. 5, 1819 in Chautauqua Co., N.Y. Taught school in Pennsylvania and
Missouri and in 1841 emigrated to California, being one of the first to make
the hazardous journey overland. He served in the Mexican War with Fremont's
Battalion and became the state's first great agriculturist, owning an immense
estate of several thousand acres. Gov. Leland Stanford q.v. commissioned him
brigadier general of California Militia, and he later was made a regent of the
Univ. of Calif. In 1849 he was a member of the state constitutional convention
and the same year became state senator. Representative to U.S. Congress from
California 1865-67. He was raised in San Jose Lodge No. 10 in 1851 and later
affiliated with Chico Lodge No. 111.
Marshall S. Bidwell Organist. b. Dec. 24, 1893 at Great
Barrington, Mass. Studied music at New England Conservatory, Fontainebleau,
France, Coe College (Ia.), Univ. of Pittsburgh. Served as organist of several
large churches and from 1919-32 was organist and director of music at Coe
College, Cedar Rapids, Ia. Has been organist and director of music of Carnegie
Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa. since 1932. Raised in Mt. Herman Lodge No. 263,
Cedar Rapids, Ia. in 1926. Member of Scottish Rite in Cedar Rapids.
Baron Jacob Frederick Bielfeld (1717-1770) German merchant. b.
March 31, 1717. d. April 5, 1770. He was one of the founders of the Lodge of
the Three Globes in Berlin.
Daniel L. Biemesderfer President, State Teachers College,
Millersville, Pa. since 1943. b. Jan. 19, 1894 at Kissel Hill, Pa. Teacher and
schoolprincipal in Pennsylvania from 19111943. Member of Charles M. Howell
Lodge No. 496, Millersville, Pa., and past master of same. 32° AASR (NJ) at
Harrisburg, Pa. and member of Zembo Shrine Temple, Harrisburg.
Lucius V. Bierce Led an expedition into Canada in 1838 to "save"
the Canadians from the "Crown." He headed an abortive attempt to raid Windsor,
Canada from Detroit with a rabble of 200 men. The raid was easily repulsed.
Bierce was grand master of Ohio in 1854. Raised in Unity Lodge No. 12,
Ravenna, Ohio on Oct. 12, 1826 and demitted to Akron Lodge No. 83 as charter
member on Oct. 1, 1841, serving that lodge as master a number of times.
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) American landscape painter of the
Hudson River school. b. in Solingen, Germany and came to the United States in
1831. His paintings include Sunshine and Shadow, Rocky Mountains, Valley of
the Yosemite. His historical works include Discovery of the Hudson River,
Settlement of Cali- fornia, and Entrance into Monterey. Bierstadt was a member
of Holland Lodge No. 8, New York City.
Leslie L. Biffle Secretary of the U.S. Senate, 1945-47. b. Oct. 9,
1889 at Boydsville, Ark. Secretary of the majority, U.S. Senate from 1933-45;
executive director of Democratic Policy Committee, U.S. Senate, 1947-49.
Member of American Battle Monument Commission, 1941-45. Member of Piggott
Lodge No. 545, Piggott, Ark.
Horace F. Bigelow Admiral of the U. S. Navy. Made a Shriner at a
ceremonial in Tokyo, Japan in November, 1956.
Timothy Bigelow (1767-1821) Massachusetts lawyer and politician.
b. April 30, 1767 at Worcester, Mass. He was the son of Timothy Bigelow, Revolutionary War patriot.
Graduated from Harvard in 1786, studied law and practiced at Groton, Mass.
from 1789-1807, when he moved to Medford and opened a law office in Boston. He
was an active Federalist and was elected to the legislature in 1790, serving
there 20 years, eleven of which he was speaker of the house. He was grand
master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts two terms, 1806-08 and 1811-13. It
is said that in the course of his 32 years practice he argued 15,000 cases. d.
May 18, 1821.
George C. Biggers President of the Atlanta Journal since 1946. b.
Jan. 24, 1893 at Louisville, Ky. Began journalism career with the Louisville
Herald in 1910 and subsequently with the Indianapolis Star, The
Courier-Journal, Louisville Times, Birmingham Age-Herald, Atlanta Georgian,
Atlanta Constitution, and Birmingham News. Went to the Atlanta Journal as
business manager in 1934; vice president and general manager in 1939 and
president since 1946. Mason.
Benjamin T. Biggs (1821-?) Governor of Delaware in 1887-91. b.
Oct. 1, 1821 at Summit Bridge, Del. Congressman from Delaware 1860-71. Member
of state constitutional convention of 1852. Member of Union Lodge No. 5,
Middletown, Del.
Burton B. Biggs Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. July 3, 1898 at
Elliott, W. Va. Graduated U.S. Naval Academy in 1921. Ensign with Navy June 5,
1920 and advanced through grades to rear admiral, May 1, 1948. Mason and
member of Scottish Rite.
John Bigler (1804-1871) Governor of California. b. Jan. 8, 1804 in
Cumberland Co., Pa. Learning the printer's trade, he became a journalist and
afterwards a lawyer, moving to Illinois in 1846. In 1849 he emigrated to
California and there became a prominent Democratic politician, gaining the
name "Honest John Bigler." From 1852-1856 he was governor of the state. His
brother, William, was governor of Pennsylvania at the same time. Bigler was
initiated in Pacific Lodge, Long's Bar, Butte Co., Calif. in 1850 and later a
member of Tehama Lodge No. 3, Sacramento and Washington Lodge No. 20,
Sacramento.
Louis Pierre Edouard Bignon (17711841) French statesman and
historian. Designated by Napoleon in his will to write the history of France
from time of Consulate, he produced Historie de France depuis le 18-Brumaire
jusque'en 1812. (1829-38) A Freemason.
Theodore G. Bilbo (1877-1947) U.S. Senator and Governor of
Mississippi. b. Oct. 13, 1877 at Juniper Grove, Miss. Attended Univ. of
Nashville, Vanderbilt Univ. and Univ. of Michigan. Taught school for six years
and admitted to bar in 1908. Member of Miss. state senate, 1908-12, lieutenant
governor of Miss. 1912-16. Twice governor of Miss. 1916-20 and 1928-32,
elected three terms as U.S. Senator from Miss., 1935, 1941, 1947. He was
raised April 17, 1899 in Claiborn Lodge No. 293 at Nashville, Tenn. and
affiliated with Sherrard Byrd Lodge No. 353 at Poplarville, Miss. Received
AASR 32° in Hattiesburg, Miss. in 1925 and was suspended NPD in 1929 from
those bodies. d. Aug. 21, 1947.
W. Chester Billings (1872-1939) Senior surgeon and medical
director of U.S. Public Health Service. b. April 15, 1872 at Hartford, Conn.
Received M.D. from Harvard in 1894 and after private practice in Springfield,
Mass. of four years entered U.S. Public Health Service as surgeon. Was senior
surgeon from 1929 and medical director from 1930-33, serving in 19 different
stations including chief medical officer at Angel Island, Calif. and Ellis Island and
chief surgeon of U.S. Coast Guard and medical adviser to American Consulates
in Liverpool and London. Mason. d. Aug. 16, 1939.
Clayton 0. Billow (1860-1945) Pioneer in burning oil for
industrial use. b. June 14, 1860 at Shelby, Ohio. Carried on experiments with
crude oil for fuel for the Champion City Oil Co. from 1884-88 and was general
western manager of Pasteur-Chamberlain Filter Co. in 1888, later organizing
the National Supply Co. for furnaces, forges, kilns, etc. for oil burning.
Inventor of many appliances incidental to oil burning. Knight Templar, 33°
AASR, Grand Sovereign, Grand Imperial Council of the Red Cross of Constantine
(1938-39). Decorated Knight Grand Cross, 1938. d. March 19, 1945.
Thomas H. Binford Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. Aug. 25, 1896, at
Durant, Miss. Graduate Naval Academy in 1919, advancing through grades to vice
admiral in 1954. In 1942 he commanded the destroyer division of the Asiatic
Fleet and participated in entire Java Sea campaign. He commanded the cruiser
U.S.S. Miami and participated in first strikes on Tokyo and raids on Chichi
Jima, Iwo Jima, Kyushu, Okinawa. Commanded cruiser division one of Pacific
Fleet from 1949. Assisted in establishing Enlisted WAVE program of Navy.
Retired. Mason.
George Bingaman Judge, Supreme Court of Oklahoma. b. Sept. 15,
1904 at Princeton, Kansas. Admitted to Oklahoma bar in 1928 and practiced law
in Purcell, Okla. from 1929-50. Has been judge of Supreme Court of Oklahoma
since 1951. Raised in Purcell Lodge No. 27, Purcell, Okla. on Dec. 15, 1925
and has served as master and secretary of same. Member Purcell Chapter No. 10,
R.A.M. and Norman Council, R. & S.M. of Norman, Okla. 33° AASR (SJ) in Guthrie
Consistory. Member of India Shrine Temple, Oklahoma City and DeMolay Legion of
Honor.
Malcolm W. Bingay (1884-1953) Newspaper editor and Pulitzer Prize
winner. b. Dec. 16, 1884 at Sandwich, Ont., Canada and was brought to United
States in infancy. Began at 17 as reporter for Detroit News, rising as sports
editor, city editor, managing editor and in charge of the London Bureau of the
News. Became editor of the Detroit Free Press in May 1930, serving until his
death. Author of Detroit Is My Own Home Town (1946) and Of Me I Sing (1949).
He became a member of City of the Straits Lodge No. 452, Detroit, June 19,
1920 and successively joined Peninsular Chapter No. 16, R.A.M. Detroit
Commandery No. 1, K.T. and Scottish Rite, being coroneted a 33° Sept. 15,
1925. He was known to Masonic readers for his series of brilliant word
sketches on English Freemasonry. d. Aug. 21, 1953.
Hiram Bingham Governor and Senator from Connecticut, explorer and
aviator. b. Nov. 19, 1875 at Honolulu, T.H. His father and grandfather (both
named Hiram) were missionaries. His grandfather reduced the Hawaiian language
to writing and his father, a missionary to Gilbert Islands, did the same for
the Gilbert language. Holds degrees of A.B., M.A., Ph.D. and Litt.D. Taught in
Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Johns Hopkins Universities. Explored Bolivar's
route across Venezuela and Colombia in 1906-07, the Spanish trade route from
Buenos Aires to Lima, 1908-09 and the Inca ruins in Peru, 1911-15. Served as
lieutenant governor of Connecticut, 1923-24 and governor, 1924, resigning in
1925 to become U.S. Senator and serving until 1933. Chief of Air Personnel
Division at Washington 1917-18. A
member of both Scottish and York rite bodies as well as the Shrine. Has
written on Masonic subjects. Chief writings are on exploration, his latest
being Lost City of the Incas. (1948) Robert Bingham (1838-1927) Educator. b.
Sept. 5, 1838 at Hillsboro, N.C. Captain in 44th N.C. troops, Army of Northern
Virginia, C.S.A. Surrendered with General Lee. Was superintendent of the
Bingham School (which his grandfather founded in 1793) from 1873-1920. Grand
Master of North Carolina 1883-85.
Robert W. Bingham (1871-1937) U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain
from 1933-37. b. Nov. 8, 1871 in Orange Co., S.C. Degrees from universities of
North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and Louisville. Publisher of both the
Louisville Courier-Journal and Times. He was past master of Falls City Lodge
No. 376 of Louisville and a member of York and Scottish Rites as well as the
rank of KCCH. At a meeting of the Grand Lodge of England, in the presence of
the King and 8,000 Masons, he was created a past senior grand warden of that
grand lodge. d. Dec. 18, 1937.
Claude V. Birkhead (1880-1950) Lawyer and Major General (NGUS). b.
May 27, 1880 at Phoenix, Oreg. Practiced law at San Antonio from 1904, serving
as district judge and city attorney. He was special attorney appointed by the
Texas legislature to represent the state's coastal land claims before Congress
in 1939. In WW1 he served as a colonel with the 131st Field Artillery in
France and as chief of staff of Texas 36th division national guard. He was
elevated to brigadier general in 1923 and major general, commanding the 36th
division in 1936; commanding general of Camp Bowie, Texas 1940-41; commanding
general Internal Security Forces, 3rd Service Command, 1942, retiring
fromactive service that year. Mason and Knight Templar. d. Nov. 19, 1950.
Leon M. Birkhead Clergyman, author. b. April 28, 1885 at Winfield,
Mo. Served as minister of Methodist churches in New York City and St. Louis
and Unitarian churches in Wichita, Kansas and Kansas City, Mo. In 1937 he
founded "Friends of Democracy" and has been national director since. He was
technical advisor to Sinclair Lewis during his writing of Elmer Gantry
(1926-27). He has written numerous "Little Blue Books" including Is Elmer
Gantry True?, Religious Bunk Over the Radio, Can Man Know God, President
Hoover and Quakerism, and The Religion of a Free Man. Mason.
Matthew Birkhead English singer, composer and actor who wrote the
Enter'd 'Prentice's Song first printed in Read's Weekly Journal in 1722. It
was immortalized by being printed in the first Book of Constitutions after his
death in 1723. He was not only a composer, but a singer and actor at the
famous Drury Lane Theater in London. Mackey says he was master of Lodge V at
the time Anderson was preparing his constitutions. d. December, 1722.
Ormand N. Birkland President of S. H. Kress & Co. b. July 26, 1890
at Chicago, Ill. Started with S. H. Kress & Co. in 1916 as a stockman in the
Little Rock, Ark. store and rose to presidency in 1948. Served in WW1. Mason,
Knight Templar and Shriner.
Hammond D. Birks Brigadier General, U.S. Army. b. Feb. 5, 1896 at
Chicago, Ill. Commissioned 2nd lieutenant in 1917 and advanced through grades
to brigadier general in 1945. Served with the AEF in WW1. In WW2 he was
commander of the 120th Infantry Combat Team of the 30th Division and assistant
division commander of 9th Infantry Division, participating in battle of Mortain and other important
engagements of European Theater. Mason.
David B. Birney (1825-1864) Union Major General of Civil War. b.
May 29, 1825 at Huntsville, Ala. Studied law in Cincinnati and after engaging
in business in Michigan, began practice of law in Philadelphia in 1848.
Entered army as lieutenant colonel at beginning of war and was made colonel of
the 23rd Pennsylvania volunteers, which he raised principally at his own
expense in 1861. Distinguished himself in battles of Yorktown, Williamsburg,
Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. At death of General Berry he
commanded the division, and was commissioned major general May 23, 1863. He
commanded the 3rd Corps at Gettysburg and later the 10th Corps. Died of
disease contracted in the service on Oct. 18, 1864 at Philadelphia. He was
initiated in Franklin Lodge No. 134 of Philadelphia on Oct. 31, 1850.
Hoffman Birney Writer of fiction, juvenile, historical and
biographical books. b. April 1, 1891 at Philadelphia, Pa. Among his books are:
King of the Mesa, The Masked Rider, Steel-dust, Vigilantes, The Canyon of Lost
Waters, Roads to Roam, The Pinto Pony, Zealots of Zion, Two Little Navajos,
Kudiu, the Eskimo Boy, Barrier Ranch, Forgotten Canon, Eagle in the Sun,
Mountain Chief, Ann Carmeny, Brothers of Doom. Mason.
Eben F. Bishop (1863-1943) Sugar executive. b. Oct. 27, 1863 at
Naperville, Ill. Started with C. Brewer & Co., sugar factors at Honolulu, TH
in 1883. Was chairman of the board and director of Hilo Sugar Co., Onomea
Sugar Co., Pepeekeo Sugar Co., Honomu Sugar Co., Waimanalo Sugar Co., and
Matson Navigation Co. Trustee of the B. P. Bishop Museum of Polynesian
Ethnology. Mason. d. Feb. 11, 1943.
George T. Bishop (1864-1940) Financier. b. Ravenna, Ohio, Oct. 11,
1864. A director of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Sherwin-Williams Co.,
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. Mason. d. Aug. 24, 1940.
Sir Henry Rowley Bishop (17861855) English composer who introduced
the air of Home Sweet Home and was first musician to be knighted (1842). He
composed operas, burlettas and incidental music to Shakespeare's plays. Mason.
Herbert P. Bissell (1856-1919) Justice of Supreme Court of New
York 1912-19. b. Aug. 30, 1856 at New London, N.Y. Graduated at Harvard, 1880
and practiced law in Buffalo. Mason. d. April 30, 1919.
Andrew G. Bisset Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. Oct. 4, 1893 at
Washington. Entered Navy in 1917 and advanced through grades to rear admiral
in 1947 and retired in July, 1950 as vice admiral. Was treaty engineer to
Republic of Haiti, 1924-28, officer in charge of construction, U.S. Naval
Academy 1936-39, Portsmouth, N.H. and Norfolk, Va. navy yards 1939-41.
Commanded Seabees in South Pacific and Okinawa operations WW2. Member of
William R. Singleton Lodge No. 30 (1922) and William R. Singleton Chapter No.
14, R.A.M. both of Washington, D.C.
Van A. Bittner (1885-1949) Labor official. b. Mar. 20, 1885 at
Bridgeport, Pa. A labor representative since 1908, representing the United
Mine Workers of America from 1908-42 and steelworkers from formation in 1936
until meeting of constitutional convention in 1942, when it became United
Steelworkers of America, C.I.O. At death on July 20, 1949 he was vice
president and national director of the C.I.O. Organizing Committee. Served as
labor representative on National War Labor Board in 1943. Mason.
William B. Bizzell (1876-1944) University president.
b. Oct. 14, 1876 at Independence, Texas. Held degrees from Baylor Univ.,
College of Law, Chicago, Univ. of Chicago, and Columbia. Was superintendent of
public schools in Navasota, Texas 1900-10, president of College of Industrial
Arts, at Denton 1910-14, president of Texas A. & M. 1914-25 and president of
the Univ. of Oklahoma, 1925-41. From 1941 until his death on May 13, 1944, he
was president emeritus of Univ. of Oklahoma. Author of several books including
Judicial Interpretation of Political Theory, Teaching of the Jewish Prophets,
Farm Tenantry in the United States, and The Green Rising. Mason, Knight
Templar and Shriner.
Sveinn Bjornsson First president of Iceland. He was one of the
founders of Edda Lodge in Reykjavik on Jan. 6, 1919 under the authority of the
National Grand Lodge of Denmark. At that time he had the 6th degree of the
11-degree Denmark system. At the time of his death on Jan. 25, 1952 he had
received the highest degree and was grand master of Icelandic Freemasonry. The
Sovereign Grand Jurisdiction of Iceland was constituted on July 23, 1951.
Alfred W. Bjornstad (1874-1934) Brigadier General, U.S. Army. b.
Oct. 13, 1874 at St. Paul, Minn. Served as captain in the Spanish-American
War. Promoted through grades to brigadier general in Jan. 1925. Engaged in 34
battles and actions in Philippines 1898-1904. Later on duty with general
staff, military attache, instructor at army schools. At beginning of WW2 he
directed the 16 training camps for officers which produced the original 25,341
officers of WW2. He organized and directed the Army General Staff College in
France in 1919. Commanded the 13th brigade in France and participated in all
major engagements. Retired Aug. 21, 1928. Mason. d. Nov. 4, 1934.
Frank S. Black (1853-1913) Governor of New York. b. March 8, 1853
at Limington, Maine. While reading law he was part time editor of the
Johnstown Journal (N.Y.) and later a reporter on the Troy Whig. Admitted to
the bar in 1879, he practiced in Troy until 1898 when he moved to New York
City. Served his district in the 54th Congress (1895-97) and was governor of
New York from 189799. He was raised in King Solomon's Primitive Lodge No. 91
of Troy and later affiliated with Roman Lodge No. 223 at Rome. d. March 21,
1913.
Hugo La Fayette Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice. b. Feb. 27, 1886
at Harlan, Ala. Received LL.B. from Univ. of Alabama in 1906 and began
practice in Birmingham the next year. Served as police judge and prosecuting
attorney and in general practice until 1927 when he was elected U.S. Senator
from Alabama for two terms (1927-37). Nominated associate justice of the
supreme court by Franklin D. Roosevelt Aug. 12, 1937, confirmed Aug. 17 and
took his seat Oct. 4. Black was raised in Ashland Lodge No. 356, Ashland, Ala.
in 1909 and later became life member of Birmingham Temple Lodge No. 636,
Birmingham, Ala. He is a 32° AASR (SJ) member, Knight Templar and Shriner.
James D. Black (1849-1938) Governor of Kentucky. b. Sept. 24, 1849
in Knox Co., Ky. Member of Kentucky lower house 1876-77. Elected governor of
Kentucky in 1915 for term of 1916-17 inclusive and again served as governor
from May to Dec., 1919. President of Union College, Barbourville, Ky.,
1910-12. Was grand master of Grand Lodge of Kentucky in 1888-89. d. Aug. 5,
1938.
John Black Early U. S. Senator from Mississippi. Member of Rising Virtue Lodge No. 7.
John C. Black (1839-1915) Union Brigadier General in Civil War. b.
Jan. 27, 1839 at Lexington, Miss. Received A.M. and LL.D. from Knox College.
Entered service as private and advanced to brigadier general "for gallant
services in assault on Ft. Blakely, Ala." Awarded medal of honor for Battle of
Prairie Grove, Ark. in which he was severely wounded. Admitted to Illinois bar
in 1867 and practiced at Danville until his death on Aug. 17, 1915. Was U.S.
Commissioner of Pensions 1885-89 and member of the 53rd Congress from Ill. at
large (1893-95), president of the U.S. Civil Service Commission 1904-13.
Commander-in-chief of the G.A.R. in 1903-04. Member of Olive Branch Lodge No.
38, Danville, Ill. and grand orator of the Grand Lodge of Illinois in 1894 and
again in 1895.
Lloyd L. Black Federal Judge. b. March 15, 1889 at Leavenworth,
Kans. Received A.B. (cum laude) and LL.B. from Univ. of Washington and
admitted to Washington bar in 1911. Associated with father in firm Black &
Black 1913-32, served as prosecuting attorney, attorney for Port of Everett
and special counsel for City of Everett as well as judge of superior court.
Was appointed U.S. Judge for Western District of Washington in 1949 and
Eastern and Western Districts in 1940. Mason.
Samuel W. Black Governor of Nebraska, 1859-61. In 1849 he was a member of St.
John's Lodge No. 219, Pittsburgh, Pa.
S. Rexford Black Lumber executive. b. April 30, 1894 at Flint,
Mich. Chairman of board of C. D. Johnson Lumber Corp., president of
Springfield Plywood Corp., Acme Door Corp., and Whatcom Timber Co. Mason and
Shriner.
Joseph C. S. Blackburn (1838-1918) U.S. Senator from Kentucky. b.
Oct. 1, 1838 in Woodford Co., Ky. A.B. and LL.D. from Centre College, (Ky.).
First practiced law in Chicago. After serving in Confederate forces during
Civil War resumed his practice in Kentucky. Member of house of representatives
(Ky.) 1871-75; member of 44th to 48th Congresses (1875-85); and U.S. Senator,
1885-97 and again from 1901-07. Member of Isthmian Canal Commission and head
of department of civil administration, Canal zone, 1907-09. Mason, Knight
Templar. d. Sept. 12, 1918.
Luke P. Blackburn (1816-1887) Governor of Kentucky in 1879. Member
of Landmark Lodge No. 41, Versailles, Ky. and Webb Chapter, R.A.M. No. 6 of
same city.
Robert Blackburn (1870-1935) Congressman from Kentucky. b. April
9, 1870 in Este11 Co., Ky. Traveling salesman, merchant, insurance and stock
brokerage business in Stanton, Ky. and later Lexington. Served in Spanish
American War. Member of Kentucky lower house in 1904-05. Elected to 71st
Congress (1929-31). Mason. d. Sept. 20, 1935.
Isaac N. Blackford (1786-1859) Jurist. b. Nov. 6, 1786 at Bound
Brook, N.J. Graduated from Princeton, 1806 and moved to Indiana in 1812 and
settled in Vincennes. Clerk of the territorial legislature in 1813 and judge
of the first judicial circuit in 1814-15. He was speaker of the first state
legislature in 1816 and judge of the supreme court of Indiana from 1819-35.
From March, 1855 until his death on Nov. 6, 1786 he was judge of the U.S.
Court of Claims in Washington. Member of Harmony Lodge No. 11 at Brookville,
Ind.
Samuel H. Blackmer (1902-1951) Supreme Court Justice, Vermont. b.
March 2, 1902 at Bennington, Vt. A.B. from Yale and LL.B. from Harvard. Elected one
term to Vermont lower house, served as states attorney, municipal judge and
superior judge, being appointed associate justice of Vermont Supreme Court in
1949. Raised in Mount Anthony Lodge No. 13 on Dec. 25, 1923, serving as junior
warden in 1932-33; member of Temple Chapter No. 8, RA.M., Bennington Council
No. 3, R. & S.M.; Taft Commandery No. 8, K.T., all of Bennington, Vt. Member
of Vermont Consistory, Burlington, Vt. and received 33° AASR (NJ). Member of
Cairo Shrine Temple of Rutland, Vt.
William W. Blackney Congressman from Michigan. b. Aug. 28, 1876 at
Clio, Mich. Law degree, Univ. of Michigan, 1912. Member of 74th and 76th to
81st Congresses (1936-37, 193951). Mason and 32° AASR.
J. Stuart Blackton (1875-1941) Pioneer motion picture producer. b.
Jan. 5, 1875 at Sheffield, Eng., coming to the United States in 1886. Started
as newspaper writer and artist and entered the motion picture industry in
1896. Associated with Albert E. Smith, 1900 in organizing the Vitagraph
Co.—first to make screen plays—of which he was vice president. In 1910 he
founded Motion Picture Magazine. In 1915 he organized the Motion Picture Board
of Trade of America and was its first president. He produced The Christian,
Island of Regeneration, Battle Cry of Peace, The Glorious Adventure (in
color), The Clean Heart, The Happy Warrior and Bride of the Storm. Member of
Centennial Lodge No. 763, New York City. d. Aug., 1941.
Ibra C. Blackwood (1878-1936) Governor of South Carolina. b. Nov.
21, 1878 at Blackwood, S.C. Admitted to bar in 1902 and practiced at
Spartanburg, S.C. Member of house of representatives 1903-05, solicitor 7th
Judicial Circuit, 1916-31 and governorof South Carolina 1931-35. Raised in
Spartan Lodge No. 70, Spartanburg, S.C. on Aug. 20, 1903. Past grand master of
Grand Lodge of S.C. d. Feb. 12, 1936.
Norman J. Blackwood (1866-1938) Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. Jan.
3, 1866 at Philadelphia, Pa. Graduate of U.S. Naval Academy and received M.D.
from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia in 1888. Entered navy in 1890 and
advanced through grades to rear admiral Oct. 10, 1929. Served in
Spanish-American War, Cuban Insurrection, WW1. Commanded naval hospitals in
the Philippines and U.S. and the ships U.S.S. Solace and U.S.S. Mercy. Retired
from active service Jan. 3, 1930 and became medical director of Provident
Hospital, Chicago. Mason and member of the National Sojourners. d. April 1,
1938.
Robert L. Blaffer (1876-1942) President of Humble Oil & Refining
Co. b. Aug. 5, 1876 at New Orleans, La. Began with Monongahela Coal & Coke
Co., New Orleans, 1894. Entered oil business in 1902 and from 1917-33 was vice
president and treasurer of Humble Oil & Refining Co., becoming president in
1933 and chairman of the board in 1937. Mason. d. Oct. 22, 1942.
James G. Blaine Bank president. b. Jan. 10, 1888 in New York City.
Began with New York Life Insurance Co. in 1911. Vice pres. Liberty National
Bank, 1919-21, vice pres. New York Trust Co. 1921-27, president Fidelity Trust
Co. 1927-30. President and director of Marine Midland Trust Co. 1930-54 and
chairman of the board since 1955. He is a director of the following: Fidelity
Safe Deposit Co., Remington Rand, Inc., Studebaker-Packard Corp., Pepsi Cola
Co. In 1948-49 he was chief of the E.C.A. Mission to Belgium and Luxembourg
and has served on many national and by Washington as a justice on the first Supreme Court of the
United States. b. Williamsburg, Va. in 1732. Graduated from William and Mary
College and studied law at the Temple, London, soon becoming prominent in his
profession and was a member of the legislature as early as 1765. In 1776 he
was a member of the committee that drew up a plan for governing the state and
was chosen to the council and in 1777 became a judge of the court of appeals
for Virginia. He was afterward chief justice and in 1780 was judge of the high
court of chancery. A delegate to the convention that drew up the Federal
Constitution and with Washington and Madison voted for its adoption—the other
Virginians dissenting. In 1789 Washington named him as one of the justices of
the first Supreme Court of the U.S. and he served until 1796 when he resigned.
He is often confused with his father, John Blair (1689-1771), who was
president of the Council of Virginia under British rule (same as governor). A
member of Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, Williamsburg, Va. he was passed Aug. 3,
1773, raised Dec. 23, 1773. Where he was initiated is not known, but it is
thought it may have been at the Lodge of St. James, England. The records of
Williamsburg Lodge show that on Sept. 7, 1773 he was fined "1 shill, 3 pence
for absence this evening," and that he signed the by-laws on July 6, 1773. He
was elected master in May, 1774 and served as the first grand master of the
Grand Lodge of Virginia from 1778-84. d. Aug. 31, 1800.
Edgar Blake (1869-1943) Methodist bishop. b. Dec. 8, 1869 at
Gorham, Maine. Graduate of Boston Univ. School of Theology, 1898; D.D. from
Nebraska Wesleyan Univ., 1909 and LL.D. from DePauw Univ. Ordained in 1899 and
held pastorates in New Hampshire from 1895-1908. Secretary international
charitable organizations. Mason.
David E. Blair Lawyer, jurist. b. Aug. 16, 1874 at Salina, Kans.
LL.B. Univ. of Kansas, 1899. Law practice at Joplin, Mo. Judge, Circuit Court,
25th Judicial Circuit 1908-17; member Public Service Commission of Mo. 191720;
associate justice Supreme Court of Mo., 1921-30 and chief justice, 192526.
Practiced law in St. Louis 1931-34 and returned to Joplin, 1934. Elected to
Springfield Court of Appeals in 1944 for 12 year term, making him the only
Missourian elected to all three benches. Mason and 32° AASR (SJ).
James 1'. Blair (1871-1944) Jurist. b. Nov. 11, 1871 at Loudon,
Tenn. Father of James T. Blair, Jr. q.v. Taught school before starting law
practice in 1896. President of Obion (Tenn.) College 1895. Member of committee
to revise statutes of Mo. 1909-11; judge of Supreme Court of Mo. 1915-25 and
chief justice, 1921-22. Re-entered law practice at St. Louis in 1925. Member
of the Appellate Judicial Commission of Missouri from 1941 until death on
April 12, 1944. Mason.
James T. Blair, Jr. Governor of Missouri, 1957-60. b. March 15,
1902 at Maysville, Mo. Admitted to bar in 1924 and since practiced in
Jefferson City, Mo. Member of house of representatives 1928-32 and majority
leader in 1931. Mayor of Jefferson City 194749 and lieutenant governor of Mo.
from 1949-56 when elected governor. Served as lieutenant-colonel, U.S. Army,
1942-45. Raised in Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Oct. 14, 1925; exalted March 24,
1926, Jefferson City Chapter No. 34; Ezra Council No. 32 R. & S.M., March,
1936; Knighted Prince of Peace Commandery No. 29, K.T. March 27, 1939, all of
Jefferson City, Mo. Shriner.
John Blair, Jr. (1732-1800) Named 102 Antonio Guzman Blanco of
Board of Sunday Schools 1912-20. Made a bishop on May 18, 1920. Mason and
Knight Templar. d. May 26, 1943.
Henry S. Blake (1888-1956) President of Capper Publications,
Topeka, Kans. b. Feb. 14, 1888 at Minneapolis, Minn. Joined the Capper
Publications in 1920 as business manager and was selected vice president and
general manager in 1937, taking over the presidency in 1952 on the death of
Senator Arthur Capper. As president of the largest publishing firm west of the
Mississippi he was executive officer of the following publications with a
circulation of 5 million; Cap-per's Weekly, Topeka Daily Capital, Kansas City
Kansan; two national magazines, Household and Capper's Farmer and five state
farm papers, Kansas Farmer, Missouri Ruralist, Michigan Farmer, Ohio Farmer,
and Pennsylvania Farmer. Capper Publications also include radio stations WIBW,
Topeka and KCKN, Kansas City and television station WIBW-TV at Topeka. He was
a Mason, 32° AASR (SJ) and Shriner. d. March 12, 1956.
William Rufus Blake (1805-1863) Actor. b. in Halifax, N.S. and
first appeared on the stage of that city when 17 as the Prince of Wales, in
Richard the Third. His first New York appearance was in 1824 at the Chatham
theatre as Frederick in The Poor Gentleman. While playing at the Tremont
theatre, Boston in 1827, he received the first call before the curtain ever
given to an actor in this country. In 1839 he visited England, making his
first appearance there in the Haymarket theatre, London. On April 21, 1863,
while playing Sir Peter Teazle, in the Boston theatre, he was suddenly taken
ill and died the next day. He was the author of several plays including Nero
and The Turned Head. Blake was a member of Independent Royal Arch Lodge No. 2
of New York City.
Raymond B. Blakney President of Olivet College (Mich.) b. Nov. 4,
1895 at Boston, Mass. Ordained Congregational minister in 1918 and taught
physics at Fukien Christian Univ., Foochow, China from 1920-27. Served as
pastor in Sanford, Me., and Williamstown, Mass. Returned to Orient as
missionary for American Board Commissioners (Cong.) at Peking and Mindanao,
Philippines until 1949. Served as chaplain, U.S. Army in WW1 and WW2.
President of Olivet College since 1950. In 1957 he became president of Pierce
College, Athens, Greece. Raised in Foochow Lodge, Foochow, China in 1923 and
now member of International Lodge, Peking, China (in exile). 32° AASR (SJ) in
Peking, Orient of China and served as secretary of the Scottish Rite bodies of
North China (in exile) from 1948-57. KCCH.
Antonio Guzman Blanco (1829-1899) President of Venezuela three
terms. b. in Caracas. Served as vice-president of Venezuela 1863-68. Following
the overthrow of Falcon in 1868, as a general he led a successful revolution.
He was president from 1870-72 and on alternate two years until 1889 when
deposed by Congress. He was practically a dictator for the entire period. As
president he decreed that the Grand Lodge of Venezuela could send out
communications postage free, a privilege which has since been rescinded. He
erected the beautiful Masonic temple at Caracas, the largest and most complete
in South America. He established the separation of the Catholic church and the
state and abolished the convents and transformed Catholic churches into
monuments such as the Capitol and the Pantheon for their independence heroes.
He also installed compulsory education. He was a 33° AASR. Died in Paris, France—where he liked to live even when he was
president.
John R. Bland (1851-1923) Organizer and president of the U.S.
Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Co. in 1896. b. March 24, 1851 at Bridgeton, Mo.
d. Jan. 6, 1923. Mason.
Richard P. Bland (1835-1899) U.S. Congressman from Missouri for 25
years. Known as "Silver Dick." b. Aug. 19, 1835 near Hartford, Ky. Moved to
Missouri in 1855 and thence to California on a mining expedition. He then
removed to that part of Utah which is now Nevada and practiced law at Virginia
City. He returned to Missouri in 1865 and practiced law at Rolla until Aug.
1869 when he moved to Lebanon. As a member of Congress from 1873-95 and
1897-99, he was the author of the Bland bill for the coinage of not less than
two million and not more than four million in silver bullion per month which
was passed in 1878 and repealed in 1891. In 1896 he received many votes for
president. He was a member of Rolla Lodge No. 213, Rolla, Mo. and was exalted
in Rolla Chapter No. 32 in 1868. He later transferred as a charter member of
Lebanon Chapter No. 64 and served as high priest in 1871. Knighted in St.
John's Cornmandery No. 33, Springfield and later affiliated with Lebanon
Commandery No. 33 at Lebanon. d. June 15, 1899 and buried with Masonic and
Knight Templar honors in a Catholic cemetery in Lebanon, Mo.
Theodoric Bland (1742-1790) Revolutionary soldier, doctor and
member of Continental Congress. b. in Prince George Co., Va. he was educated
in England and studied medicine at Univ. of Edinburgh. After being admitted to
medical practice he returned to America in 1764. Wrote against the English
governor under the pen name "Cassius" and was one of those who removed arms
and ammunition which Lord Dunmore had taken from the public arsenal. He became
captain of the first group of Virginia cavalry and later colonel. He
distinguished himself at the battle of Brandywine and had the confidence of
General Washington. He served one term during the war in the Virginia senate
and was elected to the Continental Congress from 1780-83. He was a member of
the Virginia convention of 1788 and was among those opposed to the adoption of
the federal constitution. He became representative from Virginia to the first
Congress, taking his seat March 30, 1789. Although his lodge is not known, he
was present at Williamsburg Lodge No. 6 on July 7, 1778. d. June 1, 1790.
William T. Bland (1861-1928) U.S. Congressman from Missouri, 66th
Congress (1919-21). b. Jan. 21, 1861 at Weston, Va. Law degree from Univ. of
West Virginia in 1884. Practiced law in Atchison, Kans. and was elected judge
of 2nd Judicial District from 1896-1904 but resigned in 1901 to engage in
wholesale drug business as vice president and later president of McPike Drug
Co., Kansas City, Mo. Mason. d. Jan. 16, 1928.
Alexander H. Blankingship Episcopal Bishop. b. Nov. 30, 1894 at
Richmond, Va. Graduate of Univ. of Richmond (A.B. and D.D.); Yale Divinity
School (A.B.) and B.D. Virginia Theological Semin. Served as rector of
Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Va. 1924-27 and dean of Holy Trinity
Cathedral, Havana, Cuba, 1927-39. Has been bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
Missionary District of Cuba since Feb. 1939. Served in Mexican Border conflict
of 1916 and WW1. Received degrees in Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22,
Alexandria, Va. in 1925 and presently a member of Island Lodge No. 56, Island
Chapter No. 1, R.A.M.; Havana Commandery No. 1, K.T. and 32° Santiago Consistory, Havana, Cuba. Member of Mahi Shrine
Temple, Miami, Florida and Havana Shrine Club. Has served as chaplain of his
blue lodge and commandery.
John D. Blanton (1859-1933) President of Ward Belmont School,
Nashville, Tenn. b. March 26, 1859 in Cumberland Co., Va. Taught and
supervised schools in Missouri until selected as vice-president of Ward
Belmont in 1913. Became president in 1915. Mason. d. Oct. 6, 1933.
Henry G. Blasdel First Governor of Nevada. Member of Santa Cruz
Lodge No. 38, Santa Cruz, Calif. and later past master of Carson Lodge No. 1,
Carson City, Nevada.
Samuel Blatchford (1820-?) U.S. Supreme Court justice. b. March 9,
1820 in New York. Became private secretary to Gov. William H. Seward in 1839
and military secretary on his staff until 1843. Admitted to bar in 1842 and
settled in Auburn, N.Y. where he was associated with Seward as a law partner.
Moved to New York in 1854. Named associate justice of U.S. Supreme Court in
1882 and served eleven years (1893). He was raised in Manhattan Lodge No. 62,
New York City on Jan. 16, 1863.
Valentine Blatz Founder of Blatz Brewing Co. and member of Aurora
Lodge No. 10, Milwaukee, Wis.
Cadwallader, 9th Lord of Blayney (1720-1775) Grand Master of the
Moderns from 1764-67 and of Ireland in 1768. It was under his authority that
the Charter of Compact was drawn up with the Royal Arch Grand Chapter. During
his grandmastership 74 lodges were constituted as contrasted with the 20
charters issued by the "Ancients.”
Jesse Bledsoe (1776-1837) U.S. Senator from Kentucky. b. April 6,
1776 in Culpepper Co., Va. Becamesecretary of state of Kentucky in 1808 and
member of the state legislature in 1812. Served as U.S. Senator, 1913-15. From
1917-20 he was state senator and in 1822 was appointed circuit judge in the
Lexington district. In 1833 he removed to Mississippi and in 1835 to Texas.
Member of Lexington Lodge No. 1, Lexington, Ky. and past master of same; grand
tyler of the G.L. of Kentucky in 1808. Member of Frankfort Chapter No. 3,
R.A.M. at Frankfort, Ky. d. June 30, 1837.
Samuel T. Bledsoe ( 1868-1 939) President of A.T. & S.F. Railroad
and affiliated companies. b. May 12, 1868 in Clinton Co., Ky. Practiced law in
Texas, Indian Territory and Oklahoma. First associated with A.T. & S.F. in
1908, becoming president in 1933. Director of Railway Express Agency. Mason.
d. March 8, 1939.
Harman Blennerhassett (1764-1831) Associate of Aaron Burr and
controversial figure of the post-Revolutionary period. b. Oct. 8, 1764 (or
1765) in Hampshire, England. Of a wealthy family he studied at Westminster,
London and Trinity college, Dublin, receiving B.A. and LL.B. degrees in 1790.
In 1797 he disposed of his estates, and sailed for New York, determined to
spend the rest of his life in study and leisure. In 1798 he purchased an
island in the Ohio river a few miles below Parkersburg called Backus
island—and afterwards Blennerhassett island. Here he erected an elaborate
mansion which he filled with costly pictures, statues and books. Settling down
to a life of study on the sciences such as chemistry and astronomy, he was
known for his lavish hospitality and soon became the social leader of the
area. On Aug. 12, 1797 he visited American Union Lodge No. 1 at Marietta and
in 1798 was made its secretary. Where he received his degrees is not known.
Among the many distinguished guests to share his hospitality was Aaron Burr in 1805. Burr succeeded in
interesting him in his scheme for the invasion of the Mexican territory west
of the Mississippi and setting up a private "nation." It is probable that
Blennerhassett did not realize that Burr's scheme was treasonable, and he
invested large sums in boats, arms and provisions for the expedition. When
Jefferson issued a proclamation against the scheme, Blennerhassett fled with
Burr, was arrested and freed but arrested again at Lexington, Ky. and placed
in prison. Even the legal services of Henry Clay could not effect his release,
but when the treason charges against Burr failed, he was released in 1807. His
property had been seized and then accidentally burned. Blennerhassett then
settled in Natchez, Miss. where he purchased 1,000 acres of ground. He was
admitted a member of Harmony Lodge No. 1 at Natchez on March 4, 1816 and was
shown as a member of that lodge until the returns of 1819 when he removed to
Montreal where he began the practice of law. When he failed to receive a
judgeship from his friend and schoolmate, the Duke of Richmond, he sailed for
Ireland in 1822 hoping to recover his estates, but failed. He died Feb. 1,
1831 on the Isle of Guernsey.
1st Earl of Blesington (Viscount Mountjoy) (1709-1769) First grand
master of the Ancients, 1756-60. It was to him that Laurence Dermott dedicated
his Ahintan Rezon probably in an effort to secure his acceptance of the
office. He was privately installed in his own library. Previously, as the 3rd
Viscount Mountjoy, he had ruled the Irish craft in 1738-39, and had been
responsible for the foundation of Irish Masonic charity. He was a kinsman of
the Hon. Elizabeth St. Leger q.v. the lady Freemason.
Archie Bleyer Musician, composer and orchestra leader. Made a hit
of the Davy Crockett song in 1954. President of Cadence Records. A member of
St. Cecile Lodge No. 568, New York City.
Reynolds E. Blight (1879-?) Writer and lecturer. b. May 19, 1879
at Torrington, Eng., coming to United States in 1896. Lectured for churches
and Southwestern Univ. Editor of several publications—Liberal Review 1918-19;
Masonic Digest, 1921-23 and 1925-33; New Age 1923-25; California Certified
Public Accountant, 1935-41; and Los Angeles Churchman, 1935-43. President of
Pierce Insurance Co. Mason, 33° AASR (SJ), Knight Templar and Red Cross of
Constantine. Field secretary of Los Angeles AASR bodies, since 1944. Member of
committee on Masonic Information, G.L. of Calif. and Masonic Homes Endowment
Fund Board. Author of What I Believe and Why; Freemasonry •at a Glance.
Aaron T. Bliss (1837-1906) Governor of Michigan. b. May 22, 1837
at Smithfield, N.Y. Served in New York militia during Civil War, captured and
spent six months in prisons, eventually escaping and making way back to Union
lines nearly starved. Engaged in lumbering at Saginaw, Mich. from 1865 until
his death in 1906. Served in many local, state and national public offices,
including state senator, member of U.S. Congress from 8th Mich. dist. in
1889-91. Elected twice as governor of Michigan, serving from 1900-04. Member
of Saginaw Valley Lodge No. 154 at Saginaw.
Cornelius N. Bliss (1833-1911) Secretary of Interior under
McKinley. b. Jan. 26, 1833 at Fall River, Mass. Engaged in dry goods business
most of his life. Trustee and director of several large corporations. Served
as chairman of the New York Republican Committee and treasurer of National
Republican Committee. Named by McKinley as Secretary of the Interior in 1897 and resigned in 1899. Declined to be a candidate for
governor of New York in 1885 and 1891. Member of St. Johns Lodge, Boston,
joining in 1858. d. 1911.
Herbert Bliss Brigadier General, U. S. Army. 33° AASR and member
of National Sojourners.
Raymond W. Bliss Surgeon General, U.S. Army. b. May 17, 1888 at
Chelsea, Mass. Graduated Tufts Medical College in 1910, Army Medical School,
1913, Harvard Medical School, 1921 (C.S.) and 1943 (D.Sc.). Commissioned 1st
Lt. in Medical Reserve Corps, 1911 and advanced through grades to major
general in 1943. Appointed Surgeon General in June, 1947. Mason.
Antonio Blitz (1810-1877) Magician. b. June 21, 1810 in Deal,
England. An early magician who in those days were known as "prestidigitateurs."
He began his career at the age of 13 in Hamburg, Germany and after travelling
two years in northern Europe, he returned to England, appearing first in Dover
in Dec. 1925. He then visited Ireland and Scotland and in 1834 came to the
United States, travelling through the country, Canada and West Indies. On his
return from the South he settled in Philadelphia, Pa. where he resided until
his death on Jan. 28, 1877. He was author of Fifty Years in the Magic Circle.
Although his original lodge is not known, he was made an honorary member of
Montgomery Lodge No. 19 of Philadelphia.
V. Harwood Blocker Consul General of United States. b. June 8,
1903 at Hondo, Texas. Entered U.S. consular service in 1926 and has served as
clerk, vice consul, sec. consul in Peru, Mexico, Paraguay, Morocco, Honduras,
Martinique, Brazil, Victoria. Consul general at Athens, Greece since 1954.
Hondo Lodge No. 756, Hondo, Texas.
William P. Blocker (1892-1947) Consul General of United States. b.
Sept. 30, 1892 at Hondo, Texas. Entered consular service in 1913 and served in
various capacities in consular offices of Mexico and Cuba. Was consul general
at Ciudad Juarez, Mexico from 1938. Mason. d. Feb. 28, 1947.
Timothy Bloodworth (1736-1814) U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
He was a member of the Continental Congress of 1786-87 and for thirty years a
member of the legislative assembly of N.C. Served in U.S. Congress from 1790
to 1791 and as U.S. Senator from 1795-1801. After his senatorship, he was
collector of the port of Wilmington. He grew up in poverty and followed in
turn the professions of farmer, smith, preacher, doctor, wheelwright and
politician. He was noted for his benevolence. In 1805 he represented St.
Tammany Lodge No. 30, Wilmington, N.C. at the G.L. of N.C. d. Aug. 24, 1814.
Henry Bloom General in the war of 1812. His grave has a Masonic
headstone.
Sol Bloom (1870-1949) U.S. Congressman from 20th New York district
from 68th to 81st Congresses (1923-51). b. March 9, 1870 at Pekin, Ill. Had a
varied career in newspaper, theatrical and music publishing businesses. In
1893 he was superintendent of the construction of the Midway Plaisance of the
Chicago Exposition. Moved to New York City in 1903 and engaged in real estate
and construction business. He was chairman of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs. His greatest service to the U.S. was as director of the U.S. George
Washington Bicentennial Commission in 1932. He was also chairman of committee
on the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court and
director general of the U.S. Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission. He was a signer of the United Nations Charter
and delegate to U.N. conferences in San Francisco, London and New York. A
member of Pacific Lodge No. 233 (1903), New York City, he was a 32° AASR (NJ)
member and Shriner. d. March 7, 1949.
Joseph Bloomfield (1753-1823) Governor of New Jersey. b. Oct. 5,
1753 at Woodbridge, N.J. Studied law until beginning of the Revolutionary War
when he was made a captain in Dayton's regiment of the 3rd New Jersey in 1776
and served through the war, attaining the rank of major. Following the war he
was admitted to the bar and practiced at Burlington until he became attorney
general of the state. During the War of 1812 he was a brigadier general. From
1801-12 he was governor of New Jersey, and member of U.S. Congress from
181721. He was raised in Bristol Lodge No. 25, Bristol, Pa. and served as
master in 1782. He affiliated with Trenton Lodge No. 5, Trenton, N.J. in 1790
and in 1799-80 was grand master of the G.L. of New Jersey. d. Oct. 3, 1823.
Sumner N. Blossom Magazine editor. b. Kansas City, Mo. Attended
public schools and Univ. of Missouri. Started journalism career with the
Kansas City Star, 1912-14 and with the Associated Press, 1914-16. Was
correspondent with the U.S. punitive expedition in Mexico, 1916. From 1919-22
was with the New York Daily News. Editor of Popular Science Monthly, 1922-29,
and editor of The American Magazine since 1929 and director of Crowell-Collier
Publishing Co. Raised in Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, Kansas City, Mo. about 1913.
Member of the Grand Council, Order of DeMolay.
Willie Blount (1767-?) Governor of Tennessee, 1809-15. b. in North
Carolina and was a half-brother of William Blount, the Constitution signer. He
was secretary to his brother while the latter was territorial governor of
Ohio, and afterward moved to Montgomery Co., Tenn. Member of Unanimity Lodge
No. 54 of North Carolina.
Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher (1742-1819) Field Marshal General of
Prussia and Prince of Wahlstadt. Entered Swedish service in 1756 and captured
by Prussians in Seven Year's War. He then entered Prussian army. Discharged in
1770 but rejoined in 1787. Took part in Dutch and Pomeranian campaigns and
commissioned lieut.-general in 1801, serving as governor of Munster in 1803.
Captured by French in 1806 but was exchanged for a French general. In the War
of Liberation he led Prussian troops under Russian command and became
commander in chief of the Silesian army, in war against Napoleon in 1813;
defeated Macdonald at Katzbach and Marmont at Mockern. Crossed the Elbe and
was first to enter Leipzig. Created field marshal general, he crossed the
Rhine in 1814 and besieged Napoleon at La Rothiere, but was forced to retreat.
He defeated Napoleon at Laon and entered Paris in 1814 for which he was
created Prince of Wahlstatt (in Silesia). As commander of Prussian forces in
Belgium, 1815, he was defeated at Ligney, but aided Wellington in the victory
of Waterloo. His original lodge is not known, but he was a constant visitor in
the Lodge "Pax Inimicamalis" at Emmeriah in 1800-01; and in 1814 the Lodge
"Archimedes" at Altenburg received him as an honorary member. His nickname was
"Marshal Forward.”
Monte Blue Movie actor. b. Indianapolis, Ind. His father was a
railroad engineer who was killed when Monte was 5, and when his mother died
six years later, he and his brothers were placed in an orphans' home at Knightstown, Ind. Worked his
way through school and turned to his father's trade of railroading. After
working as a fireman on the Big Four, he became a soldier of fortune, trying
almost everything—cowboy, lumberjack, sailor, with a circus and finally the
silent films, where he was a popular Warner Brothers star. A member of Utopia
Lodge No. 537 of Los Angeles, he was a member of the Los Angeles Consistory AASR and was noted for his impressive degree work in that branch of
Freemasonry. He was also a member of Al Malaikah Shrine Temple and the famous
"233 Club"—a movie-Masonic club.
Robert D. Blue Governor of Iowa (1945-49). b. Sept. 24, 1898 at
Eagle Grove, Ia. In law practice at Eagle Grove since 1922. Served as state
representative, Republican floor leader, speaker of the house and lieutenant
governor. Mason, Shriner, member of Eastern Star and White Shrine.
Fred H. Blume Chief justice, Supreme Court of Wyoming. b. Jan. 9,
1875 at Audubon, Ia. Admitted to Iowa bar in 1899 and practiced at Audubon
until 1904 when he moved to Sheridan, Wyo. Member of Wyoming lower house
1907-09 and senate, 1909-13. Has been a justice of the Supreme Court of
Wyoming since 1921, serving as chief justice 1927-31, 1937-39 and 1945-47.
Mason.
4th Lord of Blythswood (Archibald Douglas Campbell) 85th Grand
Master Mason of Scotland (1926-28). b. April 25, 1870 at London, Eng. Active
member of the Supreme Council of Scotland.
Elijah Boardman (1760-1823) U.S. Senator from Connecticut. b.
March 7, 1760 at New Milford, Conn. Served several terms in the lower branch
of the Connecticut legislature and in 1821 was elected to the U.S.
Senate,serving in the 17th Congress. He died Oct. 8, 1823 at Boardman, Ohio, a
town in which he was interested. He was a member of Columbia Lodge No. 25 at
Stepney, Conn., and in 1809 of Hiram Lodge No. 1, New Haven.
Harold S. Boardman President of University of Maine 1926-34. b.
March 31, 1884 at Bangor, Me. A civil engineer with degrees from Maine State,
Mass. Institute of Technology, Univ. of Maine, Colby, Rhode Island College and
Bates College. Alternated between teaching and practical engineering work,
specializing in bridges and hydrographic, structural and hydraulic highway
projects. Mason and 32° AASR (NJ).
Victor V. Boatner (1881-1950) President of Chicago Great Western
Railroad and Peoria & Pekin Union Railroad. b. May 6, 1881 at Bethlehem, Mass.
Began railroad career with Yazo & Mississippi Valley in 1901. Served as
director of railway transport in Office of Defense Transportation, 194244.
Mason, AASR and Shriner. d. Feb. 11, 1950.
Hiram Abiff Boaz Methodist bishop. b. Dec. 18, 1866 at Murray, Ky.
Licensed to preach in 1889 and ordained Methodist minister in 1891. Held
several pastorates in Texas before becoming president of Polytechnic College
at Fort Worth 1902-11; vice president of Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas,
1911-13; and president of Texas Woman's College, 1913-18. From 1918-20 he was
president of S.M.U. In 1922 was elected bishop M.E. Church and assigned to
superintend church work in China, Japan, Siberia and Manchuria. From 1926
until his retirement in 1938 he headed various conferences in Arkansas,
Oklahoma, Texas and Mexico. A member of Granger Lodge No. 677, Granger, Texas,
he served as grand chaplain of the G.L. of Texas in 1953. Active in York Rite Masonry, he is a noted
Masonic speaker.
E. Manchester Boddy Newspaper executive. b. Nov. 1, 1891 at Lake
Tapps, Wash. Began as salesman for Encyclopedia Britannicct in New England,
1916. Owner and editor of Huntington Park Signal and Los Angeles Daily News.
Is associate editor of L. D. Powell Co., book publishers. Served as infantry
officer in WW1 and was disabled in Argonne Forest. Member of Craftsmen Lodge
No. 559, Los Angeles, Calif.
Johann Joachim Christoph Bode (1730-1793) German musician,
book-dealer and translator. Translated Sterne, Fielding, Goldsmith, Burney,
Montaigne and others. Wrote extensively on Freemasonry and was one of the most
distinguished Masons of his time. b. Jan. 16, 1730 in Brunswick. He was
initiated in 1791 and is listed as a member and past master of Lodge Absalem
at Hamburg. He served as deputy grand master of the G.L. of Hamburg.
Thomas Bodley (1744-?) American general who served in Wayne's
Indian campaign. b. Feb. 2, 1744. A member of Lexington Lodge No. 1,
Lexington, Ky., serving as master in 1798 and grand master of the G.L. of
Kentucky in 1818.
Joseph R. Bodwell (1818 - 1887) Governor of Maine. b. June 18,
1818 in Methuen, Mass. Opened quarries in 1852 on an island in Penobscot Bay
and in 1870 organized the Bodwell and Hallowell granite company. Served twice
in the legislature and was elected governor in 1886. A member of Rockland
Lodge No. 79, Rockland, Me. d. Dec. 15, 1887.
Johann Boeber Russian Royal Councilor of State and director of the
School of Cadets at St. Petersburg during the reign of Alexander I q.v. It was
presumably through his in-fluence that Emperor Alexander revoked the edict
against Freemasonry and became a member of the craft himself. Boeber was grand
master of the G.L. of Russia from 1811-14. He became a member of the Lodge
"Alexander of Charity of the Crowned Pelican" in 1808 or 1809. This lodge
worked under the Swedish system.
Jacob Boehmen (also Bohm, Boehme) See Bohme J. Caleb Boggs
Governor of Delaware. b. May 15, 1909 at Cheswold, Del. Received A.B. from
Univ. of Delaware and LL.D. from Georgetown Univ. Practiced law in Wilmington.
U.S. Congressman from 1946-52. Active service in WW1 as army colonel. Member
of Eureka Lodge No. 23; 32° Delaware Consistory, both of Wilmington. Member of
Nur Shrine Temple, Wilmington; Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Milford; National
Sojourners, DeMolay, Jesters, of Wilmington.
Lewis V. Bogy (1813-1877) U.S. Senator from Missouri. b. April 9,
1813 at St. Genevieve, Mo., a descendant of the early French settlers of the
region. Studied law in Illinois and Kentucky and graduated from Lexington Law
School in 1835 and set up practice in St. Louis. Served several terms in
Missouri legislature and in 1867-68 was commissioner of Indian affairs.
Interested in the development of the mineral resources of the state, he was a
founder and president of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain railroad. Elected to
U.S. Senate as a democrat in 1873. Member of Polar Star Lodge No. 79 of St.
Louis.
Jakob Bohme (1575-1624) Also Boehmen, Bohm, Boehme. Leading German
theosophist and mystic. In later years some of his disciples who were
Freemasons, sought to incorporate his dogmas into Freemasonry and to make the
lodges schools of theosophy. The Theosophic Rites of
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Louis Bonaparte Freemasonry, which prevailed to a great extent in France and
Germany can be traced to Bohme's ideas. In 1634 he published Aurora, order die
Morgenrote im Auf gang which was condemned as heretical by the church.
Simon Bolivar (1783-1830) The "George Washington" of South
America, who in 20 years of warfare liberated from Spanish tyranny the area
which is now Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. b. in Caracas,
Venezuela. He joined Freemasonry in Cadiz, Spain and received the Scottish
Rite degrees in Paris and was knighted in a Commandery of Knights Templar in
France in 1807. While on a diplomatic mission to London in 1810 he was active
in Freemasonry in that country. He founded and served as master of Protectora
de las Vertudes Lodge No. 1 in Venezuela and in 1824 founded the Lodge Order
and Liberty No. 2 in Peru. In 1828, when the anti-Masonic wave was sweeping
over the world, Bolivar forbade meetings of Masons in Venezuela. His Scottish
Rite collar and apron are on exhibit in the New York Grand Lodge museum.
Catholic born, he broke away from the church when, in his liberation movement,
he found that the clerics who ruled with an iron hand under the Spanish
administration were among his chief opponents. On his death bed in 1830 he
returned to Catholicism for spiritual aid. Nevertheless it was as a Freemason
that he performed the deeds which established him as one of the greatest
liberators of the world.
Frank C. Bolles Major General, U.S. Army. b. Sept. 25, 1872 at
Elgin, Ill. Graduate of U.S. Military Academy in 1896 and promoted through
grades to major general in 1935. Served in Spanish American War, Philippine
Insurrection and WW1. Wounded twice and gassed once. Commanded 39th Infantry
in WW1,later 30th Infantry at Presidio, Calif. Was commanding general of Ft.
Russell, Ft. Stotsenburg, Fort Sheridan, Fort Sam Houston and 7th Corps Area.
Retired in 1936. President of Union State Bank, South San Antonio, Texas since
1937. Mason and member of National Sojourners.
Jerome Bonaparte ( 178 4 - 18 60) Brother of Napoleon I q.v. b.
Nov. 15, 1784. Served as lieutenant on an expedition to Haiti in 1803 and took
refuge from British in United States where in 1803 he married Elizabeth
Patterson of Baltimore. The marriage was annulled in 1805 as Napoleon did not
recognize it. He later married Princess Catherine of Wurttemberg. He was made
King of Westphalia in 1807 by Napoleon and was afterwards known as the Duc de
Monfort. At Napoleon's defeat in 1814, he settled in Florence, returning to
France in 1848; was made a Marshal of France in 1850 and served as president
of the Senate. He was grand master of the Grand Orient of Westphalia. d. June
24, 1860.
Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844) Eldest of the four brothers of
Napoleon who were all Freemasons. b. Jan. 7, 1768. He was a member of the
Council of Five Hundred in 1798 and councilor of state in 1799. Napoleon made
him King of Naples from 1806-08 and King of Spain from 1803-13. From 1815-32,
following Napoleon's defeat he lived in the United States under the name of
Comte de Survilliers. He was made a Freemason at the Tuilleries in April, 1805
by a commission composed of "Bros. Cambaceres, Kellerman, Hugh Maret and
several others" and in the same year was appointed as grand master of the
Grand Orient of France by Napoleon. d. July 28, 1844.
Louis Bonaparte (1778-1846) Brother of Napoleon I and King of
Holland. b. Sept. 2, 1778. Made King of Holland in 1806 by Napoleon, abdicating in 1810, when he assumed
the title of Comte de St. Leu. In 1805 he was governor of Paris, and when his
brother, Joseph was named grand master of the Grand Orient of France in 1805,
he was named deputy grand master. d. July 25, 1846. Father of Emperor Napoleon
III.
Lucien Bonaparte ( 1 7 7 5 - 1 84 0 ) Brother of Napoleon I and a
member of the Grand Orient of France. As president of the Council of Five
Hundred in 1799, he aided Napoleon in securing dictatorship of France. He was
named ambassador to Madrid in 1800 and negotiated a treaty between Spain and
Portugal in 1801, but in 1810 was exiled for opposing Napoleon's policies and
while on way to United States was captured by the English and held as prisoner
of state in England. In 1814 he was given the title of Prince of Canino. b.
May 21, 1775. d. June 29, 1840.
Napoleon Bonaparte See Napoleon I.
Shadrach Bond (1773-1832) First governor of Illinois. b. Nov. 24,
1773 in Frederick Co., Md. He moved to Kaskaskia (Ill.), then in Indiana
territory and was a member of the legislature of the Illinois territory and
its first delegate to Congress, serving from 1812-14. In 1814 he was appointed
receiver of public monies and when Illinois became a state he was elected its
first governor, serving 1818-22. He was initiated in Temple Lodge No. 26,
Reisterstown, Md. and affiliated with Western Star Lodge No. 107 at Kaskaskia,
Ill. on Dec. 27, 1806, serving as master of the lodge in 1815-18-27-28-29. He
was first grand master of the Grand Lodge of Illinois in 1822, which later
became defunct. d. April 12, 1832.
Thomas Bond (1712-1784) Distinguished early day physician
whofounded the Pennsylvania hospital. He was closely associated with Benjamin
Franklin and Dr. John Bartram, the botanist, in a literary society of
Philadelphia. In 1749 he was deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania.
August (Anshel) Bondi (1833-1907) Compatriot of free-stater John
Brown q.v. b. July 21, 1833 Vienna, Austria. An adventurer whose last request
was that he be known as a "fighter for freedom," he first saw action at the
age of 14 in the Metternich revolution after which he migrated to the United
States. He joined a group going to Cuba to fight the Spaniards, but this
venture failed. He also attempted to join Perry's first expedition to Japan.
Finally settling in Kansas, he joined John Brown and his free-staters and
participated in the battles of Blackjack and Osawatomie. At the outbreak of
the Civil War he joined the 5th Kansas Cavalry and participated in the battles
of Black River, Pine Bluff; and was left for dead on the battlefield at
Monticello Cross Roads (Ark.) A few months later he was mustered out of the
service. His many business ventures failed, due mainly to his wanderlust. He
died Sept. 30, 1907 in St. Louis and was buried in Salina, Kansas with Jewish
and Masonic rites.
William W. Bondurant Educator and college president. b. Rice, Va.
Professor of Latin. President of Daniel Baker College, Brownwood, Texas,
1915-16. Superintendent of Texas Military Institute from 1926-47 (emeritus
since 1952). Mason, Knight Templar and Shriner.
Manual Jose Carazzo Bonilla Vice president of Costa Rica (1936-40)
under President Castro. Was secretary of state. A brilliant student, he was
active in many political fields. Member of Caridad Lodge No. 26. Ygnacio Bonillas (1858-1944) Ambassador from
Mexico to United States from 1917. b. Feb. 1, 1858 at San Ygnacio, Sonora,
Mexico. Studied at Mass. Inst. of Tech. Mining inspector, state of Sonora
1911-13. Secretary in first Carranza cabinet 1884-88. Member of 23rd Congress,
State of Sonora and member of commission to settle difficulties arising from
Villa's attack on Columbus, N. Mex. and Pershing expedition. Mason. d. Jan.
31, 1944.
Nicholas de Bonneville (1760-1828) French writer, bookseller, man
of letters and president of one of the Paris districts at outbreak of French
Revolution in 1789. b. March 13, 1760 at Evreaux. In 1788 he published a book
entitled The Jesuits driven from Freemasonry and their weapon broken by the
Freemasons (translation). His theory was that the Jesuits had introduced the
history of the life and death of the Templars into the symbolic degrees, and
the doctrine of vengeance for the political and religious crime of their
destruction. He is best known for his History of Modern Europe. (1792).
Milton 0. Boone Brigadier General, U.S. Army. b. June 15, 1891 at
Oakland, N.J. Commissioned in 1917, rising to rank of brigadier general in
1948. Served in A.E.F. during WW1. During WW2 was commanding general of
California Quartermaster Depot at Oakland and later of the European command
from 1946-48. Retired, 1948. Mason.
William J. Boone ( 1 8 6 0 -1 9 3 6 ) Founder and president of
College of Idaho, 1891-1936. b. Nov. 5, 1860 at Cannonsburg, Pa. Received
B.A., M.A., D.D. from Wooster College (Ohio) and LL.D. and S.T.B. from Western
Theological Seminary. Ordained Presbyterian minister in 1887. Mason. d. July
8, 1936.
Ballington Booth (1859-1940) Reformer and founder of The
Volunteers of America. b. July 28, 1859 at Brighouse, Yorkshire, England,
second son of General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army. Ballington
was in charge of the Salvation Army in Australia from 1885-87 and in the
United States from 1887 to 1896 when he withdrew from the army after
disagreement with his father on the method of operation in America. He then
organized a similar group, The Volunteers of America. His wife, Maud
Charlesworth, aided him in founding the Volunteers and directed its prison
work. She was one of the founders of the Parent-Teachers Association. Booth
was a member of Montclair Lodge No. 144, N.J. about 1899, and later Charter
Oak Lodge No. 249, New York City. He was past grand chaplain of the Grand
Lodge of New York and member of York and Scottish rites as well as Kismet
Temple, AAONMS. d. Oct. 5, 1940.
Charles B. Booth Reformer and welfare worker, head of The
Volunteers of America since 1948. Son of Ballington Booth q.v., founder of the
Volunteers, and grandson of General William Booth, founder of the Salvation
Army. b. Dec. 26, 1887, Brooklyn, N.Y. Was general secretary of the Volunteer
Prison League 1906-15 and national field secretary of the Big Brother and Big
Sister Federation, 1925-29. Associated with The Volunteers of America since
1930 in Detroit, Pittsburgh and Kansas City, Mo. Western area secretary
1938-39, national field secretary, 1939-45, central area commander, 1945-49,
and general commander in chief since 1949. Raised in Montclair Lodge No. 144,
Montclair, N.J. and demitted to Morton Lodge No. 63, Hempstead, N.Y.
Edwin T. Booth (1833-1893) Famous Shakespearean actor of the
American stage. b. Nov. 13, 1833 at Belair, Md. Member of a famous stage family, his father was
Junius Brutus and his brother, John Wilkes, who assassinated Lincoln on April
14, 1865. Edwin first appeared on the stage in 1849 and by 1855 was a well
established actor. His later travels carried him throughout the world. He was
greatly admired for his moral strength in rising above periods of poverty and
hunger, his father's addiction to drink and periods of insanity, and his
brother's act of assassination and death. He was initiated in New York Lodge
No. 330 on Sept 11, 1857 and raised Sept. 23. His love of Freemasonry is
attested by his bequest of five thousand dollars to the Hall and Asylum Fund,
and his statement that ". . . to be worshipful master and to throw my whole
soul in that work, with the candidate for my audience, and the lodge for my
stage, would be greater personal distinction than to receive the plaudits of
the people in the theaters of the world." He was an honorary member of the
Masonic Veterans Association of New York, and on at least two occasions gave
dramatic recitals in Independent Lodge. While visiting a lodge in Omaha, Nebr.
he was called upon to give a short talk and when asked what his favorite hymn
was, he answered Jesus Lover of My Soul, and recited it. Asked for his
favorite prose, he called the members to stand and repeated The Lord's Prayer.
In 1925 Booth was elected to the American Hall of Fame. d. June 7, 1893.
John
L. Booth Broadcasting and newspaper executive. b. June 13, 1907 at Detroit,
Mich. Founder, president and owner of Booth Radio & TV Stations, Inc., which
includes WJLB, Detroit; WBBC, Flint; WSGW, Saginaw; WBKZ-TV, Kalamazoo-Battle
Creek; WSBM-TV, Flint-Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, since 1939. As director of
Booth Newspapers, Inc., he is owner and operator of the Grand Rapids Press,
Flint Journal, Saginaw News, Bay City Times, Muskegon Chronicle, Kalamazoo
Gazette, Jackson City Patriot, and Ann Arbor News. Mason.
Sir Robert Laird Borden (1854-1937) Prime minister of Canada,
1911-1920. 1:). in Nova Scotia where he was a member of the craft. Member of
Parliament from 1896, and leader of Conservative opposition in House of
Commons, 1901. Served as delegate to Paris Peace Conference in 1919 and was
representative of Canada on Council of League of Nations.
James B. Boren President of Midwestern University, Wichita Falls,
Texas. b. Nov. 16, 1905 at Ennis, Tex. Served as a public school
superintendent from 1931-39, organizing and establishing Mangum (Okla.) Junior
College in 1937, serving as president until 1939. From 1939-42 he was
president of Southwestern Institute of Technology at Weatherford, Okla., and
since 1939 has been president of Midwestern University (Hardin College).
Mason.
Gutzon Borglum (John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum) (1871-1941)
Sculptor and painter, best known for the gigantic Mt. Rushmore national
memorial in the Black Hills of S.D. b. March 25, 1871 in Idaho and educated in
public schools of Nebraska. Studied art in San Francisco and Paris. M.A. from
Princeton Univ. and L.L.D., Oglethorpe Univ. Painted, studied and traveled in
Spain, Europe, England until 1901 when he settled in New York. Among his many
marbles and bronzes are Sheridan Equestrian, Washington, D.C. and Chicago,
Ill.; colossal marble head of Lincoln in rotunda of Capitol in Washington;
bronze group, Mares of Diomedes in Metropolitan Museum; Lincoln, Newark, N.J.;
Trudeau memorial, Saranac Lake; Trail Drivers Memorial, Texas. He designed and
began carving the Confederate Memorial on the face of Stone Mountain, Ga., but a controversy arose with the
association and he destroyed all plans and models. Borglum designed the
Confederate half-dollar. His greatest work, however, is the Black Hills
carving which he designed and officially started on August 10, 1927, when
President Coolidge dedicated it. He lived to see the fourth head unveiled in
1939, but not to complete the work—which was done by his son, Lincoln q.v. in
1941. Borglum was an active Mason, being raised in Howard Lodge No. 35, New
York City on June 10, 1904, and serving as its master in 1910-11. In 1915 he
was appointed grand representative of the Grand Lodge of Denmark near the
Grand Lodge of New York. He received his Scottish Rite Degrees in the New York
City Consistory on Oct. 25, 1907, but was suspended in 1921. His lodge
possesses the gavel used by him in the form of a bronze lion's paw, holding a
stone from Solomon's Temple. He executed the bust of Edward M. L. Ehlers, who
was grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of New York, that is now in the grand
lodge library. His memorial "Silence" is in the Soldiers' and Sailors'
Memorial Hospital at the Masonic Home in Utica, N.Y. The cornerstone of his
studio on the hills above Stamford, Conn. was laid with Masonic ceremonies by
the grand master of New York under special dispensation from Connecticut. d.
March 6, 1941.
Lincoln Borglum Sculptor. b. April 9, 1912 at Stamford, Conn., son
of Gutzon Borglum q.v. the famous sculpture under his father for 12 years and
also in Europe. With the National Memorial, Black Hills, S.D. since 1932. He
was in charge of measurements and enlarging models from 1934-38 and
superintendent of the memorial since 1938. Following the death of his father
in 1941, he was assigned to complete the memorial. Lincoln was raised in
Battle River Lodge No. 92 of Hermosa, South Dakota.
Ernest Borgnine Stage and screen actor, who in 1956 won an "Oscar"
and more honors than any other actor for a single performance (in Marty) .
Served ten years in U.S. Navy during WW2 and studied acting under the GI bill.
Started on legitimate stage with Barter theater in Virginia and later to New
York. With Shakespearean group that gave eleven performances of Hamlet at
Kronburg castle, Elsinore and then entertained soldiers in Europe. Back in
America he was with a road show, playing the lead in Born Yesterday, winding
up on Broadway in Mrs. MeThing with Helen Hayes. Turning to TV he took the
part of Captain Video and did some 200 radio and TV shows. The Mob brought him
to Hollywood where he made From Here To Eternity and Marty. Borgnine is a
member of Abingdon Lodge No. 48, Abingdon, Va.
Solon Borland (?-1864) U.S. Senator from Arkansas, Confederate
brigadier general, minister to Nicaragua. Studied medicine and settled in
Little Rock, Ark. Served in Mexican War and taken prisoner. Returning to
Arkansas, he was appointed to fill Senator Sevier's unexpired term, 194853.
Appointed minister to Nicaragua in 1853, serving until 1854. On his return he
declined the governorship of New Mexico offered by President Pierce. Entered
Civil War early and rose to rank of brigadier general in Confederate service.
d. Jan. 31, 1864.
Henry V. Borst (1857-1925) Justice of Supreme Court of New York.
b. July 6, 1857 at Cobleskill, N.Y. Graduate of Cornell Univ. and Albany
(N.Y.) Law School. Admitted to New York bar in 1877 and became justice of
Supreme Court of New York, 4th Dist., 1913, serving until his death Nov. 26,
1925. Mason.
115 Joseph Boruwlaski Joseph Boruwlaski Celebrated dwarf of the
18th century known as "Count Borulaski" who was made a Mason at Warsaw, Poland
and raised to the 3rd degree in the City of Chester, England (Feather's Lodge)
on Nov. 15, 1783. English records show that he visited many Masonic lodges.
Frederick W. Boschen (1876-1942) Major General, U.S. Army. b. May
9, 1876 at Brooklyn, N.Y. Entered army as a private in 1898 and advanced
through grades to major general in 1936. Served in Spanish American War and in
WW1. Was chief of finances, U.S. Army from 1936 until retired. Mason. d. April
1, 1942.
Sir Alexander Boswell (1775-1822) Antiquarian and poet. Son of
James Boswell q.v. the famous biographer of Dr. Johnson. He issued reprints of
old poems from his private press and was a Conservative M.P. from 181821. He
was ex-officio provincial grand master of Ayrshire and master of
Canongate-Kilwinning Lodge No. 2 in Edinburgh when he was killed in a duel in
1822.
Elmer E. Boswell Hotel executive. b. Feb. 2, 1891 at Canton, Ill.
Started as bell boy with Sheraton Hotel Corp. and rose to vice president in
charge of all hotel operations and general manager since 1943. Director since
1952. Mason and Shriner.
James Boswell (1740-1795) Biographer of Dr. Samuel Johnson q.v. A
Scottish lawyer who was acquainted with the literary greats of his age such as
Voltaire, Rousseau and Wilkes. He met Dr. Johnson in London in 1763, visiting
him frequently between 1772 and 1784 and touring the Hebrides with him in
1773. He took voluminous notes of Johnson's conversations. In 1782 he
succeeded to his father's estate and was called to the English bar in 1786. He
was raised in Canongate-Kilwinning Lodge, Edinburgh, on Oct. 14, 1759 and was
master of the lodge in 177375 and deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of
Scotland from 177678. In Feb. 1777 he was made an honorary member of Lodge of
Edinburgh No. 1. d. May 19, 1795. His son Alexander q.v. was active in
Freemasonry as well as his uncle, John, q.v.
John Boswell One of the earliest known speculative Freemasons and
ancestor of James Boswell q.v. the famous biographer of Samuel Johnson. Known
as the Laird of Auchinleek (laird meaning property holder), he was present at
a meeting of the Lodge of Edinburgh on June 8, 1600, and like his operative
brethren, attested to the minutes by his mark.
John Boswell, M.D. Uncle of biog• rapher James Boswell q.v. who
was Censor of the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh. He was senior
grand warden of the Grand Lodge of Scotland in 1753-54.
Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889) Italian musician and composer
reputed to be the world's greatest contrabassist. He was director of the
Conservatory at Parma. Among his compositions are the opera Cristoforo Colombo
(1887), symphonies, and overtures. He was initiated June 20, 1849 in the Bank
of England Lodge No. 263, London, England.
Karl August Bottiger (1760-1835) Famous German archaeologist and
scholar. Initiated in the Lodge of the Golden Apple, Dresden, on November 8,
1781.
C. A. Bottolfsen Governor of Idaho. b. Oct. 10, 1891 at Superior,
Wis. Began as a printer in Fessenden, N. Dak. and became publisher and owner
of the Arco Advertiser in 1910. Elected governor of Idaho in 1939, serving two
terms until 1945. Was member of the Idaho legislature four terms and speaker of the house in 1931. Served in WW1 as
corporal in the army. A member of Arco Lodge No. 48, Arco, Idaho and a past
district deputy grand master. Knight Templar and Shriner.
Raymond V. Bottomly Justice, Supreme Court of Montana. b. July 16,
1885 at Cederville, Kans. Admitted to bar in 1915. Was assistant attorney
general of Montana for several years and attorney general from 1942-49.
Elected justice of Supreme Court terms 1949-55 and 1955-61. Raised in Gaylord
Lodge No. 183, Gaylord, Kansas in 1906 and demitted to become a charter member
of Harlam Lodge No. 108, Harlam, Mont. 32° AASR (SJ) at Great Falls, Mont.
Member of Algeria Shrine Temple, Helena, Mont.
Francis E. Bouck (1873-1941) Chief Justice Supreme Court of
Colorado. b. Nov. 25, 1873 at New York City. Admitted to Colo. bar in 1896 and
practiced at Leadville. Elected justice of Supreme Court of Colorado for term
1933-43 and served as chief justice from 1941 until death on Nov. 24, 1941.
Mason.
Thomas Boude The brick mason for Independence Hall in
Philadelphia, which after two centuries is still sound. He was the first
secretary of St. John's Lodge in Philadelphia which laid the cornerstone of
the hall with Benjamin Franklin as grand master. Boude later became deputy
grand master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania.
Elias C. Boudinot (1835-1890) Indian chief and one of the most
noted characters of Indian Territory. b. Aug. 1, 1835 in Cherokee nation near
Rome, Ga. Orphaned when young, he was raised by relatives. Settled in
Fayetteville, Ark., studied law and admitted to bar in 1858, but soon turned
to journalism and became editorialwriter. Elected secretary of the Arkansas
secession convention in 1861 and helped General Standwaite raise an Indian
regiment. In 1863 he was elected delegate for Indian Territory to the
Confederate Congress. Spent his later years in Washington working for his
Cherokee nation. He was an advocate of education for the Indian, the breaking
up of tribal relations and of allotting the lands in severalty. It is believed
that Albert Pike conferred the 32° on him in 1886. He died Sept. 27, 1890 and
was buried with Masonic honors by Belle Point Lodge No. 20 of Fort Smith, Ark.
Louis de Bourbon-Conde (Comte de Clermont) (1709-1771) Elected
Grand Master of France Dec. 2, 1743. He made many improvements in Freemasonry
during his early years, but in the latter part of his life he delegated the
work to others and on his death in 1771 left the craft weaker than when he
first took over. It was during his grandmastership that the name was changed
from the "English Grand Lodge of France" to the Grand Lodge of France.
Duchess of Bourbon First grand mistress of the French adoptive
Freemasonry. Installed on March 25, 1775 in a fete d' adoption given by the
Lodge of Candour under the constitution of the Grand Orient of France. The
Duke of Chartres q.v. presided in his capacity as grand master of the Grand
Orient. Other female members of note were the Duchess of Chartres, Princess
Lambelle, Countess Polignac, Countess Choiseul-Gouffier and the Marchioness of
Coutebonne q.v.
Thomas E. Bourke Major General, U.S. Marine Corps. b. May 5, 1896
at Saverna Park, Md. Commissioned in 1917 and advanced through grades to major
general in 1945. Promoted to lieutenant general on retirement in 1946. Served
in both World Wars including Virgin Islands, Nicaragua, Pearl Harbor,
Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Leyte. Mason.
Augustus 0. Bourn Former governor of hode Island. He was raised
May 18, 1860 in What Cheer Lodge No. 21, Providence, R. I.
Clarence M. Boutelle Author of The Man Of Mount Moriah, a novel
with Masonic significance. Was raised in Rochester Lodge No. 21, Rochester,
Minn. in 1885.
Warren E. Bow (1891-1945) President of Wayne University, Detroit,
Mich. b. June 2, 1891 at Detroit. Received degrees from Univ. of Illinois,
Univ. of Michigan and Battle Creek College. Teacher, principal and dean of
schools. Superintendent of the Detroit Public Schools from 1942 and president
of Wayne Univ. since 1942. Mason, Knight Templar, AASR and Shriner. d. May 12,
1945.
Sir Mackenzie Sowell (1823-1917) Prime Minister of Canada. b. at
Rockinghall, England, he came to Canada in 1833. Represented North Hastings in
Parliament from 1867-96 and served as Minister of Customs 1878-91. In the
cabinet of Sir John A. Macdonald q.v. 1891-94 as Minister of Militia and later
as Minister of Trade and Commerce. Served as Prime Minister from Dec. 21, 1894
to April 27, 1896, and thereafter for ten years was a member of the Senate and
Conservative Party leader. He was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1895. While
residing at Belleville, he was editor and publisher of the Belleville
Intelligencer. He was raised in St. Lawrence Lodge No. 640 (English const. now
No. 14 R.Q.) of Montreal in 1864. On Feb. 4, 1897 he affiliated with Eureka
Lodge No. 283 (GL of Canada in Ont.), at Belleville, and was later a charter
member of Moira Lodge No. 11 at Belleville.
John C. Bowen U.S. District Judge, western district of Washington.
b. May 12, 1888 at Newbern, Tenn. Degrees from Univ. of Tennessee and Harvard
Law School. Practiced in Washington. Member of Columbia River Basin Committee
which promoted Grand Coulee Dam and assisted in letting the first construction
contract. Was collector of internal revenue for Washington and Alaska 1933-34.
U.S. district judge since 1934. Mason.
John Wesley Edward Bowen Methodist bishop. b. Sept. 24, 1889 at
Baltimore, Md. Ordained to ministry of Methodist church in 1917. Held
pastorates in Jackson, Miss., Shreveport and New Orleans, La.; dean of Walden
College; field agent for Board of Sunday Schools. Editor of the Central
Christian Advocate, 1944-48. Resident bishop of the Atlantic Coast Area,
Methodist Church since 1948. Served in WW1 as chaplain. Mason.
Oliver Bowen (?-1800) Commodore of American Navy in the
Revolutionary War. A revolutionary patriot of Augusta, Ga., who was successful
in the early days of the war in seizing a large quantity of powder stored on
Tybee Island, near Savannah, Ga., July 10, 1775. He joined the unsuccessful
expedition against Wilmington in 1778. He has been called the "First Admiral
of the American Navy." A member of Solomon's Lodge No. 1, Savannah, Ga., he
was later suspended for visiting an illegal lodge at Sunbury, Ga.
Thomas Bartholomew Bowen (1741-1816) One of the founders of the
Mother Supreme Council AASR (SJ) at Charleston, S.C. Born in Ireland, he
emigrated to Pennsylvania and entered the Continental Army rising to rank of
major with various Pennsylvania regiments, serving from April 6, 1776 to Jan.
1, 1781. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. He was raised in Lodge
No. 2 at Philadelphia on June 28, 1784 and entered the Scottish Rite the
following year. He demitted from his original lodge May 8, 1785 upon moving to
Charleston and was named first senior warden of a new lodge (No. 27) chartered
by Pennsylvania. He was active in founding the Grand Lodge of South Carolina
and in 1792 became its third grand master. As a printer, he published the
South Carolina Weekly Messenger and Columbian Herald or Patriotic Courier of
North America, and was also printer for the Supreme Council, AASR.
Oden Bowie Former Governor of Maryland. Member of Centre Lodge No.
108, Baltimore, Md. and reported as such in the grand lodge proceedings of
1895.
Henry L. Bowles (1866-1932) U.S. Congressman from 2nd Mass.
district to 69th and 70th Congresses (192529). b. Jan. 6, 1866 at Athens, Vt.
Began in lunch business with $1,000 borrowed capital in 1897 and extended
business to ten cities in U.S. and Canada as Bowles Lunch, Inc. Mason. d. May 17, 1932.
John Bowles President, Rexall division of Rexall Drug Co. b. Nov.
16, 1916 at Monroe, N.C. Graduated from Univ. of N.C. in 1938 and began with
Rexall Drug Co. in Los Angeles in 1949 as a stockroom clerk. Successively was
field representative, district sales manager, regional sales manager and vice
president. Director since 1955 and president of the Rexall division since
1955. Mason.
William Augustus Bowles (17631805) White man who became war chief
of the Five Civilized Tribes. b. in Frederick Co., Md., the son of an English
schoolmaster. He ran away when 13 and joined the British army obtaining a
commission, later desert-ing at Pensacola, where he joined the Creek Indians
and married an Indian woman. He led the Indian contingent at the surrender of
Pensacola and was reinstated in the British Army for his service. He turned
his Indians against the Spanish as well as the Americans to promote the
British cause. On a trip to England, he was "admitted an honorary member" of
Prince of Wales Lodge No. 259, London on Jan. 20, 1791. It is thought he was
initiated at another place. He was made "Provincial grand master to the Creek,
Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians" by the Grand Lodge of England. Twice
captured by the Spaniards, he finally died prisoner in Morro Castle at Havana,
Cuba, Dec. 23, 1805.
Frank L. Bowman (1879-1936) Congressman from 2nd W. Va. district
to 69th to 72nd Congresses (1925-33). b. Jan. 21, 1879 at Masontown, Pa.
Practiced law at Morgantown, W. Va. in 1905 and served as postmaster and mayor
of that city. Mason. d. Sept. 15, 1936.
Grover C. Bowman President of Massachusetts State Teachers College
since 1937. b. Dec. 15, 1884 at Covington, Ind. Degrees from Williams, Yale,
Columbia, and Rhode Island College of Education. Taught school in 1906 and
since has been associated with schools in supervisory and executive
capacities. Mason.
Robert J. Bowman President of Pere Marquette Railroad since 1942
and Chesapeake & Ohio since 1946. b. April 15, 1891 at Fostoria, Ohio. Began
as clerk in N.Y.C. & St. Louis R.R. in 1907. Mason.
James Bowron (1844-1928) President of Gulf States Steel Co. b.
Nov. 16, 1844 in England and became U.S. citizen in 1885. Began in
glass trade. Served as president of Gulf States Steel Co. 1913-21 and
afterwards as chairman of the board. He built the town of South Pittsburgh,
Tenn. which was started by his father. Is credited with having brought Alabama
to the front as an active factor in the production of steel. Mason. d. Aug.
25, 1928.
Sir Leslie Boyce (1895-1955) Lord Mayor of London and corporation
executive. b. July 9, 1895 at Taree, N.S.W. Educated at Oxford and called to
the bar in 1922. Conservative member of Parliament from Gloucester, 1929-45;
high sheriff of Gloucester, 1941-42; alderman, City of London since 1942 and
lord mayor of London 1951-52. He is chairman and managing director of the
Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. and William Gardner & Sons, Ltd.
Chairman and director of numerous other firms. Baroneted in 1952 and Knight
Commander, O.B.E. He was senior grand warden of the Grand Lodge of England in
1948 and grand scribe N of the Grand Chapter of England in 1952. d. 1955.
David R. Boyd (1853-1936) University president. b. July 31, 1853
at Coshocton, Ohio. President of Univ. of Oklahoma, 1892-1908 and afterwards
president emeritus. President of the Univ. of New Mexico 1912-19.
Superintendent of Presbyterian Board of Home Missions, 1908-12. Mason. d. Nov.
17, 1936.
James E. Boyd Former Governor of Nebraska. Member of Capitol Lodge
No. 3, Omaha, Nebr.
Thomas Boyd (?-1779) A lieutenant in the American Revolution whose
life was spared by Indian Chief Joseph Brant when the former gave a Masonic
sign. Brant turned him over to either Colonel John Butler q.v. or his son
Captain Walter Butler who allowed the Senecas to torture and kill him when he
refused to give information on the movements of General Sullivan's q.v. army.
Boydwas probably a member of Military Lodge No. 19 under warrant from the
grand lodge of Pennsylvania (now Montgomery No. 19, Philadelphia). It was this
lodge that gave his remains Masonic burial.
William L. Boyden (1866-1939) Masonic librarian and author. b.
Jan. 6, 1866 at Washington, D.C. Served as librarian for Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction for many years and wrote extensively on
Masonic subjects. Raised in Osiris Lodge No. 26, Washington, D.C. in 1891. Was
charter member, secretary and master of Albert Pike Lodge No. 36, Washington.
d. Dec. 1, 1939.
Jean Pierre Boyer ( 1776 - 1850 ) President of Haiti from 1818-43.
b. Feb. 28, 1776 at Port au Prince. He was a free mulatto and first became
known in the revolution of 1792, fighting first against the planters and then
against the negros. He fled to France but returned to Haiti with Gen. Victor
Leclere to fight for the restoration of the colony to France. Afterwards he
joined Petion and Christophe in the revolution to establish a republic. He
succeeded Petion in 1818 as president of the southern portion and after the
death of Christophe in 1820, the entire island was brought under his
presidency. His maladministration caused the revolution of 1843 and brought
his fall. He emigrated to Jamaica and thence to France, dying in Paris on July
9, 1850. He was grand commander of the Supreme Council AASR of Haiti, 33° and
"Protector of the Order." According to the Magazine of American History (Vol.
13, p. 259, 1885) he was a frequent visitor to Somerset Lodge No. 34, Norwich,
Conn.
Frank W. Boykin Congressman from 1st Alabama district 74th to 84th
Congresses (1935-56). b. Feb. 21, 1885 at Bladon Springs, Ala. Started own business manufacturing railroad crossties and now
identified extensively with real estate, farming, livestock, timber, lumber
and naval stores in southern Alabama with headquarters at Mobile. Mason, AASR
member, Shriner and Eastern Star.
Emerson R. Boyles Justice of Supreme Court of Michigan. b. June
29, 1881 in Eaton Co., Mich. Admitted to bar in 1903 and began practice in
Charlotte, Mich. Served as probate judge, deputy attorney general of Michigan,
member of Michigan Public Utilities Commission and legal advisor to the
governor. Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan since 1940. Mason and
Knight Templar.
James S. Boynton Former Governor of Georgia. Reported as a member
of St. John's Lodge No. 45, Jackson, Ga. in the grand lodge proceedings of
1862.
Paul Boynton (1848-?) Famous swimmer and adventurer. b. June 29,
1848 in Dublin, Ireland. Raised in Lodge of Friendship No. 206, London,
England on May 21, 1875. With Gen. Pedro Martinez in revolution in Sonora,
Mexico, followed by life-saving service on Atlantic coast where in years
1867-69 he saved 71 lives. He then served in the Franco-Prussian war and
afterwards to African diamond fields. In 1874 he made a spectacular leap from
a ship off the coast of Ireland in a storm and by means of a rubberized,
inflated suit he had invented, gained land 40 miles away. He gained world wide
renown with his suit, propelling himself feet forward with a double-bladed
paddle. Among his exploits were: crossed English channel in 24 hours (1875);
paddled Rhine 430 miles (1875); Alton, Ill. to St. Louis, Mo. on the
Mississippi (1876) and same year Bayou Goula to New Orleans, 100 miles in 24
hours; 400 miles on the Danube insix days (1876); navigated all important
rivers of the continent, passed through canals of Venice and crossed the
straits of Gibraltar; returned to the U.S. and floated from Oil City, Pa. to
the Gulf of Mexico-2,342 miles in 80 days. His longest voyage was in 1881 when
he started at Cedar Creek, Mont. and ended at St. Louis, Mo., 3,580 miles. In
1880-81 he was a commander of the Peruvian torpedo service, captured by the
Chilians and ordered executed, but escaped by sea.
John Bracken Leader of Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
and former premier of Manitoba. b. June 22, 1883 at Seeley's Bay, Ont. An
agriculturist, he was professor of field husbandry at the Univ. of
Saskatchewan, 1910-20 and president of Manitoba Agricultural College, Univ. of
Manitoba, 1920-22. Member of Manioba legislature and premier of Manitoba
1922-42. Elected to Canadian House of Commons, 1945. Leader of the Progressive
Conservative Party, 1942-48. Mason.
Hugh H. Brackenridge (1748-1816) Justice, Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania from 1799-1816. b. near Campbelton, Scotland. Brought to United
States when five years old. Graduated from Princeton in 1771 in same class as
James Madison. Went to Philadelphia in 1776 and edited the United States
Magazine. Served as a chaplain in the Revolution. d. June 25, 1816. Member of
Lodge No. 45, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Theophilus Bradbury (1739-1803) Justice, Supreme Court of
Massachusetts. b. Nov. 13, 1739 in Newbury, Mass. Graduated at Harvard in 1757
and studied law while teaching at Falmouth (now Portland) Maine. Practiced law
in Falmouth until 1779 when he returned to Newbury, served in both houses of
the state legislature and twice elected to U.S. Congress, but resigned in 1797 to accept appointment of judge on the
Massachusetts Supreme Court. Mason and member of Newburyport Commandery K.T.
d. Sept. 6, 1803.
Thomas Bradford (1745-1838) Son of Col. William Bradford, known as
the "patriot printer of 1776." b. May 4, 1745 at Philadelphia. He entered his
father's printing office and became his partner and associate editor of the
Pennsylvania Journal which he changed to the True American in 1801. It was
printed in the same building occupied by his great-uncle, Andrew (8 Front St.)
who published the American Weekly Mercury, the first newspaper in Philadelphia
(1719) in which Benjamin Franklin q.v. first worked as a compositor. Thomas
became captain of a military company in Philadelphia in 1775 and later was
commissary-general of the Pennsylvania division of the Continental Army. After
founding of federal government, he became printer to Congress. He was a member
of Lodge No. 2, Philadelphia as was his brother, William, Jr. q.v. d. May 7,
1838.
William Bradford, Jr. (1755-1795) Son of Col. William Bradford who
was known as the "patriot printer of 1776," and brother of Thomas q.v. b.
Sept. 14, 1755 at Philadelphia. Graduated from Princeton in 1772 and studied
law. Served in the Revolutionary War as lieut. colonel. In 1780 was appointed
attorney general of Pennsylvania and justice of supreme court of Pennsylvania
in 1791. On Jan. 8, 1794 he succeeded Edmund Randolph q.v. as the second
attorney general of the United States and served until his death on Aug. 23,
1795. Member of Lodge No. 2, Philadelphia.
Henry D. Bradley President of the St. Joseph News-Press-Gazette
Corp. b. Jan. 10, 1893 at Detroit, Mich. Was with the Toledo Blade (Ohio)
from1906-23 and in 1923 was with Lord Beaverbrook on the London Express (Eng.)
in advisory capacity. From 1924-26 he was general manager of Norristown
Times-Herald (Pa.) and president and general manager of the Times-Star at
Bridgeport, Conn. He was publisher of the News Press and Gazette at St. Joseph
from 1939 and president from 1950. He has recently turned the active
managership over to his son, David. He is a member of Sanford L. Collins Lodge
No. 396 of Toledo, Ohio, and a KCCH in the St. Joseph (Mo.) Consistory AASR (SJ).
Joseph S. Bradley Major General, U.S. Army. b. June 9, 1900 at
Vancouver, Wash. Graduate of U.S. Military Academy, 1919 and advanced through
grades to major general in 1944. Served with American occupation forces
following WW1 and with infantry regiments in U.S., China and Philippines. With
32nd Division in S.W. Pacific in 1942. Now chief of training group, War
Department General Staff, G-2. Mason.
Omar N. Bradley General of the Army (5-star). b. Feb. 12, 1893 at
Clark, Mo. Graduated from West Point in 1915; Infantry School, 1925; Command
and General Staff School, 1929; and Army War College, 1934. He has since
received honorary LL.B. and other degrees from 20 institutions of higher
learning. Advanced from 2nd lieut. in 1915 to brigadier general, 1941; major
general, 1942; lieut. general, 1943; general, 1945 and general of the army,
1950. In WW2 he commanded the 2nd Corps in the Northern Tunisian and Sicilian
campaigns; the 1st U.S. Army in the Normandy campaign and the 12th Army Group
in France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg and Germany. He was chief of staff,
U.S. Army 1948-49 and chairman U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, 194953. In 1945-47
he was administrator of Veterans Affairs. Since 1953 he has been chairman of the board of Bulova Research and Development
Labs., Inc. He was raised in West Point Lodge No. 877, Highland Falls, N.Y. in
1923.
Willis W. Bradley (1884-1954) Naval officer, governor of Guam,
U.S. Congressman. b. June 28, 1884 at Ransomville, N.Y. Graduated U.S. Naval
Academy, 1907. Commissioned in Navy, 1907 and advanced through grades to
captain in 1933, retiring in 1946. Governor of Guam 1929-31. Member of
Congress from 18th dist. of California 1947-49. Awarded Congressional Medal of
Honor in WW1 and Silver Medal from Pope Pius XI. Mason, 32° AASR, Knight
Templar and Shriner. Past national president of National Sojourners. d. Aug.
27, 1954.
Aaron Bradshaw Brigadier General, U.S. Army. b. July 1, 1894 at
Washington, D.C. Graduated U.S. Military Academy, 1917 and commissioned,
advancing through grades to brigadier general in 1943. Recipient of many
decorations including Papal Lateran Cross. Editor of Coast Artillery Journal,
1936-40. Mason.
De Emmett Bradshaw Former president of Woodmen of the World Life
Insurance Society and now chairman of the board. b. Jan. 5, 1869 in Izard Co.,
Ark. Practiced law since 1894, first in Arkansas and later in Nebraska.
General attorney for Woodmen 1916-32 and president, 1932-43. Director of Omaha
National Bank and Western Union Telegraph Co. Mason, 32° AASR and Shriner.
John Bradstreet (1711-1774) British Major General of the
French-Indian Wars. b. in Horbling, England. Sent to America as a young
officer and remained here the rest of his life. Served in the expedition
against Louisburg in 1745 as lieut. colonel of Pepperell's regiment. Made
captain in 1745 and the following year appointedlieutenant governor of St.
John's, Newfoundland. Defeated a strong party of French between Oswego and
Albany, N.Y. Participated in the attack on Ticonderoga in 1758 and was made
quartermaster general with the rank of colonel. In Aug. 1758 he captured Fort
Frontenac, which he razed to the ground and served under Amherst in his
expedition against Crown Point and Ticonderoga in 1759. He was advanced to
major general in 1772 and fought in Pontiac's war, negotiating a treaty of
peace in Detroit in 1764. He was a member of the craft in Nova Scotia. d.
Sept. 25, 1774 in New York City.
John M. Bradstreet American lawyer and businessman, who, in 1849
established Bradstreet's Improved Mercantile Agency, which in 1876 was called
the Bradstreet Co. In 1933 it merged with the R. G. Dunn and Co. to form Dunn
and Bradstreet, Inc., a firm furnishing financial data and credit ratings of
American businesses and businessmen. Member of St. John's Lodge No. 1, New
York City.
Hugh Brady (1768-1851) Major General in War of 1812. b. in
Northumberland Co., Pa. Joined the army as an ensign in March, 1792 and served
in the western expedition under General Wayne. In War of 1812 he led the 22nd
Infantry in Battle of Chippewa and distinguished himself in battles of Lundy's
Lane and Niagara. Made brigadier general in 1822 and major general in 1848.
Initiated June 9, 1797 in Lodge No. 22, Sunbury, Pa. and withdrew Jan. 15,
1805. d. April 15, 1851.
James H. Brady (1862-1918) U.S. Senator from Idaho. b. June 12,
1862 in Indiana Co., Pa. Moved to Idaho in 1894 and became governor of the
state from 1909-11. Elected U.S. Senator in Jan. 1913 for term 1913-15 and
again in 1914. Mason. d. Jan. 13, 1918.
James T. Brady (1815-1869) Famous criminal
lawyer. b. April 9, 1815 in New York City. Admitted to the bar in 1836. It was
said that he never lost a case in which he was before the jury for more than a
week. At one time he successfully defended four clients charged with murder in
a single week, and all without fee or reward. Made a Mason at sight by the
grand master of New York in 1866 in Ivanhoe Lodge No. 610. d. Feb. 9, 1869.
David L. Brainard (1856-1946) Arctic explorer and brigadier
general, U.S. Army. b. Dec. 21, 1856 in Norway, N.Y. Entered army as a private
in 1876 and rose to brig. general in 1918. Served in Sioux, Nez Perce and
Bannock campaigns (1877-78). Detailed for duty with Howgate Arctic exploring
expedition in 1880. He was with Lady Franklin Bay Arctic expedition under Lt.
Greely from 188184 and was one of the seven survivors rescued by Comdr. W. S.
Schley. On May 13, 1882, he with two others reached the most northerly point
attained up to that time (83°, 24', 30"). Received many awards and decorations
for his services in the Arctic. Member of Marathon Lodge No. 438, Marathon,
N.Y. in 1885. d. March 22, 1946.
William G. Bramham (1874-1947) Baseball executive. b. July 13,
1874 at Hopkinsville, Ky. Admitted to N.C. bar in 1905 and practiced at
Durham. President and treasurer of the National Association of Professional
Baseball Leagues, 1933-46 and from 1946 until death, consultant to the
president of the National Association. He also served as president of the
following professional baseball clubs: South Atlantic, Piedmont League,
Eastern Carolina League, Virginia League. Mason and Shriner. d. July 8, 1947.
Thomas E. Bramlette (1817-1875) Governor of Kentucky. b. Jan. 3,
1817 in Cumberland Co., Ky. Admitted to bar in 1837 he was judge of the sixth
district in 1856 but resigned in 1861 to raise the 3rd Kentucky Infantry, and
became its colonel. He was elected governor of Kentucky as a Union man in 1863
and by re-election until 1867. He was past master of Albany Lodge No. 260,
Albany, Ky. and a Knight Templar. d. Jan. 12, 1875.
Cardinal Brancafarte Casanova, in his Memoirs wrote of him: "The
first day of the year, 1772, I presented myself to the Cardinal Brancafarte,
Legate of the Pope, whom I had known at Paris 20 years previously when he was
sent by Benoit (Benedict XIV) to carry the blessed linen clothes to the
new-born Duke de Bourgoyne. We had been together in a Lodge of Freemasons for
the members of the Sacred College who thundered against the Freemasons and
knew well that their anathemas impressed only the weak, whom a too lively
light might dazzle.”
John Branch (1782-1863) Secretary of the Navy, Governor of North
Carolina, Governor of Territory of Florida, U.S. Senator. b. Nov. 4, 1782 at
Halifax, N.C. Studied law and became judge of the superior court and was state
senator from 1811-17, 1822, 1834. Elected governor in 1817 and was U.S.
Senator from 1823-29, resigning when appointed Secretary of the Navy by Pres.
Jackson. In 1844-5 he was governor of the territory of Florida, serving until
the election of a governor under the state constitution. Member of Royal White
Hart Lodge No. 2, Halifax, N.C. d. Jan. 4, 1863.
James T. Brand Justice, Supreme Court of Oregon. b. Oct. 9, 1886
at Oberlin, Ohio. Degrees from Oberlin College, Harvard and Willamette Univ.
Began private law practice in 1914
after three years as a forest ranger. Served as circuit judge 192741 and since
that time has been associate justice of the Supreme Court of Oregon and chief
justice in 195152. He was appointed judge of the military tribunal for trial
of major war criminals at Nurnberg, Germany in 1947. Mason.
William A. Brandenburg (18691940) President of Kansas State
Teachers College, 1913-40. b. Oct. 10, 1869 at Clayton Co., Iowa. Teacher and
school superintendent in Iowa, Oklahoma and Kansas. Mason. d. Oct. 29, 1940.
Rodney H. Brandon Organizer of Loyal Order of the Moose. b. Sept.
21, 1881 at Monroe Co., Ind. One of the founders of the Loyal Order of the
Moose in 1906 and an official in it until 1929. In 1913 he supervised the
construction of Mooseheart and established Moosehaven, Fla. in 1922. Organizer
of the Progressive Party in Indiana in 1912, moving to Illinois in 1913 where
he was delegate to state constitutional convention in 1919. From 1929-33 he
was director of Department of Public Welfare of Ill. In 1926 he was special
investigator for U.S. of child welfare conditions in Europe. Lecturer in
criminology, social hygiene and medical jurisprudence, Univ. of Illinois since
1933. Mason.
William W. Brandon (1868-1934) Governor of Alabama. b. June 5,
1868 at Talladega, Ala. Admitted to bar in 1892 and practiced at Tuscaloosa.
Became successively a member of state house of representatives, clerk of
Alabama constitutional convention, state auditor and probate judge. Served as
governor from 1923-27. A major in Spanish American War, he was brigadier
general and adjutant general of the Alabama national guard from 1898-1907. d.
Dec. 7, 1934. Member of Rising Virtue Lodge No. 4 at Tuscaloosa.
Samuel Brannan (1819-1889) Mormon pioneer of California. b. in
Saco, Me., he was an editor and printer and elder in the Mormon church,
editing Mormon journals. He was leader of the Mormon colony that arrived in
San Francisco in July, 1846 on the ship Brooklyn from New York. The discovery
of gold in 1848 led to the dissolution of the Mormon community in California
and a little later to Brannan's apostasy from the Mormon church, an event that
followed a quarrel with Brigham Young and other Utah leaders. Brannan was
practically first in everything in the San Francisco area. He preached the
first Protestant sermon in California and solemnized the first Protestant
marriage in the state. He was the subject of the first jury trial and
organized the first newspaper, The California Star in San Francisco (2nd in
the state). He brought the first gold from Coloma and thereby started the
first stampede from that village to the new diggings on the American River. He
was the first to offer a resolution to exclude slavery from California. He was
California's first millionaire, built the first flour mill in San Francisco
and was a member of California Lodge No. 1, of San Francisco.
Melvin A. Brannon (1865-1950) College president and biologist. b.
Sept. 11, 1865 at Lowell, Ind. Taught science and biology 1890-1914. Organized
School of Medicine, Univ. of North Dakota in 1905. President of Univ. of Idaho
1914-17 and Beloit College 1917-23. Chancellor University of Montana 1923-33.
Mason. d. March 26, 1950.
John Brant (1794-1832) Indian chief of the Mohawks and son of the
more famous Joseph Brant q.v. His Indian name was Ahyouwaighs. b. Sept. 27, 1794 at Mohawk Village, Upper Canada.
Served the British with distinction in the War of 1812. Visited England in
1821 in effort to settle differences between the Mohawks and the government of
Upper Canada and correspondence shows that he was also commissioned by the
grand lodge at Niagara to place the state of the Craft before the English
Masonic authorities. He succeeded his father, the noted Joseph, as principal
chief of the Six Nations in 1807. He died in Sept. 1832 of Asiatic cholera,
having been elected to the parliament of Upper Canada only shortly before. It
is supposed that he was initiated about 1815 in Union Lodge No. 24 which first
met in Flamborough Village and afterwards at Dundas and Ancaster. He received
his second degree on May 10, 1818. On Nov. 7, 1818 he was acting secretary of
the lodge and was elected junior warden on Dec. 27, 1819.
Joseph Brant (1742-1807) Mohawk Indian chief and later principal
chief of the Six Nations. He was the first Indian-Freemason of which there is
record and the most famous Indian of the Revolutionary period. b. on the banks
of the Ohio river in 1742. Sir William Johnson q.v. became interested in him
and educated him in Eleazar Wheelock's school. Johnson also was the common-law
husband of Brant's sister, Molly. In 1771 Brant became chief sachem of the Six
Nations at the age of 29. He fought with Johnson in Battle of Lake George
(1755); Niagara campaign (1759) and Pontiac's War (1763). He became secretary
to Guy Johnson q.v., superintendent of Indian affairs and nephew of Sir
William, in 1774. Sent to England in 1775 where he was made a Freemason in
Hiram's Cliftonian Lodge No. 417, London, early in 1776. Returning to America,
he participated as a colonel in the Cherry Valley massacre (1778); Minisink,
Fort Stanwixand Oriskany (1779). At the war's end in 1783, he settled with his
Mohawks on a six square mile grant on the Grand River in Ontario (Upper
Canada). During the war Brant was credited with saving the lives of several
Freemasons who appealed to him Masonically. They were: Col. John McKinstry
(May 20, 1776); Lt. Johnathan Maynard (May 30, 1778); Major John Wood (July
19, 1779); Lt. Thomas Boyd (Sept. 13, 1779) who was later killed by the whites
(q.v. each of the above names). In 1785 Brant again visited England in
connection with a land grant and in 1796 was present at the first meeting of
Barton Lodge No. 10, being listed as a member. In 1798 a charter was issued to
Lodge No. 11, Brantford, Mohawk Village and named Joseph Brant as first
master. He died Nov. 24, 1807 at the Brant mansion in Wellington Square, Ont.
and his son John (Ahyouwaighs) was named principal chief as his successor q.v.
Charles W. Brashares Methodist Bishop. b. March 31, 1891 at
Williamsport, Ohio. Attended Ohio Wesleyan, Boston Univ., Harvard and Cornell,
receiving degrees of A.B., D.D., LL.D. Ordained Methodist Episcopal church in
1917 and served as pastor in Mass., Maine, Ohio, and Mich. from 1917-44.
Bishop of Des Moines area from 194452 and bishop of Chicago area since 1952.
Mason. Raised in Harmony Lodge No. 38, Gorham, Me. about 1918 and received
AASR degrees in Dayton, Ohio. Demitted.
Alva J. Brasted Chief of chaplains, U.S. Army. b. July 5, 1876 at
Findley Lake, N.Y. Ordained to Baptist ministry in 1905 and held pastorates in
N. Dak., Minn., and Iowa until 1913 when commissioned chaplain in U.S. Army,
rising to rank of colonel and chief of chaplains 1933-47. Now retired. Raised
in Wauconda Lodge No. 298, Wauconda, Ill. and presently member of Sojourners Lodge No. 51, Washington, D.C.
32° AASR (SJ) in Fargo, N. Dak. in 1916.
Sam G. Bratton U.S. Senator from New Mexico and federal judge. b.
Aug. 19, 1888 at Kosse, Texas. Educated in public schools and admitted to
Texas bar in 1909, moving to Clovis, N. Mex. in 1915. Judge of the district
court, 5th judicial dist. of N. Mex. 1919-22; associate justice supreme court
of New Mex. 1923-24; U.S. Senator from N. Mex. 1925-33. Judge, U.S. Court of
Appeals, 10th circuit since 1933. Member of Clovis Lodge No. 40, Clovis, New
Mexico, 32° AASR (SJ) in Valley of Santa Fe; Ballut Abyad Shrine Temple,
Albuquerque, N.M. and Honorary Legion of Honor, Order of DeMolay.
Mason Brayman (1813-?) Major General in Civil War (Union). b. May
23, 1813 in Buffalo, N. Y. Brought up as a farmer, but became a printer and
edited the Buffalo (N. Y.) Bulletin, later studying law and taking up practice
in Monroe, Mich. in 1838. In 1842 he opened a law office in Springfield, Ill.
In 1845-46 he was special attorney to prosecute offenses growing out of the
Mormon difficulties and negotiated a peace between the followers of Joseph
Smith q.v. and their enemies at Nauvoo, Ill. Joined volunteer army in 1861 and
was major in the 29th Illinois regiment, being promoted to major general at
the close of the war. After war he engaged in railroad enterprises, edited the
Illinois State Journal and moved to Wisconsin in 1873 and in 1876 was
appointed as governor of the Territory of Idaho for four years, later
returning to Wisconsin and practicing law at Ripon. Mason. Member Springfield
(Ill) Lodge No. 4.
David Brearley (1745-1790) Revolutionary soldier, member of
Constitutional Convention, chief justice of New Jersey and first grand master
of New Jersey. b. June 11, 1745 near Trenton, N.J. He practiced law in
Allentown and took an early part in the controversy with England for which he
was arrested for high treason but set free by a mob of his fellow citizens. He
was a member of the first convention to frame a constitution prior to 1781,
and was an officer in the Revolutionary War. Elected chief justice of New
Jersey in 1779, he served until 1789, when he was appointed U.S. District
judge. He was one of the compilers of the Protestant Episcopal prayer-book of
1785 and was first grand master of New Jersey, serving from 1786 until his
death on Aug. 10, 1790. Mason.
John Breathitt (1786-1834) Governor of Kentucky. b. Sept. 9, 1786
near New London, Va., he moved to Kentucky with his father in 1800 where he
was a surveyor, teacher, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1810. A
Jacksonian Democrat, he served several years in the legislature and was lieut.
governor of Kentucky in 1828-32 and governor in 1832-34. He was a member of
Russellville Lodge No. 17 and Russellville Chapter No. 8, R.A.M.
Daniel Breck (1788-1871) Judge, Supreme Court of Kentucky and U.S.
Congressman. b. Feb. 12, 1788 at Tops-field, Mass. Graduated at Dartmouth in
1812, studied law and began practice in Richmond, Ky. in 1814. He became judge
of the Richmond County court, was a member of the Kentucky house of
representatives from 1824-29 and a judge of the supreme court of Kentucky from
1834-49. He served in the 31st Congress from 1849-51. A past master of
Richmond Lodge No. 25, he served as grand master of Kentucky in 1827-28.
John Cabell Breckinridge (18211875) 14th Vice President of the
United States, U.S. Senator, major general in Confederate army and secretary of war
of the Confederate states. b. Jan. 21, 1821 near Lexington, Ky. A grandson of
John Breckinridge, U.S. Senator and attorney general. Educated at Centre
College and Transylvania Institute, he resided in Burlington, Iowa for a short
time before settling at Lexington, Ky. where he practiced law. While in
Burlington he petitioned Des Moines Lodge No. 41 (now 1) on Feb. 7, 1842 and
on Dec. 5, 1842 was elected senior warden of the lodge, and re-elected on June
5, 1843. Served as a major in the war with Mexico in 1847, returning to
Kentucky to be elected first to the house of representatives and then to the
U.S. Congress in 1851 and again in 1853. Elected vice president of the U.S. in
1856, serving from 1857-1861. As a presidential candidate in 1860 he received
72 electoral votes. The same year he was elected U.S. Senator from Kentucky to
succeed John J. Crittenden q.v. At the beginning of the Civil War, he defended
the south in the Senate and soon entered the Confederate service for which he
was expelled from the senate on Dec. 4, 1861. On Aug. 5, 1862 he was made
major general and for the next two years fought in many battles. He was
secretary of war in Jefferson Davis's cabinet from Jan. 1865 until the close
of the conflict when he fled to Cuba and then to Europe. He returned to the
states in 1868 determined to have no further part in politics. He became a
member of Good Samaritan Lodge No. 174 at Lexington, Ky. by affiliation; was
suspended in 1861 and reinstated on Nov. 16, 1871. He was a member of Temple
Chapter No. 19, R.A.M., Webb Commandery No. 2, K.T., both of Lexington and
received the 33° AASR (SJ) on March 28, 1860. d. May 17, 1875 at Lexington,
Ky. and was buried with Knight Templar services.
Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1800-1871) Clergyman, lawyer,
author and principal author of the public school system of Kentucky. b. March
8, 1800 at Cabell's Dell, Ky. Attended Princeton and practiced law for eight
years, but in 1829 he determined to enter the ministry and was licensed to
preach in 1832. Held several Presbyterian pastorates including Martimore and
Lexington, Ky. Served four years in Kentucky legislature. Edited several
religious magazines and wrote a number of books. He was opposed to slavery
even though his nephew John C. Breckinridge q.v. was secretary of war in
Jefferson Davis's cabinet. He presided over the national Republican convention
in 1864 which renominated Lincoln. His nephew, John C., was Lincoln's closest
contender in the previous election. Member of Lexington Lodge No. 1 and
Lexington Chapter No. 1 of Lexington, Ky. d. Dec. 27, 1871.
William C. P. Breckinridge (18371904) Member U.S. Congress
(188495) from 7th Kentucky district. First cousin of John C. Breckinridge q.v.
vice-president of the United States. b. Aug. 28, 1837 at Baltimore, Md. son of
Robert J. Breckinridge q.v. Although his father was opposed to slavery,
William entered the Confederate army as a captain in 1861 and became colonel
of the 9th Kentucky cavalry and commanded the brigade when it surrendered.
Became professor of equity jurisprudence in Cumberland Univ., Term. A member
of Lexington Lodge No. 1, Ky., he delivered the oration at the cornerstone
laying of the Masonic Temple in Richmond, Virginia in 1888.
Ernest R. Breech Chairman of the board of Ford Motor Company. b.
Lebanon, Mo. Feb. 24, 1897. Began as an accountant with Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
in 1917. Assistant treasurer of General Motors Corp., 1929-33 and vice president,
1933-42; chairman of board of North American Aviation 1933-42; president of Bendix Aviation Corp., 1942-47. Executive vice president and director of Ford
Motor Co. from 1946-1955 and chairman of the board since. Holds directorates
of several large corporations. Raised in Austin Lodge No. 850, Chicago, Ill.
in 1924. AASR (NJ) at Detroit and sovereign grand inspector general, 33°,
since Sept. 1956.
R. E. Breed (1866-1926) Organizer and president of American Gas &
Electric Co. b. March 17, 1866 at Pittsburgh, Pa. Director of many
corporations. Mason. d. Oct. 14, 1926.
Robert G. Breene Major general, U.S. Army. b. Sept. 17, 1894 at
Dayton, Ohio. Graduated with B.S. in M.E. from Purdue Univ. in 1917.
Commissioned in 1917 and advanced through grades to major general in 1943.
Mason.
Edmund Breese (1871-1936) Actor. b. June 18, 1871 at Brooklyn,
N.Y. On the legitimate stage from 1896. Played lead roles in Neil Gwynn, Marie
Stuart and Frou Frou. With James O'Neil in Merchant of Venice (1898); all star
cast of Monte Cristo (1899), Romeo and Juliet (1899), Ransom's Folly (1904),
Strongheart (1905). Originated "John Burkett Ryder" in The Lion and the Mouse
which he played in New York and London. Later played "Richard Brewster" in The
Third Degree. Star of The Earth in 1909. Member of St. John's Lodge No. 6,
Norwalk, Conn. d. April 6, 1936.
Sidney Breese (1800-1878) U.S. Senator from Illinois and chief
justice, Supreme Court of Illinois. b. July 15, 1800 at Whitesboro, N.Y. Moved
to Illinois in 1821 where he became assistant secretary of state the following
year and advanced tostate attorney, U.S. attorney, circuit judge and in 1841
elected to the supreme court of that state. From 184349 he was U.S. Senator
from Illinois. In 1857 he was again elected to the supreme court and in 1873
became chief justice, holding that position until his death. Served in the
Black Hawk War; a regent of the Smithsonian Institution; one of the organizers
of the Illinois Central Railroad. He was a member and past master of Scott
Lodge No. 79, Carlyle, Ill. d. June 27, 1878.
Walter E. Brehm U.S. Congressman from 11th Ohio district 78th to
81st Congresses (1943-51). b. May 25, 1892 at Somerset, Ohio. Practiced
dentistry at Logan, Ohio 1917-42. Served in Ohio legislature two terms.
Initiated in Somerset Lodge No. 76 in 1915 and presently member of Mingo Lodge
No. 171, Logan, Ohio. Exalted in Somerset Chapter No. 61, R.A.M. presently
member of Logan Chapter No. 75. Took his council and commandery work at New
Lexington, Ohio and presently member of those bodies at Logan. Member of
Consistory (32°) AASR (NJ) at Columbus and Aladdin Shrine at Columbus. Has
served as master of his lodge, high priest of chapter, commander of commandery
and also secretary of lodge.
Sereno E. Brett (1891-1952) Brigadier General, U.S. Army. b. Oct.
31, 1891 at Portland, Oreg. Commissioned in 1916 and rose to brigadier general
in 1942. A pioneer in tank warfare, he organized and commanded the 327th
Battalion Tank Corps in June 1918, and as a major led the first American tank
attack with the 326th battalion at St. Mihiel, Sept. 12-15, 1918. Commanded
1st American Tank Brigade throughout Meuse-Argonne. He was chief of staff of
the Armored Force in 1940-41 and commanded the Fifth Armored Division from
1942 until retirement Oct. 31, 1943. Member of Hancock Lodge No. 311,
Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, Hawaiian Chapter No. 9 of National Sojourners and
Lafayette Chapter No. 7, Heroes of '76 at Baltimore. d. Sept. 9, 1952.
Basil Brewer Newspaper and radio executive. b. July 22, 1884 at
Rush Hill, Mo. With Scripps-Howard papers from 1908-21 in Cincinnati,
Cleveland and Omaha, Nebr. Now publisher and controlling owner of New Bedford
(Mass.) Standard-Times and Cape Cod Standard-Times, Hyannis, Mass. and radio
stations WNBH, WFMR and WOCB in Mass. Mason.
Earl LeRoy Brewer ( 1869 - 1942 ) Governor of Mississippi. b. Aug.
11, 1869 in Carroll Co., Miss. Received LL.B. from Univ. of Mississippi in
1892 and practiced law at Water Valley, Miss. 1882-1901. Member of Mississippi
state senate 1895-99 and governor of the state from 1912-16. Ma-on. d. March
10, 1942.
Few Brewster Justice, Supreme Court of Texas. b. May 10, 1889 at
Corn Hill, Texas. Graduate of Howard Payne College (Texas) and Univ. of Texas.
Admitted to bar in 1915 and held offices of county attorney, district
attorney, district judge and judge of court of appeals. Has been associate
justice of the supreme court of Texas since 1945. Served as 2nd lieutenant of
Infantry in WW1. Raised in Killeen, Texas in 1910.
Owen Brewster Governor of Maine and U.S. Senator. b. Feb. 22, 1888
at Dexter, Me. Graduated from Bowdoin College, Harvard and Univ. of Maine.
Member of the Maine house of representatives, 1917-19, 1921-23 and of the
state senate in 1923-25. He served two terms as governor of Maine, 1925-29 and
was a member of the 74th to 76th Congresses from Maine 3rd district (1935-41).
Elected U.S. Senator, serving from 1941-53. Member of Penobscot Lodge No. 39, Dexter, Maine, as was his father
and grandfather, before him; St. John's Chapter No. 25, R.A.M. and DeMolay
Commandery, K.T. both of Dexter. 32° AASR (NJ) and member of Anah Shrine
Temple, Bangor, Maine. When Harry S. Truman, a fellow-senator, was grand
master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, Brewster spoke at the grand lodge
session at Truman's request.
Charles R. Brice Chief Justice, Supreme Court of New Mexico. b.
Aug. 6, 1870 at Terrell, Texas. Admitted to Texas bar in 1893, moving to
Carlsbad, N. Mex. in 1903. Served as justice of the supreme court of New
Mexico from 1935 to 1951, being chief justice in 1941-42, 1947-51. Returned to
private practice in Roswell, 1951. Mason and 32° AASR.
Jean Joseph Brice English strong man. Member of St. James Union
Lodge No. 177, London on Dec. 12, 1866.
John W. Bricker Governor and U.S. Senator from Ohio. b. Sept. 6,
1893 in Madison Co., Ohio. A.B. and LL.B. from Ohio State Univ. Admitted to
bar in 1917 and became assistant attorney general of Ohio in 1923, serving
until 1927. Became attorney general in 1933 serving until 1937. Elected
governor of Ohio in 1939 and re-elected two more terms until 1945. In 1944 he
was the Republican candidate for vice president of the United States. Was
elected to the U.S. Senate from Ohio in Nov. 1945 and has served continuously
since that time. An active Mason, Bricker is a member of Mt. Sterling Lodge
No. 269, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, Community Chapter No. 227, R.A.M., Columbus Council
No. 8, R. & S.M., Mt. Vernon Commandery No. 1, Scioto Consistory (AASR-NJ),
receiving honorary 33° in 1942, and Aladdin Temple AAONMS.
Mead L. Bricker Banker and former vice
president of Ford Motor Co. b. April 24, 1885 at Youngstown, Ohio. Began as a
machinist in 1904 and became vice president and director of manufacturing of
Ford Motor Co., resigning to become director of City Bank of Detroit and
director of several corporations. Raised in Friendship Lodge No. 417, Detroit,
Mich. in May, 1914 and is life member of the lodge. Is president of the
Detroit Masonic Temple Building Fund and member of Grand Lodge of Michigan
foreign relations committee. Member of King Cyrus Chapter No. 133, R.A.M. of
Detroit and 33° AASR (NJ), Detroit; Moslem Shrine Temple; St. Clement Conclave
No. 39, Red Cross of Constantine and The Royal Order of Scotland.
Styles Bridges Governor of New Hampshire and U.S. Senator. b.
Sept. 9, 1898 at West Pembroke, Me. Graduate of Univ. of Maine and Dartmouth
with LL.D. degrees from several universities. Began as instructor in Sandhurst
Academy, Ashfield, Mass. 1918, later county agent and extension specialist for
Univ. of New Hampshire. Later of Granite Monthly magazine and director of New
Hampshire Investment Co. Governor of New Hampshire, 1935-37 and U.S. Senator
since 1937. Republican leader of Senate in 1952 and president pro tern in
1953. Received his degrees in Morning Sun Lodge, Conway, Mass. and is member
of Eureka Lodge, No. 70, Concord, N.H. Member of Trinity Chapter No. 2,
Concord, N.H. and Mt. Horeb Commandery, as well as Bektash Shrine Temple, all
of Concord.
Ansel W. Briggs (1806-1881) Inaugurated first governor of the
newly constituted State of Iowa on December 3, 1846. His Masonic membership is
obscure. He was often in the company of many active Masons, Robert Lucas q.v.,
the first territorial governor, being among them. The confused records of
Nebraska Lodge No. 1, Bellevue, Nebr. which was organized in 1854, gives him
as a charter member in one official account issued by the Grand Lodge of
Illinois (from whence the charter came) and in another his name does not
appear. At this time Briggs was at a hamlet on the Missouri River called St.
Mary's not far south of where Omaha now stands and opposite the town of
Bellevue in the Territory of Nebraska.
Asa G. Briggs (1862-1945) Director U.S. Chamber of Commerce
(193034). b. Dec. 20, 1862 at Arcadia, Wis. Admitted to Minn. bar in 1887. An
officer of the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Tidewater Assn. and St. Paul Chamber
of Commerce and director on the national board for Camp Fire Girls. Mason and
Shriner. d. Aug. 31, 1945.
Eugene S. Briggs President of Phillips University, Enid, Okla.
since 1938. b. Feb. 1, 1890 in Howard Co., Mo. B.S. Central College (Mo.);
B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. Univ. of Missouri. High school principal in Missouri and
Okla. 1913-23. President State Teachers College, Durant, Okla. 1928-33;
director adult education Mo. State Dept. of Education 1934-35; president of
Christian College, Columbia, Mo. 1935-38 and president of Phillips Univ. since
1938. Elected to Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1951. Member of Garfield Lodge No.
501, Enid, Okla. and Enid Commandery No. 13, K.T., Enid. Member of Trenton
Chapter No. 66, R.A.M. and Trenton Council No. 37, R. & S.M., both of Trenton,
Mo. Member of Akdar Shrine Temple of Tulsa. Charter member and first president
of High Twelve at Okmulgee and past president of the Enid High Twelve Club.
Member of DeMolay Legion of Honor. Brother of Frank P. Briggs q.v.
Frank A. Briggs Former Governor of North
Dakota. Was 32° AASR and KCCH in Scottish Rite, being buried Masonically.
Frank P. Briggs U.S. Senator from Missouri and newspaper owner. b.
Feb. 25, 1894 at Armstrong, Mo. Graduate of Univ. of Missouri 1914. Edited
newspapers in Fayette, Moberly, Trenton, Mo. and Shawnee, Okla. Editor and
owner of the Macon Chronicle-Herald (Mo.) since 1924. Member of Missouri state
senate from 1933 to 1945, serving as president 1941-45. Appointed U.S. Senator
from Mo. Jan. 18, 1945 to fill unexpired term of Harry S. Truman q.v. by
Governor Donnelly q.v. Member of Missouri Conservation Commission since 1947.
Past grand high priest of the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Missouri and
grand master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri (1957). Raised in Fayette Lodge
No. 47, Fayette, Mo. on Aug. 17, 1915; later a member of Trenton Lodge No.
111, Trenton, Mo. (1917-24) and presently member of Censer Lodge No. 172,
Macon. Member of Macon Chapter No. 22, R.A.M. and past high priest; Centralia
Council No. 34, R. & S.M. and past master, and Emmanuel Commandery No. 7,
Macon. Ararat Shrine Temple of Kansas City.
Leon E. Briggs Treasurer of Ford Motor Co. b. Jan. 31, 1892 at
Syracuse, N.Y. Started with Ford Motor Co. as a stenographer in 1914,
advancing as branch auditor, branch comptroller, traveling auditor, assistant
general auditor, general auditor and treasurer since 1946. He is vice
president and treasurer of the Ford Motor Co. Fund. Served in navy in WW1.
Mason.
Elbert S. Brigham U.S. Congressman, 69th to 71st Congresses
(192531) from first district of Vermont. b. Oct. 19, 1877 at St. Albans, Vt. President of the National Life
Insurance Co., Montpelier, Vt. retiring in 1948 and is now president of the
Franklin Co. Savings Bank & Trust Co. of St. Albans. Member of Franklin Lodge
No. 4, St. Albans, Vt. and 33° AASR (NJ) at Burlington, Vt.
Howard R. Brinker Episcopal bishop. b. Oct. 20, 1893 at Nashotah,
Wis. Graduate of the Univ. of Pennsylvania (1918) and ordained priest in the
Episcopal Church in 1919. Served as rector in Wyoming and Illinois and dean of
the Chicago South Deanery, 1935-39. A member of the diocesan council 1924-40,
chairman of department of publicity, 1939 and chairman department of missions
1930-38. Bishop of Nebraska, 1943, provisional bishop of Missionary District,
Western Nebraska, 1943 and bishop of reunited diocese and district since 1946.
Raised in Ashlar Lodge No. 10, Douglas, Wyo. about 1920 and presently a member
of Nebraska Lodge No. 1, Omaha, Nebr.
George F. Briston Composer. Member of Independent Royal Arch Lodge
No. 2, New York City.
Marquis de Britigney Served as a colonel in the American
Revolution. Member of St. Johns Lodge No. 3, New Bern, North Carolina.
James L. Britt (1861-1939) U.S. Congressman to 64th and 65th
Congresses (1915-19) from 10th North Carolina district. b. March 4, 1861 at
Johnson City, Tenn. Practiced law at Asheville, N.C. Special attorney for
department of justice 1906-9 and special assistant to attorney general in 1910
for prosecution of civil cases for Post Office dept. Minority leader of N.C.
senate in 1909. Mason. d. Dec. 26, 1939.
Edwin F. Britten, Jr. President of Monroe Calculating Machine Co.
b. Feb. 2, 1885 at Jersey City, N.J. Graduated from
Cornell Univ. 1907. Employed as a mechanical engineer and executive from
1907-17 by several companies. In 1917 he became vice president in charge of
manufacture of the Monroe Co. and has been president since 1937. Holds many
patents on calculating and office machines. Mason.
Daniel Broadhead ( 1736 - 1809 ) Revolutionary soldier. In 1775 he
raised a company of riflemen who served in the battle of Long Island. He was
appointed colonel of the 8th Pennsylvania regiment, and in April 1778, led a
successful expedition against the Muskingum Indians. He made two important
treaties with the Indians and received the thanks of Congress, being made
brigadier general after the war. He was a member of Lodge No. 3, Philadelphia,
Pa. d. Nov. 15, 1809.
James 0. Broadhead First president of the American Bar
Association, congressman and diplomat. When the American Bar Association was
founded in 1878, James 0. Broadhead of St. Louis was chosen its first
president. His original membership is not known, but at his death in 1898, he
was a member of Tuscan Lodge No. 360 of St. Louis, Mo.
Glen P. Brock President of Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad. b. Nov.
22, 1896 at Alden, Ia. Graduated from Univ. of Illinois in 1922. Started with
the Illinois Central Railroad in 1912, going to the Gulf and Mobile in 1923 as
assistant to general manager. Was general manager from 1934; vice president
and general manager from 1940. President since June, 1957. Raised in Palestine
Lodge No. 849, Palestine, Ill. in 1921. 32° AASR in Mobile, Ala. and member of
Abba Shrine Temple of Mobile.
William Brockmeier (1866-1947) Conducted 5,586 Masonic funeral
services. Member of Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40, St. Louis, Mo. He started keeping
records of the funerals in 1911, although he had attended many before that
time. The dignity and eloquence he developed through the years resulted in
requests from other lodges for his services and he eventually represented 48
lodges, serving each without remuneration. As a stationary engineer with the
American Brake Co., he worked a night shift and thus had free time in the day.
He attended his last funeral on May 29, 1947 at the age of 81—it was his own.
Charles Brockwell English clergyman, who it is claimed, delivered
the first recorded Masonic sermon on Dec. 27, 1749 at Christ Church, Boston,
Mass.
Edward E. Brodie (1876-1939) U. S. Envoy and Minister to Siam and
Finland. b. March 12, 1876, at Fort Stevens, Oreg. A newspaper man, he began
with the Morning Enterprise, Oregon City in 1901 and later became owner and
publisher until 1935. Became Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
to Siam in 1921, resigning in 1925. In 1930 he was E.E. and M.P. to Finland,
serving until 1933. Mason, 32° AASR and Shriner. d. June 27, 1939.
William A. Brodie Laid the foundation stone of the Statue of
Liberty in New York harbor on August 5, 1884 as Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of New York.
Kazimierz Brodzinski (1791-1835) Polish epic poet and scholar. Was
professor of Polish literature at Warsaw from 1826. A Freemason. His best
known work was Wieslaw, written in 1820.
Samuel Broers President Firestone International Co. b. Jan. 1,
1892 in Amsterdam, Holland, coming to the U.S. in 1909. Began career
as shipping clerk in 1910 and started with Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron,
Ohio as an export clerk in 1914, rising through field manager, export manager,
and in charge of all overseas operations since 1934. Raised in Adoniram Lodge
No. 517, Akron, Ohio in 1922.
Willis J. Brogden (1877-1935) Justice, Supreme Court of North
Carolina. b. Oct. 18, 1877 at Goldsboro, N.C. Admitted to bar in 1907 and
practiced at Durham. Elected associate justice of the supreme court in 1926.
Mason. d. Oct. 29, 1935.
Henry P. H. Bromwell (1823-1903) Masonic author. b. Aug. 26, 1823
in Baltimore Co., Md. Moved to Illinois, studied law and became judge of the
circuit court of Fayette Co. He later edited a newspaper and served in the
state legislature from 1865-69. A member of the Illinois Constitutional
Convention in 1869. He was raised in Temperance Lodge No. 16, Vandalia, Ill.
in 1854, master in 1856 and grand master of the Grand Lodge of Illinois in
1864. Was grand orator of the grand lodge four times; high priest of Edgar
Chapter No. 32, R.A.M. in 1858, knighted in Elwood Commandery No. 6, 1861 and
received the AASR from A. G. Mackey in 1877. Moved to Colorado and became
active in the Grand Lodge of Colorado, affiliating with Denver Lodge No. 5.
Grand orator of Colorado in 1874. Author of the ponderous volume Restorations
of Masonic Geometry and Symbolism. d. Jan. 9, 1903.
Green C. Bronson (1789-1863) Chief Justice, Supreme Court of New
York. b. in Oneida, N.Y. Practiced law at Utica, N.Y. and elected attorney
general in 1829. At this time he came under attack for being a "high Mason" by
the Anti-Masonic Enquirer published at Rochester. Became chief justice of
supreme court in 1945 and two years later one of the judges of the court of
appeals, just organized. He left the bench and practiced law in New York City.
d. Sept. 3, 1863. Chief justice in 1845.
John R. Brooke (1838-1926) Major General, U.S. Army. b. July 21,
1838 in Montgomery Co., Pa. Enlisted in -the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry in
1861. Participated in Civil War battles of Cold Harbor, Gettysburg,
Spottsylvania Court-House and Tolopotomy and made brigadier general for
gallantry. Resigned from volunteer service and entered regular army as
lieutenant colonel, rising to major general in 1897. Was head of the military
commission and governor general of Puerto Rico and governor general of Cuba.
Retired in 1902. Mason and member of Columbia Chapter No. 21, R.A.M.
Philadelphia, Pa. d. Sept. 5, 1926.
Laurens Brooke Surgeon and medical officer to John Paul Jones
q.v., father of the American Navy. Was a member of Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4,
Va. He served on Jones' ships Ranger and Bon Homme Richard.
Robert Brooke Governor of Virginia from 1794-96. He also served as
attorney general of Virginia • from 1798-1800 and it was during this period
that Henry Clay q.v. studied in his law office. At the outbreak of the
Revolution he was a medical student at the University of Edinburgh and
returned to America to serve as a first lieutenant of cavalry. A member and
past master of Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4, he became grand master of Virginia
on Nov. 23, 1795.
Walker Brooke (1813-1869) U.S. Senator from Mississippi. b. Dec.
13, 1813 in Virginia. Graduated from Univ. of Virginia in 1835, studied law, emigrated to Kentucky where he taught school two years and then
took up practice in Lexington, Miss. Elected senator and served from March,
1852 to March, 1853. He was a member of the Mississippi seceding convention of
1861. He was a member of the Confederate congress, but was defeated for the
Confederate senate. He was a member of Hill City Lodge No. 121, Vicksburg,
Miss. past high priest of Lexington Chapter No. 9, Lexington, Ky. and the
second grand high priest of the Grand Chapter, R.A.M. of Mississippi (1848).
He demitted from the chapter in 1858. d. Feb. 19, 1869.
Bryant B. Brooks (1861-1944) Governor of Wyoming. b. Feb. 5, 1861
at Bernardston, Mass. A livestock grower in Wyoming from 1882, was president
of Consolidated Royalty Oil Co. and Wyoming National Bank, serving in the
Wyoming legislature in 1892. He was a presidential elector in 1900 and
governor of Wyoming from 190511. He was a member of Ashlar Lodge No. 10 at
Douglas, Wyo. and later of Casper Lodge No. 15, Casper, of which he was past
master. In 1940 he was grand orator of the Grand Lodge of Wyoming. d. Dec. 7,
1944.
C. Wayland Brooks ( 1897 - 1957 ) U.S. Senator from Illinois. b.
March 8, 1897 in West Bureau Co., Ill. Student at Wheaton College and Univ. of
Chicago, receiving LL.B. from Northwestern Univ. in 1926. Admitted to bar in
1926 and practiced in Chicago. Elected U.S. Senator in 1939 and reelected in
1942 for six-year term. Served with Marines in WW1 and was wounded seven
times, receiving D.S.C. from both Army and Navy and was retired at age of 21.
Member of Wheaton Lodge No. 269, Wheaton, Ill., being raised Jan. 24, 1920.
Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of Illinois in 1946. 33° AASR (NJ), York Rite
Mason and member of St. John's No.1, Red Cross of Constantine. d. Jan. 14,
1957.
Henry L. Brooks U.S. District Judge (Ky.). b. Dec. 9, 1905 at
Louisville, Ky. Graduate of Univ. of Wisconsin and Jefferson School of Law.
Admitted to bar in 1928 and practiced at Louisville. Judge of Jefferson
Circuit Court, 1946-48 and U.S. District Judge since 1954. Member of
Louisville Lodge No. 400, Louisville, Ky. AASR in Valley of Kentucky (KCCH).
John Brooks (1752-1825) Governor of Massachusetts. First elected
in 1816 and re-elected seven years in succession, finally declining to again
be a candidate. b. May 31, 1752 at Medford, Mass. Studied medicine under Dr.
Simon Tufts and settled at Reading, Mass. as a physician. Drilled a company of
minute-men and was present at the Battle of Lexington. Participated in Fort
Stanwix expedition and Battle of Saratoga. He was then promoted to colonel
(1778) and was associated with Baron von Steuben q.v. in training the
Continental Army. A friend of Washington, he was major general of the militia
for many years, practicing law at Medford, Mass. From 1812-15 he was adjutant
general of Mass. He received his E.A. degree in American Union Lodge
(Military) on Aug. 28, 1779 and later a member of Washington Lodge No. 10
(Military) under Grand Lodge of Mass. d. March 1, 1825.
Overton Brooks U.S. Congressman from 4th Louisiana district, 75th
to 81st Congresses (1936-51). b. Dec. 21, 1897 at East Baton Rouge, La.
Received LL.B. from Louisiana State Univ. 1923, practicing law at Shreveport.
Served in WW1 in 1st Division field artillery. Raised on Joppa Lodge No. 362,
Shreveport, La. about 1921. 32° AASR (SJ), Shriner and honorary member of
National Sojourners.
Samuel P. Brooks ( 1863 - 1931 ) President of
Baylor University, 19021931. b. Dec. 4, 1863 at Milledgeville, Ga. Graduate of
several universities, including Baylor, Yale and Univ. of Chicago. Was vice
president of the Southern Baptist Convention in Baltimore, 1910 and president
of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, 1914-17. A Mason, he was grand
orator of the Grand Lodge of Texas in 1914 and 1922. d. May 14, 1931.
Stratton D. Brooks ( 1869 - 1949 ) University president b. Sept.
10, 1869 at Everett, Mo. Principal of high schools from 1890-99 in Illinois
and Michigan; assistant professor of education and high school inspection,
Univ. of 1899-1902; assistant superintendent of schools, Boston, 1902-06;
superintendent of schools, Cleveland, 0., 1906; superintendent of schools,
Boston, 1906-12; president of Univ. of Oklahoma, 1912-23; president of Univ.
of Missouri, 1923-31. Educational director, Order of DeMolay from 1931. Member
of Norman (Okla.) Lodge No. 38; Columbia (Mo.) Chapter No. 17, R.A.M. (1923);
St. Graal Commandery (Mo.) No. 12, K.T. (1924). d. Jan. 18, 1949.
Wiley G. Brooks College president. b. Oct. 24, 1886 at Adelphia,
Ohio. Superintendent of schools in Idaho, Nebraska and Iowa from 191037.
President and trustee of Illinois Wesleyan Univ. 1937-40 and president of
Nebraska State Teachers College, Chadron, since 1941. Mason, 32° AASR, Knight
Templar.
Jacob Broom (1752-1810) Signer of Federal Constitution in 1787.
One of the delegates from Delaware to the Philadelphia convention meeting on
May 14, 1787 and was among the signers of Sept. 17. He was a member of the
Delaware legislature from 1784-88 and the first postmaster of Wilmington in
1790-92. He was aschool teacher, real estate dealer and surveyor. Two weeks
before the Battle of Brandywine, he drew a map of this area for the use of
General Washington. An early member of Lodge No. 14, Christiana Ferry
(Wilmington) Del., he was elected secretary and treasurer on June 24, 1780,
junior warden June 25, 1781 and again treasurer in 1783. d. April 25, 1810.
Joseph J. Broshek Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. Nov. 1, 1886 at New
Bedford, Mass. Graduate of U.S. Naval Academy in 1908 and Columbia Univ. in
1915. Commissioned ensign in 1910, advancing through grades to rear admiral in
1942 and retired in 1946. Served on U.S.S. George Washington in WW1 and was
head of maintenance, Bureau of Ships, Navy Dept. to retirement in 1946. Member
of Mistletoe Lodge No. 647, Brooklyn, N.Y. Deceased.
Henry Peter Brougham (Baron Brougham and Vaux) (1778-1868). Lord
High Chancellor of England from 1830. b. Sept. 19, 1778 at Edinburgh,
Scotland. With Sydney Smith and Jeffrey, founded the Edinburgh Review in 1802.
Practiced at English bar in 1808 and member of parliament in 1810. He carried
the measure making slave trade a felony and defended Queen Caroline as her
attorney general in trial (1820). He was a founder of London Univ. in 1828 and
by a famous speech in 1831 helped pass the Reform Bill. He was the original
"learned friend" in Peacock's Crochet Castle. The brougham (carriage) is named
for him. He was initiated, passed and raised in Fortrose Lodge, Stornoway,
Scotland on Aug. 20, 21, 1799 and on June 24, 1800 affiliated with Canongate
Kilwinning Lodge in Edinburgh. d. May 7, 1868.
John Brougham (1810-1880) Actor and playwright. b. May 9, 1810 in
Dublin, Ireland. Orphaned early in life, he was raised by an eccentric uncle. Studied medicine,
but took to the stage to make a living, first appearing in the Tottenham
theatre in Dublin in July, 1830. His first hit was as O'Slash in The
Invincibles. His first 20 years were passed in Dublin and the remainder was
divided between runs in New York and London. Made his first appearance on the
American stage as O'Callaghan in His Last Legs on Oct. 4, 1842 at the Park
theatre in New York City. In addition to acting he wrote about 100 plays.
Misfortune struck him in later years and a benefit performance was given at
the New York Academy of Music which netted $10,279 with which his friends
bought him an annuity. He was a member of St. John's Lodge No. 1, New York
City. d. June 7, 1880 in NYC. Member of Antiquity Lodge No. 11, N.Y.C.
William E. Brougher Brigadier General, U.S. Army. b. Feb. 17, 1889
in Miss. Commissioned 2nd lieut. in 1911 and advanced through grades to
brigadier general in 1941 (advanced by Gen. MacArthur for leadership in
Philippines). Served in WW1 as major of infantry. Served through Bataan
campaign, Philippines and taken prisoner by Japanese and liberated in Aug.,
1945. Became commanding general of Ft. McClellan, Ala. in 1946 and later Camp
Gordon, Augusta, Ga. Mason, 32° AASR.
J. M. Broughton Former Governor of North Carolina. Member of Wake
Forest Lodge No. 282, receiving his degrees on Oct. 17, 1909 and Jan. 18 and
Feb. 1, 1910.
Aaron V. Brown (1795-1859) Postmaster General of U.S. and Governor
of Tennessee. b. Aug. 15, 1795 in Brunswick Co., Va. Graduated from Chapel
Hill (N.C.) in 1814 and moved with parents to Tennessee in 1815 where he
studied law and became the partner of James K. Polkq.v. From 1821-32 he was
almost continuously a member of the state legislature. He was elected to
Congress in 1839, 1841 and 1843. From 1845-47 he was governor of Tennessee. As
postmaster general in Buchanan's cabinet q.v. he shortened the oceanic mail
route to California and the routes from St. Louis westward before the
construction of the railroads. A member of Pulaski Chapter No. 7, R.A.M.,
Tenn. he was junior grand warden of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee in 1825. d.
March 8, 1859, and buried Masonically at Nashville on March 14.
Albert G. Brown (1813-1880) Governor of Mississippi and U.S.
Senator. b. May 31, 1813 in Chester Dist., S.C. Was made brigadier general in
Mississippi state militia when only 19 years old. A lawyer, he was a member of
the state legislature from 1835-39 and member of the U.S. Congress from Miss.
in 1840-41; from 1841-43 he was circuit judge, and governor of Mississippi
from 1843-1848. He was again a member of Congress from 1848-54 and U.S.
Senator from 1854-58. Reelected in 1859 for six years, he resigned in 1861 to
join the Confederate forces with his colleague of the senate, Jefferson Davis.
d. June 12, 1880. Member of Gallatin Lodge No. 25, Gallatin, Miss. and later
Silas Brown Lodge, U.D.
Anthony Brown (see 6th Viscount Montagu) Charles W. Brown (
1858-1928 ) President of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. from 1916. b. June 14,
1858 at Newburyport, Mass. Was master mariner in charge of vessels in Chinese
and Australian trade for six years. Was identified with the manufacture of
plate glass from 1898 until his death, Mar. 6, 1928. Mason and Knight Templar.
Clarence J. Brown U.S. Congressman from 7th
Ohio dist., 76th to 84th Congresses (1939-1956). b. July 14, 1893 at
Blanchester, 0. Purchased first newspaper in 1917 and has been in publishing
business since that date. President of The Brown Publishing Co. Was lieut.
governor of Ohio from 1919-23 and secretary of state, 192733. Was a member of
the Hoover commission for organization of the executive branch of the Federal
government. Mason, 33° AASR (N.J.).
Clarence J. Brown Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. Jan. 15, 1895 at
Plum City, Wis. Received B.S. from Univ. of Wisconsin in 1915 and M.D. from
Washington Univ. in 1917, entering Navy Medical Corps in 1917, advancing to
rear admiral in 1946, and retired as vice admiral in 1954. Assistant chief,
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of Navy 1947-49 and general inspector, 1949;
deputy surgeon general of the Navy from 1950 and presently chief of medical
services, State of California, Youth Authority. Raised in Maiden Rock Lodge
No. 196, Maiden Rock, Wis. in 1916; member of Mt. Horeb Chapter No. 6,
Pensacola, Fla. and Coeur le Leon Commandery No. 1, Pensacola.
D. Russell Brown (1848-1919) Governor of Rhode Island, 1892-95. b.
March 28, 1848 at Bolton, Conn. Publisher of the Evening News in Providence,
R.I. Mason. d. Feb. 28, 1919.
Egbert B. Brown (1816-?) Union Brigadier General in Civil War. b.
Oct. 24, 1816 in Brownsville, N.Y. Elected mayor of Toledo, Ohio in 1849.
Spent four years in the Pacific on a whaling vessel returning to St. Louis,
Mo. as a railway manager from 1852-61. He was instrumental in saving the city
of St. Louis from southern hands at start of Civil War. Was severely wounded
at Battle of Springfield (Mo.) in 1863. Servedthrough Civil War in Missouri,
Arkansas and Texas. From 1866-68 he was U.S. pension agent at St. Louis,
retiring to a farm near Hastings, Ill. in 1869. Member of Toledo Lodge No.
144, Toledo, Ohio.
Everett C. Brown ( 1863 - 1937 ) Livestock commission man and
Olympic committee member. b. Oct. 14, 1863 at Oneida, Ill. Started in
livestock industry, Chicago, 1881 and later general manager of Brown-St. John
Commission Co. In 1918-19 he was chairman of the Price Control Commission of
Live Stock, U.S. Food Administration; president of the Chicago Live Stock
Exchange 1916-20 and 1923-28; president of the National Live Stock Exchange
1918-23. Member of the Chicago Plan Committee. President of the National
Amateur Athletic Union in 1910. Member of the executive committee of American
Olympic Committee in charge of Olympic teams to London in 1908, Stockholm,
1912, Antwerp, 1920 and Paris, 1924. Mason and Knight Templar. d. April 11,
1937.
Fred H. Brown Former U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. A Mason and
Knight Templar.
Gustavus R. Brown One of the physicians called into consultation
during the last illness of George Washington. He was one of the organizers of
St. Columbia Lodge No. 10, Port Tobacco, Md., and was the fifth grand master
of Maryland (1797).
Guy L. Brown Head of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. b. Aug.
22, 1893 at Boone, Ia. Locomotive fireman and engineer on the C. & N.W.
Railroad from 1909-1945 when he assumed office in the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers; assistant grand chief engineer 1950-53 and grand chief
since that date. Raised in Mount Olive Lodge No. 79, Boone, Iowa in 1941.
Member of Tuscan Chapter No. 31, R.A.M.; Gebal Council No. 5, R. & SM.;
Excalibar Commandery No. 13, K.T. all of Boone, Iowa. 32° AASR (NJ),
Cleveland, Ohio and Al Koran Shrine Temple of Cleveland.
Harvey W. Brown (1883-1956) International president of
International Association of Machinists. b. Oct. 28, 1883 in Schuylkill Co.,
Pa. After serving as a machinist apprentice from 1902-05, he became business
representative for International Association of Machinists for Anthracite Coal
Region in 1911; general vice president in 1921 and president in 1938. Elected
international president in 1940. Member of American Federation of Labor
executive council, 1940-43. Member of Roseville Lodge No. 143, Newark, N.J. d.
Sept., 1956.
Jacob Brown (1775-1828) Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army
(1821-28) and major general in War of 1812. b. May 9, 1775 in Bucks Co., Pa.
Taught school and did surveying in Ohio until 1798 when he moved to New York
and settled at present town of Brownsville. Having had military experience as
secretary to Alexander Hamilton q.v. he was made colonel of militia in 1809
and advanced to brigadier general in 1810. In command of a 200 mile section
along Canadian border in 1812 and repulsed several attacks from superior
British forces including fights at Ogdensburg, Sackets Harbor, Chippewa and
Lundy's Lane. Made brigadier general of regular army in 1813 and major general
in 1814. At the close of the war he commanded the northern division of the
army and on March 10, 1821 became generalin-chief of the U.S. Army. He was
initiated in Ontario Lodge at Sackets Harbor, N.Y. on Jan. 2, 1806 and was
probably raised there. He later became a member of Watertown Lodge No. 49,
Watertown, N.Y. d. Feb. 24,1828 and buried in Congressional cemetery,
Washington, D.C.
James W. Brown President of Editor and Publisher, 1912-52 and
chairman of the board since 1953. b. Oct. 20, 1873 at Detroit, Mich. With
Detroit News and Tribune 1891-95; Chicago Journal, Chicago American and
Chicago Tribune 1895-1903. General manager of the Louisville Herald 1903-11.
Raised April 29, 1907 in Louisville Lodge No. 400, Louisville, Ky. and at
present a member of Publicity Lodge No. 1000, New York City. Member of DeMolay
Commandery, K.T. No. 12 of Kentucky.
James W. Brown, Jr. Newspaper executive. b. Jan. 1, 1902 at
Chicago, Ill. With Editor and Publisher for 23 years and was president, member
of the board and chairman of the executive committee 1941-48, and general
manager since 1953. With Chicago Tribune-N.Y. Daily News Syndicate as sales
manager 1948-51. Member of Publicity Lodge No. 1000, New York City and master
in 1937. Member of Jerusalem Chapter No. 8, R.A.M. and Coeur de Leon
Cornmandery No. 23, K.T., both of New York City.
Joe E. Brown Stage and screen star. b. July 28, 1892 at Holgate,
Ohio. Began as a circus acrobat in 1902 and was with burlesque and vaudeville
from 1916-19. From 1919-27 was with musical comedies including Lis- ten
Lester, Greenwich Village Follies, Captain Jinks and others. Leading roles in
movies of which Crooks Can't Win was his first "silent" and Painted Faces his
first talking. Made the "Elmer" films famous. Member of Rubicon Lodge No. 237,
Toledo, Ohio and of Al Malaikah Shrine in Los Angeles.
John Brown (1800-1859) American abolitionist fanatic, regarded by
some northern sympathizers as a martyr. Brown's cause was glorified by the famous marching song, John Brown's Body. He was a Freemason who
later turned anti-Mason. b. May 9, 1800, he was executed on Dec. 2, 1859 in
Charlestown, Va. From 1856 on, he was obsessed with the idea of abolishing
slavery by force. When a pro-slavery massacre occurred at Lawrence, Kans.,
Brown killed five slavery adherents at Pottawatomie, Kans. in retaliation. He
next made a heroic stand at Osawatomie, Kans. against a raid by pro-slavery
forces from Missouri. He conceived a plan of establishing a new state as a
refuge for negroes. With help from Massachusetts abolitionists, he seized the
government arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Va. in 1859, intending the action as a
signal for a general insurrection of slaves. Overpowered and convicted of
treason, he was hanged Dec. 2, 1859. Brown was raised in Hudson Lodge No. 68,
Hudson, Ohio, on May 11, 1824, serving as junior deacon in 1825-26. His uncle
was the first master of the lodge. Shortly after 1826 he moved to Pennsylvania
and with the anti-Masonic movement, he renounced Freemasonry and continued to
do so on every possible occasion. His son, John Brown, Jr. became a Freemason
and was buried with Masonic honors. His daughter, Sarah, once told a
biographer that Brown had stated that "the forms of the initiatory ceremonies
of the Masons struck him as silly," and in a negro newspaper Brown wrote,
"another of the few errors of my life is that I have joined the Freemasons, Oddfellows, Sons of Temperance, and a score of other secret societies instead
of seeking the company of intelligent, wise and good men.”
John Brown (1757-1837) First U.S. Senator from Kentucky and last
survivor of the Continental Congress. b. Sept. 12, 1757 at Staunton, Va. Was a
student at Princeton when the Revolutionary army retreated through N.J. and he
joined it, serving until the close of the war. Admitted to bar in 1782, he
practiced at Frankfort, Ky. He was elected to the Virginia legislature from
the district of Ky. and from the same district to the Continental Congress of
1787-88. Later he was congressman from this district (1789-92) and became the
first U.S. Senator from Kentucky, serving from Nov. 5, 1792 until March 3,
1805. He took a prominent part in the Indian warfare, the admission of
Kentucky into the union and in securing navigation of the Mississippi for the
west. Member of Lexington Lodge No. 1, Lexington, Ky. and Lexington Chapter
No. 1, R.A.M. d. Aug. 29, 1837.
John C. Brown (1827-1889) Major General, C.S.A. and twice governor
of Tennessee. b. Jan. 6, 1827 in Giles Co., Tenn. Joined the Confederate army
at start of war and rose to major general. Left almost destitute at close of
war, he was employed as a railroad surveyor and rose to president of the
Nashville Railroad. He later had charge of the Texas Pacific's construction to
the Rio Grande and was receiver of the entire property. President of the
constitutional convention of Tennessee, he was twice governor (in 1870 and
1875). A member of Pulaski Lodge No. 101, Pulaski, Tenn., he served three
terms as master and was grand master of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee in 1869.
Received his Royal Arch degree in Pulaski Chapter No. 20 on Mar. 28, 1871 and
Knight Templar in Pulaski Commandery No. 12 on April 26, 1871. d. Aug. 16,
1889.
John H. Brown (1820-1895) Early Texas newspaper editor, soldier.
b. Oct. 20, 1820 in Pike Co., Mo. Moved to Texas in 1840 with his uncle, Dr.
James Kerr, and worked on the Texas Sentinel. As first sergeant of the "Minute
Men" he engaged in several Indian campaigns and after being wounded in the Battle of Salado in 1842 was discharged in 1843. Worked on the Victoria Advocate and
accepted a position of colonel in state militia. In 1854 he bought an interest
in the Galveston Civilian and in 1858 became editor of the Belton Democrat.
Attended the Secession Convention of 1861 and served in the Confederate army
until 1862 when he was named adjutant general. Following the war he went to
Mexico and became commissioner of immigration under Maximilian, returning to
Texas in 1871. Represented Dallas in legislature in 1873 and member of the
1875 Convention. He was revising editor of the Encyclopedia of the New West
and wrote History of Dallas County, Life and Times of Henry Smith, History of
Texas (2 volumes) and Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas. Was raised in
Clarksville Lodge No. 17, Clarksville, Mo. March 1, 1845 (on a visit to his
old state), demitting the same date and became one of the original signers for
a charter of Victoria Lodge No. 40, Victoria, Tex. d. May 31, 1895.
Louis M. Brown President of Eberhard Faber Pencil Co. b. Aug. 25,
1896 at Atlanta, Ga. Started with Eberhard Co. in 1923, successively Canadian
representative, advertising manager, assistant sales manager, sales manager,
general manager, vice president and president since 1952. Mason.
Mordecai P. C. Brown (1876-1949) Elected to Baseball's Hall of
Fame in 1949. b. Oct. 19, 1876 at Nyesville, Ind. Full name was Mordecai Peter
Centennial and was called "Three Fingered" as he lost two digits of his
pitching hand in an accident during his coal mining days. His two fingerstumps
helped give his pitches strange and baffling twists and curves. Throwing right
handed, he was aswitch batter. Was the ace hurler of Chance's Chicago Cubs and
for six straight seasons (1906-11) won 20 or more games for the Cubs. His
lifetime major league record was 239 wins against 130 losses. A good hitter,
he was one of the best fielding pitchers of all time. In 1908 he accepted 108
chances without an error. The same year he hurled four shutout games in a
row—the first major league pitcher to perform such a feat. He was often pitted
against the other pitching star of that era—Christ/ Mathewson q.v. and their
duels were classics. In 24 meetings Brown was victorious over Mathewson 13
times. He was a member of Edward Dobbins Lodge No. 164, Lawrenceville, Ill.
receiving his degrees on March 24, May 19 and July 7, 1925. At the time his
petition was presented it was referred to the DDGM, Byron R. Lewis, for
determining whether the loss of two fingers would disqualify him for Masonic
membership. d. Feb. 14, 1949.
Norris Brown Former U.S. Senator from Nebraska. A Mason, he served
as grand orator of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska.
Prentiss M. Brown U.S. Senator from Michigan, lawyer, business
executive. b. June 18, 1889 in St. Ignace, Mich. Graduate of Albion College
and Univ. of Michigan. Practiced law since 1914. Member of 73rd and 74th
Congresses (1933-37) from 11th Mich. district. Appointed to U.S. Senate in
1936 and elected for term 1937-43. Administrator, Office of Price
Administration, 1943. Chairman of the board of the Detroit Edison Company
since 1944. Chairman of the Mackinac Bridge Authority. President, vice
president and director of many corporations. Member of St. Ignace Lodge No.
369, St. Ignace, Mich. he received the 33° AASR (NJ) in October, 1955.
Rex I. Brown President of Mississippi Power and
Light Co. b. Aug. 22, 1889 at Lowell, Mich. Began with Little Rock Railway &
Electric Co. in 1880 as clerk. With Arkansas Power & Light Co. 1927-32. In
1932 he became vice president and general manager of the Mississippi Power &
Light and president since 1936. Member of Trinity Lodge No. 694, Little Rock,
Ark.; Union Chapter No. 2, R.A.M.; Occidental Council No. 1, R. & S.M. and
Hugh de Payens Cornmandery No. 1, K.T., all of Little Rock, Ark. 32° AASR (SJ)
at Little Rock April 23, 1925. Member of Wahabi Shrine Temple, Jackson, Miss.
Roy H. Brown University president, Presbyterian missionary. b. May
2, 1878 at Girard, Kans. Ordained Presbyterian minister in 1903 and from that
date was a pioneer missionary in the Philippines, establishing 79 churches and
receiving over 2,500 members. Held pastorates in U.S. from 1922-32, but
returned to the Philippines to be president of Silliman Univ., the largest
theological evangelical institution in the islands. Interned prisoner by the
Japanese for 3% years and freed by U.S. troops during WW2. Mason and 32° AASR.
Thomas Brown Former Governor of Florida. Raised in Hiram Lodge No.
59 of Virginia in August, 1807, he became a member of Jackson Lodge No. 1,
Tallahassee, Fla. serving as secretary in 1833 and master in 1855 and was
grand master of the Grand Lodge of Florida in 1849. He was also grand
secretary of the Grand Lodge of Florida in 1834-35. He assisted in the
formation of the grand lodge in 1830. A member of Florida Chapter No. 1,
Tallahassee and Mackey Council No. 1 of the same city, he was grand treasurer
of the grand chapter in 1848-59 and grand high priest in 1851.
Wallace E. Brown ( 1868 - 1939 ) Methodist bishop. b. Oct. 30,
1868 at Chittenango, N.Y. Ordained Methodist minister in 1894, holding
pastorates in New York state until 1924 when ordained bishop. He was director
of the Epworth League of the church and member of the general conferences of
1912-16-20-24 and the Ecumenical conference of London in 1921. Mason. d. Nov.
18, 1939.
Wilfred J. Brown Railroad executive. b. Aug. 10, 1893 at Plymouth,
Mass. Graduate of Harvard, 1917. President and director of Consolidated
Railroads of Cuba and The Cuba Railroad Co., 1941-48 and chairman of the board
from 1948 until retirement in 1954. Served in Navy during WW1. Mason.
William A. Brown Bishop, Protestant Episcopal Church. b. Jan. 3,
1878 at Albemarle Co., Va. Ordained in 1901, serving churches of Virginia
until ordained bishop in 1938, serving Diocese of Southern Va. Mason.
Wm. Moseley Brown Educator, explorer, army officer, linguist and
personnel consultant. b. Feb. 27, 1894 at Lynchburg, Va. B.A. from Washington
and Lee Univ. in 1914; M.A. from Washington and Lee, Columbia, and Ph.D. from
Columbia. Professor of language, biology and psychology in Washington and Lee
from 1913-29. President of Atlantic Univ. (Va.) 1929-32. Personnel director of
Vick Chemical Co. 1937-42 and personnel consultant since 1947. Served in WW1,
advancing from private to 2nd It. In WW2 as major and lt. colonel, 194247.
Independent Republican candidate for governor of Virginia in 1929 and to
Congress in 1932. Was U.S. representative on Ulrich expedition to interior of
Brazil in 1931-32 and "Rio Brown" discovered and so named for him by the
Brazilian government. Also representative on similar expedition to interior of Brazil in 1933-34. 33° AASR (SJ), past grand
master of Grand Lodge of Virginia, past high priest of Grand Chapter, R.A.M.
of Virginia and past grand commander, Grand Commandery, K.T. of Virginia. As
president of the National Sojourners, his name was placed on the black list of
the Vichy French government during WW2. Author of many volumes including
Character Traits as Factors in Intelligence Test Performance (1923), Best
Books on the Choice of a Career (1926), History of Freemasonry in Virginia
(1935), Temp/ary in the Old Dominion (1937), The Making of a Mason (1949),
German Psychological Warfare (1941), Highlights of Templar History (1943).
Charles F. Browne (1834-1867) (originally "Brown") American
humorist who wrote under the pseudonym of "Artemus Ward." b. in Waterford,
Maine. Learned the printer's trade at age of 14 on a Maine newspaper and later
employed by the Plain-dealer in Cleveland, 0. where his first series of
Artemus Ward's Sayings were printed. When the Vanity Fair was established in
New York he was asked to be a contributor, and later its editor. He then gave
humorous lectures throughout the country, 186 1 - 1866, and an English tour,
1866-1867. He died in Southampton, England of tuberculosis on March 6, 1867.
He received his degrees in Manhattan Lodge No. 62, New York City on Sept. 4,
25, and Oct. 2, 1863.
Edward E. Browne ( 1868 - 1945 ) U.S. Congressman, 63rd to 71st
Congresses (1913-31) from 8th Wis. district. b. Feb. 16, 1868 at Waupaca, Wis.
Graduate of Univ. of Wisconsin. In law practice at Waupaca from 1892. Mason
and 32° AASR (NJ).
Jefferson B. Browne (1857-1937) Chief Justice, Supreme Court of
Florida. b. June 6, 1857 at Key West, Fla. Received LL.B. from Univ. of Iowa
in 1880. In Key West he was successively city attorney, postmaster and
collector of customs. Member of Florida state senate from 1891-95 and
en-officio lieut.-governor 1891-93. Was chief justice of Supreme Court of
Florida from 1917-23 and associate justice 1923-25, resigning to become judge
of 20th judicial circuit. Mason, Knight Templar and 32° AASR (SJ). d. May 4,
1937.
J. Lewis Browne (1866-1933) Organist. b. May 18, 1866 at London,
Eng., coming to America in 1875. Studied in U.S. and Europe. Was soloist at
Royal Academy of St. Cecilia in Rome, 1901. Organist at Wanamaker's Egyptian
Hall, Philadelphia 1908-10 and the St. Louis and Jamestown world fairs.
Organist and choirmaster of St. Patrick's Church, Chicago from 1912. Faculty
member, Univ. of Notre Dame. Designed the great organ in Medinah Shrine
Temple, Chicago and conducted symphony concerts there. Director of music
public schools of Chicago from 1928. Composed the opera La Corsicana (1923)
which was produced in the Chicago Playhouse. His Ecce Sacerdos Magnus was
produced by the Paulist Choristers of Rome in 1912. In 1921 he wrote Missa
Immaculatae Co n c e p tionis B.V.M. for the 100th anniversary of the
establishment of the Catholic Diocese of Cincinnati. Also wrote more than 60
songs, pieces for organ, orchestra, piano, etc. Mason and 32° AASR (NJ). d.
Oct. 23, 1933.
John Browne Englishman who in 1798 published in London one of the
first ciphers of the Masonic ritual. It was entitled: The Master Key Through
All the Degrees of a Freemason's Lodge, to Which Is Added, Eullogiums and
Illustrations Upon Freemasonry. In 1802 he published a second edition under a
much lengthier title. The works are now very rare. Browne claimed to have
been past master of six lodges, and his ciphers are considered to be a very
complete representation of the monitorial Prestonian lectures. He stated that
he printed them not as an offensive expose, but as a means of giving
Freemasons instruction and the key to the cipher was only given personally.
John M. Browne (1831-1894) Surgeon General of U.S. Navy. b. May
10, 1831 at Hinsdale, N.H. Graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1852,
entering Navy following year as assistant surgeon. Sent to Calif. in 1954, he
served aboard the storeship Warren at Sausalito and was then transferred to
the Mare Island Navy Yard. In the Civil War he saw much service in Atlantic
waters and was surgeon on the U.S.S. Kearsarge in its engagement with the
Alabama in 1864. According to one account in the files of Naval Lodge, he was
also surgeon in the battle between the ironclads, the Merrimac and the
Monitor. Following the war, Browne was back at Mare Island where he was
Medical Inspector in 1871 and Director in 1878. His next promotion was to
surgeon-general, the highest medical rank in the Navy. He retired as commodore
in 1893 at the age of 62. Browne was initiated just 24 days after he was 21 in
Philesian Lodge No. 40, Winchester, N.H., receiving all the degrees the night
of June 3, 1852 by special dispensation. In 1866, on returning to California
after the Civil War, he affiliated with Naval Lodge No. 87 of Vallejo. He was
elected master in 1870. In 1871 he was named grand orator of the Grand Lodge
of California and in 1875 was elected grand master for the first of the four
terms he was to serve (1875-79). A member of Naval Chapter No. 35, R.A.M., he
served as grand high priest of Calif. in 1878; a member of California
Commandery No. 1, K.T. (knighted in 1867). In the Scottish Rite he received
his 33° on Oct. 20, 1880 and on Oct 18, 1886 was elected treasurer general of
the Supreme Council (S.J.). His wife was a daughter of Francis Scott Key,
author of the national anthem. d. Dec. 7, 1894.
Thomas C. Brownell (1779-1865) Protestant Episcopal Bishop. b.
Oct. 19, 1779 at Westport, Mass. Ordained deacon in 1816. Consecrated bishop
of Connecticut in 1819. First president of Washington (now Trinity) College in
1829. During his last 12 years, he was by seniority the presiding bishop of
the United States. He retired in 1851. Received his degrees in Ade1phi Lodge
No. 63, New Haven, Conn. in 1824. d. Jan. 13, 1865.
Gordon Browning Governor of Tennessee. b. Nov. 22, 1889 in Carroll
Co., Tenn. Admitted to bar in 1915 and began practice at Huntingdon. Member of
68th to 73rd Congresses (1923-35) from 7th Tenn. dist. Governor of Tennessee
in 1937-39 and again in 1949-51. In WW1 he served ten months overseas and in
WW2 served three years in European theater. Member of Huntingdon Lodge No.
106, Huntingdon, Tenn., receiving his degrees on Aug. 8, Oct. 6, 1919 and Aug.
24, 1920. Was officially received in the Grand Lodge of Tennessee in 1952. 32°
AASR in Valley of Tennessee (SJ) and member of Al Menah Shrine Temple.
Charles B. Brownson
U.S. Congressman from 11th Indiana dist. to 82nd, 83rd, 84th Congresses. b.
Feb. 5, 1914 at Jackson, Mich. Established Central Wallpaper and Paint Corp.,
in Indianapolis, 1936. In WW2 he served as infantry lieutenant and later as
executive officer to assistant chief of staff, G-1, 1st Army in the invasion
planning staff of the Normandy invasion, European campaign and the Philippines. Raised
in Mystic Tie Lodge No. 398 of Indianapolis, Ind. in 1950. 32° AASR (NJ) at
Indianapolis and Murat Shrine Temple of same city.
Nathan Brownson ( 1742 - 1796 ) Member of the Continental
Congress, Revolutionary surgeon and Governor of Georgia. b. May 14, 1742 at
Woodbury, Conn. Graduated from Yale in 1761 and studied medicine, practicing
in Liberty Co., Ga. An early supporter of the American cause, he was for some
time a surgeon in the Revolutionary army. He was a member of the provincial
congress of 1775 and was a delegate to the Continental Congresses of 1776 and
1778. As speaker of the Georgia legislature, he was chosen by that body as
governor of the state in 1781. He was again speaker in 1788 and president of
the state senate in 1789-91. In 1789 he was a member of the convention that
framed the state constitution. He was a member of North Star Lodge of
Manchester, Vt. d. Nov. 6, 1796.
Eli Bruce Resident of Lockport, N.Y. and sheriff of Niagara Co. at
the time of the William Morgan affair. He aided in releasing Morgan to unknown
persons for which Governor DeWitt Clinton q.v. removed him from office and he
was later sent to prison for "aiding and abetting the unlawful abduction."
Bruce later wrote a book on the Morgan episode. He was a member of Lockport
Lodge No. 73 and Ames Chapter No. 88, both of Lockport, N.Y.
James Bruce (1730-1794) Scottish explorer. Explored Africa, and
was known as "The Abyssinian Traveller." Was British consul at Algiers from
1763-65. In 1770 he rediscovered the source of the Blue Nile. Author of
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile (1790 in 5 vols.) Raised in Can-ongate
Kilwinning Lodge, Edinburgh, Scotland on Aug. 1, 1753.
James Bruce Executive and former U.S. Ambassador to Argentina
(1947-49). b. Dec. 23, 1892 at Baltimore, Md. Served as officer overseas in
WW1 with 2nd Infantry Division; special aide to President Wilson; military
attache in Italy and representative at Versailles Peace Conference. In 1949-50
he was the first director of the Mutual Defence Assistance Program. Has served
as vice president of several banks, including Chase National, Atlantic
Exchange and president of Baltimore Trust Co. He is a director of many large
corporations including Revlon, American Airlines, American-Hawaiian Steamship,
AVCO Mfg., Fruehauf Trailer and Technicolor, Inc. Mason and 32° AASR.
Robert le Bruce (1274-1329) King and liberator of Scotland.
Opposed to Edward I of England as King of Scotland in 1296 and fought against
him in 1298, but adhered to him during invasion of 1302-4. He murdered John
Comyn in 1306 and was crowned as Robert I, King of Scotland, at Scone in 1306.
In the same year he was defeated by the English and took refuge on the coast
of Ireland, excommunicated and outlawed. He returned the following year and in
two years wrested most of Scotland from the English, routing Edward II's army
at Bannockburn in 1314. He repulsed the English time after time until Edward
III recognized the independence of Scotland and Bruce's right to rule by the
treaty of 1328 at Northampton. He died of leprosy. He is traditionally said to
have introduced Freemasonry into Scotland and in 1314 established the Order of
Herodom for the reception of those Knights Templar who had taken refuge in his
dominions from the persecutions of the Pope and King of France. As part of a
combined order, he is said to have established the Royal Order of Scotland at
the Battle of Bannockburn in recognition of the Freemasons who helped him
defeat the English. His descendant, Lord Elgin q.v., is present head of the
Royal Order of Scotland and the possessor of the great sword of Robert le
Bruce.
Wallace Bruce (1844-1914) Poet, author and orator. b. Nov. 10,
1844 at Hillsdale, N.Y. Engaged in literary work from 1868 on. Was U.S. consul
at Edinburgh, Scotland 1889-93. Was poet and orator at numerous centennial and
memorial occasions in U.S., Scotland and England, delivering the Burns
anniversary addresses at Ayr, Edinburgh and Kilmarnock. Among his writings
were The Land of Burns (1878), The Yosemite (1879), The Hudson, (1882), Old
Homestead Poems (1887), Leaves of Gold (1907), and Wanderers (1907). Member of
Hudson Lodge No. 7, Hudson, N.Y. d. Jan., 1914.
Walter Bruchhausen U.S. District Judge for eastern district of New
York since 1953. b. May 29, 1892 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Graduate of New York U. in
1912 and admitted to bar in 1919, practicing in New York City. Mason and 32°
AASR (N.J.).
Wilber M. Brucker Secretary of Army, Governor of Michigan. b. June
23, 1894 at Saginaw, Mich. Received LL.B. from Univ. of Michigan in 1916.
Admitted to bar in 1919 and began practice at Saginaw. Attorney general of
Michigan 1928-30 and governor of the state from 1931-33. Named general counsel
of Department of Defense, Washington in 1954 and on June 23, 1955 President
Eisenhower appointed him Secretary of the Army. Filed his Masonic petition on
his 21st birthday and was raised in Salina Lodge No. 155 on Sept. 15, 1915,
later serving as its master. A member of King Cyrus Chapter No.133, R.A.M. of
Detroit and Detroit Commandery No. 1, K.T., he served the latter as commander
in 1943 and was grand commander of Michigan in 1951. He belongs to Detroit
Consistory AASR (NJ) and Moslem Shrine Temple.
Henry Bruckner (1871-1942) U.S. Congressman from N.Y. 63rd to 65th
Congresses from 22nd N.Y. dist. b. June 17, 1871 in New York City. President
of Bruckner Bros., manufacturers. Member of New York Assembly 1900-01, and
commissioner of public works for New York from 1902-06. Mason. d. April 14,
1942.
James Bruff Commandant of Upper Louisiana Territory shortly after
the U.S. took over the Louisiana purchase. In the Revolutionary War he was a
1st lieutenant with the 7th Maryland regiment. A close associate of General
James Wilkinson q.v., governor of the Louisiana Territory, he no doubt
received his appointment as commandant through his influence. He signed a
petition to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, asking for a dispensation for a
lodge in St. Louis, Mo., signing "J. Bruff, R.A.M." His original lodge is
unknown. He is listed as a visitor to American Union Lodge and as being "from
Baltimore." He was present on Dec. 27, 1799 at Morristown, N.J. when a
petition was filed nominating General Mordecai Gist q.v. to represent the
lodge at a convention to select a grand master of the United States (to be
Washington, but he declined). (1734-1815) Member of Lodge No. 7, Chestertown,
Md.
Clement Brumbaugh ( 1863 - 1921 ) U.S. Congressman 63rd to 66th
Congresses (1913-21) from 12th Ohio dist. b. Feb. 28, 1863 at Greenville, 0.
Founder and principal of Van Buren Academy, 1887. Admitted to bar in 1900 and
practiced at Columbus. Mason. d. Sept. 28, 1921.
David E. Brumbaugh U.S. Congressman 79th Congress (1945-47) from 22nd Pa. dist. b. Oct. 8, 1894 at
Martinsburg, Pa. In insurance, lumber and banking fields since 1914. Served as
enlisted man in WW1. Member of Woodbury Lodge No. 539 at Roaring Spring, Pa.;
32° AASR (NJ) at Altoona, also past potentate of Jaffa Shrine Temple; Royal
Order of Jesters and DeMolay Legion of Honor.
Martin G. Brumbaugh (1862-1930) Governor of Pennsylvania. b. April
14, 1862 in Huntington Co., Pa. Received the degrees of B.E., M.E., M.S.,
A.M., Ph.D. from Juniata College and Univ. of Pa. He was president of Juniata
College from 1895-1906 and again from 1924 until death. He was superintendent
of Philadelphia schools 1906-15; first commissioner of education for Puerto
Rico (1900-02). Elected governor of Pennsylvania serving 1915-19. Author of
many educational books. Member of Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 300, Huntington, Pa. d.
May, 1930.
Avery Brundage Amateur sportsman who was president of the U.S.
Olympic Association and Committee from 1939-45 and president of the Cimite
Internationale 0 1 ympique since 1952. b. Sept. 28, 1887 at Detroit, Mich.
Graduated in engineering from Univ. of Illinois in 1909. Was American
all-around amateur champion in 1914, 1916 and 1918. President of Avery
Brundage Co. builders 191547, chairman Roanoke Real Estate Co. since 1932;
president Roanoke Hotel Corp., 1939-45. A collector of Oriental art, he is a
trustee of the Art Institute of Chicago. Received many foreign decorations for
his devotion to amateur athletics. Member of North Shore Lodge No. 937,
Chicago, Ill. 32° AASR (NJ) at Chicago and member of Medinah Shrine Temple,
Chicago.
Guillaume M. A. Brune (1763-1815) French army officer who was
Marshal of France in 1804. Was murdered by a royalist mob during the White
Ter-ror at Avignon on Aug. 2, 1815. In 1814 he was grand administrator of the
Grand Orient of France.
Albert, Prince of Brunswick-Luneburg Prussian Major General.
Initiated in the Lodge "Jonathan" at Brunswick in 1744.
Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick (1721-1792) Prussian Field Marshal.
b. in Wolfenbuttel, son of Ferdinand Albert II. Entered Prussian service in
1740 and fought with Frederick the Great, who was for many years his close
companion. He rendered distinguished service at Hohenfriedeberg in 1745 and
was one of the ablest commanders of the Seven Years' War. Was governor of
Madgeburg in 175557 and 1763-66, when in the latter year he became estranged
from Frederick and resigned from his service, devoting himself to Freemasonry.
Initiated in 1740 in the Lodge of Three Globes, Berlin, he received his
Master's degree in 1743 at Breslau. Became protector of the Lodge St. Charles,
Brunswick in 1764 and English past grand master of Brunswick in 1770. In 1771
he was protector of Von Hund's Strict Observance and in 1772 was declared
grand master of the Scottish lodges. He was present in 1782 at the convent at
Wilhelmsbad when the Templar system was supposedly disbanded and while there
was declared general grand master of the assembled lodges. When presiding at
the St. John's festival at Brunswick in 1792, he proudly stated that he had
been a Freemason for 50 years.
Maximilian, Prince of Brunswick Youngest son of Duke Charles I.
Educated at the Collegium Carolinum and went to Italy in 1775. Admitted in the
Saint Charles Lodge, Brunswick in 1770, becoming its protector. Served
Frederick the Great with honors.
William, Prince of Brunswick
Third son of Duke Charles I of Brunswick who joined the Lodge St. Charles in
1769. Died, 1770. His brothers, Maximilian and Frederick Augustus q.v. were
prominent members of the Craft.
Alvin G. Brush Business executive. b. Sept. 16, 1896 at Dunton,
N.Y. In accounting field from 1919-32 when he became president of R. L.
Watkins Co., mfgrs. of Dr. Lyons tooth powder until 1934. President of
Affiliated Products Co., cosmetics mfgr. until 1935 and chairman of the board
of American Home Products, mfgrs. of drugs and household items since 1935.
Raised in Garden City Lodge No. 1083, Garden City, L.I., N.Y. in Nov., 1917.
George W. Brush (1842-1927) Congressional Medal of Honor winner,
physician. b. Oct. 4, 1842 at West Hills, L.I., N.Y. Served in U.S.
Volunteers, 1861-65 from private to captain, receiving Medal of Honor in 1897.
First practiced dentistry and later went into medicine. Retired from medical
practice in 1906 to devote his time to civic betterment. Served terms in both
N.Y. houses of legislature. Mason. d. Nov. 18, 1927.
Henry Brush (1778-1855) Judge of Supreme Court of Ohio and member
of Congress from Ohio (1818-21). b. in June, 1778 in Dutchess Co., N.Y. Member
of Scioto Lodge No. 2, Chillicothe, 0., he was grand master of Ohio. d. Jan.
19, 1855.
Louis
H. Brush (1872-1948) Newspaper publisher. b. Jan. 24, 1872 at Alliance, 0.
Purchased the Salem News in 1897; East Liverpool Review in 1901; and with
others the Marion Star, 1923; Steubenville Herald-Star, 1926; Canton
Repository, 1927; Portsmouth Times, 1930. In 1927 he organized the Brush-Moore
Newspapers, Inc. of which he was president. Ma-son, 32° AASR and Shriner. d.
June 24, 1948.
Nathaniel Brush Revolutionary War colonel who headed the
Bennington (Vt.) militia at the battle of Bennington in Aug. 1777 which later
proved to be the turning point in the Revolution. He was a charter member and
first master of North Star Lodge, Manchester, Vt., formed in 1785.
William Bryan Brigadier General of militia in the Revolutionary
War. Member of St. John's Lodge No. 3, New Bern, North Carolina.
William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) Secretary of State, U.S.
Congressman and presidential nominee three times. b. Mar. 18, 1860 at Salem,
Ill. Admitted to bar in 1883 and began practice at Jacksonville, Ill. moving
to Lincoln, Nebr. in 1887. Was member of 52nd and 53rd Congresses (189195)
from 1st Nebr. dist. Edited Omaha World-Herald in 1894-96. As a delegate to
the Democratic convention of 1896 he wrote the famous "silver plank," of its
platform and was nominated for President, but defeated by McKinley 176 to 271
electoral votes. In the Spanish-American war he was colonel of the 3rd
Nebraska regiment. Was again defeated for President by McKinley in 1900 155
votes to 292. Nominated for third time for President in 1908, he was defeated
by Taft, 162 votes against 321. As secretary of state in Wilson's cabinet
(1913-15) he negotiated 30 treaties. He was raised in Lincoln Lodge No. 19,
Lincoln, Nebr. on Apr. 15, 1902 and later affiliated with Temple Lodge No.
247, Miami, Fla. d. in Miami July 26, 1925.
Joseph R. Bryson (1893-1953) U.S. Congressman 76th to 82nd
Congresses (1939-53) from fifth S. Car. Dist. b. Jan. 18, 1893 at Brevard,
N.C. Graduate of Furman Univ. and Univ. of South Carolina. Member of state legislature 1921-24 and senate 192932.
Mason, 32° AASR, (SJ) and Shriner. d. March 10, 1953.
Charles William, Duke of Buccleuch (See Earl of Dalkeith) Francis,
2nd Duke of Buccleuch (See Earl of Dalkeith) Earls of Buchan Henry David, 10th
Earl was the 10th Grand Master Mason of Scotland, 1745-46. David, 11th Earl
was 34th Grand Master Mason 1782-83 and Henry David, 12th Earl was 59th Grand
Master Mason, 1832-33.
James Buchanan (1791-1868) Fifteenth President of the United
States (1857-61). b. April 23, 1791 near Mercersburg, Pa. He was U.S. minister
to Russia from 1832-34, U.S. senator from Pennsylvania 1934-45, secretary of
state in Polk's cabinet 1845-49 and U.S. minister to England 1853-56. His
undated petition to Lodge No. 43, Lancaster, Pa. stated that he resided in the
borough of Lancaster, age 25 and was an attorney at law. One of the signers
was Malton C. Rogers q.v. who was later secretary of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and for 25 years a justice of the supreme court of that state.
Buchanan was initiated Dec. 11, 1816 by John Reynolds, passed and raised Jan.
24, 1817 by George Whitaker. On Dec. 13, 1820 he was elected junior warden and
on Dec. 7, 1822 unanimously elected master. On Dec. 27, 1823 he was appointed
as the first district deputy grand master of that district. On March 10, 1858
he donated $100 to the lodge and was elected an "honorary" member, the record
book being changed from "life" to "honorary." On May 15, 1865 he attended a
special meeting of No. 43 which was his last attendance. A history of
Perseverance Lodge No. 21, Harrisburg, Pa. states that Buchanan never failed
to visit Perseverance during the earlier daysof his life if in town. He was
exalted to the Royal Arch degree in Chapter No. 43 at Lancaster. On Feb. 22,
1860 he assisted in the Masonic dedication of the George Washington statue in
Washington Circle, Washington, D.C. and delivered the dedicatory address. d.
June 1, 1868 and was given Masonic burial by his home lodge at Lancaster on
June 4. Four thousand persons attended the funeral.
James T. Buchanan (1853-?) Business executive and authority on
Masonic history, literature and doctrines. b. Aug. 3, 1853 at Hamilton, Ont.,
Canada, settling in Pennsylvania in 1877. He was at one time president of the
Pittsburgh Trust Co., and Pittsburgh Terminal Warehouse & Transfer Co. Raised
in Strict Observance Lodge at Hamilton, Ont. on Aug. 17, 1875. Knighted in
Talbot Commandery No. 43, K.T., Oil City, Pa. on July 23, 1883 and received
council degrees in Mt. Moriah Council No. 2, R. & S.M. at Pittsburgh on Dec.
3, 1883. At time of his death he was dean of the Northern Supreme Council AASR.
John P. Buchanan Former Governor of Tennessee. Member of Charles
Fuller Lodge No. 412, Rutherford Co., Tenn. which was later Mt. Moriah Lodge
No. 18, of Murfreesboro.
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1628-1687) b. Jan. 30,
1628. A questionable character whom Dryden described as the "epitome of
mankind" and Dr. Anderson stated was the grand master of England in 1674. He
joined the Royalists in 1640 and served under Prince Rupert, later joining
Lord Holland's rising in Surrey in 1648. He engaged in a series of intrigues
and caused much scandal by his personal immorality. He was attacked in
parliament as a promoter of popery and arbitrary government, and dismissed
from office in 1674. Remembered as Simri in Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel and a figure in Scott's Peveril
of the Peak. A poet and author, himself, his best known is the burlesque, The
Rehearsal (1671). d. April 16, 1687.
James T. Buckley President of Philco Corp. b. Oct. 13, 1896 at
Philadelphia, Pa. Began as a laboratory assistant with Philco in 1912, rising
as chief draftsman, assistant engineer, general purchasing agent, treasurer
and president from 1939-43. Chairman of executive committee since 1943 and
chairman of the board since 1949. Member of Palestine Lodge No. 470,
Philadelphia; Germantown Chapter No. 208, and 32° AASR (NJ) all of
Philadelphia.
Alexander Buckner ( 1785 - 1833 ) U.S. Senator from Missouri and
first grand master of Indiana in 1818. b. in Jefferson Co., Ky., he practiced
law in Charlestown, Ind. as early as 1812. He was probably raised in Union
Lodge No. 29, Madison, Ind. for he demitted from there on May 6, 1816,
affiliating with Blazing Star Lodge No. 3, Charleston, Indiana Territory and
by 1818 was a past master of that lodge. Shortly after serving as the first
grand master of Indiana (1818) he moved to Missouri. While grand master he
engaged in a duel with another Ma son, Col. Thomas H. Blake. In Missouri he
became the first master of Unity Lodge No. 6, Jackson, Mo. He was a member of
Missouri's state constitutional convention of 1820 and served several terms in
the state legislature. Was U.S. Senator from 1831 until his death on June 6,
1833.
Simon Bolivar Buckner (1823-1914) Lieutenant General in
Confederate Army and Governor of Kentucky. b. in Hart Co., Ky. April 1, 1823.
Served with distinction in war with Mexico being advanced from 2nd lieut. to
captain. Taught at West Point, re-signing from U.S. Army in 1855. He was
inspector general of Kentucky from 1860-61 and at start of Civil War was made
brigadier general, advancing through major general to lieutenant general in
1864. Was prisoner of war for two months in 1862. Governor of Kentucky in
1887-91. He was a candidate for vice president of the United States on the
"Gold Ticket" in 1896. d. Jan. 8, 1914. Listed as a Freemason in the Grand
Lodge of Kentucky proceedings of 1891.
Frederick G. Budlong (1881-1953) Protestant Episcopal bishop of
Connecticut. b. July 10, 1881 at Camden, N.Y. Ordained deacon and priest in
1907, serving churches in St. Paul, Minn., Winnetka, Ill., Chicago, Pittsburgh
and Greenwich, Conn. until 1931 when he was consecrated bishop-coadjutor of
Connecticut and bishop in 1934. Mason. d. Sept. 25, 1953.
Buffalo Bill (See William F. Cody)
Howard Buffett U.S.
Congressman, 78th to 80th Congresses (1943-49) from 2nd Nebr. dist. b. Aug.
13, 1903 at Omaha, Nebr. Began as journalist and bond salesman. President of
Buffett & Co. since 1931 and South Omaha Feed Co. since 1938. Mason, 32° AASR
and Shriner. Raised in Covert Lodge No. 11, Omaha, Nebr. in 1930; 32° and KCCH
in AASR (SJ) at Omaha and past master of Mt. Moriah Lodge of Perfection. Past
president of Omaha Square and Compass Club, member of Tangier Shrine Temple,
Omaha.
Charles H. Buford President of C.M. St.P. & P. Railroad. b. Feb.
5, 1886 at Newport, Ark. Graduated from Univ. of Arkansas in 1907. Started
with the C.M. St.P. & P. as engineer of track elevation in 1907 and worked way
up to presidency in May, 1947. Was vice president of Operations and
Maintenance Dept. of the Association of American Railroads from 1939-46. Member of
Ottumwa Lodge No. 16, Ottumwa, Ia.; 32° AASR (SJ) at Sioux City, Ia. and
member of Zorah Shrine Temple, Terre Haute, Ind.
Rivers H. Buford Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Florida. b. Jan.
18, 1878 at Pulaski, Tenn. Admitted to Florida bar in 1900. Served in many
public capacities as prosecuting attorney, state's attorney, and attorney
general of the state (1921-25), resigning to be appointed supreme court
justice and has served on the court since that date. Was chief justice from
1931-33 and 1943-45. Mason and Shriner.
Johann Gottlieb Buhle (1753-1821) Professor of philosophy in the
University of Gottingen, who, although not a Freemason, published a work in
1804 entitled Origin and the Principal Events of the Order of Rosicrucianism
and Freemasonry. His theory was that Freemasonry was invented in the year 1629
by John Valentine Andrea q.v.
William F. Bulkley Protestant Episcopal Archdeacon for Utah,
(1924-49). Now retired. b. April 21, 1881 at Tashua, Conn. Ordained deacon in
1908 and subsequently, priest, and general missionary. Raised in Wasatch Lodge
No. 1, Salt Lake City, Utah in 1916 and presently member of Story Lodge No. 4,
Provo, Utah. Member of Utah Chapter No. 1, R.A.M. and past grand high priest
of the Grand Chapter of Utah in 1927; Utah Council No. 1, and past grand
illustrious master in 1942; Utah Commandery No. 1, K.T. and past grand
generalissimo of Grand Commandery of Utah in 1928. Served as master of his
lodge, president of Order of High Priesthood, master of Order of Silver
Trowel; prior of K.Y.C.H. and presently prelate of national K.Y.C.H. Member of El Kalah Shrine Temple; 32° AASR (SJ) at Salt Lake City.
Chief Crazy Bull Great grandson of Sitting Bull is said to have
been a member of Suffolk Lodge No. 60, Port Jefferson, N.Y.
Daniel F. Bull President of the Cream of Wheat Corp. b. at Grand
Forks, N.D. in 1886. Graduated from Univ. of North Dakota in 1906. In
engineering from 1908-18 when he became associated with the Cream of Wheat
Corp. as assistant general manager and has been president and general manager
since 1940. Director of a number of large corporations. Mason.
Harold R. Bull Lieutenant General, U.S. Army. b. Jan. 6, 1893 at
Springfield, Mass. Graduate of U.S. Military Academy in 1914. Served in WW1
with 3rd Division, A.E.F. In WW2 he was with the Allied Force Headquarters in
North Africa (1943), commanding general of the III Corps (1943); assistant
chief of staff, G-3, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force,
1943-45; deputy chief of staff and chief of staff U.S. Forces, European
theater ( 1945 -46 ) . Received rank of lieutenant general in 1949. Mason and
National Sojourner.
Ole B. Bull (1810-1880) Famed Norwegian violinist. b. Feb. 5, 1810
in Bergen, Norway. Studied under Spohr and Paganini and toured as virtuoso
throughout the world. Made five tours through North America (1843-79) and
eventually spent each summer in America and the winters in Norway. In 1852 he
attempted to found a Norwegian colony in Pennsylvania, but he had been
deceived by land titles and lost a fortune. His own lodge is not known, but he
was a visitor to St. Cecile Lodge No. 568 of New York City in March, 1868 and
the Lodge of St. Andrew in Massachusetts. His business manager in this country was Fred Widdows, past master of Clinton Lodge No.
453, N.Y. On Oct. 30, 1845 Bull gave a concert for the Masonic Hall and Asylum
Fund of the Grand Lodge of New York which netted $1,400. d. Aug. 18, 1880.
Egbert F. Bullene Brigadier General, U.S. Army. b. Jan. 25, 1895
at Salinas, Calif. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1917, he was
commissioned that year and advanced through grades to general officer in 1943.
During WW1 he was a battalion commander in 4th Division. In 1944 he commanded
a joint American-British secret Army-Navy project. Served in European and
Pacific theaters in 1945. He was a member of the military commission that
tried and convicted General Yamashita. Mason.
H. Edmund Bullis b. July 24, 1888 at Manlius, N.Y. Engaged in
chamber of commerce organization 1910-17. Sent by General Leonard Wood q.v. on
special mission to rulers of Indo-China, Siam,' Malay, Borneo 1922-23. Chief
of Organized Reserve Section, General Staff, U.S. Army, 1924-27. Active in
associations for mental hygiene, dementia praecox and human relations. Served
in both world wars. In WW2 he was on claims commission for England, French
Morocco, North Africa, Sicily, Italy. Author of several volumes including The
Land of Masonic Romance and Human Relations in Action. Raised in
Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4, of Va. in 1910; member of Lake Ontario Chapter No.
165, R.A.M. at Oswego, N.Y. and Lake Ontario Commandery, K.T. of same city.
32° AASR (NJ) in Wilmington, Del.; Media Shrine Temple of Watertown, N.Y.;
past president of DuPont Chapter of National Sojourners; organizing president
of Rockefeller Square Club in N.Y.C. (1935); served as ceremonial director for
Afifi and Nile Shrine Temples in the Philippines in 1922-23.
Archibald Bulloch ( 1730-1 777 ) President of Georgia, holding
that office in 1776-77 just before the state constitution came into existence.
b. in Charleston, S. Car. he studied law, was admitted to the bar and settled
in Georgia. In 1772 he became speaker of the commons house and in 1775 was
elected a member of the provincial congress, and became its president. The
next year he was again elected and presided over the second provincial
congress and was sent as a delegate to the Continental Congress at
Philadelphia. He missed signing the Declaration of Independence as he was in
Georgia at the time. His son, William B. q.v. was later a U.S. Senator from
Georgia. Member of Solomons Lodge No. 1, Savannah.
William B. Bulloch (1776-1852) U.S. Senator from Georgia. b. in
Savannah, he was the son of Archibald Bulloch q.v. Became a prominent lawyer
and in 1809 was elected mayor of Savannah. Subsequently he was collector of
the port. Served in War of 1812 in Savannah heavy artillery. Appointed U.S.
Senator to fill a vacant term and served in year 1813. His lodge is not known,
but probably was Solomon's No. 1, Savannah. He wrote an address on Masonry
about 1810-15 and the original copy is in the House of the Temple, Washington.
Edward G. E. Bulwer-Lytton (18031873) First Baron Lytton of
Knebworth and brother of Sir Henry Bulwer. English novelist and politician.
His first novel was Faulkland (1827) followed by Pe/ham (1828). He was a
member of Parliament from 183141 during which time he produced three plays,
The Lady of Lyons, Richelieu and Money. Returning to politics he was a member
of parliament from 1852-66 and colonial secretary 1858-59. Created baron in
1866. Among his historical and romantic novels are Eugene Aram (1832), The
Last Days of Pompeii (1834) and Rienzi (1835) on which Wagner's opera of the
same name is based. Among his poems is The World May Rail at Masonry. Mason.
Alfred L. Bulwinkle U.S. Congressman, 67th to 70th Congresses
(1921-29) and 72nd to 81st Congresses (1931-51) from 11th N. Car, district. b.
April 21, 1883 at Charlestown, S. Car. Admitted to bar in 1904. Served
overseas as major in WW1. Member of executive board of United Lutheran Church
in America. Mason.
Horace A. Bumby Manufacturing executive. b. Aug. 22, 1890 at
Burnett, Wis. President and general manager of Speed Queen Corp., Ripon, Wis.
since 1940. President and director of Ripon Foods, Inc., since 1930. Officer
and director of several corporations. Mason.
Edward Buncombe (?-1777) Colonel in American Revolution, b. in the
West Indies, he was educated in England and inherited a large estate. Came to
America in 1776, settling in Tyrrel Co., N. Car. He raised and commanded the
5th N. Car. regiment and fought in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown,
being wounded and taken prisoner in the latter, dying of wounds at
Philadelphia. In 1791 his name was given to a county in N. Car. The
Americanism "speaking for Buncombe," signifying any speech made solely to
please a constituency, is derived from a congressional representative from
that county who was in the habit of making speeches to which no one listened.
One day, observing many members were leaving the house, he declared that he
did not care how many left—he was not speaking to them, but to Buncombe!
Buncombe was a member of Unanimity Lodge No. 7 at Edenton, N. Car. His degree
dates were May 16, May 26, June 3, 1776.
Charles E. Bunnell First president of University of Alaska. b.
Jan. 12, 1878 at Dimock, Pa. Received A.B., A.M. and LL.D. from Bucknell Univ.
Arrived in Alaska in 1900 and taught school, being admitted to bar in 1908.
Appointed judge of U.S. District Court, 4th Division, serving 1915-21. First
president of Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (now Univ. of
Alaska) from 1922-35 and president of the Univ. of Alaska from 1935. Mason.
George A. Bunting President of Noxzema Chemical Co. b. April 3,
1870 at Bishopville, Md. A.B. and A.M. from Washington College, Md. and Ph.G.
from Univ. of Maryland School of Pharmacy. First with public schools of
Bishopville, Md. as principal then proprietor of Bunting's Drug Store in
Baltimore (1902-22) where he originated the Noxzema formula in 1914.
Established the Noxzema Co. in 1917 and was president until 1949, being
chairman of the board since that time. Mason, 32° AASR and Shriner.
John Bunyan (1628-1688) Preacher and most celebrated allegorical
writer of England. b. at Elstow, near Bedford, he served in the Parliamentary
army from 1644-46. Moved by two devotional books of his wife's, he gave up
amusements and swearing and joined the nonconformist church in Bedford in
1653. He began to preach in 1657 and published his first writings against the
Quakers in 1656. Served 12 years (1660-72) in prison for preaching without a
license. Wrote nine books while in prison. During a short imprisonment in 1675
he is supposed to have written the immortal Pilgrim's Progress, published in 1678. Although it is not known whether he was a Freemason or
not, his little-known work Solomon's Temple Spiritualized contains so much
Masonic phraseology and dogma that it would be hard to believe that he did not
have some knowledge of the Craft.
Luther Burbank (1849-1926) Horticulturist and naturalist. b. March
7, 1849 at Lancaster, Mass. Spent his boyhood on the farm and became
interested in plant life at an early age. He moved to Santa Rosa, Calif. in
1875 where he established Bur-bank's Experimental Farms. The first practical
result of his experiments was the Burbank potato. Others were a rapid-growing,
edible, thornless cactus; 11 types of plums and four types of prunes; a new
fruit, the "plumcot"; Peachblow, Burbank and Santa Rosa roses; gigantic forms
of amaryllis, tigridian, the Shasta daisy and various new apples, peaches,
nuts, berries, trees, fruits, flowers, grasses, grains and vegetables. Burbank
was raised in Santa Rosa Lodge No. 57 on August 13, 1921 and coroneted an
honorary 33° AASR (SJ) on Oct. 20, 1925. d. April 11, 1926.
Henry Burbeck (1754-1848) Founder of West Point, soldier of the
Revolution and War of 1812. b. June 8, 1754 at Castle William in Boston
harbor. His father, William, was commanding officer of Castle William and as
senior grand warden of St. John's Provincial Grand Lodge in Boston, he had
signed the warrant for American Union Lodge. Henry was commissioned as
lieutenant of artillery in May, 1775 and his commission was signed by Joseph
Warren q.v. He served under such famous artillerymen (and Masons) as Gridley,
Knox and Crane q.v. In the Revolution he was at the battles of Long Island,
Brandywine and Germantown, wintering at Valley Forge. He was stationed at West
Point and commanded the troops that took over New York City from the British
on Nov. 25, 1783. He was discharged from service in 1784 but re-entered the
army and was in command of his birthplace, Castle William in 1786. He served
again at West Point, building Ft. St. Tammany and was with Wayne in the
Northwest Territory in 1792. In 1800 he was named Chief of Artillerists and
Engineers and recommended the establishment of a military school for training
cadets that later developed into the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. When
the Corps of Engineers was created in 1801, Burbeck was its first chief. In
the War of 1812 he commanded the harbor defenses of New York, New London and
Newport. It is no doubt that under his instructions volunteer working parties
of Freemasons marched to those several sites where earthworks were raised
under the name of Fort Hiram, Fort Masonic, etc. Burbeck retired in 1815 as a
brigadier general. He was a member of St. John's Lodge, Boston, as was his
father. In the spring of 1792 he commanded a force sent to Fort Recovery, Ohio
to bury over 200 Americans that had fallen there on Nov. 4 of the preceding
year under General St. Clair when the Miami Indians overwhelmed them. At his
direction they were all buried in a common grave and both military and Masonic
ceremonies were given over the grave. d. Oct. 2, 1848.
Thomas G. Burch (1869-1951) U.S. Congressman, 72nd to 77th
Congresses (1931-43) from 5th Virginia dist. b. July 3, 1869 in Henry Co., Va.
In banking business. U.S. Marshal Western Dist. of Va. from 1914-21. Mason and
Shriner. d. March 20, 1951.
Clark Burdick (1868-1948) U.S. Congressman 66th to 72nd Congresses
(1919-33) from 1st R.I. dist. b. Jan. 13, 1868 at Newport, R.I. Practiced law at Newport from 1894. Served as city solicitor, mayor,
and in the state house and senate. Mason and 32° AASR. d. Aug. 27, 1948.
Usher L. Burdick U.S. Congressman 74th to 78th and 81st to 84th
Congresses from North Dakota at large. b. Feb. 21, 1879 at Owatonna, Minn., he
was raised among the Sioux Indians. Received law degree from Univ. of
Minnesota and admitted to N. Dak. bar in 1904. He has been a member of the N.
Dak. house, speaker of the house, lieutenant governor, states attorney and
assistant federal attorney of N. Dak. Author of several books including The
Last Battle of the Sioux Nation (1928), Tragedy in the Great Sioux Camp
(1939), and Tales from Buffalo Land (1940). Member of Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 51,
Williston, N. Dak. Dimitted from York and Scottish Rite.
Gottfried A. Burger ( 174 7- 1794 ) German romantic poet and
writer of ballads. Translated Homer and Shakespeare. His ballad Lenore (1773)
is considered to be his masterpiece. Also wrote Die Kuh (1784), Der Wilde
Jager (1785), Der Kaiser und der Abt (1785) and Lenardo und Blandine. Edited
the first German version of Baron Munchausen. Was initiated in 1775.
William 0. Burgin (?-1946) U.S. Congressman 76th to 78th
Congresses (1939-45) from 8th N. Car. dist. b. at Marion, N. Car. Practiced
law in Lexington. Served in N. Car. house and senate. Mason. d. April 11,
1946.
Father Jose Burgos (?-1872) Catholic priest, who although not a
Freemason, had a Scottish Rite chapter of Rose Croix named for him—Burgos
Chapter, Manila, Philippines. A liberal-minded native priest, he campaigned
vigorously for reforms in religion and government in the Philippines in the
second half of the 19thcentury. In opposing the despotic powers of the Spanish
friars, he was on the side of many Masons, who while they were in accord with
the spiritual side of the Catholic Church, resisted the subjugation of the
people under the cloak of religion. For this, he with two other priests were
put to death Feb. 17, 1872 by garroting.
Andrew H. Burke Former Governor of North Dakota. Mason, 33° AASR (SJ).
Edmund Burke (1729-1797) British statesman and orator who gained
fame by favoring the cause of the American colonies. b. in Dublin of
Protestant father and Catholic mother, he was brought up a Protestant. He
abandoned legal studies for writing. Became a member of Parliament in 1765 and
gained high position among the Whigs through his eloquence on the American
question. Delivered a nine-day speech for the impeachment of Warren Hastings.
Advocated abolishment of the slave trade, advocated free trade with Ireland
and emancipation of Catholics; denounced use of Indians in American war. He
was thought to be a member of Jerusalem Lodge No. 44, Clerkenwell, London
which was sometimes referred to as "Burke's Lodge." Burke championed John
Wilkes q.v. when he was imprisoned for libel, writing the political pamphlet
Th.oughts on the Present Discontents in his defense. It is significant that
members of Jerusalem Lodge No. 44 went to the King's Bench Prison on March 3,
1769 and made John Wilkes a Mason. d. July 9, 1797.
Edward R. Burke Former U.S. Senator from Nebraska. Member of Omaha
Lodge No. 288, Omaha, Nebr. receiving his Scottish Rite (SJ) in 1927 and KCCH
on Oct. 17, 1933.
Haslett P. Burke Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Colorado. b.
April 28,
1874 in Monona Co., Iowa. Admitted to bar and moved to Colorado in 1896.
Served as clerk in district court of Logan Co. and then as district judge from
1907-19. Served as judge of the supreme court from 1919 until voluntary
retirement in 1949. He was chief justice in 1927, 1937, 1938. Declined
appointment as U.S. Senator in 1941. Served in Spanish American War. Self
educated, the first time he ever set foot on a campus of higher learning was
to deliver the commencement address, and the first time he entered the door of
a law school was as a teacher of constitutional law. Raised in Sterling Lodge
No. 34 in 1903 and elected master three months later. He was grand master of
the Grand Lodge of Colorado in 1920-21. Received 32° AASR (SJ) in 1905, KCCH
in 1909; 33° in 1914 and GCCH in 1939. Appointed deputy in Colorado in 1940;
crowned active member in 1941 and in 1955 elected as lieutenant grand
commander of the Southern Jurisdiction. d. 1957.
Elmer J. Burkett (1867-1935) U.S. Senator from Nebraska. b. Dec.
1, 1867 in Mills Co., Iowa. LL.B. and LL.M. from Univ. of Nebraska and entered
law practice in 1891 at Lincoln, Nebr. Member of the Nebraska lower house for
one term and U.S. Congressman, 56th to 59th Congresses (1899-1905) from 1st
Nebr. dist. U.S. Senator 1905-11. Mason and 32° AASR. d. May 23, 1935.
Edwin C. Burleigh (1843-1916) U.S. Senator and Governor of Maine.
b. Nov. 27, 1843 at Linneus, Me. Taught school and was land surveyor in early
life, later publisher of the Kennebec Journal (1887 on). He was state
treasurer from 1885-88 and governor of Maine 1889-92. A member of the U.S.
Congresses, 1897-1911 from 3rd Maine dist. and U.S. Senator 1913 until death
on June 16,1916. Member of Augusta Lodge No. 141, Augusta, Me.
Albert S. Burleson (1863-1937) Postmaster General of U.S. b. June
7, 1863 at San Marcos, Tex. Received degrees from Baylor Univ. and Univ. of
Texas and admitted to bar in 1885. Member of 56th to 62nd Congresses
(1899-1903) from 9th Texas dist. Also congressman from 10th dist. in 190313.
Resigned from 63rd Congress to accept postmaster generalship in cabinet of
President Wilson, serving from 1913-21. Member of the Masonic bodies of
Austin, Texas. d. Nov. 24, 1937.
Edward Burleson Vice President of Republic of Texas. Member of
Clinton Lodge No. 54, Bolivar, Tenn. Initiated March 22, 1826.
Anson Burlingame ( 1820 - 1 87 0 ) U.S. Minister to China. b. Nov.
14, 1820 in New Berlin, N.Y. Graduated from Harvard law school in 1846 and
practiced in Boston, serving in the state senate and a member of the state
constitutional convention. U.S. Congressman to 34th, 35th and 36th Congresses,
he was one of the founders of the Republican party in 1855. He gained national
fame when he denounced the assault by Preston S. Brooks on Senator Sumner over
the slavery question, and when Brooks challenged him to a duel, he promptly
accepted, naming rifles as the weapons and the place to be Navy island above
Niagara Falls. Brooks backed down. President Lincoln appointed him as minister
to Austria, but the government refused to receive him as he had spoken in
favor of Hungarian independence. He was then named minister to China in which
capacity he served with distinction and in 1867 Prince Kung, regent of China,
named him as special envoy to the United States and European powers to frame
treaties of amity with those nations. It became known as the "Burlingame Treaty." He
died in St. Petersburg, Russia on Feb. 23, 1870 while completing his mission
for China. He was made a Freemason in Amicable Lodge, Cambridge, Mass. on Jan.
5, 1854.
David G. Burnet (1788-1870) President of Texas, soldier of
fortune, lawyer, jurist b. April 1, 1788 at Newark, N.J., son of Dr. William
Burnet, first master of Nova Caesarea Lodge No. 10, Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1806
he joined the liberator Miranda q.v. on the ship Leander in an attempt to free
Venezuela, and was with him again in 1808 on another attempt. Afterwards
studied law at Newark. On Nov. 24, 1813 he petitioned St. John's Lodge of
Newark and the minutes of Dec. 8, 1813 state that his petition was laid over
for further consideration. Failing in health, he drifted to the plains in 1817
and lived with the Comanches for two years. He returned to Ohio where his
family lived and then to Louisiana where he practiced law for six years. He
migrated to Texas in 1826 and in 1833 he wrote the document sent by the
convention of American settlers to the Mexican government. In 1834 he was
appointed one of the first three district judges of Texas. When Texas declared
her independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836, Burnet was chosen as the first
president of the Republic to serve until the adoption of a constitution which
took place on Oct. 22, 1836. During his eight months as president many
important events occurred including the Battle of the Alamo, Goliad and San
Jacinto as well as the capture of Santa Anna q.v. In 1838 he was elected vice
president, and was president in 1840 during the illness of President Lamar. It
was while vice president that he was initiated in Holland Lodge No. 1 of
Houston the dates being Jan. 18, Jan. 24, and May 21, 1839. He de-mitted April
13, 1842 and there is no later Masonic record of him. He was defeated for
presidency in 1841 by Sam Houston q.v. and was first secretary of state under
Governor Henderson q.v. He then retired to his farm and died Dec. 5, 1870. His
brother Jacob q.v. was U.S. Senator from Ohio and deputy grand master of the
Grand Lodge of Ohio.
Jacob Burnet (1770-1853) U.S. Senator from Ohio, pioneer jurist
and political figure. b. Feb. 22, 1770 at Newark, N.J., son of Dr. William
q.v. and brother of David G. q.v. Graduated at Princeton in 1791 and in 1796
was admitted to the bar and settled in Ohio where he became a leading citizen.
In 1799 he was appointed to the legislative council of the Northwest Territory
and was active in forming the state government. In 1812 he was a member of the
state legislature and judge of the supreme court in 1821-28. From 1828-31 he
served Ohio as U.S. Senator. He was first president of the colonizing Society
of Cincinnati. In 1799-1801 he was master of Nova Caesarea Lodge No. 10 (now
N.C. Harmony, No. 2) at Cincinnati. His father was first master of this lodge.
He also is listed in the grand lodge proceedings as a past master of Scioto
Lodge No. 6. A Royal Arch Mason, he was deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge
of Ohio in 1810-12 and at one time served as grand orator of that body. d. May
10, 1853.
William Burnet (1730-1791) Pioneer physician, member of
Continental Congress of 1776. b. Dec. 13, 1730 at Newark, N.J., he was the son
of a physician who came from Scotland. Two of his six sons became famous,
David G. q.v. being the first President of Texas and Jacob q.v., U.S. Senator
from Ohio. He graduated from Princeton in 1749—the school's second year. He
was a member of Congress in 1780-81. From 1776 until the close of the war,
he was surgeon general of the eastern district of the United States. When the
grand lodge of New Jersey chartered Nova Caesarea Lodge No. 10 at Cincinnati
on Sept. 8, 1791 he was named as first master. Shortly after this (Oct. 7,
1791) he died.
George H. Burnett ( 1853 - 192 7 ) Justice, Supreme Court of
Oregon from 1892-1911. b. May 9, 1853 in Yamhill Co., Oreg. Practiced law at
Salem, Oreg. 1876-92 and then served as district attorney, court reporter and
circuit judge. Mason. d. Sept. 10, 1927.
James Burnett (Lord Monboddo) q.v. (1714-1799) Scottish judge and
pioneer anthropologist. Samuel Johnson visited him in 1773. He was the author
of The Origin and Progress of Language (1773-92) which brought man into
affinity with orangutans and traced elevation of man to a social state as a
natural process. The Bulletin of the International Masonic Congress (1917)
states that he was a Freemason.
Henry E. Burnham ( 1844 -1917 ) U.S. Senator from New Hampshire.
b. Nov. 8, 1844 at Dumbarton, N.H. Graduate of Dartmouth in 1867 and admitted
to bar in 1868. Held several political offices and was U.S. Senator from
1901-13. A member of Washington Lodge No. 61, Manchester, he was grand master
of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire in 1885. A 33° AASR (NJ). d. Feb. 8, 1917.
George Burnham (1868-1939) U.S. Congressman, 73rd and 74th
Congresses (1933-37). b. Dec. 28, 1868 in London, England. Came to United
States in 1881 and naturalized in 1890. Began as a clerk in store, became
engaged in ranching and real estate and banking. From 1917-27 was vice
president of the Southern Truce & Commerce Bank; from 1927-30, vice president
of Bank of Italy; and from 1930-32, vice president of its successor, the Bank
of America. Past grand commander, Grand Commandery, K.T. of Calif. d. June,
1939.
Lord Burnham (Edward Frederick Lawson) English peer and managing
director of the London Daily Telegraph, founded by his family. He was educated
at Eaton and Oxford and served with distinction in WW1, receiving the D.S.O.
In WW2 he was recalled to service as a major general and appointed director of
public relations in 1941 at the War Office. He was senior military adviser to
the Ministry of Information, remaining in that capacity long after the end of
the war. As Edward Frederick Lawson, he succeeded his father to the barony in
1943 at the latter's death. In 1942 he was junior grand warden of the Grand
Lodge of England and since 1944 Masonic ruler of the Province of
Buckinghamshire.
Wilbur H. Burnham Artist and designer of stained glass windows. b.
Feb. 4, 1887 at Boston, Mass. Studied both at home and abroad, beginning as
designer of stained glass in 1906. Has designed scores of church, cathedral
and memorial windows including Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Washington
Cathedral, Riverside Church (N.Y.), Princeton Univ. Chapel, Rollins College
(Fla.) Chapel, Univ. of Southern Calif. Chapel, Belleau Chapel, France,
American Church of Paris. Mason.
Bob Burns (1890-1956) Actor and humorist. b. Aug. 2, 1890 at Van
Buren, Ark. Attended the Univ. of Arkansas but did not graduate. Started his
professional career on vaudeville stage in 1911, but gained his fame through
homely philosophy in movies and particularly radio. His famous homemade
musical instrument the "bazooka" was immortalized in WW2 with the infantry rocket
launcher being given that name. Mason. d. Feb. 2, 1956.
Gilbert Burns (?-1827) Brother of Scottish poet, Robert Burns q.v.
who together farmed 118 acres at Mossgiel, Scotland. Raised in St. James
Lodge, No. 178 Tarbolton on March 1, 1786. d. April 27, 1827.
Robert Burns (1759-1796) Scottish national poet. b. Jan. 25, 1759
at Alloway, near Ayr, the son of a gardener. He first worked as a farm laborer
and from 1784-88 farmed with his brother Gilbert q.v. on 118 acres at Mossgiel
where he wrote some of his best poems. Constantly plagued with financial
trouble and affairs of the heart, he determined to go to Jamaica as a
plantation overseer, but when the edition of poems he published to raise his
fare became a success, he decided to stay and moved to Edinburgh where he was
lionized by literary circles. He was made a Freemason in St. David's Lodge No.
174 at Tarbolton, Scotland being initiated on July 4, 1781 and passed and
raised Oct. 1, same year. He was one of those who withdrew from the lodge in
1782 and constituted St. James Lodge No. 178 in the same town. On July 27,
1784 he was made deputy master of the lodge and held that office until 1788.
He was made an honorary member of St. John's Lodge No. 22, Kilmarnock,
Scotland on Oct. 26, 1786. He was also a member of the Loudoun Kilwinning
Lodge No. 51, Newmilns, Scotland. On Feb. 1, 1787, he became a member of the
famous Lodge Canon-gate Kilwinning No. 2 at Edinburgh and was made poet
laureate of the lodge on March 1, 1787. While on a visit to St. Andrew's Lodge
No. 179, Dumfries, Scotland on Dec. 27, 1788 the brethren "assumed" him as a
member of that lodge. On May 19, 1787 he received the Royal Arch de-gree in
St. Ebbe Lodge at Eyemouth, Scotland.• Although Robert Ainslie who was exalted
at the same time paid one guinea dues, the minutes testify "but on account of
R. Burns' remarkable poetical genius, the encampment unanimously agreed to
admit him gratis" and considered themselves "honoured by having a man of such
shining abilities as one of their Companions." He wrote several Masonic poems
including "Farewell to the Brethren of St. James Lodge, Tarbolton" and "The
Freemasons' Apron." d. July 21, 1796.
Robert E. Burns President of College of the Pacific. b. July 26,
1909 at Flat River, Mo. Received A.B. and A.M. from College of the Pacific and
LL.D. from Willamette Univ. Began as field secretary of College of the Pacific
in 1931, later becoming alumni and placement secretary, registrar, assistant
to president "and has been president since 1946. Raised Jan. 20, 1945 in San
Joaquin Lodge No. 19, exalted Oct. 29, 1952 in Stockton Chapter No. 28, R.A.M.;
greeted in Stockton Council No. 10, R. & S.M. Oct. 29, 1952 and knighted in
Stockton Commandery No. 8, K.T. Dec. 1, 1953. Received 32° AASR (SJ) Nov. 18,
1945. Served as grand chaplain, Grand Lodge of California in 1955 and grand
high prelate, Red Cross of Constantine, 1956-57.
Aaron Burr (1756-1836) American Revolutionary officer; third
vice-president of the United States. He fell into disrepute by killing
Alexander Hamilton in a duel (1804) and later by conspiring to seize territory
from Spanish America to create a new republic in the Southwest. In spite of
the fact that many authorities have claimed he was a Mason, there is not a
shred of proof as to his membership. It is true that many of his close
associates were Freemasons. He is often confused with another contemporary "Aaron Burr" who was a member of Union Lodge No. 40, Danbury,
Conn., being initiated June 13, passed July 3 and raised Sept. 13, 1806. That
summer Burr was in New Jersey with his daughter and left for the Southwest in
Sept. of that year. There is also a record of "Aaron Burr" visiting Western
Star Lodge No. 107 at Kaskaskia, Ill. on April 4, 1812. At this time he was
either in England or aboard the ship Aurora which reached Boston in May, 1812.
During the Anti-Masonic period, those opposed to the Craft associated Burr's
name with the fraternity as a traitor who used the Craft to further his plans.
The following from an address in 1829 before a citizens meeting in
Philadelphia is indicative of the times: "It was the key of the Royal Arch
degree which was used by the celebrated Aaron Burr, in conducting his
correspondencies, during his treasonable conspiracies against our liberties.
That arch intriguer travelled over the United States; visited the Lodges and
Chapters; communicated his private designs where the members were bound by
oath to conceal the disclosures of their brethren." d. Sept. 14, 1836.
Jonathan Burrall (1753-1834) Revolutionary soldier. Joined the
northern army under Schuyler in 1776. He soon became assistant paymaster and
at the close of the war he was on the commission to settle the accounts of the
commissary and quartermaster departments. He was later assistant postmaster
general and cashier of the U.S. branch bank of New York and manager of the New
York state lotteries. Admitted to Masters' Lodge No. 2 at Albany, N.Y. in
1778. d. Nov. 18, 1834.
George Burrington (?-1759) Twice colonial governor of North
Carolina under the British. First appointed on Jan. 15, 1724 because his
father hadbeen active in support of British on accession of George I. He was
removed and succeeded by Sir Richard Everard on April 7, 1725 as being
"ignorant and profligate." He was ordered tried for his actions but did not
appear at the trial and left for England. Although removed in 1730, he was
again sent to North Carolina as governor, in Feb., 1731. Again he conducted
himself with want of prudence and when he learned that the chief justice of
the colony had been sent to England to protest against him, he left in April,
1734 for the British Isles. Shortly after his arrival, he was found murdered
one morning in St. James' Park, London. He was a member of the lodge at the
"King's Arms on New Bond Street" in London and his name also appears on the
list of members of "Bear and Harrow in Butcher Roe," London in 1730. Murdered
in London, Feb. 22, 1759.
Harry E. Burroughs ( 1890-1 946 ) Lawyer and founder of the
Burroughs Newsboys Foundation, a charitable organization for the benefit of
newsboys, shoeblacks, etc. b. April 15, 1890 in Kashoffka, Russia. Received
degrees from Suffolk Law School and Boston Univ., being admitted to Mass. bar
in 1912 taking up practice in Boston. Mason and 32° AASR. d. Dec. 18, 1946.
Julius C. Burrows (1837-1915) U.S. Senator from Michigan. b. Jan.
9, 1837 at Northeast, Pa. Began law practice in Kalamazoo, Mich. in 1861.
Member of 43rd, 46th, 47th and 49th to 54th Congresses. U.S. Senator from 1895
to 1911. Was temporary chairman of the Republican National Convention in
Chicago, 1908. Past master of Anchor Lodge of Strict Observance No. 87 at
Kalamazoo and member of Kalamazoo Chapter, R.A.M. No. 13 and Peninsular
Commandery No. 8, K.T. of same city. d. Nov. 16, 1915.
160 Robert Burton Lansing Burrows (1843-1919) Soldier and
clergyman. Secretary of Southern Baptist Convention from 1881-1914. b. April
10, 1843 at Philadelphia, Pa. and educated in Richmond College (Va.), Wake
Forest College (N.C.), Princeton, Madison, Univ. Bethel College (Ky.). Served
with C.S.A., enlisting in 1861, captured at Winchester, Va. in 1864. Ordained
to Baptist ministry in 1867 serving churches in Mo., N.J., Ky., Ga. and Tenn.
d. Oct. 17, 1919. Mason.
Calvin C. Burt Achieved prominence in the Rite of Memphis, but was
expelled from his lodge in Michigan, said expulsion being confirmed by the
Grand Lodge of Michigan when appealed.
Harold H. Burton Associate Justice, Supreme Court of United
States. b. June 22, 1888 at Jamaica Plain, Mass. Educated in Bowdoin College
and Harvard Univ., practicing law in Cleveland, Ohio from 1912. Served as an
officer in 91st Infantry Div. in WW1 in France and Belgium. Acting mayor of
Cleveland in 1931-32 and mayor from 1935-40. Member of the Ohio house of
representatives in 1929 and U.S. Senator from Ohio from 1941-45. Associate
Justice of Supreme Court of U.S. since Oct. 1, 1945. Member of Pythagoras
Lodge No. 682 of Cleveland; 33° AASR (NJ) and member of Al Koran Shrine
Temple, Cleveland.
Hutchins G. Burton ( ?-1836) Former Governor of North Carolina.
Grand master of North Carolina in 1826-27. Was governor in 1824-27. His lodge
memberships are not clear. In 1803 there was a H. G. Burton as a member of
Hiram Lodge No. 24, Williamsborough, N.C.; said brother represented this lodge
at grand lodge in 1817. However there was another H.G. Burton a member of
Phalanx Lodge No. 31, Charlotte, N.C. in 1813. Abrother of the same name
represented Mount Morris Lodge No. 27 of Iredell Co., N.C. as well as Phalanx
Lodge No. 31 at the grand lodge in 1809. A brother of the same name is listed
in the proceedings of 1805 as a representative of Philantropic Lodge of
Tennessee (in Grand Lodge of Kentucky proceedings). To further complicate the
matter, there was an "H. G. Burton" listed as a member of Royal White Hart
Lodge No. 2 at Halifax, N.C. in the proceedings of 1836.
John Hill Burton (1809-1881) Scottish historian. He achieved fame
with his Life of David Hume in 1846 and was editor with Sir John Bowring, of
Bentham's works. Made a Freemason in Glenkindil Lodge No. 333, Scotland on
Aug. 17, 1827.
Sir Richard F. Burton (1821-1890) British explorer and writer. He
joined the Indian army in 1842 and recorded his experiences in Scinde, or the
Unhappy Valley in 1851. In 1853 he made a pilgrimage to Mecca disguised as
Pathan, which he described in Personal Narrative (1855). With Speke, he
explored Somaliland in 1854, Lake Tanganyika region in 1858 and accompanied
Capt. Cameron to the Gold Coast in 1881. His First Footsteps in East Africa
was published in 1856. He was British consul at Fernando Po, Damascus and
Trieste from 1861-82. Member of Hope Lodge, Kurrachee, Scinde, India.
Robert Burton (1747-1825) Quartermaster General of militia in
American Revolution and member of the Continental Congresses from North
Carolina from 1787-88. b. in Mecklenburg, Va. Oct. 20, 1747, he was a planter,
removing to Granville, S. Car. about 1775. In 1801 he was a member of the
commission to fix the boundary between the Carolinas and Georgia. Member of
Hiram Lodge No. 24 of Williamsborough, N. Car.
Theodore E. Burton ( 1851 -1929 ) U.S.
Senator and Congressman from Ohio. b. Dec. 20, 1851 at Jefferson, Ohio.
Graduate of Oberlin, being admitted to bar in 1875 and practicing at
Cleveland. Served in 51st, and 54th to 60th Congresses from 21st Ohio dist.
Resigned from 61st Congress to be U.S. Senator from Ohio from 1909-15. Again
served in 67th to 70th Congresses (1921-29) from 22nd Ohio dist. Member of
Iris Lodge No. 229, Webb Chapter, R.A.M., Orion Commandery, K.T. and Al Koran
Shrine Temple, all of Cleveland. d. Oct. 28, 1929.
William Burton Governor of Delaware for term starting 1861. Member
of Temple Lodge No. 9 and deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of Delaware
from 1851-52.
Harlan J. Bushfield ( 1882 - 1948 ) U.S. Senator and Governor of
South Dakota. b. Aug. 6, 1882 at Atlantic, Iowa. Graduate of Dakota Wesleyan
Univ. and Univ. of Minn. Admitted to S. Dak. bar in 1904 and began practice in
Miller. Served as governor of S. Dak. from 1938-42 and U.S. Senator from 1943.
He was a member of St. Lawrence Lodge No. 39 at Miller, Oriental Consistory
AASR at Yankton, La-Co-Tah Commandery K.T. No. 6 at Huron and El Riad Shrine
at Sioux Falls. d. Sept. 27, 1948.
Asa S. Bushnell (1834-1904) Governor of Ohio. b. Sept. 16, 1834 at
Rome, N.Y., moving to Cincinnati in 1845. Received a common school education
and rose from a dry goods clerk to president of Warder, Bushnell & Glessner
Co. mower and reaper manufacturers. Served as company commander in 152nd Ohio
volunteer infantry in Civil War. Elected governor of Ohio for two terms,
1895-99. Was made a Mason "at sight" and received the 33° AASR (N.J.).
George E. Bushnell Associate Jus- tice, Supreme Court of Michigan
and Sovereign Grand Commander of Scottish Rite, Northern Jurisdiction. b. Nov.
4, 1887 at Roanoke, Va. Graduate of Virginia Poly. Inst. and Detroit College
of Law with honorary LL.D. degrees from Detroit College of Law, Wayne Univ.,
Boston Univ., and Univ. of Michigan. His early years were spent as an
advertising salesman from Denver, Colorado to London, England. Later he was
supervisor for Canada Life Assurance Co. of Toronto. In 1915 he was admitted
to the Virginia bar in the following year to the Michigan bar. In 1933 he was
elected justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan, and reelected until he
resigned in 1954 to accept the chieftainship of the Northern Jurisdiction of
the AASR, upon the retirement of Melvin M. Johnson q.v. He was raised in
Taylor Lodge No. 23 at Salem, Va. in 1909 and served as master of Sojourners
Lodge No. 483 of Detroit in 1925. He received his 33° in 1924. Bushnell was a
member of the Masonic Service Association European Committee sent abroad in
1945 to investigate the state of the Craft in Europe following the war.
Anastasio Bustamante (1780-1853) President of Mexico and soldier.
b. in Jiquilpan, Michoacan, he fought in the Spanish army against revolution..
ists as early as 1808, but in 1821 supported Iturbide q.v. and his plan for
government. He was vice-president of the republic under Guerrero q.v. in 1829,
but joined Santa Anna q.v. in a revolt against him. He was president of Mexico
from 1829-32, but was driven out by Santa Anna. After the latter's downfall in
1836, Bustamante again became president from 1837-39. He was a Royal Arch
Mason.
Benjamin F. Butler (1818-?) Union Major General in Civil War and
lawyer. b. Nov. 5, 1818 at Deerfield, N.H. Practiced law at Lowell, Mass.
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John Butler Entered war in 1861 as brigadier general of
militia and promoted to major general the same year. He occupied Baltimore
with 900 men and later commanded Fort Monroe in Virginia. He captured Forts Hatteras and Clark on the North Carolina coast and then formed an expedition
for the Gulf of Mexico. On May 1, 1862 he took possession of New Orleans.
After he hanged a man for pulling down the U.S. flag, issued "Order No. 28" to
prevent women from insulting soldiers and confiscated $800,000 from the Dutch
consul, he was recalled and placed in command of the department of Virginia
and N. Carolina. In North Carolina he issued general order No. 38 which had to
do with the care of Confederate Masonic property at New Bern. In 1865 Grant
removed him from command and he returned to Massachusetts where he engaged in
politics and practiced law. In Lowell, Mass. he was a member of Pentucket
Lodge, Mt. Horeb Chapter, and Pilgrim Commandery. He was made a 33° honorary
of the AASR (NJ) on March 16, 1864.
Burridge D. Butler ( 1868 -1948 ) Publisher. b. Feb. 5, 1868 at
Louisville, Ky. Founded Omaha Daily News in 1899, St. Paul Daily News in 1900,
Minneapolis Daily News in 1900. Sold these properties in 1909. Became owner
and publisher of The Prairie Farmer in 1909, also president of WLS
Agricultural Broadcasting Co., Chicago. Mason. d. March 30, 1948.
Charles C. Butler (1865-1946) Chief Justice, Supreme Court of
Colorado. b. Feb. 6, 1865 at Milwaukee, Wis. Graduate of Univ. of Michigan in
1891 and admitted to Colorado bar same year. Practiced at Denver. Judge of
Colorado district court 191327 and justice of supreme court 192737, being
chief justice part of that time. Initiated in Union Lodge No. 7, Denver on
April 27, 1935. d. Nov. 16, 1946.
David Butler First Governor of Nebraska. Governor when Nebraska
was admitted to statehood on March 1, 1867. Butler affiliated with Pawnee
Lodge No. 23 at Pawnee City in 1879. His original lodge is not known.
Hugh A. Butler (1878-1954) U.S. Senator from Nebraska. b. Feb. 28,
1878 at Missouri Valley, Iowa. Became engineer for C.B. & Q. Railroad in 1900
and in 1908 a grain miller at Curtis, Nebr. and was associated with the grain
trade the rest of his life. Elected U.S. Senator from Nebraska in 1941,
serving until 1952. He was raised in Wellsville Lodge No. 194, Wellsville, Mo.
and later became a member of St. John's Lodge No. 25 of Omaha, Nebr. 32° AASR.
d. July 1, 1954.
John Butler (1728-1794) Colonel in the British service during the
American Revolution. b. in New London, Conn. At outbreak of war he recruited a
force of Indians and rangers known as "Butler's Rangers." An expert in Indian
tactics, he participated in many battles with them including Oriskany, the
Wyoming massacre and raids on the Schoharie and Mohawk settlements. Many
atrocities have been attributed to him. He was a close friend of Joseph Brant
q.v., the famous Indian chief. After Brant had saved the life of Lt. Thomas
Boyd on Sept. 13, 1779 near Genessee when Boyd had given a Masonic sign, he
was turned over to either Col. Butler or his son, Walter, who in turn let the
Indians torture and kill him. Previous to the war he had been made deputy
superintendent of Indian affairs in New York and after the war when he removed
to Canada he was special Indian agent. He was probably raised in Union Lodge
No. 1, Albany, N.Y. and became the first secretary of the famous St. Patrick's Lodge No. 8 at Johnstown,
N.Y. which first met on August 23, 1766. In Canada, after the war, he became a
charter member of St. John's Lodge of Friendship No. 2 and served as its
master. He became the first grand senior warden of the Provincial Grand Lodge
of Upper Canada. Barton Lodge No. 6 (then 10) had many of his former rangers
as members, and Brant himself was at one time a member of this lodge.
Richard Butler (1743-1791) Major General, U.S. Army. b. April 1,
1743 at Dublin, Ireland, coming to America with his parents before 1760. A
lieut. colonel in the Pennsylvania line at the beginning of the Revolution;
with Morgan's rifles in 1777. While with Lafayette's detachment near
Williamsburg, Va. in 1781, he attacked Simcoe's rangers and defeated them.
Promoted to colonel in the 9th Pennsylvania regiment at close of war. Was
Indian agent in Ohio in 1787, and in the St. Clair's expedition against the
Indians, he commanded the right wing with the rank of major general. He was
killed in the attack on Ft. Recovery on Nov. 4, 1791, tomahawked and scalped.
He was initiated in Lodge No. 2, Philadelphia on April 14, 1779, passed April
20 and raised April 27. He later affiliated with Pennsylvania-Union Lodge —a
lodge of the Pennsylvania line and on January 9, 1787 is recorded as having
been admitted to Lodge No. 45 of Pittsburgh. Lodge records show that he
visited St. George's Lodge of Schenectady, N.Y. in June, 1779 and later
American Union Lodge (military).
Robert Butler General in War of 1812. On the roll of the Grand
Lodge of Alabama when it was organized on June 3, 1825 and member of Jackson
Lodge No. 23, Tallahassee, Fla. He was charter member and master for four
years, being grand master ofthe Grand Lodge of Florida in 1833.
William Morgan Butler Former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.
Although his membership is not known he is listed in a Masonic publication of
1925 as "prominent in Masonic circles." b. Jan. 29, 1861. d. March 29, 1937.
Received degrees in Star In The East Lodge of New Bedford, Mass. in 1886.
Isaac Butt (1813-1879) Irish lawyer and nationalist leader. Formed
coalition between Irish Protestants and other nationalists and inaugurated
home-rule movement in 1870. Member of Lodge No. 2, Dublin.
George C. Butte (1877-1940) Acting Governor General of Philippines
and Puerto Rico. b. May 9, 1877 at San Francisco, Calif. Educated home and
abroad. Practiced law in Oklahoma and Texas. Attorney general of Puerto Rico
1925-28. Vice governor of Philippines 1930-32. Acting governor of Puerto Rico
three times. Associate justice supreme court of Philippines 1932-36. In WW1
served as chief of foreign intelligence section of the General Staff, U.S.
Army. Mason. d. Jan. 18, 1940.
John S. Buttles (1877-1949) Justice, Supreme Court of Vermont. b.
Jan. 20, 1877 at Troy, N.Y. Admitted to Vermont bar in 1906. Member of Vermont
house of representatives in 1919, superior judge 1926-37; associate justice
supreme court, 1937-49. Retired. Mason, Knight Templar and Shriner. d. May 18,
1949.
Harold Bye Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. Jan. 16, 1886 at St. Paul,
Minn. Enlisted in U.S. Navy in 1907 and advanced through grades to rear
admiral in 1947, retiring from service that year. Raised in Bremerton Lodge
No. 117, Bremerton, Wash. in 1922. Received 32° AASR (SJ) at Honolulu in 1935;
member of Aloha Shrine Temple of Honolulu and was president of the Shrine Club
at Sandpoint, Idaho in 1953.
Clovis E. Byers Lieutenant General, U.S. Army.
b. Nov. 5, 1899 at Columbus, Ohio. Graduated U.S. Military Academy in 1920,
advancing through grades to major general in 1944. With War Dept. General
Staff 1940-42, chief of staff, 77th Div. 1942; chief of staff 1st Corps
1942-43; chief of staff 8th Army, 1944; commanding general 82nd Airborne Div.
from 194849; chief of staff, G1 Dept. of Army 1949-51; commanding general X
Corps in Korea, 1951, XVI Corps, Japan, 1952. Presently military adviser to
assistant secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs). Received EA
degree on April 1, 1923 in Laredo Lodge No. 547, Laredo, Texas and the FC on
Nov. 2, 1925. MM degree in Star of the East Lodge No. 650 in Yokahama, Japan
on Nov. 3, 1947.
Harry C. Byrd President, University of Maryland. b. Feb. 12, 1889
at Crisfield, Md. Graduated from Univ. of Maryland in 1908 and after law
studies at several universities returned to his alma mater in 1912 as English
and history instructor, later serving as director of athletics, football
coach, assistant to president, vice-president, acting president and president
since 1936. Raised in Harmony Lodge No. 17, Washington, D.C. in 1914. Member
of chapter, council and commandery (Hyattsville) and 32° AASR (SJ) at
Washington; Tall Cedars, Shrine and Jesters.
Harry F. Byrd Governor and U.S. Senator from Virginia. b. June 10,
1887 at Martinsburg, W. Va., he is a brother of Admiral Richard E. Byrd q.v.
the explorer. Started with the Winchester (Va.) Star at the age of 15 and now
owns the paper as well as the Harrisonburg Daily News Record. Actively
interested in peach and apple culture, owning orchards and cold storage
facilities. Served in Virginia senate from 1915-25 and a lead-er in
establishing state highway system. He served as governor of Virginia from
1926-30. In 1933 he was appointed to fill unexpired term in U.S. Senate and
has served in that body continuously since. He was raised in Hiram Lodge No.
21 at Winchester in Nov., 1925 and a member of the AASR (SJ) at Alexandria,
Va. receiving the degrees in Oct. 1929. In 1943 he received the 33°.
Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957) Polar explorer, naval officer, pioneer
aviator. b. Oct. 25, 1888 at Winchester, Va., a brother of Harry F. Byrd q.v.,
governor and senator. Graduated from U.S. Naval Academy in 1912 and advanced
to lieut. commander at retirement in 1916 and later promoted to commander
after flight over North Pole in 1926. Given rank of rear admiral in 1930.
During WW1 he entered the Aviation Service and commanded U.S. Air Forces until
armistice. In WW2 he served with Admiral King in Washington and Nimitz in the
Pacific, going overseas four times. He was highly decorated including the
Congressional Medal of Honor in 1926 and special Congressional Medals in 1930,
37 and 46. Made plane light over North Pole on May 9, 1926 with Floyd Bennett.
In 1927 he made trans-Atlantic flight of 4,200 miles with three companions—New
York to France. His first Antarctic expedition was in 1928-30 and his second
in 1933-35. Discovered Edsel Ford Mountains and Marie Byrd Land. He spent five
months alone near the South Pole. In 1939 he was made commander of the U.S.
Antarctic Service and again went to the South Polar region, discovering five
new mountain ranges, five islands and more than 100,000 square miles of area.
In 1946 he was named commanding officer of the U.S. Navy Antarctic Expedition
and again in 1956 headed the U.S. expedition in Antarctic exploration. He
became a member of Federal Lodge No. 1, Washington, D.C. on March 19, 1921 and affiliated with Kane
Lodge No. 454, New York City, Sept. 18, 1928 (see Elisha Kent Kane). He is a
member of National Sojourner Chapter No. 3 at Washington. He and his pilot,
Bernt Balchen q.v. dropped Masonic flags on the two poles—Balchen also added
his Shrine fez. In the Antarctic expedition of 1933-35, 60 of the 82 members
were Freemasons and on Feb. 5, 1935 established First Antarctic Lodge No. 777
of New Zealand constitution. d. March 11, 1957.
Frank M. Byrne (1858-1927) Governor of South Dakota. b. Oct 23,
1858 at Volney, Iowa. Moved to Sioux Falls in Dakota Territory in 1878 and
took homestead in McCook Co. Was a farmer and real estate dealer. He served in
the first state senate in 1890 and also sessions of 1907 and 1909; lieut.
governor 1909-13 and governor 1913-17. Mason. d. Dec. 25, 1927.
James F. Byrnes Secretary of State; Justice, Supreme Court of
U.S.; Governor of South Carolina; U.S. Senator. b. May 2, 1879 in S. Car.
Admitted to bar in 1903. First edited a newspaper and then served as court
reporter. Was a member of the 62nd to 68th Congresses (1911-25) from 2nd S.
Car. dist. Served as U.S. Senator two terms, 1931-43. Appointed justice of
supreme court in 1941 but resigned to become director of economic
stabilization in 1942; director of war mobilization 1943-45 and secretary of
state 1945-47. Governor of S. Car. 1951-55. Raised in Aiken Lodge No. 156 on Jan. 12, 1911 and
affiliated with Spartan Lodge No. 70, July 5, 1926. Received Royal Arch Nov.
21, 1911 in Kadoshlayah Chapter No. 41, Aiken and affiliated with Chicora
Chapter 23, Spartanburg in 1934. Received into Aiken Council R. & S.M. No. 23,
Nov. 26, 1920 and affiliated with Blakce Council No. 19 Oct. 22, 1945.
Knighted in Columbia Commandery No. 2 Oct 20, 1916 and affiliated with Aiken
Commandery No. 14 in 1923 and Spartanburg Commandery No. 3 in 1934.
Joseph W. Byrns ( 186 9- 1936 ) Speaker, U.S. House of
Representatives. b. July 20, 1869 at Cedar Hill, Tenn. Graduate of Vanderbilt
Univ. Served many years in the lower house (1895-1900) (1909-33) (1933-37). He
died on June 4, 1936 before his term in the 74th Congress had expired. He was
twice speaker of the house, 1899 and 1936. Mason, Knight Templar, 32° KCCH and
Shriner. Member of Phoenix Lodge No. 131 and Cumberland Chapter No. 1, R.A.M.
of Nashville. Son, Joseph W. Jr. was also a congressman (1939-41) and member
of Phoenix Lodge.
John Byrom (1692-1763) English poet, hymnologist and inventor of
an early shorthand system that was copyrighted in 1742. He was the author of
the famous phrase "tweedledum and tweedledee." He is listed as a member of a
lodge held at The Swan in Long Acre, England, 1750.
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Jean Georges Cabanis (17571808) French surgeon, philosopher and writer. Was
administrator of Paris hospitals and physician to Mirabeau. A sympathizer with
the revolutionists, he was a member of the Council of Five Hundred. He is
often called the founder of modern physiological psychology. The bulletin of
the International Masonic Congress, 1917, Geneva, Switzerland, lists him as a
Freemason.
James A. Cabell (?-1930) Governor of Virginia and Judge, Supreme
Court of Appeals. Served as governor of Virginia 1805-08; judge of the general
court 1808-11; judge of supreme court of appeals 1842-51 and president of that
court 1842-54. He revived the Virginia Society of the Cincinnati and was first
president of the temporary organization in 1889. Mason. d. July 22, 1930.
Robert H. Cabell (1867-1947) President of Armour & Co. b. Dec. 1,
1867 at Brunswick, Mo. Began as a salesman with Armour in 1892; managing
director of European interests with headquarters in London, 1913-34; general
manager, Chicago, 1934 and president from 1935 until retirement in 1940.
Mason. d. Dec. 12, 1947.
William H. Cabell (1772-1853) Governor of Virginia for three years
(1805-07). b. Dec. 16, 1772 at Boston Hill, Va. Graduated from William and
Mary College and admitted to the bar in 1794. Was elected to house of
delegates in 1796 and frequently reelected. He served on the Virginia Court of
Appeals from 1811 until his death on Jan. 17, 1853, at which time he was
president of the court. A member of George Lodge No. 32, Warminster, Virginia,
he served as master and treasurer.
John L. Cable U.S. Congressman 67th to 68th (1921-25) and 71st and
72nd (1929-33) Congresses from 4th Ohio dist. b. April 15, 1884 at Lima, Ohio.
Practiced law at Lima from 1909. Mason.
Charles L. Cadet-Gassincourt (17691821) A French anti-Mason who
later became a Freemason. b. Jan. 23, 1769 at Paris. A victim of political persecution, he
attributed his sufferings to the influence of Masonic lodges in France and
published the book Le Tombeau de Jacques de Molay in 1796 in which he
attempted to show that Freemasonry was the instigator of all the European
political revolutions. He later changed his views and became a member of the
Lodge l'Abeille in Paris, serving as master in 1805. d. Nov. 21, 1821.
Charles Wakefield Cadman (18811946) American composer. b. Dec. 24, 1881 at Johnstown, Pa. Began as music critic and organist in
Pittsburgh. His best known songs are From the Land of the Sky Blue Water and
At Dawning. He became interested in American Indian music, basing many of his
songs and operas on that theme. Composed cantatas, chamber music, sonatas,
quintets, symphonies, suites and operas. Member of Albert Pike Lodge No. 484,
Los Angeles, received 32° AASR (SJ) May 26. 1923. Member of York Rite and
Shrine. d. Dec. 30, 1946.
S. Parkes Cadman (1864-1936) Clergyman. b. Dec. 18, 1864 at
Wellington, Salop, England. Received honorary degrees from a dozen
universities. Served as pastor of the Central Congregational Church of
Brooklyn for many years, starting in 1901. From 1924-28 he was president of
the Federal Council, Churches of Christ in America and as radio minister of
the same, starting in 1928, he was one of the most popular radio artists of
that decade. Contributed to the daily press and wrote many books. He was noted
for his broad and liberal attitude with regard to the religious opinions of
others. It has been said that in his generation no man exerted more influence
for the brotherhood of man. A member of Independent Royal Arch Lodge No. 2,
New York City, he was grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of New York for 28
years. Once in a question period, he was baited with a question concerning
membership in secret societies. He answered thus: "That question is aimed at
the Masons. I am a Mason and I know Masonry to be a broad-minded, Christ-like
institution. Masons are friendly and as a Christian minister, I can say that
they fear God and are the orchestra of God toward bringing about fraternity,
and for that reason I am and shall always remain a Mason." d. July 12, 1936.
John Cadwalader (1742-1786) Brigadier General in American
Revolution. b. Jan. 10, 1742 at Philadelphia. Took an active part in public
affairs previous to the war and was captain of a military company. On the
formation of the city battalions, he was placed in command of one and promoted
to brigadier general in command of the Pennsylvania militia. He cooperated in
the capture of the Hessians at Trenton and was at the battles of Brandywine,
Germantown and Monmouth as a volunteer. In the fall of 1777 he organized the
militia of western Maryland at the request of Washington. After the war he
moved to Maryland and became a member of the state legislature. He was a
member of Lodge No. 8 in Philadelphia. d. Feb. 11, 1786. Also master of
Military Lodge No. 55.
Thomas Cadwalader ( 1707-1779 ) Revolutionary surgeon. b. in
Philadelphia in 1707, he was medical director of the Army hospital at
Philadelphia in 1776. He was senior grand warden of first St. John's lodge of
Philadelphia in 1738. d. at Trenton, N.J. in 1779.
James H. Cafferty ( 1819-1 869 ) Painter. He began as a portrait
painter and attained a wide reputation as such, but in his later years he
turned to still life painting. He was chosen an associate member of the
national academy of design in 1849 and in 1853 became an academician. His most
notable paintings were My Girl, My Father and Brook Trout. Member of
Independent Royal Arch Lodge No. 2, New York City.
Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (1743-1795) Italian imposter,
charlatan. Real name was Giuseppe Balsamo. b. June 8, 1743 in Palermo, Italy
of poor parents, he was placed in the convent of the Good Brotherhood at
Castiglione where he was assistant to the apothecary of the monastery and
picked up some knowledge of chemistry and medicine. He fled the monastery and
after many brushes with the law, left Italy to travel in Greece, Egypt,
Arabia, Persia, Rhodes and Malta, picking up the title of "count." Back in
Italy he married Lorenza Feliciani q.v. who later was to play an important
part in his "Masonic" career. In 1776 he appeared in London and during the early part of that year was initiated in Esperance Lodge No.
289 which met at the King's Head Tavern, Soho, London. The lodge was founded
as a French lodge in 1768 under English constitution. The next year (1777)
while still in London, he was said to have invented his grand scheme of
Egyptian Freemasonry. He assumed the impressive title of Grand Master Supreme
of the Egyptian Freemasonry of High Science, Grand Cophta of Europe and Asia.
Searching for more lucrative fields, he moved his operations to the continent,
posing as a physician, alchemist, neo-romancer and Freemason. In addition to
his "Masonic" activities he practiced many frauds, selling love philters,
elixirs of youth, etc. It is claimed that he was driven from England by
exposes of the editor Morand in the Courier de l'Europe, and although he had
several "Egyptian lodges" established, he appears to have lost his popularity.
The last official Masonic record we have of him was when he visited the Lodge
of Antiquity in London on November 1, 1786. He left England permantly in May,
1787. In Europe he was the associate of princes, prelates and philosophers. He
established his Egyptian rite throughout the continent, admitting women as
well as men. In 1789 he daringly organized a lodge in Rome under the very
shadow of the Vatican. That was the last straw and the Holy Inquisition caught
up with him, tried and sentenced him to death. The penalty was later commuted
to life imprisonment. He spent four years in the prison of St. Leo, in the
Duchy of Urbino, and in 1795 died in a fit of apoplexy.
Holly M. Cain (1882-1947) President of Abbot Laboratories. b. Jan.
14, 1882 in Davies Co., Ind. President of Swan-Myers Co., Indianapolis 191330
and when company merged with Abbott Lab. Chicago, he became vicepresident, and
in 1943 president and director of Abbott Labs. International. Mason. d. Feb.
21, 1947.
Wellins Calcott English Masonic writer of the 18th century,
ranking with Anderson, Hutchinson and Preston. He has been called the father
of the didactic school. His work, A Candid Disquisition of the Principles and
Practices of the Most Ancient and Honourable Society . . ." was published in
1769. At that time it is thought that he was past master of the Palladian
Lodge of Hereford, now No. 120. He twice visited America. On Jan. 20, 1779 was
made an honorary member of Apollo Lodge at York, England.
William M. Calder (1869-1945) U.S. Senator from New York. b. March
3, 1869 at Brooklyn, N.Y. As a contractor he erected over 4,000 houses in
Brooklyn and was building commissioner of Brooklyn in 1902-03. A delegate to
the national Republican convention nine times, he was U.S. Senator from
1917-23. Mason. d. March 3, 1945.
Harmon W. Caldwell President, University of Georgia. b. Jan. 29,
1899 in Meriwether Co., Ga. A.B. Univ. of Georgia and LL.B. from Harvard with
honorary degrees from Emory, Mercer and Tulane. Practiced law at Atlanta from
1926 to 1933 with exception of four years when he was professor of law at the
Univ. of Georgia. Became president of the Univ. of Georgia in 1935, serving
until 1948 when he became Chancellor of the university system of Georgia.
Raised in John W. Akin No. 537, Taylorsville, Ga. in 1920; 32° AASR (SJ) at
Atlanta and Yaarab Shrine Temple of Atlanta.
Joseph Caldwell (1773-1835) President of University of North
Carolina. b. April 21, 1773 at Lammington, N.J. He graduated from Princeton in
1791 and after teaching school he became professor of mathematics in
1796 at the Univ. of North Carolina when it was just five years old. The
school was in a feeble state and in 1804 he was made president, serving until
his death on Jan. 24, 1835. He was raised on April 14, 1798 by Eagle Lodge No.
19 of Hillsboro, N. Car., the lodge going to Chapel Hill where the university
was located, to confer the degrees.
Millard F. Caldwell, Jr. Governor of Florida, U.S. Congressman,
73rd to 76th Congresses (1933-41) from 3rd Florida dist. b. Feb. 6, 1879 at
Knoxville, Tenn. Practiced law and elected to Florida state legislature in
1928 and 1930. Governor of Florida from 1945-49. Was chairman of the National
Governors Conference in 1946-47; a delegate of the Interparliamentary Union at
the Hague in 1938 and at Oslo in 1939. Served in field artillery in WW1.
Member and past master of Santa Rosa Lodge No. 16, Milton, Fla., but was
raised in a lodge in Macon, Miss. 32° AASR (SJ) at Meridian, Miss. and member
of Morocco Shrine Temple, Jacksonville, Fla.
Galloway Calhoun Lawyer and Imperial Potentate of the Shrine of
North America in 1948-49. b. Aug. 22, 1894 at Athens, Texas. Admitted to Texas
bar in 1915 and served as district attorney of 7th judicial dist. of Texas;
assistant attorney general of the state and special assistant to attorney
general of the U.S. on Selective Service matters during WW2. In WW1 he was
band leader of the 144th Inf. band. An active Methodist, his lectures to the
men's bible class at Tyler, Texas are broadcast. In 1944 he was a delegate to
the general conference of the Methodist Church. In 1936 he was grand master of
the Grand Lodge of Texas. Raised in St. John's Lodge No. 53, Tyler, Texas,
Aug. 18, 1916. Member of Tyler Chapter No. 24, R.A.M., George M. Patrick
Council No. 13, R. & S.M.; Ascension Commandery No. 25, K.T. and past
commander of same. 33° AASR (SJ), Dallas. Chairman of board of trustees for
Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children; grand junior general Empire of the
West, Red Cross of Constantine; active member Supreme Council of DeMolay.
Norman Call President of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Railroad since 1932. b. March 29, 1880 at Richmond, Va. Began with Richmond
Locomotive Works and started with the R.F. & P. as secretary to the president
in 1900. Member of Dove Lodge No. 51 and Meridian Lodge No. 284; Washington
Chapter No. 9, R.A.M. and Richmond Cornmandery No. 2, K.T. all of Richmond,
Va. Member of Acca Shrine Temple.
Richard K. Call (1791-1862) Governor of Florida, Brigadier
General. b. near Petersburg, Va. Was brigadier general of Florida militia in
1833, and led the army against the Seminoles in 1836 in second and third
battles of Wahoo Swamp. Served as governor of Florida from 1835-40, but in a
controversy with Joel R. Poinsett, q.v. secretary of war, he was removed from
office. President Harrison again appointed him governor from 1841 to 1844 and
he was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1845 when Florida became a
state. He joined Cumberland Lodge No. 8 at Nashville, Tenn. in 1821 and later
of Centerville Lodge No. 18, Leon Co., Fla. of which he was master in 1851. In
1853 he affiliated with Concordia Lodge No. 28, Gadsden Co., Fla. He assisted
in the formation of the Grand Lodge of Florida in 1830 and was grand master in
1851. In 1847 he was made an honorary member of Florida Royal Arch Chapter No.
1 (formerly No. 32) and an honorary member of the Grand Chapter of Florida the same
year. d. Sept. 14, 1862.
Charles H. Callahan ( 1858 - 1944 ) He is credited with the idea
that brought into being the George Washington National Masonic Memorial at
Alexandria, Va. He was commissioner of revenue of Alexandria for 44 years and
a member of Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22. He served as grand master of
the Grand Lodge of Virginia from 1924-26 and was the author of the noted book,
Washington, the Man and the Mason. b. Aug. 22, 1858 at Acquia Mills, Va., he
died July 31, 1944 at Alexandria.
Albert S. Callan Newspaper publisher. b. July 27, 1884 at Albany,
N.Y. Graduate of Hobart College, 1907. President of the Chatham Courier Co.
since 1912. Member of New York general assembly 1909-10 and delegate to
Republican state convention 17 times. Served in WW1 as captain and in WW2 as
lieutenant colonel. Member of New York National Guard 1906-17. Raised in
Valatie Lodge No. 362, Kinderhook, N.Y. in 1908.
Llewellyn L. Callaway (1868-1951) Chief justice, Supreme Court of
Montana. b. Dec. 15, 1868 at Tuscola, Ill. Graduate of Univ. of Michigan,
1891. Practiced law in Montana from 1891. Appointed chief justice of Montana
supreme court in 1922, retiring in 1935. Past grand master of Montana, 33°
AASR, past grand commander, Knights Templar, past grand high priest, Royal
Arch Masons, and member of Supreme Council, Scottish Rite and inspector
general for same in Montana. d. Aug. 6, 1951.
Plutarco Elias Calles (1878-1945) President of Mexico. b. Sept.
25, 1878 at Guaymas, Sonora, where he was later a schoolteacher, farmer and
tradesman. From 1913-15 he served inthe army under Obregon and Carranza. In
1917 he was governor of Sonora. He held cabinet positions under Carranza in
1919-20 and under Obregon in 1920-24. Calles served as President of Mexico
from 1924-28, during which time he carried out reforms in an administration
marked by struggle between the church and the state. He fought for control of
the government with Cardenas in 1935 and in 1936 was driven into exile in the
United States. He was made a Freemason in Helios Lodge in his home town of
Guaymas and at one time served as its secretary.
Charles Alexandre de Calonne (1734-1802) French minister of
finance under Louis XVI. From 186874, he held government positions at Douai,
Metz and Lille. When he became controller general of finance in 1783, he found
the state treasury in hopeless disorder, without money or credit. He is said
to have been one of the principals who precipitated the French Revolution. In
1787 he opened the Assembly of Notables and proposed the taxation of nobles
and clergy, which received violent opposition, causing his removal from
office. He then lived in England from 1787 until 1802 when Napoleon allowed
him to return to France a month before his death. His lodge is not known, but
he is recorded as a visitor to the Loge des Maitres at Amiens, France.
Charles Calvert 5th Baron (Lord) Baltimore. Member of the English
family that obtained patent for the colonization of Maryland. He was the first
Protestant in his family's line since his ancestor, George, 1st Baron, turned
Roman Catholic in 1625. Charles was proprietary governor of Maryland from 1715
to 1751. He was made a Mason about April, 1730 at Goodwood, Sussex, England,
and was one of the eight brethren present when Dr. Dessaugliers q.v. initiated at the Castle Kew on April 28,
1737.
Francisco Calvo (1820-1890) Catholic priest of the Jesuit order,
who established Freemasonry in Costa Rica in 1865. At that time he was canon
of the San Jose Cathedral. He received his degrees in Lodge Cruz Austrail No.
5 in 1862 at Callao, Peru. He obtained a charter for Caridad Lodge No. 26 at
San Jose from the Grand Orient of Spain, then operating in Colombia. Out of
this lodge developed the Supreme Council 33° AASR of Central America, which
covers five republics, and which chartered lodges of its own until the turn of
the 20th century. Calvo served as master of Caridad Lodge No. 26 and
eventually became the first sovereign grand commander of the Scottish Rite, a
position which he held until his death. The Masonic temple in San Jose now
displays the gavel he used. Others who were active with Calvo in the founding
of the Scottish Rite were Dr. Jose Maria Castro q.v., president of the
Republic in 1847-49, who served as grand chancellor in 1866-68 and was also
founder and rector of Santo Tomas University; Dr. Lorenzo Montufar q.v.,
lawyer, historian, and rector of Santo Tomas University, serving also as grand
minister of state; Francisco Poralto Alvarado, teacher, banker and benefactor
of San Juan de Dies Hospital, who was first grand representative.
Renah F. Comelier Commissioner of Washington, D.C. b. Oct. 8,
1890. Lawyer by profession. Was 2nd assistant secretary of the Navy in 191720;
examiner of Federal Trade Commission, 1925-27; assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S.
Department of Justice 1927-30; fuel coordinator O.P.A. 194243. Appointed
commissioner of Washington in 1954 by President Truman. Raised Sept. 18, 1922
in Benjamin B. French Lodge No. 15, Washington, D.C., serving as master in 1932
and grand master of District of Columbia in 1952. Honorary member of Hope
Lodge No. 20, Samuel Gompers Lodge No. 45 and Washington-Centennial Lodge No.
14 of District of Columbia. Member of Mt. Vernon Chapter No. 3, R.A.M.;
Adoniram Council No. 2, R. & SM.; Washington Commandery No. 1, K.T.;
Kallipolis Grotto; Tall Cedars of Lebanon; National League of Masonic Clubs;
Masonic Boosters Club; Masonic Veterans Association National Sojourners,
Heroes of '76; past potentate of Almas Shrine Temple of Washington, D.C.
(1949). In AASR, he received KCCH in 1949 and 33°in 1953. He served as
sovereign of St. Simeon Stylites Conclave No. 51, Red Cross of Constantine and
grand marshal of the Grand Imperial Council in 1957. Member of Royal Order of
Scotland, being at present provincial first grand steward.
Duke Jean Jacques Regis Cambaceres (1753-1824) Archchancellor of
the French Empire. One of the greats of the Napoleonic period, he was a jurist
and statesman who was a member of the convention of 1792. In 1794 he was
president of the Committee of Public Safety and also of the Committee of Five
Hundred in 1796. In 1799 he was minister of justice and second consul in 1799.
Above all, he was the friend and chief counselor of Napoleon, who made him
chief counselor of the Empire in 1804. In 1808 he was created Duke of Parma. A
Mason, he became grand commander of the Supreme Council of France and was so
recognized in the official register of the Supreme Council (SJ) .
Comte Pierre Jacques Etienne Cambronne (1770-1842) Commander of a
division of the French Imperial Guard at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. He
served with distinction in the campaigns of 1812-14 and accompanied Napoleon to Elba. He was active in the founding of French
military lodges.
C. B. Camerer Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. Aug. 20, 1882 at
Kinmundy, Ill. Received M.D. from St. Louis Univ. School of Medicine in 1909.
Entered U.S. Navy as a medical officer in 1909 and advanced through grades to
rear admiral in 1945. He was with the Root Commission to Russia in 1917 and
brigade surgeon for the Marine Corps in WW1. In WW2 he was medical officer for
the 9th Naval district and with the 14th Naval district from 1945-46. His
specialty in the service was eye, ear, nose and throat. Returned from active
service in 1946. After retirement he engaged in Red Cross work. Mason and
member of the National Sojourners.
Augustus G. Cameron Vice president of Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Export Co. b. Mar. 21, 1880 at Knightstown, Ind. Began in the wholesale
grocery business at Indianapolis in 1910 and first employed by Goodyear in
1913, rising to his present position in 1939. Raised in Golden Rule Lodge No.
16, Knightstown, Ind. on April 3, 1903 and served as its master. Presently a
member of Joppa Lodge No. 666, Akron, Ohio. Received Royal Arch in Knightstown
Chapter No. 33, Knightstown, Ind. (now Akron No. 209) and served as high
priest. Cryptic degrees in Knightstown Council R. & S.M. No. 29 Dec. 10, 1909.
Knighted in Knights-town Commandery No. 9, K.T. (now Bethany No. 72 of Akron)
March 6, 1906, serving as prelate of both No. 9 and 22. Tadmor Shrine Temple
of Akron.
Ralph H. Cameron Former U.S. Senator from Arizona. Member of
Flagstaff Lodge No. 7, Flagstaff, Ariz. and member of El Zaribah Shrine Temple
of Phoenix.
Simon Cameron (1799-1889) Secretary of War in Lincoln's cabinet.
b. March 8, 1799 in Lancaster Co., Pa. and orphaned at an early age. Worked as
a journeyman and edited newspapers before becoming interested in banking and
railroad construction. Became Republican political czar of Pennsylvania and
served three terms in the U.S. Senate, 1845-49, 1857-61, 1867-77. For a time
he was adjutant general of Pennsylvania. Named by Lincoln as Secretary of War
in his first cabinet; resigned in 1862 when criticized for manner of awarding
army contracts, but immediately appointed U.S. Minister to Russia by Lincoln.
He served but six months as U.S. Minister, resigning on Nov. 8, 1862.
Initiated in Perseverance Lodge No. 21 at Harrisburg, Pa., on July 12, 1826,
he served as master in 1833. He was a member of Perseverance Chapter No. 21,
R.A.M. at Harrisburg and St. John's Commandery No. 4, K.T. at Philadelphia.
Strangely, he received the Order of the Temple on Oct. 25, 1826 and the Red
Cross and Malta on Oct. 30, 1826.
Albert S. Camp (1892-1954) U.S. Congressman from 4th Georgia dist.
in 76th and 78th-83rd Congresses. b. July 26, 1892 in Coweta Co., Georgia.
Admitted to Georgia bar in 1915. Practiced law in Newnan and was U.S. attorney
for Northern Dist. of Ga. in 1934-39. Served overseas with Army in WW1. Mason
and Shriner. d. July 24, 1954.
Thomas J.
Camp Brigadier General, U.S. Army. b. Nov. 10, 1886 at Seymour, Conn. Received
B.A. from Yale in 1908 and M.A. in 1915. Commissioned 2nd lieutenant in 1912
and rose to temporary brigadier general in 1942. Served in Hawaii from 191217;
instructed in first officers training camp in 1917; battalion commander in
France in 1918; on War Department General Staff from 1937-41; organized 51st Armored Infantry in 1941; edited Infantry
Journal from 1931-34. Raised in Pyramid Lodge No. 92, New Egypt, N.J. in 1918.
32° AASR (SJ) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Alexander W. Campbell (1828-?) Brigadier General, Confederate Army
in Civil War. Raised in Jackson, Tenn. June, 1858. Royal Arch Mason in same
year and knighted in Jackson Commandery, K.T. on April 3, 1874.
Archibald Douglas Campbell (see 4th Lord of Blythswood) Arthur G.
Campbell Brigadier General, U.S. Army. b. Nov. 15, 1884 at Lexington, Va.
Commissioned in 1908 in Coast Artillery and promoted through grades to
brigadier general in 1940. Served with A.E.F. in WW1 and was member of War
Department General Staff from 1918-21; assistant chief of staff of 6th Corps
Area 192832 and 8th Corps Area 1939-40. Retired in 1944. Mason.
Doak S. Campbell President of Florida State University since 1941.
b. Nov. 16, 1888 at Tate, Arkansas. Received degrees from Ouachita College,
George Peabody College, Stetson Univ. and Florida Southern. Was superintendent
of Columbus, Ark. high school from 1911-14; vice-president of Central College,
Ark. 1916-20 and president 1920-28; with George Peabody College 1928-41. Has
written several books on education. Raised in Buck Range Lodge, Howard Co.,
Ark. and presently a member of Jackson Lodge No. 1, Tallahassee, Fla. Has
served as grand orator of the Grand Lodge of Florida.
Douglas L. Campbell Prime Minister of Manitoba, Canada. b. May 27,
1895 at Portage la Prairie. Owner and operator of a farm near High Bluff,
Manitoba since 1918. Served as a member of the Manitoba legislature since
1922; member of the ex-ecutive council in 1936 and minister of agriculture and
immigration from 1936-48. Elected premier of Manitoba in 1948 and has since
been the leader of the Liberal-Progressive Party. He was initiated in
Assiniboine Lodge No. 7 at Portage La Prairie in 1917 and served as master in
1922. Also member of Keystone Chapter No. 2 of the same place.
Dwight Campbell Judge, Supreme Court of South Dakota. b. Nov. 5,
1887. Graduate of Iowa College, 1909 and Harvard, 1912. Began practice in
Aberdeen, S.D. in 1919. Appointed judge of Supreme Court of S.D. in 1925,
serving until 1937 when he resigned to re-enter private practice. Mason, 32°
and Shriner.
George W. Campbell (1768-1848) Secretary of the Treasury and U.S.
Senator from Tennessee. b. 1768 in Tenn. Graduated from Princeton in 1794.
Served in U.S. Congress as representative from 1803-09. Elected U.S. Senator
in 1811, but resigned in 1814 to become Secretary of the Treasury. He was
again elected to the Senate in 1815, serving until 1818 when he was appointed
U.S. Minister to Russia, returning to the United States in 1820. He served as
master of Greenville Lodge No. 43, Greenville, Tenn. and is also reported to
have held offices in three other Tennessee lodges: Knoxville No. 2, Mount
Libanus No. 59 and Tennessee No. 41, all of Knoxville.
Jacob M. Campbell Union General in Civil War. Became a member of
Cambria Lodge No. 278 at Johnstown, Pa. on Oct. 26, 1858, but demitted April
13, 1875 to become a charter member of Johnstown Lodge No. 538, serving as
first senior warden.
James Campbell (1813-?) Postmaster General of the United States
under President Pierce, 1853-1857. b. in Philadelphia, son of an Irish emigrant. Admitted to bar in 1834, becoming attorney general
of the state in 1852. His lodge is not known, but he was a member of Harmony
Chapter No. 52, R.A.M. of Philadelphia.
James U. Campbell (1866-1937) Chief Justice, Supreme Court of
Oregon. b. Aug. 29, 1866, Prince Edward Island, Canada and educated in Prince
of Wales College, studying law privately. Came to the U.S. in 1887 and was
naturalized in 1893. Began teaching public schools in 1884 and admitted to
Oregon bar in 1893. Served as circuit judge of the 5th district five times.
Elected to supreme court in 1930 and was chief justice from 1935 until his
death on July 16, 1937.
John Campbell 4th Earl of Loudoun (1705-1782) Governor of Virginia
and commander of all British forces in America in 1756. He was grand master of
the Grand Lodge of England in 1736. He was the first PGM of England to visit a
grand lodge in America, when on Jan. 31, 1757 the Festival of St. John the
Evangelist was postponed by the Provincial Grand Lodge in Boston so that he
might attend. A special working lodge was opened and four members of
Campbell's staff "were made enter'd Prentices & Pass'd Fellow crafts" with
Richard Gridley q.v. in the chair." Commissioned in the Scots Greys at an
early age, he succeeded his father to the title and became one of the 16
representative Scottish peers in Parliament. As a mark of royal esteem, he was
made governor of Stirling Castle and Edinburgh, and was aide-de-camp to the
king, serving in the Flanders campaigns and the rebellion of 1745. Following
the disastrous expeditions of 1755 against the French and Indians in America,
and the death of General Braddock, General Campbell was appointed governor of
Virginia (as asinecure) and to command all British forces in America. Due to
politics at home and poor handling of colonial authorities in the new world,
he served only from July 23, 1756 until December, 1757. The earl was said to
have resembled "Saint George on the tavern sign—always on horseback, but never
advancing." He lost Forts Oswego and William Henry, and failed in the planned
invasion of French Canada. However, he was far from discredited with the king
or later ministries. In 1762 he took part in the Peninsular Wars in Portugal,
where although second in command, he was actually first in the field. He was
promoted to full general in 1770. He retired to Scotland as titular governor
of Edinburgh until his death in 1782.
Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948) English businessman and famed
automobile racer. Employed in 1906 on the staff of Lloyds of London. He served
through WW1 from 1914-18, the last two years, being an airplane pilot. He
began motor racing as a hobby in 1910 and later established many world records
for speed at Daytona Beach, Fla. and Salt Lake City, Utah. He wrote Speed,
1931; The Romance of Motor-Racing, 1936; and The Roads and the Problem of
Their Safety, 1937. A Freemason, he was made a member of the Azngi Grotto of
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Price Campbell President of West Texas Utilities Co. b. Jan. 22,
1890 at Weatherford, Texas. Received B.S. and E.E. from Texas Agricultural and
Mechanical College. With the American Public Service Co. since 1915 and a
director of many public utilities. Mason.
Thomas D. Campbell Agricultural engineer and Brigadier General,
U.S. Army. b. Feb. 19, 1882 at Grand Forks, N.D. Graduate of North Dakota, Cornell and Southern Calif. universities. Engaged in
farming since 1898, operating 95,000 acres of wheat and flax land in Montana.
President of Campbell Farming Corp. since 1922. In 1929 he was special adviser
for Russian government to assist in operation of 10 million acres in Russia.
Was special advisor to British government on increased wheat production in
1941. Made report for French government on wheat production in North Africa in
1948. Served as colonel with Air Corps from 1942 and made brigadier general in
1946; now general U.S. Army Reserve. Inventor of Campbell grain dryer and
developer of Campbell windrow method of harvesting grain. Raised in Acacia
Lodge No. 4, Grand Forks, N. Dak. on Nov. 29, 1907. 32° AASR (SJ) and member
of Kem Shrine Temple, Grand Forks.
Wayne Campbell Actor and university professor. b. May 9, 1872.
Taught school and worked on his father's newspaper in Waterville, Kansas
before becoming an entertainer with the Lyceum Bureau. Barnstormed with
repertory and stock companies and was leading character actor from 1915. Head
of the drama department of Oklahoma City University since 1922. Author and
producer of annual pre-dawn Easter play, Life, Lord of Death from 1937-43, and
the annual passion play Via Crucis produced at the Guthrie Masonic Temple
since 1940. Has written several books on writing and acting. Mason, member of
Scottish Rite.
Lord William Campbell (?-1778) English governor in America. He was
appointed governor of Nova Scotia in 1766 and was the last British governor of
South Carolina (1773), which he unsuccessfully attempted to keep loyal to the
Crown.
Sir William Campbell ( ? -18 34) Chief Justice of Upper Canada
from1826-29. Served with the British in the American Revolution. Founded
Guysboro and Temple Lodge No. 7 in 1785. He was appointed attorney general of
the province of Cape Breton and while there was identified with Freemasonry in
Sydney. He went to England in connection with the affairs of the province, and
while there, was appointed a justice of the King's Bench, Upper Canada in
1811, becoming chief justice in 1826 and resigning in 1829. He was the founder
of St. Andrew's Lodge No. 16 in Toronto. Campbell was knighted and died in
1834.
William B. Campbell (1807-1867) Governor of Tennessee. b. Feb. 1,
1807 in Sumner Co., Tenn. Practiced law in Carthage, Term. Raised a cavalry
company and commanded it in Creek and Florida wars of 1836. From 1837-43 was
Whig member of U.S. Congress from Tennessee. Was major general of militia in
1844 and served in the Mexican War, distinguishing himself in the battles of
Monterey and Cerro Gordo. He served as governor of Tennessee, 1851-53. From
1857 he served as judge of the state circuit court. Lincoln appointed him
brigadier general in the Federal Army in 1862, but he was forced to retire in
1863 due to ill health. He was a member of Lebanon Lodge No. 98, Lebanon,
Term. d. Aug. 19, 1867.
Joachim Heinrich Campe (17461818) German writer and educator.
Studied theology and was tutor to the Humboldt family in Berlin in 1769 and
1774-75. He was director of the schools in Dessau and Hamburg, 1786-1805 and
head of the Brunswick educational book house from 17871808, which published
many of his own writings including Robinson der Jungere, based on Defoe. He
was a learned and zealous Freemason as shown by his correspondence with Gotthold Lessing q.v.
Edward R. S. Canby (1819-1873) Brigadier General, U.S. Army. Born
in Kentucky, his family later moved to Indiana and he graduated from the U.S.
Military Academy in 1835. He served in the Florida Indian War and assisted in
the removal of the Five Civilized Nations to Oklahoma. In the Mexican war he
saw action in most of the important engagements and was promoted to captain.
As a major in 1855 he served the next three years on frontier duty and when
the Civil War broke out, he was on an expedition against the Navajos in the
Southwest. Made colonel, he commanded the New Mexico forces that repelled a
Confederate thrust into that area. He was then made brigadier general and
called to Washington to assist Secretary of War Stanton. He then saw service
in New York, Mississippi Valley, Virginia, Louisiana, Alabama. After the War
he served in Washington, D.C. and was then sent to California, where he
attempted to bring the Modoc Indians to terms with the government. On April
11, 1873 he met "Capt. Jack," the Modoc leader on neutral ground, but the
Indians waylaid Canby and two other officers at the meeting place and killed
them. The principal Indians were later tried and executed. General Canby "was
a member of a lodge in the East. His body was escorted under auspices of the
Craft to the Masonic Temple at Yreka and afterwards conveyed East where he was
buried with Masonic honors.”
Allen D. Candler Former Governor of Georgia. Member of Gainesville
Lodge No. 219, Gainesville, Ga.
John S. Candler (1861-1941) Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia
190206. b. Oct. 22, 1861 at Villa Rica, Ga. Alderman of City of Atlanta
andpresident of the general council in 1911, 12, 14. Served in Spanish
American War as colonel. Member of the general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church five times between 1890 and 1934, being a member of the
commission on unification of the two branches. Mason, 32° AASR and Shriner. d.
Dec. 9, 1941.
Thomas S. Candler Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia since 1945. b.
Dec. 15, 1890 at Blairsville, Ga. Engaged in law practice from 191539. Judge
of Superior Court, N.E. Judicial Circuit, 1939-45. Mason.
William Candler (1890-1936) President of Atlanta Biltmore Hotel
Co. from 1923 and vice president of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of N.Y. from 1925.
b. Jan. 24, 1890. Former director of U.S. Chamber of Commerce and officer and
director in several corporations. Mason. d. Oct. 2, 1936.
Gordon Canfield U.S. Congressman 77th to 84th Congresses from 8th
N.J. district. b. April 15, 1898 at Salamanca, N.Y. Received LL.B. from
National Univ. in 1928. Began as newsboy in Binghamton, N.Y. in 1912, later
clerk for Western Union, reporter for Passaic (N.J.) Daily News and for 17
years secretary to Congressman George N. Seger. He served in WW1 in the Signal
Corps and in WW2 was on active duty with the Merchant Marine (incognito) in
the North Atlantic. He visited Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany as an
observer at request of General Eisenhower in 1945, made a 30,000 mile
inspection trip of island bases in Pacific in 1946 and visited 16 European and
Middle East countries in 1947 on investigating committee. In 1952 he inspected
the Pacific defenses and the Korean front. Mason.
Erwin D. Canham Editor of Christian Science Monitor. b. Feb. 13,
1904 at Auburn, Maine. Received B.A. and Litt.D. from Bates
College; L.H.D. Boston University and was Rhodes Scholar at Oxford Univ.
England, receiving B.A. and M.A. in 1936. Began with the Christian Science
Monitor, in 1925 and has covered many important national and international
stories for his paper including the League of Nations assemblies of 1926-28,
Ramsay MacDonald's tour of the U.S.; London Naval conference; trips of
American presidents; nationwide political surveys; inauguration of Philippine
Commonwealth. He was head of the Washington Bureau from 1932-39; general news
editor 1939-41, managing editor, 1941-44 and editor since 1945. Mason.
Ralph J. Canine Lieutenant General, U.S. Army. b. Nov. 9, 1895 at
Flora, Ind. A graduate of Northwestern Univ. and several army schools, he
advanced through grades from 2nd lieutenant in 1917 to lieutenant general in
1953. In WW2 he served as commanding general of First Infantry Division
Artillery in Europe. He is now serving with the Department of Defense,
Washington, as director of the National Security Agency. Raised in East
Chicago Lodge No. 595, East Chicago, Ind. in 1917. 32° AASR (SJ) at Guthrie,
Oklahoma and member of Ararat Shrine Temple, Kansas City, Mo.
George Canning (1770-1827) English statesman who served as Foreign
Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister. Educated at Oxford,
he was a brilliant orator. Member of parliament in 1793, he became
under-secretary for foreign affairs in Pitt's administration (1796-99), but
was barred from advancement because of poverty and his merciless wit, which he
directed against the Whigs. Chief confidant of Pitt, he left office as
treasurer of the Navy on Pitt's death in 1806. Was foreign sec-retary from
1807-10. After 12 years of minor offices he again became foreign secretary in
1822, succeeding Castlereagh as leader of the House of Commons. In 1827 he
succeeded Liverpool as prime minister and chancellor of the exchequer. He was
a member of Royal Somerset House and Inverness No. 4, but the date of his
initiation is not known. In 1810 he became a dual member and "was admitted" to
the Lodge of the Antiquity No. 2, resigning in 1811 and being reinstated in
1812.
Clarence Cannon Missouri Congressional representative continuously
since the 68th (1923) Congress. b. April 11, 1879 at Elsberry, Mo., he is a
graduate of LaGrange College, William Jewell College and the Univ. of
Missouri. Was professor of history at Stephens College, Columbia, Mo. 1904-08,
beginning practice of law at Troy, Mo. in 1908. Has been parliamentarian of
the House of Representatives for many years, both in Republican as well as
Democratic administrations, and parliamentarian for the Democratic National
Conventions since 1920. He is regent of the Smithsonian Institute. He is the
author of Synopsis of the Procedure of the House (1919), Cannon's Procedures
(1928), Convention Parliamentary Manual (1928, 1951) and other writings.
Member of Troy Lodge No. 34, Troy, Mo. Exalted in Troy Chapter R.A.M. No. 85,
(now extinct) and transferred to Mexico Chapter No. 27, Mexico, Mo.; Crusade
Commandery No. 23, K.T. Mexico and AASR, Valley of St. Louis. Died, 1964.
Joseph G.
Cannon ( 1836 - 1926 ) Served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 50
years (1872-1923) with the exception of two terms. "Uncle Joe" was speaker of
the House from 1903-11, ruling that body with a stern and august hand. b. May
7, 1836 at Guilford, N.C., he was admitted to Illinois bar in 1858. After serving eight years
as state's attorney he began his long service in Congress. Was made a Mason in
Shelbyville, Ill. in 1858 and later affiliated with Olive Branch Lodge No. 38
of Danville in Feb., 1888. In Jan., 1888 he was exalted in Vermilion Chapter
No. 82, R.A.M. and on Feb. 9, knighted in Athelstan Commandery No. 45, K.T.
both of Danville, Ill. d. Nov. 12, 1926 at age of 90 and was buried with
Masonic honors.
Newton Cannon (1781-1842) Governor of Tennessee, 1835-39. b. in N.
Carolina and after public school education removed to Tennessee where he was a
member of the legislature in 1811-12. Served in the Tennessee Mounted Rifles
as a colonel in 1813 and commanded the left column in the Battle of
Tallushatchee with the Creek Indians on Nov. 3, 1813. Elected to Congress in
1814 to fill vacancy of Felix Grundy q.v. and served until 1817, and again
from 1819-23. In 1819 he was appointed one of the two commissioners to treat
with the Chickasaw Indians by President Monroe. A member of Cumberland Lodge
No. 8, Nashville, he was present at a called meeting of the Grand Lodge of
Tennessee in 1825. d. Sept. 29, 1842.
Archbishop of Canterbury (see Henry Chicheley)
James Cantey
Confederate Brigadier General in Civil War. Member of Kershaw Lodge No. 29,
Camden, S. Car.
Eddie Cantor Stage, screen and radio star. b. Jan. 31, 1892 in New
York City, he was educated in the public schools and at Wood's Business
School, Williamsburgh, N.Y. Married Ida Tobias in 1914; they have five
girls—Marjorie, Natalie, Edna J., Marilyn and Janet. He began as a vaudeville
and burlesque entertainer and later with Morosco, the Shubertsand Florenz
Ziegfeld. In 1916 he toured the country as "Sam Beverly Moon" in Canary
Cottage. He played in Broadway Brevities (1920), Make It Snappy (1922), and
starred in Kid Boots (1923-26), Whoopee (1929-30), making his first motion
picture appearance in 1926. He is known for his charitable work with
Christians as well as Jews, and founded the Eddie Cantor Camp which sends poor
and undernourished boys to the country. He has served as president of the
Jewish Theatrical Guild of America, and president of the American Federation
of Radio Artists. He was initiated in Munn Lodge No. 190, N.Y.C. on Nov. 6,
1919 and raised on June 23, 1921.
Homer E. Capehart U.S. Senator from Indiana. b. June 6, 1897 at
Algiers, Ind. Began as salesman with Burton-Paige Mfg. Co., Chicago, in 1919.
From 1927-33 he was president of The Capehart Corp., mfgrs., Fort Wayne, Ind.,
and vice president of The Wurlitzer Co. from 1933-40. He is chairman of the
board of Packard Mfg. Co., Indianapolis, and owner of the Capehart Farms,
Washington, Ind. Served in army during WW1 (1917-19). Elected U.S. Senator in
1944 and again in 1950. Mason, 32° AASR and Shriner.
Joseph P. E. Capelle (1757-1796) Surgeon of the American
Revolution, he was born in Flanders, coming to America with Count Rochambeau
q.v. and later served on General Lafayette's q.v. staff as surgeon. After the
Revolution, he settled in Wilmington, Del., and was both popular and
successful as a physician. He was one of the incorporators of the Delaware
State Medical Society. He was raised in Lodge No. 14 at Wilmington (under
Pennsylvania charter) on Aug. 21, 1783. He served as master in 1786 and again
in 1792. He was treasurer of the lodge from 1788-91. On Aug. 6, 1789, he was in the first group of Delaware Masons to receive the
Royal Arch Degree, conferred in his own lodge, and played a prominent part in
the effort to establish a grand lodge in Delaware. He died on Nov. 5, 1796 and
was buried with Masonic services in Old Swedes Cemetery. As the Masonic rites
began, the sky suddenly darkened, and winds of near-hurricane velocity tore at
the graveyard, forcing a number of crows to the ground among the onlookers,
where they helplessly flapped their wings over the grave. The strange incident
so terrified some of the onlookers, that they sprang over the cemetery wall
and forever after talked of the strange alchemy and close affinity the
Freemasons had with evil spirits.
Luigi Capello (1859-?) Italian General of World War I. He
commanded the army which captured Gorizia in August, 1916 and the 2nd Army in
the Italian offensive of Bainsizza plateau the following year. He retired in
July of 1918. An opponent of Fascism, Mussolini called on him to choose
between Freemasonry and Facism. He chose the craft and in Nov., 1925 he was
arrested and accused of plotting against Mussolini's life. He was not brought
to trial until the spring of 1927 when he was convicted and sentenced to 30
years' penal servitude.
William T. Capers (1867-1943) Bishop of Protestant Episcopal
Church. b. Aug. 9, 1867 at Greenville, S.C. Graduate of Theological Seminary
of Virginia, State Univ. of Kentucky and Univ. of the South. In business from
1887-90. Became P.E. deacon, 1894; priest, 1895 and served as rector in
Anderson, S.C., Vicksburg, Miss., Asheville, N.C., Lexington, Ky.,
Philadelphia, Pa. from 1895-1913. Elected bishop of missionary district of
Spokane in 1913 but declined. Was then named bishop co-adjutor of Diocese of
West Texas, serving from1913-16 and bishop of West Texas from Oct. 16, 1916.
Mason, 32° AASR. d. March 29, 1943.
Arthur Capper (1865-1951) U.S. Senator, Governor of Kansas and
publisher. b. July 14, 1865 at Garnett, Kans. Began as a compositor on the
Topeka Daily Capital in 1884 and by 1892 owned and published the paper.
Eventually he added the following publications to become one of the largest
publishers in the world: Cap-per's Weekly, Kansas Farmer, Household Magazine,
Capper's Farmer, Missouri Ruralist, Ohio Farmer, Pennsylvania Farmer, Michigan
Farmer, Kansas City Kansan. He also owned radio stations KIBW, Topeka and KCKN,
Kansas City, Kans. Elected governor of Kansas, 1915-19 and served Kansas as
U.S. Senator from 1919-1951. He was a member of Orient Lodge No. 51 of Topeka
and received his 33° AASR, (SJ) in Oct. 1948. d. Dec. 19, 1951.
John H. Capstick (1856-1918) U.S. Congressman from 5th N.J.
district in 64th Congress (1915-17). b. Sept. 2, 1856 at Lawrence, Mass.
Business interests were dyeing, printing and bleaching of textile fabrics.
Mason. d. March 16, 1918.
Thaddeus H. Caraway (1871-1931) U.S. Senator from Arkansas,
1921-33, dying in office. b. Oct. 17, 1871 in Stoddard Co., Mo., he was
admitted to Arkansas bar in 1900. He served in the U.S. House of
Representatives from the 1st Arkansas district in the 63rd to 66th Congresses
(1913-21). Mason and member of Sahara Shrine Temple at Pine Bluff, Ark. d.
Nov. 6, 1931.
Giosue Carducci (1835-1907) Considered the national poet of modern
Italy. b. in Valdicastello, Tuscany, his early pseudonym was Enotrio Romano.
From 1861-1904 he was professor of literary history at Bologna.
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Marquess of Carisbrooke He was awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 1906.
Wrote many volumes of verse and historical studies in literary criticism. The
Bulletin of the International Masonic Congress of 1917 lists him as a
Freemason.
Henry C. Carey (1793-1879) Political economist. b. in
Philadelphia, the son of Mathew Carey, an Irish publisher who fled to America
in 1784 to escape prosecution for attacks on British government. Henry
continued his father's publishing and bookselling business from 1817-35 when
he retired to devote himself to study and writing. He was the author of
Principles of Political Economy (183740) in three volumes, and The Principles
of Social Science (1858-59) in three volumes. He was raised in Lodge No. 3,
Philadelphia on January 21, 1817.
James B. Carey Judge, Delaware Supreme Court since 1945. b. Feb.
17, 1905. Graduated from Univ. of Delaware (1926) and Temple Univ. (1931).
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar in 1931 and Delaware bar in 1936. Practiced law
in Georgetown, Del. from 1936-45. Member and past master of Franklin Lodge No.
12, Georgetown, Del. Past grand marshal of Grand Lodge of Delaware. Member of
Hope Chapter No. 7, R.A.M. and Joppa Council No. 3, R. & S.M. both of
Georgetown; 32° AASR (NJ) at Wilmington; Evergreen No. 49, Tall Cedars and
member of Kent and Sussex Past Masters' Association.
Jeremiah Carhart (1813-1868) Inventor. b. Sept. 1813 in Dutchess
Co., N.Y., he received no extended education, but when 15 learned the cabinet
making trade and became adept in the use of tools. He moved to Buffalo where
he perfected several inventions between 1836-46, including the exhaustion
bellows and tubular reed-board for reed instruments. With E. P. Needham, he
founded firm of Car-hart and Needham, moving to New York City where they
manufactured melodeons and organs. His Blue Lodge is not known, but he was a
member of Jerusalem Chapter No. 8, N.Y.C. d. Aug. 16, 1868.
1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (Alexander Albert Mountbatten) b. Nov.
22, 1886. His father was the third son of Prince Alexander, of Hesse, brother
of the ruling grand duke, Prince Louis of Battenberg, later the Marquess of
Milford Haven, was the elder brother of Prince Henry, and married Princess
Victoria of Hesse, granddaughter of the late Queen Victoria. Their eldest
daughter, Princess Alice of Battenberg married Prince Alexander of Greece and
is the mother of H.R.H., Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburg and royal consort of
Queen Elizabeth. The family name was changed from Battenberg to Mountbatten in
1914 at the outbreak of WW1 when there was a popular outcry against names of
Teutonic origin. The marquisate of Carisbrooke was created in 1917, taking its
name from Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight. The Marquess was educated
at Wellington College and went to sea as a midshipman on the H.M.S. Britannia,
the royal yacht, remaining in the navy from 1902-08. Commissioned as
lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards in 1911, he was promoted to captain three
years later. He served throughout the War of 1914-18, subsequently on the
staff, retiring in 1919. A member of Prince of Wales Lodge No. 259, the lodge
connected with the royal family, he served as master in 1952 and as grand
steward of the Grand Lodge of England in that year. In 1956 he was master of
Royal Colonial Institute Lodge No. 3556. He has served on the board for the
Royal Masonic Institution for Boys for several years.
181 Carl XIII Carl XIII King of Sweden (see Charles XIII) Carl
XIV, John King of Sweden (see Charles XIV) Carl XV, Ludwig Eugen King of
Sweden (see Charles XV) Father Antoine Caries (?-1824) French Catholic priest,
an Austrian by birth, who was chaplain of L'Esperance Lodge in Savannah,
Georgia. This lodge was composed of French Roman Catholic refugees from the
"black uprising" of San Domingo. He first settled in Pennsylvania, but in 1803
moved to Savannah. He was associated with John Paul Jones q.v. in France as
well as Benjamin Franklin q.v. French Naval Captain Denis Nicholas Cottineau
was buried from his home on Broughton St. in Savannah on Nov. 30, 1808. He
returned to France after the Bourbons were restored and died in 1824, just
after completing Easter services at the Cathedral of Bordeaux.
James H. Carleton (1814-1873) Major General U.S. Army. Fought in
the Aroostook war of 1839 as a lieutenant of the Maine volunteers on the N.E.
boundary of the U.S. Later with the 1st U.S. Dragoons and was with Kearny's
expedition to the Rocky Mountains in 1846. In the Mexican War he was made
captain and then major, serving with General Wool in Mexico and cited in the
battle of Buena Vista. After the Mexican War, he engaged in exploration and
expeditions against hostile Indians. In one expedition against the Utes and
Apaches, Kit Carson q.v. was his guide. He led the "California Column" in the
Civil War across the Yuma and Gila deserts to Mesilla, on the Rio Grande, and
in April, 1862 was ordered to relieve General Canby q.v. as commander of the
department of New Mexico, where he remained for several years. Advanced to
brigadiergeneral in 1865 and major general in U.S. forces. He was raised in
Montezuma Lodge No. 109 in New Mexico, chartered by the Grand Lodge of
Missouri, and is later thought to have belonged to San Diego Lodge No. 35, San
Diego, Calif.
Will Carleton (1845-1912) American poet. b. Oct. 21, 1845 at
Hudson, Mich. In newspaper work at Hillsdale, Mich., Detroit, Chicago, Boston
and New York and became editor of Everywhere, a monthly published in Brooklyn.
Lecturer and reader of his own works in U.S. and Europe. Author of Farm
Ballads, Farm Legends, Farm Festivals, Young Folks' Rhymes, City Ballads, City
Legends, City Festivals, Rhymes of Our Planet, The Old Infant and many others.
Mason. d. Dec. 18, 1912.
Richard Carlile (1790-1843) Printer and bookseller of London who
wrote and published several pretended exposes of Freemasonry, which after his
death, were collected in one volume under the title of A Manual of Freemasonry
(in three parts). An atheist and freethinker, he was inprisoned for the
publication of Paine's Age of Reason and Palmer's Light of Nature. His Masonic
works are interspersed with considerable learning, and are not as abusive of
the craft as most expositions generally are.
Carlini English sculptor. Early member of the Lodge of Nine Muses
No. 325 in London, and one of the four members of this lodge to be original
members of the Royal Academy at its foundation in 1768.
Evans F. Carlson (1896-1947) Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps.
b. Feb. 26, 1896 at Sidney, N.Y. Entered army in 1912 and served in
Philippines, Hawaii, Mexican border, France and Germany and was member of
Pershing's staff. Entered Marine Corps in 1922 and served in West Indies, Nicaragua, and observer with Chinese
armies. He joined Chinese guerrilla forces in penetrations behind Japanese
lines. Resigned from Marine Corps to lecture and write in 1939 but reentered
in 1941 as commander of 2nd Marine Raider Bn. which became known as "Carlson's
Raiders," advancing from colonel to brigadier general. Retired in 1946 as
result of wounds. d. May 27, 1957. Mason, member of Scottish Rite.
Frank Carlson Former Governor and U.S. Senator from Kansas. b.
Jan. 23, 1893 at Concordia, Kansas. Farmer and stockman since 1914; member of
Kansas state legislature, 1929-33 and governor of Kansas, term of 1947. U.S.
senator from Kansas, 1951-57. Served as private in army, WW1. Member of St.
John's Lodge No. 113, Concordia and 33° AASR (SJ).
George A. Carlson ( 1876 - 1926 ) Governor of Colorado from
1915-17. b. Oct. 23, 1876 at Alta, Iowa. Graduate of Colorado State Normal and
Univ. of Colorado. Admitted to Idaho bar in 1904 and practiced at Lewiston,
removing to Colorado in 1905, practicing at Fort Collins. After governorship
he resumed practice at Denver. d. Dec. 6, 1926. Mason.
Wilbur G. Carlson Dairy expert b. May 11, 1904 at Madison, Wis.
Editor of Pure Milk Products Press in 1931-32; director of Wisconsin
Agricultural Authority, 1939-39; executive with Kraft Foods, 1940-49.
Technical specialist with Quartermaster Corps in WW2 in France and Germany.
Director of livestock products, division of Foreign Agricultural Service,
Dept. of Agriculture since 1954. Cofounder of American Dairy Association. Was
secretary general of first World Congress for Milk Utilization in 1953. Mason,
32° AASR and Shriner.
Doyle E. Carlton Governor of Florida from 1929-33. b. July 6, 1887
at Wauchula, Fla. Graduate of Univ. of Chicago and Columbia Univ. Admitted to
Florida bar and began practice at Tampa in 1912. Member of Florida state
senate from 1917-19. He received his first degree on April 27, 1909 in St.
John's Lodge No. 37, DeLand, Fla., his second degree on July 7, 1911 in
Damascus Lodge No. 888, Chicago, and his third in Hillsborough Lodge No. 25,
Tampa, on Sept. 29, 1915, affiliating with the latter lodge.
Newcomb Carlton ( 1869 -19 53 ) President (ret.) of Western Union
Telephone and Telegraph Co. 191433, chairman of the board 1933-43 and honorary
chairman 1943-49. b. Feb. 19, 1869 at Elizabeth, N.J. Graduate of Harvard and
Colgate. Began as a mechanical engineer in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1891, becoming
vice president of Bell Telephone of Buffalo in 1902 and vice president of
Westinghouse Electric in 1904. In 1910 he was made vice president of Western
Union. Life trustee of American Academy in Rome, grand officer of Crown of
Italy, and holder of French Legion of Honor. Member of Kane Lodge No. 454, New
York City. d. March 12, 1953.
Henry, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (Henry Howard Molyneux) (1831-1890)
Undersecretary for the colonies in 1858-59 and colonial secretary, 186667,
1874-78. He presented bill for the federation of North American provinces in
1867, abolished slavery on the African Gold Coast in 1874 and favored
federation for South Africa. Resigned in 1878 in opposition to breach of
neutrality in Russo-Turkish conflict. As lord lieutenant of Ireland (1885-86),
he favored limited self government, and resigned in opposition to Gladstone's
home rule bill. He was grand master of the Grand Lodge of England in 1870-74, and from 1874-90 served as pro-grand master for
H.R.H. Albert Edward, later King Edward VII. The office of pro-grand master
must be held by a peer of the realm and is created only when the grand master
is a king or prince of royal blood.
Henry, Marquis of Carnarvon (see 2nd Duke of Chandos) James,
Marquis of Carnarvon (see 3rd Duke of Chandos) L. J. J. Caron Governor of the
Celebes in Dutch East Indies, he was elected grand master of the Netherlands
in 1945 succeeding the late General H. van Tongeren. The Chinese government
conferred the high distinction of "Brilliant Jade of China" on him. He was a
member of the committee sent to Syria by League of Nations when that nation
declared its independence. At the German invasion of Holland in 1938, he was
grand orator and senior surviving grand officer after liberation. He was head
of the first chapter of Royal Arch Masons established in Holland on Feb. 3,
1949 by the Grand Chapter of England. Grand Secretary, Sir Sydney White, of
England was present at the consecration of the chapter as were other English
notables.
Admiral Carraciola Italian naval officer and Freemason who during
the uprising at Naples in 1799 was hanged from the masthead of his own vessel
and his body thrown into the sea.
Lord Carrington (Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Primrose)
(1847-1929). Left Oxford without a degree because he owned race horses. An
avid sportsman, he won the Derby three times (1894, 1895, 1905). Was prime
minister of Britain (1894-95) following Gladstone. Undersecretary for home
department with charge of Scottish affairs from 1881-83; visited Australia in
1883-84. Foreign secretary under Gladstone 1886, 1892-94, holding to policy of
distrust of Russia; firmness with France during Egyptian trouble. Was governor
of New South Wales from 1888-1891 and at the same time served as the first
grand master of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales, being installed
Sept. 18, 1888. Prior to the union he was provincial grand master under
English constitution. He was leader of the liberal opposition from 189596.
Frank Carrington Theatrical producer. b. Sept 13, 1901 at Angel
Island, Calif. Began acting at the Pasadena Community Playhouse in 1915 and in
1925 he organized his own Shakespeare company. In 1944-45 he was producer for
Theatre Guild and the Shuberts. He was the co-founder of The Paper Mill
Playhouse, N.J. in 1934 and since that time has directed over 150 plays and
musicals. He studied subsidized theatres in England, France and Germany in
1937 and was with the U.S. Navy in WW1. Raised Oct. 24, 1923 in Hope Lodge No.
124, East Orange, N.J.
Charles Carroll, Jr. Son of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, last
surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. Although the family was
strong Roman Catholic, Schultz in his History of Freemasonry in Maryland
states that Charles, Jr. was a Freemason in a Maryland Lodge. Daniel Carroll
q.v., cousin of Charles Carroll of Carrollton was definitely a Mason.
Daniel Carroll (?-1829) Member of the Continental Congress of
178084 and a delegate to the convention that framed the U.S. Constitution. He
was also a representative in congress in 1789-91, when in the latter year he
was appointed commissioner for surveying the District of Columbia. His farm
formed the site of the present city of Washington, D.C. He was a cousin of Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration
of Independence (see Charles Carroll, Jr.). He was raised in Maryland Lodge
No. 16, Baltimore, Md. on May 8, 1781. His birth date is not known, but he
lived to an advanced age.
Horace Bailey Carroll Historian, editor and college professor. b.
April 29, 1903 at Gatesville, Texas. Taught at Texas Technical College, Texas
Univ., Texas Wesleyan, Hillsboro College, West Texas State College, Eastern
New Mexico College, Texas Agricultural College. Professor of history in Texas
Univ. since 1946. Director of Texas State Historical Association since 1946.
Editor of Southwestern Historical Quarterly. Associate editor of
Panhandle-Plains Historical Review. Editor of several volumes on S.W. American
history. Member of Yellowhouse Lodge No. 841, Lubbock, Texas.
Thomas K. Carroll Governor of Maryland in 1829. Joined Somerset
Lodge No. 49, Princess Anne, Md. "upon reaching his maturity." Later
associated with Washington Lodge No. 3, Baltimore and Concordia Lodge No. 13,
Baltimore. Served as deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of Maryland.
Arthur J. Carruth, Jr. Journalist and editor. b. July 26, 1887 at
Clinton, N.Y. With the Topeka State Journal since 1908. Managing editor in
1914. Columnist, editor and co-publisher from 1933-40. Director of North
American Light & Power Co. since 1942. Mason.
Christopher "Kit" Carson (18091868) One of America's most famous
plainsmen, Indian scouts, guide, trapper and soldier. b. Dec. 24, 1809 in
Madison Co., Ky. While an infant, his parents moved to Howard Co., Mo. which
was then a wilderness. At the age of 15 he was apprenticed to a saddler, but
ran away after two years (in 1826) to join a party of hunters in Santa Fe,
N.M. His employer advertised in the Missouri Intelligencer, offering one cent
reward for his return. For eight years he lived the life of a plains trapper
and was then appointed hunter for the garrison at Bent's Fort, where he
remained eight more years. Carson was closely associated with Charles Bent
q.v. and married Josefa Jaramillo, sister of Bent's wife. Next he served as
guide for General John C. Fremont q.v., "The Pathfinder," on his first
expedition—and later others, including the famous one to California in
1843-44. In 1851 he settled down to ranching, 50 miles east of Taos. In 1853,
he drove 6,500 head of sheep over the mountains to Calif.—a hazardous
undertaking at that time, and on his return to Taos, was appointed Indian
agent. He was perhaps better known among the western Indians than any other
white man. He knew their habits, customs; understood their mode of warfare;
and spoke their language as a mother tongue. Under this appointment, he was
largely instrumental in bringing about the treaties between the Indians and
the U.S. At the advent of the Civil War he was made colonel of a New Mexico
regiment and later breveted brigadier-general for his achievements. After the
war, he returned to his appointment as Indian agent. Unlike most frontiersmen,
he was modest almost to the point of bashfulness. He received his degrees in
Montezuma Lodge No. 109 (then under Missouri charter): EA March 29,
1854, FC June 17, 1854; MM Dec. 26, 1854. When Bent Lodge No. 204 (named after
his friend) was chartered by Missouri in Taos on Dec. 15, 1859, Carson
demitted to it on April 30, 1860 and became its first junior warden. However
circumstances forced the lodge to surrender its charter in 1864 and in 1865 Carson again affiliated with his
mother lodge (Montezuma) and remained a member until his death on May 24,
1868. Carson City, Nev. is named for him, as is Carson Lodge No. 1, Nev. His
brother was Moses B. Carson q.v.
Enoch Terry Carson (1822-1899) Masonic scholar. b. Sept. 18, 1822
in Hamilton Co., Ohio. An active worker in all rites and bodies of
Freemasonry. Was an active 33° and deputy for Ohio in the AASR. He printed, at
his own expense, many important works on Freemasonry, including the first
facsimile of the Book of Constitutions of 1723 in 1855. His valuable Masonic
library was acquired by General Samuel C. Lawrence of Medford, Mass. q.v. at
the close of the last century. General Lawrence bequeathed it to the Grand
Lodge of Massachusetts. Carson was raised in Cynthia Lodge No. 155 in 1846 and
served as its master. He was also the founder and first master of Kilwinning
Lodge No. 356 in 1865.
Harry R. Carson (1869-1948) Bishop of Protestant Episcopal Church.
b. Dec. 8, 1869 at Norristown, Pa. Deacon, 1895; priest, 1896; general
missionary (La.) 1895-98; chaplain 2nd La. Vol. Inf. of Spanish-American War;
rector at Franklin and Monroe, La.; archdeacon of Northern La. 191012;
chaplain of Ancon Hospital, Canal Zone 1913-22 and also archdeacon of Panama;
bishop of Haiti from Jan. 10, 1923 and also in charge of Dominican Republic
from 1928-43. Mason.
Henderson IL Carson Congressman, 78th and 80th Congresses (194345,
1947-49) from 16th Ohio district. b. Oct. 25, 1893 at Cadiz, Ohio. Lawyer.
With legal department of Pennsylvania Railroad in 1915. Entered private
practice, but retained railroad connection. Specializes in insurance law.
Served in field artillery in WW1. Raised Feb. 21, 1928 in Lathrop Lodge No. 676, Canton, Ohio. 32° AASR (NJ) April 6, 1928 at Cleveland and member of Al Koran Shrine Temple and
Nazir Grotto.
Ken Carson Radio star. Born at Carman, Canada in 1910. Member of
Hollywood Lodge No. 355, Hollywood, Calif.
Moses B. Carson Founded Missouri Fur Company with two other
Freemasons—Joshua Pilcher and Joseph Perkins. They were in competition with
the American Fur Company headed by brothers Pierre Chouteau, Jr. and
Bartholomew Berthold. Moses was a brother of Kit Carson q.v., the famous
plainsman. Their father brought them from Kentucky and they settled at Old
Franklin in Howard county on the Missouri river. It was here that Moses was
initiated, passed and raised in Franklin Union Lodge No. 7 in 1826. He was a
member of a military company at Fort Hempsted in 1812.
William L. Carss (1865-1931) Congressman from 8th Minnesota dist.
to 66th, 69th and 70th Congresses (1919-21 and 1925-29). b. Feb. 15, 1865 at
Pella, Iowa. Mason.
Benjamin E. Carter (1894-1943) Justice, Supreme Court of Arkansas.
b. Nov. 1, 1894 at Texarkana, Ark. Graduate of Harvard in 1916. Practiced law
in Texarkana from 1922. Named to supreme court in 1943. d. April 11, 1943.
Mason.
Edward F. Carter Justice, Supreme Court of Nebraska since 1935. b.
March 11, 1897 at Middlebranch, Nebr. Admitted to bar in 1919 and practiced in
Bayard, Nebr. until 1927 when he became judge of the 17th district. He served
as judge on the 5th Military Tribunal, Nurnberg, Germany, to try major German
war criminals in 1947-48. Served in WW1. Raised in Scotts Bluff Lodge No. 201,
Gering, Nebr. Feb. 22, 1929 and past master of same. Grand master of Grand
Lodge of Nebraska in 1941. Member of Oregon Trail Chapter No. 65, R.A.M.,
Gering; Lincoln Council No. 4, R. & S.M. and Mt. Moriah Cornmandery No. 4, K.T.
of Lincoln; consistory membership at Alliance; 33° AASR (SJ); member of
Shrine, Red Cross of Constantine, High Twelve and Eastern Star.
Frank J. Carter Vice president of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. b.
Dec. 20, 1900 at Warren, Ark. Started with Goodyear as a trainee in 1922,
advancing to vice president in charge of industrial relations in 1956. Mason,
32° AASR and Shriner.
Fred A. Carter (1870-1948) President and general manager of
American Textile Woolen Co. from 1910. b. Oct. 14, 1870 in Sweetwater, Tenn.
Started as a laborer, clerk and bookkeeper and became secretary-treasurer of
Sweetwater Woolen Mills in 1892, going to the American Textile Woolen Co. in
1906 in the same position. Mason, 32° AASR and Shriner. d. Feb. 17, 1948.
George H. Carter (1874-1948) Public printer of the U.S. from
1921-34. b. Sept. 10, 1874 at Mineral Point, Wis. Degrees from Univ. of Iowa
and George Washington Univ. Worked as editor and political writer of several
Iowa newspapers from 1890 to 1907 when he went to the Washington (D.C.) Post.
He served as secretary of the Printing Investigation Commission in Washington
in 1910-11 and as clerk of the Joint Committee on Printing, U.S. Congress from
191121. Mason, 33° AASR, Knight Templar, Shriner and member of Royal Order of
Scotland. d. Oct. 23, 1948.
Jesse F. Carter (1873-1943) Justice, Supreme Court of South
Carolina. b. Sept. 12, 1873 at Lodge, S.C. Admitted to bar in 1905 and practiced in Bamberg, S.C. until 1927
when he was elected associate justice of the state supreme court. He was
reelected in 1930 and again in 1940. He was a member of the state senate in
192527. Mason. d. Nov. 5, 1943.
Jesse W. Carter Justice, Supreme Court of California. b. Dec. 19,
1888 at Carrville, Calif. Admitted to California bar in 1913 and practiced in
San Francisco and then Redding. Appointed to supreme court bench in 1939.
Raised in Western Star Lodge No. 2, Shasta, Calif. in 1914, serving as master
in 1922 and senior grand steward of the Grand Lodge of California in 1922. 32°
AASR (SJ) in Sacramento Consistory; Ben Ali Shrine Temple of Sacramento and
honorary life member of Al Malaikah Temple, Los Angeles. Honorary member of
DeMolay Legion of Honor.
Joseph H. Carter President of Pittsburgh Steel Co. b. 1893 in
Harvey, Ill. Graduate of Rose Polytechnic Institute in 1916. Mason and Shriner.
Thomas J. Carter Commanding officer, U.S. Naval Hospital at
Portsmouth since 1953. b. July 3, 1899 at Lawrence, Kans. Served in Navy in
WW1. Commissioned in 1927, advancing to captain in 1943. Has served as naval
medical officer throughout the world. Raised in Lawrence Lodge No. 6,
Lawrence, Kansas in 1926.
Thomas M. Carter Bandmaster. Made a Mason in Newburyport, Mass.
Knighted in Boston Commandery in 1889, he took an active part in the musical
side of Freemasonry. He is the composer of the Boston Commandery March.
William C. Carter President of Link-Belt Co. 1942-46 and chairman
of executive committee since 1946. b. Oct. 10, 1881 at Homer, Ill. Graduated
from Univ. of Illinois and started with Link-Belt Co. in 1902 as a draftsman. Raised in
Olympia Lodge No. 864, Chicago, Ill. in 1904.
William S. Carter (1859-1923) Labor executive. b. Aug. 11, 1859 at
Austin, Texas. Was fireman and engineer on railroads in Texas, Colo. and
Mexico from 1889-94, and editor of Locomotive Firemen, and Engineinens
magazine until 1903, when he became general secretary and treasurer of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. He was president of the
organization from 1909 until 1918. In 1918 he became director, Division of
Labor of U.S. Railroad Administration. In 1920 he was elected president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, a position which he held
until his death on Mar. 15, 1923. Mason.
Julius Victor Carus (1823-1903) German zoologist and a professor
at Leipzig from 1853. He authored a history of zoology and translated most of
Darwin's works. The bulletin of the International Masonic Congress lists him
as a Freemason.
Ugo Carusi Former U.S. Commissioner of Immigration and
Naturalization (1945-47) and chairman of Displaced Persons Commission since
1948. b. Mar. 17, 1902 in Carrara, Italy and brought to the U.S. in 1902. Was
secretary and assistant to U.S. attorney general from 1925-30. Was official
delegate of U.S. at first international congress on criminology in Rome, 1938.
Raised in Justice Lodge No. 46, Washington, D.C. on May 31, 1927. 32° AASR (SJ)
in Washington, D.C. and presently guardian of the temple in Evangelist Chapter
of Rose Croix. Member of Almas Shrine Temple, Washington.
Elbert N. Carvel Governor of Delaware, 1949-53. b. Feb. 9, 1910 at
Shelter Island Heights, N.Y. Graduated from Univ. of Baltimore in 1931.
President of Valliant Fertilizer Co. of Laurel, Del. since 1945.
Lieutenant governor of Delaware from 1945-49. Raised in Hope Lodge No. 4,
Laurel, Del. in 1946 and junior steward of his lodge in 1957. 32° AASR (NJ);
Nur Shrine Temple; Evergreen Forest, Tall Cedars and National Sojourners.
Edgar M. Carver Vice President of Dodge Mfg. Company. b. Oct. 22,
1886 at Morton, Ind. B.S. and M.E. degrees from Purdue. Employed by the Dodge
company since 1909, beginning as a draftsman. Was general superintendent from
1927 and now vice president and director. Served in WW1 with Army Ordnance.
Raised in Tippicanoe Lodge No. 492, Lafayette, Ind. about 1907.
Glover H. Cary (1885-1936) Congressman from Kentucky to 72nd and
74th Congresses (1931-33 and 1935-37) and 73rd Congress (1933-35). b. May 1,
1885 at Calhoun, Ky. Admitted to Kentucky bar in 1909 and began practice in
Owensboro. Mason. d. Dec. 5, 1936.
John Proby, 1st Lord Carysfort Grand master of the Grand Lodge of
England (Moderns) from 1752 to 1754.
Thomas Casady Bishop, Protestant Episcopal church. b. June 6, 1881
at Des Moines, Iowa. Graduate of Univ. of Iowa in 1902. Deacon, 1906; priest,
1907. Served as rector in Oelwein and Des Moines, Iowa, Pueblo, Colo. and
Omaha, Nebr. Elected bishop of Oklahoma on June 2, 1927, and consecrated Oct.
2, 1927. Elected president of the Province of the Southwest in 1944. Mason.
Peter Casanave Master of Georgetown Lodge No. 9 of Maryland (now
Potomac No. 5 of D.C.) who laid the cornerstone of the White House on Oct. 17,
1792. Like James Hoban q.v. the architect, Casanave was a devout Romanist. At the time of the cornerstone laying, Casanave was probably a young man in his mid-twenties. A copy of his will
dated April 14, 1856 and probated March 31, 1860, is in the archives of
Potomac Lodge. Casanave gave "an oration well adapted to the occasion" at the
laying of the stone.
Casanova, or Casanova de Seingalt (1725-1798) Born Giovanni Jacopo
in Venice, Italy, of family of actors. He was educated for the priesthood and
showed brilliance of mind and wit, but was expelled for scandalous conduct
from Seminary of St. Cyprian in 1741. He then became secretary in the
household of Cardinal Aquaviva, followed by a spell in the Venetian army at
Corfu. He was by turn a preacher, abbe, alchemist, cabalist, gambler, and
violin player. For 20 years he roamed Europe, alternately in fortune and
distress. Skeptic and sensualist, he was involved in one intrigue after
another. He was imprisoned as a spy in Venice in 1755. As director of the
state lotteries in Paris, he accumulated a fortune. He was an agent of Louis
XV. He made acquaintance with the great of his day, including the pope (who
bestowed him with the papal order of the Golden Spur). He was alternately
forced to flee Russia, France, Spain and Italy. He is best known for his
Memoirs, which although a cynical record of his rogueries and amours, is of
great historical importance. He was thought to have entered Freemasonry in
Lyons in 1750. The Craft must have had a mighty appeal to this wild adventurer
without morals, for scattered through his Memoirs are numerous references to
Freemasonry. He advised all young men, well-born, who wished to become of
value in society to become Freemasons "even though it would only be to know
superficially what it is." He defended the fraternity with unmeasured
scornfrom those who thought it political, anarchistic or subversive. He asked
young men to "choose well the Lodge, for although bad company cannot work in
the Lodge, it may however be found there and the candidate ought to guard
himself against dangerous associations." What is really remarkable, however,
is his reverent appreciation of the inner content of the art. He asserted that
the real secrets of the fraternity were not in its symbols or words, but were
to be found only in reflection, reason, comparison and deduction. He averred
that the secret of Freemasonry, discovered by the individual, cannot be
imparted to another.
Clarence E. Case Chief Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey. b.
Sept. 24, 1877 at Jersey City, N.J. Admitted to N.J. bar in 1903. Judge of
county court, secretary to president of N.J. senate, member of senate from
191829; acting governor of New Jersey in 1920. Justice of N.J. supreme court,
1929-46 and chief justice from 194548 when court was terminated. Was senior
associate justice on the new court from 1948. Mason.
Francis H. Case U.S. Senator from South Dakota. b. Dec. 9, 1896 at
Everly, Iowa. Graduate of Dakota Wesleyan, and Northwestern Universities. Was
assistant editor of the Epwcrrth Herald, Chicago in 1920-22 and afterward
editor of Rapid City (S.D.) Daily Journal, Hot Springs (S.D.) Star, Custer
(S.D.) Chronicle. He was Congressman from 2nd S.D. dist. to 75th to 81st
Congresses (1937-51), and U.S. Senator from South Dakota since 1951. Served in
Marine Corps, WW1, as a private and later a major in Marine Corps Reserve.
Member of Custer City Lodge No. 66, Custer, S. Dak.; Black Hills Chapter No.
25, R.A.M.; Black Hills Council No. 3, R. & S.M.; Schrader Commandery No. 9,
K.T. all of Rapid City, S. Dak. Was member of Acacia fraternity at Northwestern Univ.
Norman S. Case Governor of Rhode Island, three terms (1928-33). b.
Oct. 11, 1888 at Providence, R.I. Graduate of Brown, Harvard and Boston
Universities. Admitted to bar in 1911. Was lieutenant governor of Rhode Island
in 1927-28. Member of Federal Communications Commission 1934-45 and now senior
member of law firm of Case & Wozencraft, Washington, D.C. Served as an officer
in Mexican border campaign and overseas in WW1 with a machine gun battalion
and later with General Staff, A.E.F. Raised in Corinthian Lodge No. 27,
Providence, R.I. on May 8, 1817 and a past master of his lodge. Member of Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Robert 0. Case Author of western books. b. Oct. 8, 1895 at Dallas,
Texas. Graduate of Univ. of Oregon. After serving as reporter and financial
editor of the Morning Oregonian, Portland, he began as a professional writer
in 1924. Among his many books are: Just Buckaroo Riders of the Grande Ronde,
The Yukon Drive, A Pair O'Mavericks, Dynamite Smith—Cowboy, Whispering Valley,
The Loop, Big Timber, Wings, North, Golden Portage, West of Barter River and
The Empire Builders. Contributor of fiction to Saturday Evening Post and
Colliers. Mason.
Charles C. Casey ( 1881 -1 946 ) President of Western State
College of Colorado from 1930. b. Dec. 5, 1881. Was principal of high school
and supt. of schools in Longmont,- Colo. from 1909-30. Mason, 32° AASR. d.
July 31, 1946.
John E. Caskey Vice president of U.S. Rubber Company. b. Feb. 29,
1892 in Fairmont, Ind. Graduate of Ohio State Univ. in 1915. Has been with
U.S. Rubber since graduation from college, becoming vice presidentin 1953 and
general manager of the Naugatuck (Conn.) chemical division. Raised in Shepherd
Lodge No. 478 at Naugatuck, Conn. in 1924 and served as master of same. Member
of Allerton Chapter No. 39, R.A.M. Naugatuck.
Marion M. Caskie Vice President of Reynolds Metals Company. b.
July 29, 1890 at Remington, Va. First an accountant for Southern Railroad, he
engaged in practice before Interstate Commerce Commission and came to Reynolds
Metals as traffic executive in 1930. He has been executive vice president and
director of Reynolds Metals since 1940. Mason.
Albin R. Caspar Vice President of Great Northern Paper Company. b.
July 20, 1896 at Lisbon Falls, Me. With Great Northern since 1919,
successively as pulp mill foreman, assistant superintendent of paper and pulp
mill, assistant manager of manufacturing and vice president and manager of
sales. Mason. Served in Navy in WW1.
Lewis Cass (1782-1866) General, Governor of Michigan, Secretary of
War, Minister to France, U.S. Senator, Secretary of State and candidate for
president. b. Oct. 9, 1782 at Exeter,N.H., he practiced law at Zanesville,
Ohio in 1802. He was made a Mason in old American Union Lodge No. 1 at
Marietta, Ohio (EA Dec. 5, 1803, FC April 2, 1804, MM May 7, 1804). He was
admitted a member of Amity Lodge No. 5, Zanesville June 24, 1805. After a term
in congress he was named U.S. marshal of Ohio (1807-13). An early volunteer in
the War of 1812 he became a brigadier general. Following the defeat of the
British in the Battle of the Thames, he was given command of the garrison at
Detroit and in 1813 appointed civil governor of the territory of Michigan—a
position he held for nearly 18 years. During this time his
constructive administration opened up the territory. Traveling 5,000 miles by
canoe, he negotiated more than 20 treaties with the Indians. In 1831-36 he was
secretary of war in Jackson's cabinet. In 1836-42 he was U.S. minister to
France, and returned home to run for president, but a deadlock with Van Buren
resulted in election of Polk. Michigan sent him to the U.S. senate from
1845-57. He again ran for president against Zach- ary, Taylor and was
defeated. Bu- chanan appointed him secretary of state in 1857, but when he
found himself to be a mere figurehead, he resigned in 1860 and retired to his
home in Detroit. Cass received the four degrees of the chapter in American
Union Royal Arch Chapter on the same day—Aug. 17, 1804. He later became the
first high priest of Monroe Chapter No. 1, Detroit on Feb. 7, 1821. He helped
organize the Grand Lodge of Ohio and was its grand master from 1810-13. Upon
moving to Detroit, he affiliated with Zion Lodge No. 1 and was the first grand
master of Michigan in 1826. Was the first high priest of Monroe chapter under
charter. d. June 17, 1866.
Andres Cassard Masonic writer, member of La Fraternidad Lodge No.
387, New York City. Senior grand deacon of Grand Lodge of New York in 1859 and
33° AASR.
Archibald, 15th Earl of Cassillis (see Marquess of Ailsa) John,
7th Earl of Cassius Prominent figure in the Revolution of 1688. He was deacon,
or head, of the Lodge Kilwinning in 1672.
Stephen Cassin (1783-1857) U.S. naval officer. b. Feb. 16, 1783 in
Philadelphia, Pa. and entered the navy as a midshipman in 1800. Advanced
through lieutenant (1807), master(1814) and captain (1825). Both he and his
father (another naval officer) served in the War of 1812. Stephen served with
distinction in the war with Tripoli and commanded the Ticonderoga in
Macdonough's victory on Lake Champlain. For this he was awarded a gold medal
by congress. He was a terror to the pirates that infested the West Indies, and
captured four of their vessels in Sept., 1822. He was a member of Holland
Lodge No. 8, New York City. d. Aug. 29, 1857.
Emilio Castelar (y Ripoll) (18321899) Spanish statesman, orator
and writer. Was professor of history in Madrid 1856-65, exiled to France in
1866, returning to teach again from 1868-75. As a deputy to the Cortes in 1869
he advocated the republic and separation of church and state. After the
proclamation of the republic in 1873 he was minister of foreign affairs and
prime minister 1873-74 and deputy 1876-93. The bulletin of the International
Masonic Congress (1917) lists him as a Freemason.
Juan Jose Castelli (1764-1812) Argentine patriot, lawyer and
politician of indomitable courage. He was a member of the Lautaro Lodge and
took an active part in the struggle for independence. He was a member of the
first governing "junta.”
Francisco Pio Pacheco Castilla (1826-1896) Roman Catholic priest
of Costa Rica who was a member of Esperanza Lodge No. 2 and Maraville Lodge
No. 12. b. July 9, 1826, he was ordained priest in 1849. In 1851 he was in
Guatemala at the consecration of Monsignor Llorente and returned with him to
Costa Rica. In 1874 he was a deputy to the constitutional congress. Served as
orator and junior warden of his lodge. d. Aug. 20, 1896.
Alejandro Aguilar Castillo Costa
Rican patriot. Deputy to constitutional congress in 1874. Spoke against the
Jesuits in 1875 and aided in their expulsion from Costa Rica. A charter member
of Esperanza Lodge No. 2, he founded Maraville Lodge No. 12 and Lodge No. 19
in San Jose. Was officer of Supreme Council AASR.
William J. Castle (1836-1909) Operatic tenor. b. Dec. 22, 1836 in
England. Studied music in New York, London and Milan and was leading tenor of
English opera for 30 years. Made debut as concert singer in New York, 1861 and
in opera in 1864. Sang in Europe 1872-74 and retired from stage in 1891. Later
he became vocal director of the Chicago Musical College. He was raised in St.
Cecile Lodge No. 568, New York City on Jan. 20, 1867. d. in 1909.
Jose Antonio Pinto Castro Governor of San Juan, Costa Rica,
secretary of state and president of the supreme court at his death. He
prohibited the Jesuits from entering the country. He belonged to Lodge Caridad
No. 26 and was master of No. 3.
Dr. Jose Maria Castro (1818-1892) President of the Republic of
Costa Rica in 1847-49 and again 1866-68. He was founder and rector of Santo
Tomas University and was one of the founders of the Scottish Rite of Central
America and its first grand chancellor.
Julian Castro Venezuelan General and tenth President of the
Republic of Venezuela (1858-1860). He was 18°, AASR.
Tobias Zuniga Castro Diplomat and former Secretary of State of
Costa Rica. Was candidate for president, deputy to constitutional congress and
president of the charity board of San Jose. Member of Union Fraternal Lodge
No. 19.
Richard Caswell (1729-1789) General of American Revolution,
Governor of North Carolina and member of Continental Congress. b. Aug. 3, 1729
in Maryland, he moved to North Carolina in 1746. Became a colonel early in the
Revolution and was in command at battle of Moore's Creek where he defeated a
large body of Loyalists. Delegate to congress in 1774-75 and again in 1787-89
when the Federal constitution was framed and ratified. He was president of the
provincial congress which framed the state constitution in Nov. 1776 and
governor of the state in 1777-79 and again in 1784-86. In 1780 he led state
troops in the disastrous battle of Camden. Where he was initiated is unknown,
but he was "healed" Dec. 28, 1772 in St. John's Lodge No. 3, New Bern, N.C. He
was elected deputy grand master of North Carolina Dec. 11, 1787 and grand
master Nov. 18, 1788. d. Nov. 20, 1789.
Thomas H. Caswell (1825-1900) 11th Grand Commander, Southern
Supreme Council AASR (1894-1900). b. Aug. 10, 1825 at Exeter, N.Y. He served
as grand high priest of the Grand Chapter of California, R.A.M. and was grand
secretary of the same —also grand lecturer for 37 years. He was grand
commander of the Grand Commandery, K.T. of Calif. and served as recorder of
that state body for 20 years. He was also grand recorder of the Grand Council
of Calif. He was initiated in Lafayette Lodge U.D. at Nevada City, Calif. on
Dec. 10, 1850 and received his other degrees in Nevada Lodge No. 13, Nevada
City in May 1851. Received his 32° AASR at San Francisco on Oct. 17, 1867, 33°
July 9, 1868 and crowned active member of Supreme Council May 3, 1870. d. Nov.
13, 1900.
Louis S. Cates Mining executive. b. Dec. 20, 1881 at Boston, Mass.
Graduate of M.I.T. in 1902. Began as mine operator in Mexico; in charge of construction at Bingham
Canyon, Utah for Boston Consolidated Mining 190408 and was general manager in
1909. With Utah Copper Co. 1919-30, first as assistant general manager,
general manager and vice president; president of Phelps Dodge Corp., 1930-47
and chairman of board since 1947. Developed system making it economically
possible by underground methods, to mine low grade ores. Member of Kane Lodge
No. 454, New York City and past master of Canyon Lodge No. 13 Brigham City,
Utah. 32° AASR (SJ) at Salt Lake City, Utah and El Kalah Shrine Temple, same
city.
Catherine I, Czarina of Russia (1684?-1727) She was of Livonian
peasant origin, taken prisoner in 1702 and made a serf of Prince Menshikov.
She attracted the attention of Peter I (The Great) q.v. who established the
first Masonic lodge in Russia. First she was his mistress and advisor. Later
married him and succeeded him as empress in 1725-27. Shortly after their
marriage in 1712 she obtained permission from Peter to found the Order of St.
Catherine, an order of knighthood for women only of which she was grand
mistress. It was a quasi-Masonic body.
Catherine II (The Great) Empress of Russia (1729-1796) In 1762 she
issued an edict against all Masonic meetings in her dominions, but
subsequently learned the true character of the institution, and not only
revoked her order, but invited the Freemasons to reestablish their lodges and
constitute new ones. She reigned from 1762-96, and was followed by her son
Paul I q.v., who during the early part of his reign was a Freemason, but later
fell under the influence of the Jesuits and Knights of Malta and banned
Freemasonry.
John D. Caton (1812-?) Chief Justice, Illinois Supreme Court. b.
March 19, 1812 in Monroe, N.Y. Set up law office in Chicago, Ill. 1833. He
became judge of Illinois supreme court in 1842 and chief justice in 1855. He
resigned in 1864, having acquired wealth in business. He traveled widely
through Europe, China and Japan, and wrote extensively on his travels and
nature subjects. A member of Occidental Lodge No. 40, Ottawa, Ill., he was
master in 1846, 1851 and 1852.
John Catron (1778-1865) Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
(183765). b. in Wythe Co., Va. Studied law and served in the New Orleans
campaign under Jackson in War of 1812. Returned to Nashville, Tenn. to
practice, and in 1824 was chosen one of the judges of the state bench and was
its chief justice from 1830-36, when he retired. While on the bench, he did
his utmost to suppress the practice of duelling, although he had been a noted
duelist himself. He was a member of Cumberland Lodge No. 8, Nashville, Tenn.
Thomas B. Catron (?-1921) U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1912-17.
b. in Lafayette Co., Mo. he received A.B. and A.M. from Univ. of Missouri.
Began practice of law in New Mexico in 1867. Member of N. Mex. legislature for
several terms and attorney general from 1869-72. He was U.S. attorney, dist.
of N. Mex. 1872-79 and a delegate from his state to U.S. Congress in 1895-96.
He was the first senior warden of the Santa Fe Lodge of Perfection (AASR).
Roscoe A. Cattell Chief of petroleum and natural gas division of
Bureau of Mines since 1933. b. Jan. 6, 1892 at New Sharon, Ia. Graduate of
Univ. of Calif. 1916. Employed by oil companies