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10,000 FAMOUS
FREEMASONS
By
WILLIAM R. DENSLOW
Volume III
K - P
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
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Carl Kaas Norwegian lawyer and
grand master of the Grand Lodge of Norway since 1957. b. in 1884. He played an
important part in securing the return of the many valuable articles and
library belonging to the grand lodge which had been removed by the Germans
during WWII.
Harry G. Kable (1880-1952) President of Kable Bros. 1931-49. b.
July 15, 1880 in Lanark, Ill. He was with the Mount Morris News and Gospel
Messenger, Mount Morris, Ill. from 1896-98. In 1898 with his twin brother,
Harvey J., purchased the Mount Morris Index. Since 1905 it has specialized in
the printing of periodicals and magazines. Member of Samuel H. Davis Lodge No.
96, Mt. Morris, Ill. 32° AASR (NJ) and Shriner. d. July 2, 1952.
Howard W. Kacy President of Acacia Mutual Life Ins. Co. b. Sept.
19, 1899 in Huntington, Ind. Graduate of U. of Indiana. Admitted to the bar in
1921. He has been with Acacia Mutual since 1923, successively as counsel,
general counsel, vice president, 1st vice president, executive vice president,
and president since 1955. Director since 1935. Mason and member of DeMolay
Legion of Honor.
Benjamin B. Kahane Motion picture executive. b. in Chicago in
1891. Graduate of Chicago Kent Coll. of Law in 1912, and practiced in Ill.
until 1919. From 1919-32 he was general counsel of Radio-Keith-Orpheum. He was
president of RKO Pictures from 1932-36, and since 1936 has been vice president
and executive producer of Columbia Pictures Corp., Los An-geles. He is vice
president and director of Association of Motion Picture Producers, Inc. and
Southern California Enterprises, Inc. Member of Mount Olive Lodge No. 506 of
Los Angeles, affiliating with it on March 4, 1936 from Covenant Lodge No. 526,
Chicago, Ill.
Richard B. Kahle President of Eastern States Petroleum Co., Inc.
since 1932. b. Nov. 5, 1892 in Lima, Ohio. Graduate of Allegheny Coll. in
1913. Worked as a civil engineer with Pennsylvania Railroad, City of Lima,
Ohio, Standard Oil of New Jersey, and Imperial Oil Co. From 1923-29 he was
president of Louisiana Oil Refining Corp. and president of Beacon Oil Co.
1926-30. Mason, 32° AASR Knight Templar.
Julius Kahn (1861-1924) Actor and U.S. Congressman to 56th and
57th Congresses (1899-1903) and 59th to 67th Congresses (1905-23) from 4th
Calif. dist. b. Feb. 28, 1861 in Kuppenheim, Grand Duchy of Baden. He went to
Calif. in 1866. After leaving school, he entered the theatrical profession
playing with Edwin Booth, q.v., Joseph Jefferson, q.v., and other notables of
the day. He returned to San Francisco in 1890, studied law, and was admitted
to the bar in 1894. He served a term in the state legislature. In congress he
was a leader in securing passage of the selective draft act in extra session.
Made member in St. Cecile Lodge No. 568 in 1888 while in the theatrical
profession. d. Dec. 18, 1924.
King David Kalakaua (1836-1891) King of Hawaii, 1874-91. b. Nov.
16,
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Baron Johann Kalb
1836,
a descendant of one of the chief families of the Sandwich Islands. He received
a good education and spoke English. When King Kamehameha V, q.v., died in
1872, he was a candidate for the throne, but his opponent, William Lunalilo,
was elected and confirmed by the legislature. Lunalilo died within a year and
in Feb., 1874, Kalakaua was elected to the throne by a legislature convened
for that purpose. Ex-Queen Emma, the rival candidate, received six votes to
his 36. The partisans of Queen Emma provoked disorders, which were quelled by
the intervention of English and American marines. In the fall of 1874 Kalakaua
set out on a tour of the U.S. and Europe. He was taken to San Francisco on a
steam frigate, placed at his disposal by the American government, arriving
Nov. 28. On this tour, he visited lodges in Washington, New York, Boston, and
Chicago. In New York City he witnessed the third degree conferred in New York
Lodge No. 330 with the grand officers in attendance, Dec. 30, 1874. In Chicago
he accepted the invitation of Oriental Lodge No. 33 on Jan. 15, 1875 to
witness another third. On this occasion his brother-in-law John 0. Dominis,
q.v., governor of the island of Oahu, was with him. John Wentworth, ex-mayor
of Chicago and U.S. congressman, also spoke at this meeting. After lodge, the
king entertained the officers of the lodge at the Grand Pacific Hotel.
Kalakaua was a member of Lodge Le Progress de l'Oceanie No. 124 (under AASR
jurisdiction, later No. 371 under Calif.). He received the degrees March 25,
May 4, and July 28, 1859. On Dec. 27, 1875 he was installed as master of the
lodge, serving for a year. He was exalted in Honolulu Chapter No. 1, RAM.,
Feb. 5, 1874, and was high priest in 1883. He was knighted in Honolulu
Commandery No. 1, K.T., Feb. 25, 1874, and was commander of same in 1877-78.
He received the 4th to 32nd degrees of the AASR (SJ) in July and August, 1874;
KCCH May 31, 1876; and 33° honorary at Iolani Palace, Honolulu, July 14, 1878
at the hands of his brother-in-law Prince John 0. Dominis, q.v. He was a
charter member of Kamehameha Lodge of Perfection No. 1; Nuuanu Chapter Rose
Croix No. 1 and Alexander Liholiho Council of Kadosh No. 1. He served as
orator of the lodge 1885-87; master of the chapter, 1874-78, and first
sub-preceptor of the council from 1888 until his death. He ran into trouble
with Albert Pike when he visited Europe in 1881. The deputy for Hawaii had
requested letters to several foreign supreme councils which were given. The
king seemingly snubbed that rite in Belgium, Portugal, and England, where "he
permitted himself to receive the courtesies and hospitalities of the Knights
of the Order of the Red Cross of Constantine in Scotland only, finding no time
to receive those of the supreme councils of our rite." Pike then directed a
bulletin of apology (July 15, 1882) to all AASR members "over the surface of
the Globe." King Kalakaua died Jan. 20, 1891 in the Palace Hotel of San
Francisco, while on a visit to this country. He had attended a reception in
his honor by the Shrine on the 14th against the advice of his doctor.
Baron Johann Kalb (see under de Kalb.) Samuel Kalisch (1851-1930)
Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1911-25. b. April 18, 1851 in Cleveland,
Ohio. Graduate of Columbia U. in 1870, and practiced law in Newark, N.J.
Received degrees in Oriental Lodge No. 51, Newark, N.J. in 1897; 32° AASR in
Jersey City, N.J. d. April 29, 1930.
Max Kalish (1891-1945) Sculptor. b. March 1, 1891 in Poland and
brought to U.S. in childhood. Studied
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Kamehameha V sculpture in Cleveland, New York City, and Paris. Represented in
National Gallery of Art, Washintgon, D.C. by The Christ and Torso; Cleveland
Museum of Art with Labor at Rest; Newark, N.J. Museum with Ecstasy;
Canajoharie (N.Y.) Museum with Laborer; Amherst Coll. Museum with Man of
Power; many works in private collections including 25 in Dr. C. A. Muncaster's
of Cleveland. Initiated in Golden Square Lodge No. 679, Cleveland, Ohio, April
27, 1925; 32* AASR. d. March 18, 1945.
Howard S. Kambestad Vice President of Montgomery Ward & Co. b.
Kerkhoven, Minn. Jan. 13, 1910. Was auditor and office manager of National
Biscuit Co., 1933-41, and assistant general manager TWA Airlines, 194143. With
Montgomery Ward since 1943 as assistant comptroller, treasurer, and vice
president since 1955. Mason.
King Kamehameha IV (1834-1863) King of Hawaii, 1854-63. Name was
Alexander Liholiho, nephew of Kamehameha III. He introduced the use of the
English language in Hawaiian schools. He assumed the throne at the age of 20.
On Jan. 14, 1857 he was initiated and passed in the Lodge Le Progress de
l'Oceanie No. 124 (under AASR jurisdiction, later No. 371 under Calif.). His
raising was deferred until Feb. 8 of that year, at which time he passed his
examination in open lodge in full on the two degrees he had taken, to the
surprise and admiration of the brethren present. R. G. Davis, master of the
lodge at the time, wrote: "Seldom have I witnessed the impressive ceremonies
of this degree conducted with such solemnity. The candidate, divested of all
regal honors, standing before a large assembly of brethren, many of them
decorated with rich jewels, and all in Masonic clothing, gave the lodge a
striking appearance and left an impression on our minds not soon to be
effaced. It was a lesson in humility.” The lodge was closed at 11 p.m.
and the brethren repaired to the king's palace where they were entertained in
a truly royal manner. At five minutes after midnight, they toasted the king's
22nd birthday. Kamehameha took immediate interest in Masonic activities. He
was installed as junior warden, Sept. 9, 1857, and as master the following
January. He served as master for three years. A crowning act of his reign, and
a monument to him, was the founding of the Queen's Hospital, the cornerstone
of which he laid, July 17, 1860, with Masonic ceremonies. He died Nov. 30,
1863 when but 29, and was given a Masonic burial. Alexander Liholiho Council
of Kadosh No. 1, AASR (SJ) of Honolulu is named in his honor.
King Kamehameha V (1830-1872) King of Hawaii, 1863-72, and first
Hawaiian to be made a Freemason. Older brother of King Kamehameha IV, q.v. He
was the last of a direct line of Sandwich Island kings. He promulgated his own
constitution in 1864 to supersede the one of 1852. During his reign the
Molokai Leper Settlement was established (1864). His petition was read in
Hawaiian Lodge No. 21 (under Calif.), June 10, 1853. He was elected June 13,
initiated June 15, passed Dec. 8, 1853, and raised on Feb. 27, 1854. At this
time -he was Prince Lot Kamehameha. On Jan. 14, 1857 he was present with many
other dignitaries in Lodge Le Progress de l'Oceanie No. 124 (under AASR
constitution) when his brother King Kamehameha IV was initiated. Unfortunately
for Freemasonry, this evening marked the Masonic turning point for the future
king. The two lodges not being in fraternal relations, charges were preferred
against Lot Kamehameha, and two other brethren of Hawaiian Lodge, for visiting
Le Progress in violation of an interdict imposed by Calif. He was tried,
Feb. 25, 1857, and although found guilty, was upon due consideration excused
from punishment. This no doubt rankled the royal personage, because, March 2,
1857, a dimit was received from him by Hawaiian Lodge, and on motion, was
accepted. Lot Kamehameha, from that time on, never affiliated with a lodge. He
was always treated as a Mason and upon his death, the funeral service of the
Craft was read over his remains. The minutes of Jan. 18, 1873, show that the
master of Hawaiian Lodge No. 21 invited the brethren and officers of the Lodge
Le Progress to assist in the funeral of Kamehameha V.
M. F. Kanan Captain, Union Army in Civil War, who was the first
commander of the first G.A.R. post. It was established April 6, 1866 at
Decatur, Ill. He was a member of Macon Lodge No. 8, Decatur, Ill.
Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857) Physician and early Arctic explorer.
b. Feb. 20, 1820 in Philadelphia, Pa. Was graduated from U. of Pennsylvania in
1842 with medical degree, and entered U.S. Navy June 21, 1843, as assistant
surgeon. He served in China, Africa, and the Mediterranean, and was wounded
while on special service in Mexico. In 1850 he urgently requested to be
relieved of duty so that he might accompany the De-Haven expedition to the
Arctic (better known as the Henry Grinnell expedition). He prepared for
sailing in two days and was surgeon on the ship Advance. The expedition was to
search for the English explorer, Franklin, and was financed by Henry Grinnell
and commanded by Lt. Edwin J. DeHaven. The two vessels (Advance and Rescue)
were accepted by congress on May 5, 1850. The expedition accomplished very
little, having been caught in the ice pack in Wellington's channel; the ships
drifted from Sept., 1850 to June, 1851 before they escaped into Baffin Bay.
Kane's medical skill did much to fight scurvy and bring back the party alive.
His reputation as an Arctic explorer, however, rests on the second Grinnell
expedition, which he commanded. Grinnell, at the solicitation of Lady
Franklin, placed the ship Advance under his command. Various scientific
societies backed the undertaking, and Kane, himself, spent much of his private
means. Congress denied aid, but the U.S. Navy gave its support. He sailed May
30, 1853 with Dr. Isaac I. Hayes, q.v., as surgeon of the expedition. They
reached 78° 43' N., the highest latitude ever attained with a sailing vessel.
Late in 1854, half the party under a Dane named Peterson, abandoned Kane and
the ship in an attempt to reach Upernavic, but after three months of extreme
hardship, were forced to return to Kane, who received them kindly. In 1855
Kane was forced to abandon the Advance, which was still frozen in, and finally
got out in his small boats, with the aid of the Etah Esquimaux, who had been
very friendly. On April 13, 1853 (a little over a month previous to the
sailing of his second expedition) Kane received all three degrees in Franklin
Lodge No. 134, Philadelphia, a lodge of which his father, John K. Kane, had
been master in 1825. On June 17, 1853 after starting the expedition, he was
entertained at a reception by Saint John's Lodge, Newfoundland, and was
presented with a Masonic - flag. Kane Lodge No. 454 of New York City, famous
"explorers' lodge," is named for him. He died in Havana, Cuba, Feb. 16, 1857.
A memorial tablet, erected by the grand lodges of New York and New Jersey at
the house where he died, was dedicated in Feb., 1922.
Frederick R. Kappel President of American Telephone and Telegraph
Co. since 1956. b. Jan. 14, 1902 in Albert Lea, Minn. Graduate of U. of
Minnesota in 1924. Started as a service man for Southern Minn. Gas & Electric
Co. at Albert Lea in 1922. Went with Northwestern Bell Tele-
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Benjamin Kavanaugh phone Co. in 1924, and rose to vice president of operations
in 1942. In 1949 he became assistant vice president of A.T. & T.; vice
president 194953. From 1954-56 he was director and president of Western
Electric Co. Member of George W. Liniger Lodge No. 268, Omaha, Nebr.,
receiving degrees on March 22, April 26 and May 24, 1946. 32° AASR (SJ) and
KCCH at Omaha, Nebr.
Karl, Prince of Hesse-Cassel (17441836) Son of Landgrave Frederick
II and Mary, daughter of King George II of England. He became a Mason in 1775,
and in 1786 assumed the title of provincial grand master for Denmark. In 1792
he was grand master general of Denmark. His position was recognized by the
Grand Lodge of England in 1793, when he was appointed provincial grand master
of Denmark and Norway. He participated fully in the maelstrom of rites,
orders, and degrees flourshing at that time and was connected with the
continental Rosicrucians. During the decline of the strict observance rite, he
founded several lodges which were considered as clandestine. He maintained his
interest in Masonry and allied subjects until his death in 1836, at the age of
92. He received his appointment as grand master general from Christian VII,
q.v., King of Denmark. He was followed in this office - by the crown prince
who later became Christian VIII, q.v.
Karl August (1757-1828) Duke of Saxe-Weimar, 1758-1815, and grand
duke, 1815-28. Educated by his mother, Amalia. He made the acquaintance of
Goethe, q.v., in 1774, and remained his lifelong friend. His court was the
center of German literary leaders including Goethe, Schiller, Herder, Wieland
and others. He joined the Prussian army in 1786, and remained until Jena in
1806. He joined the coalition against the French in 1813-15, and was
influential at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. He was an advanced liberal in
politics. He was initiated in the Lodge "Amalia" in 1782.
Karl Ludwig Friedrich (17411816) Duke of Mecklemburg-Strelitz,
1794-1815. Entered the English army and became a lieutenant general and
governor of Hanover. He was initiated in 1766, and entered the rite of strict
observance in 1767, becoming Superior et Protector Ordinis of Hanover in 1772.
In 1780, after the decline of the strict observance, he entered regular
Freemasonry anew and was elected patron of the United Grand Lodges of
Brunswick in the duchy of Mecklemburg. In 1806 he was appointed English
provincial grand master in the province of Hanover, and he there formed one of
the rare Royal Arch chapters that existed in Germany.
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (17361806) Margrave of BrandenburgAnspach.
He was initiated in 1754, and in 1766 signed the act of strict observance in
favor of unknown superiors. After 1769 he transferred the lodge Zur Sonne from
Bayreuth to Anspach.
Benjamin Kavanaugh (1805-1888) Missionary to the Indians and first
grand master of Grand Lodge of Wisconsin. Born in Kentucky, he was a versatile
man who was by turn a bookbinder, a tanner, a flatboat-man, a preacher, an
editor, an author of books on astronomy and geology, and finally a physician.
He entered the fraternity at the insistence of his mother. He was raised by
the grand master of Kentucky in Winchester in 1840, and affiliated with
Naphtali Lodge No. 25, St. Louis Mo.-in 1841. While there he established a
mission to the Sioux and Chippewa Indians under the Illinois Conference of the
Methodist church, and settled in Platteville, Wis. with his family. On Jan.
10, 1843 a charter for Melody lodge of that city (No. 2) from the
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Stuart E. Kay Grand Lodge of Missouri, named him master. In 1844-45 he became
the first grand master of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin, but moved to Kentucky
in the second year of his term. During the Civil War he served as a chaplain
and surgeon with the Confederate Army, being a resident of Texas at that time.
d. July 3, 1888 in Boonsboro, Ky. He was buried at Mt. Sterling, Ky. and in
1936 the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin erected a monument to him there.
Stuart E. Kay Vice President and Director of International Paper
Co. b. Nov. 30, 1896 in Montreal, Canada. Graduate of McGill U. in 1921. He
came to the U.S. in 1922 and was naturalized in 1945. Has been with
International Paper since 1922; manager in charge of manufacturing since 1937,
vice president since 1951, and director from 1956. He is also a director of
the Montague Machine Co., Kay Mfg. Co., Ltd., Arizona Chemical Co., and
Androscoggin Reservoir Co. Served with Canadian army overseas in WWI. Mason.
Victor C. Kays President of Arkansas State College, Jonesboro,
Ark., from 1910. b. July 24, 1882 in Magnolia, Ill. Graduate of Northern Ill.
State Teachers Coll., U. of Illinois, New Mexico Coll. of Agriculture. Member
of Jonesboro Lodge No. 129 and past master of same; exalted in Jonesboro
Chapter No. 79 and past high priest; knighted in Ivanhoe Cornmandery No. 18
and past commander. All of Jonesboro, Ark.
Robert H. Kazmayer Lecturer and news commentator. b. Nov., 1908 in
Rush, N.Y. Ordained Methodist Episcopal deacon in 1932, elder in 1932, and
held pastorates in New York until 1939, when he left the ministry to devote
full time to writing and lecturing. He has traveled annually throughout the
world, and in the 22 months following Pearl Harbor he covered 35,000 miles in
38 states,speaking in more than 350 towns on Germany, Russia, Japan, and
international politics. He was the originator of the Rochester Town Hall of
the Air over WHEC, and moderator of it for two years. He conducts a European
seminar tour each year. Member of Ancient Craft Lodge No. 943, Rochester, N.Y.
receiving degrees on Jan. 26, March 23 and May 31, 1938.
Edmund Kean (1787-1833) Greatest tragedian of his day. b. in
London, he made a striking success at the Drury Lane Theatre as Shylock, Jan.
26, 1814, and followed this with Hamlet, Othello, Iago, Macbeth, Lear, and
Richard III. His last stage appearance was March 12, 1833. Member of St.
Mark's Lodge No. 102, Glasgow, Scotland.
Hamilton F. Kean (1862-1941) U.S. Senator from New Jersey,
1929-35. b. Feb. 27, 1862 at Ursino, N.J. A farmer and dealer in securities,
he was the senior member of Kean, Taylor & Co. investments. He was a director
of numerous corporations. He was made a Mason "at sight" and received all
three degrees, April 10, 1929, in Essex Lodge No. 49, Elizabeth, N.J. d. Dec.
27, 1941.
Frank G. Kear Electronics engineer and inventor. b. Oct. 18, 1903
in Minersville, Pa. A physicist on staff of National Bureau of Standards,
192833, he was one of the group which developed radio range beacon and first
instrument landing equipment for aircraft. He developed the first combined
radio beacon and radio telephone transmitter in 1931. He pioneered in the
application of directional antennas for broadcasting and participated in the
development of the earth inductor compass as applied to air and water
navigation. From 1933-41 he was chief engineer of Washington Institute of
Technology. He was the engineer in charge of the Empire State Building
television project. Raised in Miners-vile Lodge No. 222, Minersville, Pa.
6 R. Ray Keaton in June, 1925; exalted in Schuylkill Chapter No.
159, R.A.M., Minersville; greeted in Adoniram Council No. 2, R. & S.M.,
Washington, D.C. and knighted in DeMolay Commandery No. 4, Washington. Served
as generalissimo of the commandery. Member of National Sojourners at Fort
Meade, Md.
Carroll D. Kearns U.S. Congressman, 80th through 85th Congresses
from Pa. b. May 7, 1900 in Youngstown, Ohio. Graduate of Chicago Musical Coll.
He was a concert artist, (bass-baritone), from 1920-25, appearing in 28
states. From 1920-24 he was a radio artist in Chicago, and a choral and
instrumental conductor until 1944. He engaged in the building business in
Chicago from 1925-29. He was in the public school systems of Chicago and
Greenville, Pa. and head of department of music at Slippery Rock (Pa.) State
Teachers Coll., and superintendent of schools at Farrell, Pa. In 1946 he
received the American Legion Distinguished Service award. Member of Eureka
Lodge No. 290, Greenville, Pa., receiving degrees on Feb. 27, March ?, and
April 25, 1939.
Charles C. Kearns (1869-1931) U.S. Congressman, 64th through 71st
Congresses (1915-31) from 6th Ohio dist. b. Feb. 10, 1869 at Tonica, Ill.
Graduate of Cincinnati Law School and admitted to the bar in 1894. In 1900-01,
he was managing editor of the Las Vegas Daily Record (N.M.), and of the Hot
Springs Daily Record (Ark.) in 1901-02. Member of Amelia Lodge No. 590,
Amelia, Ohio, receiving degrees on Oct. 28, 1919, Sept. 20 and Oct. 19, 1920.
d. Dec. 17, 1931.
Henry Kearns President of National U.S. Junior Chamber of
Commerce, 1945-46. b. April 30, 1911 in Salt Lake City, Utah. In automobile
sales at Pasadena, Calif. from 1933-41. In 1942 he organized and was vice
president of the Victory Manufacturing Co., Los Angeles, and has been
president and general manager since 1943. Owner of Kearns Car Rental and
Orange Oaks Ranch; president of San Gabriel Valley Motors and Rio Hondo
Development Co. In 1944 he was designated as the Outstanding Young Man of
Calif. Raised May 27, 1937 in Corona Lodge No. 324, Calif. and affiliated with
Carmelita Lodge No. 599 (Calif.) on Jan. 8, 1942.
Lawrence Kearny ( 1789- 186 8 ) Commodore, U.S. Navy, who was
instrumental in opening up China to U.S. trade in 1844. b. Nov. 30, 1789 in
Perth Amboy, N.J. Entered Navy as a midshipman in 1807, serving on the ships
Constitution, President, and Enterprise. In the War of 1812 he was assigned to
the coastal defense of South Carolina and adjacent states. He later
distinguished himself in the West Indies and gulf coast waters, against
pirates. Placed in command of the Warren in 1826, he broke up a stronghold of
Greek pirates and captured several of their vessels. Made captain on return to
U.S. in 1832, and given command of the Potomac. In 1841 he commanded the East
India squadron and was active in the suppression of opium smuggling, and
secured the rights of American merchants in China. Learning of an impending
commercial treaty between the Chinese and England, he demanded the same for
the U.S., and as a result such a treaty was ratified, July 1845. In 1843 he
stopped at the Hawaiian Islands and there protested against the treaty then in
progress to transfer those islands to the British. He was made commodore on
the retired list in April, 1867. Kearny was raised in Columbian Lodge, Boston,
Mass. on July 12, 1815. d. Nov. 29, 1868.
R. Ray Keaton Director-General of Lions, International, and editor
of The Lion since 1950. b. Sept. 11, 1907 in Weatherford, Texas. Received B.A.
and M.A. degrees from Southern
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Harold A. Keats Methodist U. Taught in Weatherford, Tex. high school, 1929-34.
From 193439 he was a special representative of Lions, Texas secretary,
1939-45, and assistant secretary general, 1945-50. Member of Phoenix Lodge No.
275, Weatherford, Texas, receiving degrees on June 9, Dec. 23, 1937 and Oct.
27, 1939. Knight Templar and Shriner.
Harold A. Keats National Commander of Amvets, 1948-49. b.
Bridgeport, Conn. Oct. 25, 1913. Owner of Harold A. Keats Construction Co.,
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. since 1936, and The Progress Co., Washington, D.C. since
1949. He was vice commander of the Amvets in 1947, and liaison officer to the
White House since 1949. He has been national administrator of the Amvets
National Service Foundation since 1949. He succeeded General John J. Pershing,
q.v., as U.S. commissioner of American Battle Monuments Commission in 1950.
Served in Navy in 1942-45, and on temporary duty in Korea in 1951. Mason, 32°
AASR and Shriner.
Charles Keck Sculptor. b. in New York City. Studied at National
Academy of Design and American Academy in Rome. In 1899 he was first prize
winner in Prix de Rome in open competition. His principal works are: George
Washington, Buenos Aires; U.S.S. Maine memorial tablets; Lewis and Clark,
Charlottesville, Va.; Stonewall Jackson, Charlottesville, Va.; Booker T.
Washington, Tuskegee, Ala.; U.S. Friendship Monument, Rio de Janeiro; Citizen
Soldier, Irvington, N.J.; Soldiers' Memorial, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Liberty
Monument, Ticonderoga, N.Y.; Sesquicentennial half dollar of Vermont; busts of
Elias Howe, Patrick Henry, and James Madison in Hall of Fame, New York U.;
Shriners' Peace Monument, Toronto, Canada; Abraham Lincoln, Wabash, Ind.;
Charles Aycock, in U.S. Hall of Fame, Washington D.C.; Andrew Jackson, Kansas
City, Mo.; James B. Duke, Durham, N.C.; Father Duffy Monument, Times Square,
N.Y.; Huey P. Long, at Baton Rouge, La. and Washington, D.C.; sarcophagus of
Alfred I. duPont, Wilmington, Del.; Alfred E. Smith, New York City; Harry S.
Truman, for Senate wing of U.S. Capitol; and many others. Member of
Green-point Lodge No. 403, Brooklyn, N.Y. and Brooklyn Shrine Temple. In 1940
he received the New York Grand Lodge medal for distinguished achievement.
Frank B. Keefe (1887-1952) U.S. Congressman to 76th through 81st
Congresses (1939-51) from 6th Wis. dist. b. Sept. 23, 1887. Graduate of U. of
Michigan in 1910. Admitted to the bar in that year and began practice in
Oshkosh. Member of Oshkosh Lodge No. 27, Oshkosh, Wis. at time of his death,
Feb. 5, 1952. Also 32° AASR (NJ) and Shriner.
Walter N. Keener (1880-1932) Newspaper editor. b. Aug. 2, 1880 in
Lincoln Co., N.C. Graduate of Wake Forest (N.C.) Coll. Edited many N.C.
newspapers including Lincoln County News, Lincolnton; city editor Raleigh
Times, 1909-11; managing editor Durham Sun, 1912-13; city editor, Charlotte
Chronicle, 1913-14; managing editor High Point Enterprise, 1914-16; editor
Wilmington Dispatch, 1917-18; editor in chief Durham Evening Sun from 1929.
Mason. d. Nov. 25, 1932.
Hugh L. Keenleyside Canadian diplomat and politician. b. July 7,
1898 in Toronto, Ont., Canada. First secretary of Canadian mission to Japan in
1929-36; counsellor, 1940-41; assistant undersecretary of state for external
affairs, 1941-44; Canadian ambassador to Mexico, 1944-47; deputy minister of
resources, 1947-50, Canadian delegate to United Nations general assembly,
1946; member of Canadian-U.S. Joint Board of Defense, 1940-45; on staff of
Northwest Territories Council, 1941-45; and chairman of council 1947-50.
Served with tank group in WWI. Mason.
8 James Kieth Estes Kefauver U.S. Senator from Tennessee since
1948. b. July 26, 1903 in Madisonville, Tenn. Graduate of U. of Tennessee and
Yale. In law practice in Chattanooga. Member of 76th 49) from 3rd Tenn. dist.
In 1937 re-through 80th U.S. congresses (1939- ceived "Most Outstanding Young
Citizen" award from Junior Chamber of Commerce. A defender of the TVA, and
original sponsor of legislation to give District of Columbia residents home
rule and right to vote. Author of Kefauver Peace Plan to foster cooperation
among free peoples. A contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in
1952. Member of Chattanooga Lodge No. 199, Chattanooga, Tenn. and 32° AASR (SJ),
in Knoxville Consistory, Chattanooga, Member of Alhambra Shrine Temple and Ben
Ali Grotto, both of Chattanooga.
J. Claude Keiper (1869-1944) Secretary of the Grand Masters'
Conference from 1027 until his death. b. in St. Nicholas, Pa. Raised in
Columbia Lodge No. 3, Washington, D.C., Jan. 16, 1895; he was grand master of
the Grand Lodge of District of Columbia in 1911, the centennial year. Noted
speaker, Masonic jurist, and historian. Member of York Rite and 33° AASR (SJ).
He was head of the Red Cross of Constantine (West). d. in 1944. - Alexander
Keith (1795-1873) Canadian philanthropist and legislator. b. Oct. 5, 1795 in
Halkirk, Seotland. He learned the brewing trade in Sunderland, England, and
founded the brewing business of A. Keith & Sons, Halifax, N.S., in 1820.
Served as alderman and mayor of Halifax, 1840-54; on legislative council of
Nova Scotia, 1843-73. Was initiated in the Lodge of St. John No. 118 (EC)
Sunderland, England on July 23, 1836 and joined Virgin Lodge No. 3, Halifax in
1817; provincial grand master of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and New-foundland,
1840-63 and at the same time provincial grand master of the Grand Lodge of
Scotland in Nova Scotia, 1845-66 (two rival bodies). He was grand master of
the present Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia, 187073; grand high priest of Grand
Chapter R.A.M. of Nova Scotia in 1869; and provincial grand prior, Knights
Templar, over the Atlantic provinces in 1863. d. Dec. 14, 1873.
James Keith (?-?) Lieutenant General in Russian Army under Peter
II. A Scotsman, he was provincial grand master of Russia under the Grand Lodge
of England. He is sometimes confused with his cousin, James Keith, whose
brother, John Keith, Earl of Kintore, was grand master in 1740. James was the
son of William, 9th Earl of Marischal and brother of George, 10th Earl of
Marischal. A great affection existed between the brothers as they were both
forced to flee Britian due to their participation in the rebellion on the
Pretender's side. Their estates were seized and given to his cousin, John,
Earl of Kintore. James entered the services of the king of Spain, but being a
staunch Protestant, found that he could not continue in the service of the
Roman Catholic king, although the latter appreciated him and recommended him
to Peter II of Russia. The Spanish king presented him with a thousand crowns
when he left and begged him to return if he found it possible to throw his lot
with the Roman Catholic Church. In Feb., 1740, James revisited London, and was
presented to George II, whom he acknowledged as his lawful sovereign. He also
was present at the communication of the Grand Lodge of England held March 28,
1740 which his cousin, John, the Earl of Kintore, who had received his
estates, presided over as grand master. His name is recorded on the minutes as
"James Keith, Esq; Lieutenant General in the Service of Russia." His
appointment as provincial
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Clarence B. Kelland grand master of Russia, therefore, would have been at the
hands of his cousin, the grand master for 1740-41. He distinguished himself in
the Russian wars against the Turks and Sweden. Russian Masons sang a song
composed in his honor, praising him for "building the Temple to Wisdom," for
"lighting the sacred fire," and for "establishing brotherhood." He was
frequently mentioned by Carlyle in his voluminous Life of Frederick the Great.
Clarence B. Kelland Author. b. July 11, 1881 at Portland, Mich.
Graduate of Detroit Coll. of Law in 1902. From 1903-07 he was a reporter,
political editor, and Sunday editor of the Detroit News. From 1907-15 was
editor of The American Boy. He has authored approximately a book per year
between 1913 and 1956. His first was Mark Tidd (1913), which was followed by
several more of the "Mark Tidd" series. Others have included Scattergood
Baines (1921); The Hidden Spring; Valley of the Sun; Sugar-foot; Archibald the
Great; This Is My Son; Stolen Goods; The Great Mail Robbery; No Escape;
Dangerous Angel; and Murder Makes an Entrance (1956). He was Republican
National Committeeman from Arizona in 1940. Raised in Palestine Lodge No. 357,
Detroit, Mich., in 1904.
Harry Kellar (1849-1922) Magician. b. July 11, 1849 in Erie, Pa.
As a young man he was assistant to the "Fakir of Ava," the magician. In 1867
he joined the Davenport Brothers, spirit mediums, as business manager. With
Fay he toured South America and Mexico as "Fay & Kellar" in 1871-73. He was
with Ling Look and Yamadura under the name "Kellar, Ling Look & Yamadura,
Royal Illusionists," playing through South America, Africa, Australia, India,
China, Philippines, and Japan. Both Look and Yamadura died in China in 1877.
He was then with J. H. Cunard as"Kellar & Cunard," traveling five years
through India, Burma, Siam, Java, Persia, Asia Minor, Egypt, and Mediterranean
ports. From 1884 he performed in leading American cities. He was made a Mason
in May, 1875 in Lodge Fraternidad y Home at Pelotas, Brazil; received the
Royal Arch Degree on the Isle of Mauritius (Port Luis). In 1880 he received
the Scottish Rite degrees in Triple Esperance Lodge, Port Luis, Mauritius, and
33° AASR in New York City. d. March 10, 1922.
Kaufman Thuma Keller President of Chrysler Corp., 1935-50,
Chairman of Board, 1950-56. Retired. b. Nov. 27, 1885 in Mount Joy, Pa. He
found his first job in Pittsburgh at 20 cents an hour, and at times had to
borrow on his grandfather's gold watch—which he still has today. He was first
an apprentice machinist with Westinghouse, and subsequently assistant
superintendent of its automobile engine department; chief inspector of Detroit
Metals Products Co.; general foreman of machine shop of Metzger Motor Car Co.;
Hudson Motor Car Co. as chief inspector of Maxwell plant; general master
mechanic of Buick Motor Co., 1916-19; with General Motors central office at
Detroit, 1919-21; vice president of Chevrolet Motor Co., 1921-24; general
manager of Canada for same, 1924-26; vice president of Chrysler Corp., from
1926-35. In 1954 he was director of guided missiles in office of Secretary of
Defense. Received Gourgas Medal (AASR, NJ) in 1952. Member of Fellowship Lodge
No. 490, Flint, Mich., receiving degrees in 1919; later member of Corinthian
Lodge No. 241, Detroit (1944) and life member of Cedar Lodge No. 270, Oshawa,
Ontario, Canada. Exalted in King Cyrus Chapter No. 133, R.A.M. and knighted in
Detroit Commandery No. 1, K.T. 33° AASR (NJ) Valley of Detroit; member of
National Sojourners, Moslem Shrine Temple, Boulevard Shrine Club, Walter P..
10 Christopher Kelly Chrysler Shrine Club and St. Clement Conclave
No. 39, Red Cross of Constantine, all of Detroit.
William H. Keller (1869-1945) Judge, Superior Court of
Pennsylvania, 1919-45. b. Aug. 11, 1869 in Montgomery Co., Md. Graduate of
Franklin and Marshall Coll. and George Washington U. Admitted to the bar in
1893, and began practice at Lancaster, Pa. Presiding judge of the superior
court from 1935. Member of Lodge No. 43, (no name) Lancaster, Pa., receiving
degrees on Jan. 9, Feb. 13 and March 13, 1895. Served as master in 1902. d.
Jan. 17, 1945.
Francois Christophe Kellermann (1735-1820) French General; Marshal
of France and Duke of Valmy. Of German descent, he commanded the Army of the
Moselle in 1792, and cooperated with Dumouriez in defeating the Duke of
Brunswick at Valmy on Sept. 20, 1792. Napoleon appointed him senator in 1804,
and created him marshal of France and duc de Valmy. Louis XVIII created him a
peer in 1814. In 1805 he was Grand Administrateur, 33°, of the Grand Orient of
France.
H. Roy Kelley Architect. b. May 2, 1893 in Beacon, N.Y. In
independent practice at Los Angeles since 1926. Won first prize in national
home design contests in 1927-28-29-30-35, and many honor awards. Has designed
many residences, churches, clubs and buildings. Mason.
Alexander, 6th Earl of Kellie Twenty-fourth Grand Master Mason of
Scotland (1763-64) and Grand Master of Grand Lodge of England in 1760-65.
Abraham L. Kellogg (1860-1946) Justice, Supreme Court of New York,
1918-30. b. May 1, 1860 in Delaware Co., N.Y. Admitted to N.Y. bar in 1883,
and practiced at Oneonta. Director of International Business Machines Corp.
from 1934. Member of Oneonta Lodge No. 466, receiving degrees on Oct. 16, Nov
18, Dec. 12, 1890. d. Aug. 25, 1946.
Frank B. Kellogg (1856-1937) Secretary of State under President
Coolidge; U.S. Senator; Ambassador to England; Nobel Peace Prize winner and
Judge of Permanent Court of International Justice. b. Dec. 22, 1856 in
Potsdam, N.Y. He went to Minnesota with his parents in 1865, received a common
school education, and was admitted to the bar in 1877. He later received
honorary degrees from many universities. Gained fame in prosecution of oil and
railroad trusts for the U.S. He was U.S. senator from Minn. from 1917-23, and
U.S. ambassador to England in 1924. He served as secretary of state from
1925-29. From 193035 he was judge of the Permanent Court of International
Justice, and received the Nobel Prize in 1929. He was a member of Rochester
Lodge No. 21, receiving his degrees, April 1, April 19, and May 3, 1880. d.
Dec. 21, 1937.
Frederick W. Kellogg (1866-1940) Newspaper publisher. b. Dec. 7,
1866 in Norwalk, Ohio. Associated with Detroit News and Scripps-McRae League
from 1887-99. In 1900, with two others, established the Omaha Daily News, St.
Paul Daily News, Minneapolis Daily News. From 191925 was part owner of Los
Angeles Evening Express. Founded Pasadena Evening Post in 1919. He was
president and principal stockholder of the Kellogg Newspapers, Inc., which
included papers in the following Calif. cities: Pasadena, Monrovia, Hollywood,
Glendale, Santa Monica, Venice, Redondo, Hermosa, San Pedro, Alhambra, and
Culver City. Sold all in 1928 and retired. Affiliated with Southern California
Lodge No. 278 of Los Angeles on April 2, 1866 from Albert Pike Lodge No. 219,
Kansas City, Mo. d. Sept. 5, 1940.
Christopher Kelly Irish Masonic plagiarist. He stole bodily the fa-
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James K. Kelly mous work of Samuel Lee entitled The Temple of Solomon,
Pourtrayed by Scripture Light. He published it under his name as Solomon's
Temple Spiritualized, etc. and prefaced the book with "An Address to All Free
and Accepted Masons." The first edition was published at Dublin in 1803. He
came to the U.S., and published a second edition in 1820. He was,
unfortunately, a Freemason. The thought behind these volumes seems to be
founded on John Bunyan's Solomon's Temple Spiritualized.
James K. Kelly (1819-1903) U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1871-77. b.
Feb. 16, 1819 in Centre Co. Pa. Received degrees from Princeton in 1839 and
1842. Admitted to Pa. bar in 1842. Went to Calif. in 1849, and to Oregon
Territory (Portland) in 1851. In 1852 he was one of the committee of three
appointed to draw up the laws of the territory. He served as a volunteer
against the Yakima Indians in 1855-56, and was a member of the territorial
council in 1853-57. In the latter year he was one of the framers of the Oregon
constitution. A member of the state senate in 1860-64, he was chief justice of
the supreme court of Oregon from 1879-81. Member of Multnomah Lodge No. 1,
Oregon City, Oreg. d. 1903.
Percy IL Kelly (1870-1949) Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Oregon,
1941-42. b. July 13, 1870 in Arlington, Iowa. Admitted to Oregon bar in 1892,
and practiced at Albany until 1911. State senator, 1898-1902; circuit judge,
1911-30. Associate justice supreme court of Oregon, 1930-40, chief justice,
1941-42, and associate justice 1943-49. Member of St. Johns Lodge No. 17,
Albany, Oreg., receiving degrees on Aug. 6, Sept. 12 and Oct. 16, 1894; master
in 1920 and life member. Dual membership in Research Lodge No. 198. d. June
14, 1949.
William Kelly (1770-1832) U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1823-25. b.
in Tennessee. He studied law and practiced in Huntsville, Ala., and afterward
in Elyton, near what is now Birmingham. About 1831 he moved to New Orleans.
Listed as a Mason in the Alabama Grand Lodge proceedings of 1822.
James P. Kern U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1946-52. b. April 2,
1890 in Macon, Mo. Graduate of U. of Mo. in 1910 and Harvard in 1913.
Practiced law in Kansas City, Mo. since 1926. Served with Infantry in WWI.
Member of Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, Kansas City, Mo.
Benjamin T. Kemerer (1874-?) Protestant Episcopal Bishop. b. Dec.
9, 1874 at Vernon Center, Minn. He began as editor of a country newspaper at
16, and later proofreader for West Publishing Co. He was then salesman, and
advertising manager for Simmons Hardware, St. Louis. In 1903 he became a P.E.
deacon, and priest in 1904, serving churches in St. Louis, El Paso, Texas,
Duluth, Minn. In 1930 he was elected bishop coadjutor of Duluth, and bishop in
1933. Upon the union of the dioceses of Duluth and Minn. in 1944, he became
suffragan bishop of Minn., retiring in 1948. Mason.
Edwin C. Kemp U.S. Consul. b. Aug. 24, 1884 in East Douglas, Mass.
Between the years 1914 and 1935 he was American consul at St. Pierre-Miquelon,
Marseilles, (France); Tunis; Bucharest; Budapest; Danzig; Havre, (France);
Moncton, N.B., (Canada). He was consul general at Winnipeg, Man., 1935-37;
Bremen, Germany, 1937-41; Halifax, N.S., 194145; Kingston, Jamaica, 1946-47.
Now retired. Initiated in Adair Lodge No. 366, Kirksville, Mo. on May 30,
1910; passed Jan. 5, 1911 and raised Feb. 10, 1911 by request of Sanford Lodge
No. 62, Sanford, Fla. Affiliated with St. Petersburg Lodge No. 129, St.
Petersburg, Fla. about 1913. Exalted in St.
12 Harry R. Kendall Petersburg Chapter No. 31, R.A.M. Nov. 21,
1918.
Samuel B. Kemp (1871-?) Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Hawaii
from 1941. b. Dec. 26, 1871 in Austin, Texas. Graduate of U. of Texas in 1900.
Practiced first at Austin and then Robert Lee, Texas. Became assistant U.S.
attorney of Hawaii in 1916, judge of circuit court in 1917-18, and associate
justice of supreme court of Hawaii from 1918-22, and again from 1938-41. From
1937-38 he was attorney general of Hawaii. Affiliated with Le Progres de
l'Oceanie Lodge No. 371, Honolulu on April 22, 1918 from Hayrick Lodge No.
696, Texas. Suspended NPD on April 30, 1928.
James L. Kemper (1823-?) Governor of Virginia and Confederate
Brigadier General in Civil War. b. June 11, 1823 in Madison Co., Va. In the
Mexican War he was a captain in the army; and was a member of the Virginia
legislature ten years, during two of which he was speaker of the house. He
entered the Confederate service in 1861 as colonel of the 7th Virginia
regiment. Commissioned brigadier general in May, 1862, he saw action in many
battles, and was severely wounded and captured at Gettysburg. He was elected
governor of Virginia in 1874, and at the completion of his term, engaged in
planting in Orange Co., Va. Mason. Recorded present at the Grand Lodge of
Virginia in 1867.
Amos Kendall (1789-1869) Postmaster General of U.S. from 1835-40.
b. Aug. 16, 1789 in Dunstable, Mass. He was graduated from Dartmouth in 1811
at the head of his class. He studied law, and in 1814 moved to Lexington, Ky.,
where he practiced, and was tutor in the family of Henry Clay, q.v. He became
postmaster and editor of a local paper at Georgetown, Ky.; and in 1816 was
co-editor and part owner of the Argus of Western America at Frankfort. In
politics a Democrat, he received several Federal job appointments and aided in
shaping Jackson's, q.v., anti-bank policy. As postmaster general he introduced
many reforms and freed the department from debt. He then established two
papers, Kendall's Expositor (1841) and Union Democrat (1842), but both were
soon discontinued. He became associated with the inventor, Samuel F. B. Morse
in 1845, in the ownership of the latter's telegraph patents, and through his
management became a rich man. He then retired to Washington, D.C., where he
was active in philanthropic works. His original lodge is not known, but on
Jan. 15, 1821, he affiliated with Hiram Lodge No. 4, Frankfort, Ky., and later
served as its master. Later he affiliated with Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 14,
Georgetown, Ky. In 1837 he is listed in the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of
the District of Columbia. d. Nov. 11, 1869.
George R. Kendall President of Washington National Insurance Co.,
1923-51. b. March 22, 1882 in Jefferson Co., Ky. Was with Prudential Insurance
Co. for 10 years as an agent and manager. In 1911 he organized the Washington
Life & Accident Ins. Co., which later became Washington National Insurance
Co., and was secretary for 12 years. Now chairman of executive committee.
Raised in Steubenville Lodge No. 45, Steubenville, Ohio in Feb., 1905; member
of Union Chapter No. 15, R.A.M. and Steubenville Commandery No. 11, K.T. both
of Steubenville. Member of Medinah Shrine Temple, Chicago, Ill.
Harry R. Kendall (1876-1958) Chairman of Board of Washington
National Insurance Co., Chicago since 1926. b. May 21, 1876 in Kentucky. He
was superintendent of Prudential Insurance Co. at Louisville for 30 years.
President of Fidelity Life and Accident Co., Louisville for three years.
Founder and past master of Harry R.
13 Nathan E. Kendall Kendall Lodge No. 750, Louisville, Ky.; first
high priest of Highland Chapter No. 150, R.A.M.; member of DeMolay Commandery
No. 12, K.T., Louisville, Kosair Shrine Temple. Former member of finance
committee, Grand Lodge of Kentucky. Received 33° AASR (SJ) in 1955. d. April
3, 1958.
Nathan E. Kendall (1868-1936) Governor of Iowa, 1921-25. b. March
17, 1868 in Greenville, Iowa. Began law practice at Albia, Iowa in 1887.
Member of lower house 1899-1909, and served as speaker his last term. U.S.
congressman to 61st and 62nd congresses from 6th Iowa dist. Member of Astor
Lodge No. 505, Albia, Iowa and Za Ga Zig Shrine Temple, Des Moines. d. Nov.
1936.
Samuel A. Kendall (1859-1933) U.S. Congressman, 66th through 72nd
Congresses (1919-33) from 24th Pa. dist. b. Nov. 1, 1859 in Somerset Co., Pa.
He was in the lumber business from 1890. From 1899-1903 he was a member of the
lower house. Member of Meyersdale Lodge No. 554, Meyers-dale, Pa., being
admitted Aug. 25, 1890. d. Jan. 8, 1933.
Baynard H. Kendrick Author. b. April 8, 1894 in Philadelphia, Pa.
President of Trades Publishing Co., Philadelphia, 1928; general manager Peter
Clark, Inc., N.Y.C., 1929; general manager Bing & Bing's Hotels, N.Y.C.,
1930-31. He has been a free lance writer since 1932, writing books, and for
CBS television. Enlisted in Canadian Army within one hour after that country
declared war in Aug. 1914. In WWII he was a consultant to the staff of Old
Farms Convalescent Hospital for Blinded Veterans, U.S. Army at Avon, Conn.
Among his books are Blood on Lake Louisa; The Last Express; The Iron Spiders;
The Whistling Hangman; Death Beyond the Go-thru; Blind Man's Bluff; Death
Knell; Lights Out; Flames of Time (a Literary Guild selection), and many
others. His motion pictures include The Last Express; Eyes in the Night (with
Edward Arnold); The Hidden Eye; Bright Victory (Edgar Kennedy and Peggy Dow).
Member of Palatka Lodge No. 34, Palatka, Fla.
John Kendrick (1745-1800) Revolutionary War privateer and
explorer. b. in Boston about 1745. He later resided in Wareham, Mass. During
the revolution he was captain of a privateer and was one of the first American
seamen to undertake useful voyages of discovery. In 1787, when commanding the
Columbia and the Washington, fitted out by Boston merchants, he explored the
northwest coast of America and the islands of the Pacific. He exchanged ships
with Capt. Gray, his second in command, and the latter, in a subsequent
voyage, discovered the Columbia River. In 1791, with the Washington and Grace,
he made a voyage to the South seas with Capt. Douglas. He visited Oceanie and
originated and carried on a successful trade in sandalwood with China. His
death in Hawaii in 1800 was caused by the accidental firing of a charge of
grapeshot from a cannon by an English captain in returning his salute in
Sandwich Island waters. He was made a Mason on Dec. 10, 1778 in St. Andrew's
Lodge, Boston, Mass.
John B. Kendrick (1857-1933) Governor of Wyoming, 1915-17 and U.S.
Senator, 1917-35. b. Sept. 6, 1857 in Cherokee Co., Texas. He was a cattleman
in Northern Wyoming and Southern Montana from 1885, and owner of one of the
largest cattle ranches in the West. Member of the Wyoming state senate,
1910-14. He was elected governor for term 191519, and was nominated for U.S.
senator at the primaries in 1916, although his name did not appear on the
ballots. He resigned as governor in Feb., 1917. Kendrick Dam in Wyoming is
named for him. Member of Sheridan Lodge No. 8, Sheridan, Wyo., receiv-
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Marion S. Kennedy, Jr.
ing degrees on Aug. 17 and 23, 1901 and April 9, 1902. Received
32° AASR (SJ) at Cheyenne on June 22, 1911. d. Nov. 3, 1933.
John R. Kenly (1822-?) Union Major General of Civil War. b. 1822
in Baltimore. He was admitted to the bar in 1845. Took part in the Mexican War
as a captain and later as major. He practiced law until the Civil War, when he
was commissioned colonel in June, 1861, and commanded 1st Maryland regiment.
In May, 1862 he is credited with saving the forces of General Banks from
capture at Front Royal. He was wounded and taken prisoner in this action, but
exchanged on Aug. 15th and made brigadier general on the 22nd of that month
(1862). He commanded all the forces in Baltimore, joined McClellan after the
battle of Antietam and rendered efficient service at Hagerstown and Harper's
Ferry. In 1863 he led the Maryland brigade at the recapture of Maryland
Heights, Harper's Ferry. Was breveted major general of volunteers, March 13,
1865. His lodge is not known, but he was a member of Maryland Commandery No.
1, Baltimore, Md. There are two John R. Kenlys on the records of the grand
lodge at this time. One, a member of Landmark Lodge No. 127, Baltimore,
dimitted on Oct. 10, 1888; and another, a member of Warren Lodge No. 51, also
of Baltimore, was suspended NPD on April 9, 1878.
Charles Rann Kennedy (1871-1950) Playwright. b. Feb. 14, 1871 in
Derby, England. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1917. Largely
self-educated, he was an office boy and clerk from 13 to 16, and was a
lecturer and writer until he was 26. He then became an actor, press agent,
writer of short stories, articles and poems, as well as a theatrical business
manager until 1905. From 1905 he did dramatic writing mainly. His first play
was The Servant in the House (1908),which had Masonic significance. Others
include: The Winterfeast; The Terrible Meek; The Necessary Evil; The
Idol-Breaker; The Rib of the Man; The Army With Banners; The Fool From the
Hills; The Chastening; The Admiral; The Salutation; and many others. He was
raised in Howard Lodge No. 35, New York City, Jan. 22, 1909 and received the
honorary 33° AASR (NJ) Sept. 19, 1923. d. Feb. 16, 1950.
Donald S. Kennedy President of Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. since
1929. b. Jan. 5, 1902 in Rushville, Ind. Graduate U. of Arizona in 1923. He
began as a clerk with the Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. in 1923, and rose
through various positions to vice president in 1942, executive vice president
in 1948, and president in 1949. Also president of Oklahoma Industries, Inc.
1951-53. Member of Trinity Lodge No. 502, Muskogee, Okla., receiving degrees
on May 13, June 13 and July 22, 1937. Was junior steward in 1937. 32° AASR (SJ).
John D. Kennedy (1840-1896) Confederate General of Civil War. b.
Jan. 5, 1840 at Camden, S.C. Soldier, lawyer and political leader. Member of
Kershaw Lodge No. 29, Camden, S.C. and grand master of the Grand Lodge of
South Carolina in 1881-83. d. April 14, 1896 in Camden, S.C.
John T. Kennedy Brigadier General, U.S. Army and holder of
Congressional Medal of Honor. b. July 22, 1885 in Hendersonville, S.C.
Graduate of U.S. Military Academy in 1908. He advanced through grades to
brigadier general in 1942. With the A.E.F. in France, 1917-19. Commander of
Fort Bragg, N.C., 1941-45. Retired in 1946. Member of Hancock Lodge No. 311,
Ft Leavenworth, Kansas and 32° in Army Consistory No. 1, at Ft. Leavenworth.
Marion S. Kennedy, Jr. President of Federal Land Bank of
Louisville,
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Sherman S. Kennedy Ky. since 1946. b. Feb. 22, 1897 in Pulaski, Tenn. Graduate
of Davidson Coll. in 1918. Admitted to Term. bar in 1924, and practiced at
Pulaski until 1933, when he became vice president of the Land Bank. Served
with Marine Corps in WWI. Raised in Pulaski Lodge No. 101, Pulaski, Tenn. on
Jan. 8, 1925.
Sherman S. Kennedy Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. Sept. 16, 1888 in
Saginaw, Mich. Graduate of U.S. Naval Academy in 1909, and received master's
degree from Columbia in 1914. Advanced from midshipman in 1909 to rear admiral
in 1942. Was at sea from 1909-17, and then in navy yards at Norfolk and Puget
Sound. Then served on U.S.S. Virginia and U.S.S. West Virgin. He returned to
Puget Sound, and then Cavite, Bureau of Ships, Washington, Mare Island, and
Brooklyn. From 1946 he was assistant chief of Bureau of Ships (maintenance).
Mason.
T. Blake Kennedy (1874-1957) Federal Judge of District of Wyoming
1921-55. b. April 4, 1874 at Commerce, Mich. Received A.B. and A.M. from
Franklin Coll. (now Muskingum) and LL.B. from Syracuse U. Practiced law in
Syracuse, N.Y. 1898-1901, and moved to Cheyenne, Wyo. where he practiced until
1921. President Harding appointed him to the Federal bench, Oct. 25, 1921.
Prior to his death, he was the oldest Federal judge in point of service. A
Member of Cheyenne Lodge No. 1, Cheyenne, Wyo., he received his degrees on
July 29, Aug. 26 and Nov. 18, 1902. He served as grand master of Wyoming in
1917 and was chairman of the jurisprudence committee for more than 30 years.
Knight Templar and 33° AASR (SJ). d. May 21, 1957.
William P. Kennedy President of Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
since 1949. b. April 3, 1892 in Huttonville, Ont., Canada. He began as a "news
butch" on the Rock Island Rail-road between Chicago and Des Moines in 1909. He
was later a freight brakeman on the Dakota division of the Great Northern; a
switchman for the Canadian Pacific, and then the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul
and Pacific. He was secretary general of the Trainmen's grievance committee in
1920, and chairman of same from 1921-25. From 1928-35 he was a member of the
board of trustees; vice president in charge of the Northwest territory,
1935-44; in charge of promotion, Chicago, 1944-46; general secretary and
treasurer 1946-49. Initiated in Minnehaha Lodge No. 165, Minneapolis, Minn. in
1916; 32° AASR (NJ) and member of Zurah Shrine Temple, all of Minneapolis.
Clarence B. Kenney President and Director of Allstate Life
Insurance Co. since 1957. b. Feb. 9, 1898 in New Albany, Ind. Graduate of U.
of Chicago in 1923. With Retail Credit Co., Chicago, 1923-24; National Bond
and Investment Co., 1925; General Motors Acceptance Corp., 1926-28 and
Hardware Mutual Casualty Co., 1929-31. Went with Allstate Insurance Co.,
Chicago, in 1931, and was vice president and secretary from 1942-57. Served
overseas in WWI, 1917-20. Mason and member of Acacia fraternity.
George C. Kenney General, U.S. Air Force. b. Aug. 6, 1889 in
Yarmouth, N.S., Canada. He was a civil engineer with railroads in Canada and
U.S. from 1911-14. He entered the construction business in Boston in 1915, and
became president of Beaver Contracting and Engineering Corp. in 1916.
Commissioned 1st lieutenant in 1917, he was promoted through grades to general
in March, 1945, and retired in Aug., 1951. He commanded the 4th Air Force in
1942; the 5th Air Force in the Southwest Pacific in 1944; Allied Air Forces
and Far East Air Forces in Southwest Pacific, 1944-45; Pacific Air Command,
U.S. Army, 1945-46; Senior U.S. military
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William E. Kepner representative with U.N. in 1946; and commanding general of
Strategic Air Command, 1946-48. In 1948-51 he was commanding general of the
Air University. Since retirement he has been president of the National
Arthritis and Rheumatism Fund. Member of Bethesda Lodge, Brighton, Mass. since
1913 and member of St. Paul's Chapter, R.A.M., Boston, Mass.
Richard R. Kenney (1856-1931) U.S. Senator from Delaware,
18971901. b. Sept. 9, 1856 in Sussex Co., Del. Admitted to the bar in 1881,
and practiced at Dover. He was state librarian, 1879-83, and adjutant general
of state, 1887-91. Member of Union Lodge No 7, Dover, Del. d. Aug. 14, 1931.
Robert F. Kennon Governor of Louisiana, 1952-56. b. Aug. 21, 1902
at Minden, La. Graduate of Louisiana State U. in 1923 and 1925. Practiced law
at Minden from 1925-41. He was district attorney of the 26th judicial district
for eleven years, and judge of the Louisiana court of appeal, 194245. From
1945-46 he was a justice of the supreme court of Louisiana. He was chairman of
the Governors' Conference in 1954-55. Served as an officer overseas in WWI
from 1941-45. Member of Minden Lodge No. 51, Minden, La., receiving degrees on
Aug. 21 and Dec. 27, 1923, and April 11, 1924. Served as master in 192930 and
grand master of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana in 1936-37. 32° AASR (SJ), at
Baton Rouge. Member of Minden Chapter No. 55, R.A.M. and Crusader Commandery
No. 21, K.T., both of Minden. Served as high priest and commander. Member of
Shrine and Red Cross of Constantine.
Michael Kenny (1863-1946) Jesuit priest and Anti-Masonic author.
b. June 28, 1863 in GlanKeen, Tipperary, Ireland. He came to the U.S. in 1886,
and was naturalized in 1892. Joined the Jesuits in 1886, and was ordained
Roman Catholic priest in 1897. Hewas one of the founders of America, a
Catholic weekly, in New York City in 1908, and associate editor of same until
1915. Taught in Catholic universities throughout the country. Wrote American
Masonry in 1926 and American Masonry and Catholic Education in 1927. d. Nov.
22, 1946.
Duke of Kent (see Edward Augustus).
Duke of Kent (see under Prince George).
W. Wallace Kent Federal Judge, Michigan, since 1954. b. May 1,
1916, at Galesburg, Mich. Graduate of Western Michigan Coll., 1937, and U. of
Michigan, 1940. Admitted to the bar in 1940, practicing at Kalamazoo. Member
of Anchor of S.O. Lodge No. 87; Kalamazoo Chapter No. 13, R.A.M.; Kalamazoo
Council, No. 63, R. & S.M.; Peninsular Commandery No. 8, K.T., all of
Kalamazoo, Mich. 32° AASR (NJ) at Grand Rapids, Mich.
William E. Kepner Lieutenant General, U.S. Air Force, and pioneer
aviator. b. Jan. 6, 1893 in Miami, Ind. He served as a private in the Marine
Corps in 1909-13, and with Indiana national guard in Mexican Border, 191617.
Commissioned in cavalry in 1917, but transferred to infantry, and advanced
through grades to brigadier general in 1942, major general, 1943, and
lieutenant general in 1950. Participated in six major engagements in WWI. He
transferred to Air Service in 1920, and won the Litchfield trophy and National
Balloon Race in 1928. In the same year he won the King Albert trophy in the
Gordon Bennett International Balloon Race. He was test pilot for U.S. Navy
metal-clad airship ZMC-2 in 1929, and in 1934 piloted and commanded the
National Geographic Society-Army Air stratosphere balloon flight. He
participated in the first transcontinental blind flight for airplane as escort
pursuit plane for Maj. Ira Eaker in 1936. He commanded the First Army Air
Force
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Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerenski in 1941; 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force,
1944-45; 8th Air Force, European Theater of Operations, 1945; 9th Air Force,
1945; deputy commander of aviation, atomic bomb tests, Bikini, 1946;
commanding general, A.A.F. technical training command, St. Louis, 1946; chief
of special weapons group, Hq. U.S.A.F., 1947; commander air forces and deputy
commander atom bomb tests at Eniwetok, 1948. Later commander-in-chief of U.S.
Alaskan command. He was vice president of Bell Aircraft Corp., Buffalo, N.Y.
1953-55, and since 1955 has been chairman of board of directors of Radiation,
Inc. Fla. Mason, 32° AASR and member of Aahmes Shrine Temple, Oakland, Calif.
Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerenski Russian revolutionary leader. After
the first Bolshevik revolution of Feb., 1917, he was made minister of justice
in the provisional government, and later minister of war. He succeeded Prince
Lvov in July, 1917 as prime minister, but was overthrown by the revolution of
Nov., 1917 because of his moderate policies and indecision. He fled to Paris
where he edited the Social Revolutionary paper, Dni. He is said to have been a
Freemason, as well as most of the members of his short-lived regime.
John W. Kern, Jr. Chief Judge of U.S. Tax Court, 1949-55. b. July
7, 1900 in Indianapolis, son of John W. Kern, q.v., former U.S. Senator.
Graduate of Washington and Lee U. and Harvard. Admitted to the bar in 1923,
and practiced in Indianapolis until 1931. He was subsequently U.S.
commissioner; superior court judge; mayor of Indianapolis; law professor at
Indiana Law School; and member of U.S. Board of Tax Appeals, 1937-42. Since
1942 he has been a judge of the U.S. Tax Court. Received degrees in Oriental
Lodge No. 500, Indianapolis, Ind. Dimitted Nov. 9, 1937.
John W. Kern, Sr. (1849-1917) U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1911-17.
b. Dec. 20, 1849 in Alto, Ind. Graduate of U. of Michigan in 1869, and
practiced law in Kokomo from that date until 1885, when he moved to
Indianapolis. He was a candidate for governor twice, and Democratic nominee
for vice president of the U.S. in 1908. Father of John W. Kern, Jr., q.v.
Member of Mystic Tie Lodge No. 398, Indianapolis, Ind. and 32° AASR (NJ). d.
Aug. 17, 1917.
Richard A. Kern Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, physician. b. Feb. 20,
1891 in Columbia, Pa. Graduate of U. of Pennsylvania in 1910, and 1914 (AB and
MD). Instructor, associate, assistant professor, and professor of medicine
1919-46 at U. of Pennsylvania. Head of department of medicine at Temple U.
since 1946. Served in the Medical Corps, U.S. Navy in WWI. On active duty in
WWII in South Pacific from 1942-44 on Halsey's staff. From 1944-46 he was
chief of medicine at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia. Rank of commodore in
1945, and from 1952-55 held rank of rear admiral. He has been consultant to
the surgeon general of the Army since 1947, and same to Navy since 1949. He
was chief of the division of general medicine, Veterans Administration,
1946-47. He was grand master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania in 1945-46,
and is an active member of the Supreme Council, 33° AASR (NJ) . Received
degrees in University Lodge No. 610, Philadelphia, Pa., in March, April and
May, 1923. Member of Columbia Chapter No. 91, RA.M.; Philadelphia Council No.
11, R. & S.M.; and Mary Commandery No. 36, K.T., all of Philadelphia. Member
of Lulu Shrine Temple and Philadelphia Chapter No. 16, National Sojourners.
Andrew Kerr Football coach. b. Oct. 7, 1878 in Cheyenne, Wyo.
Graduate of Dickinson Coll. (Carlisle, Pa.) in 1900. Began as a teacher and
foot-
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Joseph B. Kershaw ball coach in Johnstown, Pa., and subsequently in
Pittsburgh. From 191422 he was athletic coach at U. of Pittsburgh; Stanford
U., 1922-26; Washington and Jefferson Coll., 1926-29; Colgate U., 1929-47 (now
emeritus); and Lebanon Valley Coll., 1947-50. He has coached the East team of
the annual East-West Shrine charity game at San Francisco since 1927. Became
member of the Football Hall of Fame in 1951. Raised in Wilkinsburg Lodge No.
683, Wilkinsburg, Pa. in 1922; 32° AASR (NJ) at Pittsburgh; Grotto in
Hamilton, N.Y. Holds honorary membership in many Shrine temples.
John L. Kerr (1780-1844) U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1841-43. b.
Jan. 15, 1780 near Annapolis, Md. Graduate of St. John's Coll., Annapolis, in
1799, studied law, and practiced at Easton. He served two terms as U.S.
congressman from Maryland, 1825-29 and 1831-33. He edited the History of
Maryland written by his uncle, John L. Bozman. Schultz in his History of
Freemasonry in Maryland states that he was a charter member of St. Thomas'
Lodge No. 37, organized in 1803 at Easton, Md. In 1823 he is listed as a
member of Cambridge Lodge No. 66, Cambridge, Md., and as a past master of that
lodge in the proceedings of 1825. The proceedings of 1830 give him as a member
of Coates Lodge No. 76, Easton. d. Feb. - 21, 1844.
Michael C. Kerr ( 1827 - 1876 ) Speaker of House of
Representatives. b. March 15, 1827 in Titusville, Pa. Graduate in law of
Louisville U. (Ky.) in 1851, and began practice in New Albany, Ind. Served one
term in the state legislature; was reporter of the supreme court; and served
in U.S. congress from 1864-72, and again in 1875-76. He was elected speaker of
the house, Dec. 6, 1875, but his health was failing rapidly from tuberculosis,
and he served only through the first session of congress, dying four daysafter
its adjournment. He was a member of Jefferson Lodge No. 104, New Albany, Ind.
and was buried Masonic-ally. d. Aug. 19, 1876.
Robert S. Kerr Governor of Oklahoma, 1943-47 and U.S. Senator from
Oklahoma since 1949. b. Sept. 11, 1896 in Ada, Okla. Admitted to the bar in
1922, and practiced in Ada. He has been a drilling contractor and oil producer
since 1926, and is president of the Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Inc. He was
keynoter for the Democratic national convention of 1944. He is chairman of
board of West Central Broadcasting Co., and in 1944 was chairman of the
Oklahoma Baptist General Convention. He served in WWI as a 2nd lieutenant in
the field artillery. Member of Ada Lodge No, 118, Ada, Oklahoma.
Joseph B. Kershaw (1822-1894) Confederate Major General in Civil
War. b. Jan. 5, 1822 in Camden, S.C. He was admitted to the bar in 1843, and
was a member of the state senate in 1852-57. He raised the 2nd South Carolina
regiment for the Confederate Army and commanded it in the first Battle of Bull
Run in July, 1861. He was made brigadier general, Feb. 13, 1862, and commanded
a brigade in McLaw's division through the peninsular campaign of that year,
and afterward held the sunken road at Fredericksburg. His command led the
attack of Longstreet's corps at Gettysburg, where he lost more than half his
brigade. After the Battle of Chickamauga and the siege of Knoxville, he
returned to Va. in 1864, as major general and commanded a division of Lee's
army in the final campaigns. He held the National forces in check at
Spottsylvania until the arrival of Lee; was at Cold Harbor in Early's
campaign, and in the rear of Lee's army when he surrendered on April 6, 1865.
He was imprisoned at Fort Warren until July, 1865. He returned to his law
practice at Camden; was
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William Kettner a member of the state senate, serving as its president, and in
1877 became a circuit judge. He was a member of Kershaw Lodge No. 29 at
Camden, and served as grand master of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina,
187374. d. April 13, 1894 at Camden, S.C.
William Kettner (1864-1930) U.S. Congressman to 63rd through 66th
Congresses (1913-21) from 11th Calif. dist. b. Nov. 20, 1864 in Ann Arbor,
Mich. Lived in St. Paul, Minn., until 1884, when he went to Calif. as a miner,
and was later in the newspaper business. Affiliated with San Dieg, Lodge No.
35, San Diego, Calif., on Feb. 1, 1908 from Visalia Lodge No. 128, Visalia,
Calif. Member of San Diego Chapter No. 61, R.A.M. d. Nov. 11, 1930.
William S. Key (1889-1959) Major General, U.S. Army; oil
executive. b. Oct. 6, 1889 in Dudleyville, Ala. Began in hardware business in
Wewoka, Okla., in 1911, and moved to Oklahoma City in 1927, where he has since
engaged in the oil business. Served as Infantry captain on Mexican border in
1916-17, and overseas 17 months in WWI. He was a major general of the 45th
Division (N.G.) and in Federal service from 1940-46. Became provost marshal
general of European Theater of Operations with headquarters in London in Oct.
1942 and in 1943-44 commanded all U.S. troops in Iceland. From 1944-46 he was
head of the U.S. military control commission in Hungary. A candidate for
governor of Oklahoma, 1938, he was defeated by only 3,000 votes. Retired from
Army in 1949. From 1924-27 he was warden of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary,
and later chairman of the parole board. He was Works Progress Administrator
for Oklahoma in 1935-37. Raised in Seminole Lodge No. 147, Wewoka, Okla., on
Aug. 15, 1913; exalted in Indian Chapter No. 1, R.A.M. McAlester in 1927;
greeted in Circle Council No. 56, R. & S.M. in 1956 at Oklahoma City; and
knighted in Bethlehem Comrnandery No. 45, K.T. Oklahoma City in 1927. 32° AASR
(SJ) in Valley of McAlester April 29, 1920; KCCH in 1929; 33° in 1937; deputy
of Supreme Council in 1950; sovereign grand inspector general in 1951 and
grand master of ceremonies in 1955. Served as master of his lodge in 1921.
Former director and president of Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma;
member of India Shrine Temple, Oklahoma City; Saba Grotto, Tulsa; past
sovereign of Red Cross of Constantine; National Sojourner; active member of
DeMolay Supreme Council, 1957, and member of Royal Order of Jesters and Royal
Order of Scotland. d. Jan. 5, 1959.
Henry W. Keyes (1863-1938) U.S. Senator from New Hampshire,
1919-37 and Governor of New Hampshire, 1917-19. b. May 23, 1863 in Newbury,
Vt. Graduate of Harvard in 1887. He engaged in farming most of his life and
was president of the Woodsville (N.H.) Bank. He served in the state lower
house from 1891-95, and again in 1915-17, and in the state senate from
1903-05. Raised March 18, 1897 in Grafton Lodge No. 46, Haverhill, N.H. d.
June 19, 1938.
Robert H. Keys Labor leader and founder of Foreman's Association
of America. b. May 11, 1912 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He founded the Foreman's
Assn. in 1941, and is president and chairman of the executive board as well as
managing editor of The Supervisor, its official publication. A writer on labor
questions and for the advancement of supervisory employees' rights. Mason.
Aga Khan III (1877-1957) Full name was Aga Sultan Sir Mahomed
Shah. Head of the Ismailian Mohammedans and son of Aga Khan II. He was one of
the wealthiest men in the world. He received an European education, and was
member of viceroy's council in 1002-04. In 1910 he founded
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Harley M. Kilgore the Aligarh U. for Mohammedans. During WWI he performed
great services for Great Britain, and after the war worked for a strong, free
Turkey. He was the author of India in Transition (1918). He represented India
at many British and international ceremonies. He owned the greatest racing
stables in the world and was a Derby winner. Lettres Mensuelles, quoting the
Kansas Masonic Digest, stated that he was initiated in December, 1951, and was
given Masonic burial services on July 30, 1957.
Robert L. Kidd President of Cities Service Oil companies. b. July
7, 1901 in Brazil, Ind. Received AB in geology, Indiana U. in 1923. Geologist
for Cities Service in Oklahoma and Kansas until 1951, when he became vice
president of Cities Service Oil Co. in charge of exploration and production,
as well as director. Since 1956 he has been president and director of Cities
Service Co. (Del.), Cities Service Pipe Lines, Cities Service Production Co.,
Cities Service Oil Co., Ltd., and Lafitte Oil Traders, Inc. of Bartlesville,
Okla. Also a director of other Cities Service organizations. Mason.
Ormonde A. Kieb Assistant Postmaster General since 1953. b. Aug.
17, 1901 in Springfield, Mass. Began career in the real estate business with
E. J. Maier Corp., 1925. Has been president of The Kieb Co., Newark, N.J.
since 1933. Received the degrees in Kane Lodge No. 55, Newark, N.J. in 1939.
Dimitted Dec. 10, 1954.
Edgar R. Kiess (1875-1930) U.S. Congressman to 63rd through 71st
Congresses (1913-31) from 16th Pa. dist. b. Aug. 26, 1875 in Warrensville, Pa.
In real estate, he was president of the Eagles Mere Co., Eagles Mere Land Co.,
Raymond Hotel Co., Eagles Mere Hotel Co. and Edgar R. Kiess Co. Member of the
lower house in 1904-10. Member of Muncy Lodge No. 299, Muncy, Pa., receiving
degrees on Dec. 7, 1899, Jan. 4 and Feb. 1, 1900. d. July 20, 1930.
Edwin J. Kiest (1861-1941) Owner and publisher of Dallas Daily
Times-Herald (Texas) from 1896. b. Sept. 24, 1861 in Cook Co., Ill. He was a
newsboy in Chicago from 1871-73, and learned the printer's trade. He was a
compositor in Chicago until 1889, when he went with the Western Newspaper
Union, Omaha, Nebr. until 1896. He was a director of Texas A. & M. Coll. and
of the Scottish Rite Crippled Children's Hospital. Member of Dallas Lodge No.
760, Dallas, Texas, receiving degrees on Jan. 4, Feb. 19, March 20, 1918 and
affiliating with Keystone Lodge No. 1143, Dallas, as a charter member in 1920.
d. Aug. 11, 1941.
Clarence E. Kilburn U.S. Congressman to 79th through 85th
Congresses from New York. b. April 13, 1893 in Malone, N.Y. Began with
Kirk-Maher Co. in 1919, and was president in 1921. Since 1930 has been
president of People's Trust Co., Malone. Member of Northern Constellation
Lodge No. 291, Malone, N.Y. Dimitted from chapter, commandery and shrine.
Thomas E. Kilby (1865-1943) Governor of Alabama, 1919-23. b. July
9, 1865 in Lebanon, Tenn. He was in the manufacturing business at Anniston,
Ala. from 1800, and was president of Kilby Steel Co., and chairman of board of
Alabama Pipe Line Co. He was a member of the state senate from 1911-15, and
lieutenant governor from 1915-19. Mason, 32° AASR and Shriner. d. Oct. 22,
1943.
William, Marquess of Kildare Grand Master of Grand Lodge of
Ireland in 1770 and served again in 1777 as the 2nd Duke of Leinster.
Harley M. Kilgore (1893-1956) U.S. Senator from West Virginia
1940-56. b. Jan. 11, 1893 in Brown, W.Va. Graduate of U. of West Virginia in
1914
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M. Kilgore and practiced law at Beckley, 1914-17 and 1920-32. Served as an
officer with the U.S. Army in WWI. Member of Beckley Lodge No. 95, Beckley,
W.Va. d. Feb. 28, 1956.
Joe M. Kilgore U.S. Congressman, 84th and 85th Congresses from
15th Texas dist. b. Dec. 10, 1918 in Brown Co., Texas. Practiced law at
Edinburg, Texas, 1946-54, and member of Texas lower house during that time.
Mason.
John M. Killits (1858-1938) Federal Judge, Northern District of
Ohio, 1910-38. b. Oct. 7, 1858 in Lithopolis, Ohio. Graduate of Williams Coll.
(three degrees) and George Washington U. (two degrees). He was editor and
publisher of the Red Oak Express (Ia.) 1881-83. From 1884-87 he was secretary
of chief signal officer, and edited publications of that bureau. Admitted to
the bar in 1887, he practiced at Bryan, Ohio until 1904. Raised in Red Oak
Lodge No. 162, Red Oak Iowa, in 1883, affiliating with Harmony Lodge No. 17,
Washington, D.C., in 1885 and with Bryan Lodge No. 215, Bryan, Ohio, on March
6, 1891. d. Sept. 13, 1938.
William, 4th and last Earl of Kilmarnock Seventh Grand Master
Mason of Scotland in 1742.
Aaron E. Kilpatrick (1872-1953) Landscape painter. b. April 7,
1872 in St. Thomas, Ont., Canada. Came to U.S. in 1892, and naturalized in
1912. He exhibited at the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts, Southwest Museum
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Museum of History, and Art Institute of Chicago.
Represented in many private collections. Member of Eagle Rock Lodge No. 422,
Los Angeles, affiliating on June 20, 1911 from Palestine Lodge No. 351, same
city. d. Aug. 16, 1953.
Arthur, Viscount of Kilwarlin Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
Ireland in 1785, and later 2nd Marquess of Downshire.
Charles D. Kimball (1859-1930) Governor of Rhode Island, 1902-03.
b. Sept. 13, 1859 in Providence, R.I. He engaged in mercantile business in
Providence. He was a member of the lower house in R.I. 1894-99, and lieutenant
governor of the state in 1900-01. Became a member of Adelphoi Lodge No. 33,
East Providence, R.I. on Jan. 2, 1900. Member of Providence Chapter No. 1,
R.A.M. and St. John's Cornmandery No. 1, K.T., both of Providence, R.I. d.
Dec. 8, 1930.
George T. Kimball President of American Hardware Corp., New
Britain. Conn. 1924-45 and of Corbin Lock Co. b. June 25, 1874 in Chicago,
Ill. Graduate of Lake Forest Coll. in 1899. He was first an accountant in
Chicago, and later lawyer and private accountant. He went with American
Hardware in 1913 as an auditor. Mason and Shriner.
Nathan Kimball (1822-1898) Union Major General in Civil War. b. in
Indiana Nov. 22, 1822. He served in the Mexican War as a captain of
volunteers, and at the beginning of the Civil War was appointed colonel of a
regiment of Indiana infantry. He took part in the operations at Cheat Mountain
and Battle of Greenbrier; commanded a brigade at Battle of Winchester, and was
made brigadier - general, April 15, 1862. At Antietam his brigade held its
ground but lost nearly 600 men. At Fredericksburg, he was wounded. He later
commanded a division in the West, and at the siege of Vicksburg in 1863. He
was breveted major general Feb. 1, 1865. Member of Mt. Pleasant Lodge No. 168,
Mt. Pleasant, Ind., he dimitted Feb. 20, 1869 and no further record in that
state of Masonic membership. d. Jan. 21, 1898.
Ralph Kimball Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Wyoming 1931-37, and
1943-44. b. Nov. 23, 1878 at Nevada, Mo. Admitted to Missouri bar in 1899, he
moved to Lander, Wyo. in 1901.
22 Charles King He served one term in the lower house of that
state, and was a district judge for two years, but resigned in 1920 to become
associate justice of the supreme court of Wyoming. He retired from the supreme
court bench in 1952. Member of Wyoming Lodge No. 2, Lander, Wyo. and master of
same for two years.
Lewis A. Kimberly (1830-1902) Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. April 2,
1830 in Troy, N.Y. Graduate of U.S. Naval Academy and made midshipman in 1852,
commander in 1866, captain in 1874, commodore in 1884, and rear admiral in
1887, retiring in 1892. In 1861-62 he served on frigate Potomac, was then
executive officer of the Hartford, Admiral Farragut's flagship. He
participated in actions of Port Hudson, Grand Gulf, Warrington, and Mobile
Bay. He was in the expedition to Korea and commanded the force which landed
and captured the forts. He was in the great hurricane of May 15, 1889 at
Samoa. Admitted to St. Johns Lodge, Boston, Mass., March 2, 1857. d. in 1902.
Ira L. Kimes Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps. b. Aug. 8, 1899
in Fayetteville, Tenn. Graduate of U.S. Naval Academy in 1923, and advanced
through grades to brigadier general in 1945. In Naval and Marine aviation, he
was commander of the Marine Corps Air Station at Quantico, Va., 1943-45,
retiring from active duty in 1945. Mason.
James L. Kincaid President of American Hotels Corp. and Brigadier
General, U.S. Army (retired). b. Nov. 28, 1884 in Syracuse, N.Y. Law graduate
of Syracuse U. in 1908, and practiced at Syracuse, N.Y. He was assistant to
the president of United Hotels from 1919-20, vice president 1921-26, and
president of American Hotels from 1924. This company directs the operation of
70 hotels in the U.S. He is also the director of 21 other hotelcompanies. Saw
service in Mexican border campaign and was with judge advocate department,
A.E.F., in WWI. Made major general in N.Y. national guard in 1923. In WWII he
was in active service as a brigadier general from 1943-45, serving in Africa,
Italy and France. Received degrees in Central City Lodge No. 305, Syracuse,
N.Y. on Jan. 17, Feb. 7 and March 7, 1911. Dimitted from same Dec. 1, 1921 to
become charter member of Sea and Field Lodge No. 2-983, Syracuse.
Earl of Kincardine (see Earl of Elgin).
James H. Kindelberger President of North American Aviation, Inc.,
Los Angeles, 1935-48. b. May 8, 1895 in Wheeling, W.Va. Began as
apprentice-engineer in Wheeling, W.Va. in 1911. He was designer and chief
draftsman of Glenn L. Martin Co. 1919-25, and vice president and chief
engineer of Douglas Aircraft Corp., 1925-34. In 1934 he was president of
General Aviation Mfg. Corp., Baltimore. Mason.
Austin A. King (1801-1870) Governor of Missouri, 1848-53. b. Sept.
20, 1801 in Sullivan Co., Tenn. He was admitted to the bar in 1822, and moved
to Mo. in 1830, where he continued his practice. He was twice elected to the
state legislature, in 1834 and 1836, and was circuit judge, 1837-48, and again
1862-63. He was elected to the 38th U.S. congress and served from 1863-65,
after which he devoted himself to his profession and farming. Member of
Richmond Lodge No. 57, Richmond, Mo. d. April 22, 1870.
Charles King (1844-1933) Author and Brigadier General. b. Oct. 12,
1844 in Albany, N.Y. He was graduated from U.S. Military Academy in 1866, and
was retired for wounds in 1879, but continued as a national guard instructor,
and reentered Federal Service in Spanish-American War to be-
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Charles Glen King come a brigadier general in 1898. He wrote: Famous and
Decisive Battles; Between the Lines; The Colonel's Daughter; Marion's Faith;
Captain Blake; The General's Double; The Iron Brigade; A Conquering Corps
Badge; Medal of Honor and others. He became a member of Kilbourn Lodge No. 3,
Milwaukee, Wis. in 1886, and was exalted in Kilbourn Chapter No. 1 the same
year. In 1898 he became a member of Wisconsin Cornmandery No. 1, K.T. at
Milwaukee and received 32° AASR (NJ) in Wisconsin Consistory AASR (SJ) in
1900. Awarded honorary 33° AASR in 1920. d. March 18, 1933.
Charles Glen King American chemist who isolated vitamin C in 1932
and synthesized it in 1933. b. Oct. 22, 1896 in Entiat, Wash. Graduate of
Washington State Coll. in 1918; U. of Pittsburgh 1920 and 1923; with graduate
study at Columbia, 1926-27, and Cambridge (Eng.) in 1929-30. He is noted for
his work on enzymes, synthetic fats, nutrition, bacteriology and dairy
sanitation. He taught in U. of Pittsburgh and Columbia, and has been professor
at Columbia U. since 1946. He was scientific director of the Nutrition
Foundation, 1942-55, and executive director of same since 1955. Consultant to
private industries and government, and has received many awards for his work.
Served as private in machine gun company in WWI. Initiated in Whitman Lodge
No. 49, Pullman, Wash., in 1919.
Edward L. King (1873-1933) Major General, U.S. Army. b. Dec. 5,
1873 in Bridgewater, Mass. Graduate of U.S. Military Academy in 1896, and
advanced through grades to brigadier general in 1922, and major general in
1931. Participated in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection,
and with 65th Infantry brigade, AEF in WWI. He was commandant of the Cavalry
School, Ft. Riley, Kansas, 1923-25, and same for General Service Schools, Ft.
Leavenworth, Kans., 1925-29. From 1929-32 he was assistant chief of staff of
the War Department General Staff, and from 1932, commander of 4th Corps Area.
Mason. d. Dec. 27, 1933.
Edward P. King, Jr. (1884-1958) Major General, U.S. Army. b. July
4, 1884 in Atlanta, Ga. Graduate of U. of Georgia in 1903. Commissioned in
1908, he advanced through grades to brigadier general in 1940, and temporary
major general in 1941. He was an instructor at the General Staff and Command
School, 1930-35, and the Army War College, 1937-40, retiring in 1946. Received
his degrees in Gate City Lodge No. 2, Atlanta, Ga. on April 23, May 14 and
June 20, 1912, becoming a charter member and first master of Fort Benning
Lodge No. 579, Fort Benning, Ga. on Oct. 29, 1924. Member of Yaarab Shrine
Temple, Atlanta. d. Aug. 31, 1958.
Ernest J. King (1878-1956) Fleet Admiral, U.S. Navy and
Commanderin-Chief of U.S. Navy. b. Nov. 23, 1878 in Lorain, Ohio. Graduate of
U.S. Naval Academy in 1901. Previous to this he served as a midshipman in the
U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War. He rose through the grades to rear
admiral in 1933; admiral, 1941; chief of Bureau of Aeronautics, 1933- 36; vice
admiral commanding aircraft battle force, U.S. Fleet, 1938-39, member of
general board of Navy Dept., 1939-40; commander-in-chief U.S. Fleet, Dec.,
1941; chief of naval operations, 1942-45; and appointed fleet admiral, Dec.
17, 1944. A member of George C. Whiting Lodge No. 22, Washington, D.C., he
received his degrees June 25, July 25, and Sept. 12, 1935. He became a member
of Darius Chapter No. 143, R.A.M., San Diego, Calif., receiving the degrees
June 17, July 8 and Aug. 26, 1938. He was greatly interested in Masonry, both
blue lodge and chapter, and attended often. When he was elevated to com-
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Thomas Starr King mander-in-chief of the Atlantic Fleet, a letter was written
him at one of the chapter meetings and signed by more than 200 of its members.
King received it the day following Pearl Harbor, and he replied to it with
sincere feeling. A member of Holyrood Commandery No. 32, K.T., Cleveland,
Ohio, he received the orders July 12 and July 19, 1939. He became a member of
Al Koran Shrine Temple at Cleveland in 1946. d. June 25, 1956.
Horatio C. King (1837-1918) Soldier and author. b. Dec. 22, 1837
in Portland, Maine. His father was postmaster general in 1861. Graduate of
Dickinson Coll. in 1858, he was admitted to the bar in 1861. He entered the
Union army as a captain in 1862, and rose to colonel of volunteers in 1865. He
received the Congressional Medal of Honor for "distinguished bravery near
Dinwiddie C.H., Va. on March 29, 1865." He practiced law from 1871-73, and
after 1877. He was associate editor of the New York Star, 1871-73 and
publisher of the Christian Union, 1873-77. He was the author of History of
Dickinson College (1896); Sketch of Army of Potomac (1896); Songs of Dickinson
(1901) and Souvenir of Poems and Compositions (1908). Made a Mason in lodge at
Winchester, Va. in 1864. d. Nov. 15, 1918.
Joshua King Lieutenant of the Continental Army to whom Major
Andre, the British spy, first revealed his identity. Member of Union Lodge No.
40, Danbury, Conn.
Rufus King (1755-1827) Member of Continental Congress; U.S.
Minister to Great Britain, and U.S. Senator from New York. b. in Scarborough,
Maine. He was graduated from Harvard in 1777. Accompanied Gen. Sullivan on his
expedition into R.I. and later honorably discharged. Admitted to the bar and
was member of Continental Congress, 1884-87, from Mass., and of the Federal
Constitution-al Convention of 1788. Here he was one of the members assigned to
make a final draft of the constitution of the U.S. He moved to New York City
in 1788, and served a term in the state assembly; in a short time he was
elected to the U.S. senate, serving there from 1789-96, and 1813-25. He twice
served as U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1796-1803 and 1825-26. He was an
unsuccessful candidate for vice president of the U.S. in 1804 and 1808, and
for president in 1816. He is thought to have been a member of a lodge in
Newburyport, Mass., but no proof is available. His brother, William King,
q.v., was first governor of Maine and first grand master of Maine. d. April
29, 1827.
Rufus King Fiction and motion picture writer. b. Jan. 3, 1893 in
New York City. Graduate of Yale in 1914. Served on Mexican border in 1916, and
in France in WWI. Since 1925 he has averaged a book or motion picture script
each year. Many of his mystery books have been adapted to pictures. His
writing include: North Star; Whelp of the Winds; Murder by the Clock; A Woman
Is Dead; Murder by Latitude; Crime of Violence; The Secret Agent; Murder at
the Vanities (mystery revue with Earl Carroll); Invitation to a Murder (play
with Milton Lazarus); Holiday Homicide; The Body in the Rockpit; and many
others. He received his degrees in Champlain Lodge No. 237, Champlain, N.Y. in
1926.
Thomas Starr King (1824-1864) Unitarian clergyman who is
represented in the National Hall of Fame, Washington, D.C., from Calif. b.
Dec. 17, 1824 in New York City. He taught school early in life and studied for
the ministry under Hosea Ballou, q.v., in Medford, Mass. He preached in
Boston, Mass. from 1838-60, going to San Francisco, Calif. in the latter year.
At the outset of the Civil War, he spoke throughout the country on
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William King the importance of upholding the Union, and his eloquence is
credited with saving California for the Union. He built a church in San
Francisco which was dedicated Jan. 10, 1864. Less then two months later he was
stricken with diphtheria, and died March 4, 1864; he was buried in the church
he had built. His remains were transferred to the Masonic cemetery in 1887,
when the church property was sold. During the Civil War he worked constantly
for the Sanitary Commission (forerunner of the Red Cross) and raised
$1,250,000 for it—which was one-fourth of the entire amount raised in the U.S.
He was raised in Oriental Lodge No. 144, San Francisco, on Aug. 17, 1861, and
served as grand orator of the Grand Lodge of Calif. in 1862-63.
William King (1768-1852) First Governor of Maine and first Grand
Master of Grand Lodge of Maine. b. Feb. 9, 1768 in Scarborough, Maine. He was
the brother of Rufus King, q.v. Early in life he became a member of the Mass.
legislature and took an active part in drafting and enacting the religious
freedom bill. He was a merchant in Bath, Maine for nearly 50 years. He was an
ardent advocate of the separation of Maine and Mass. and presided over the
convention to frame a constitution for the new state. He was subsequently
elected first governor and after that appointed U.S. commissioner for the
adjustment of Spanish claims. He served in the War in 1812 as a colonel. He
was made a Mason in Massachusetts Lodge of Boston, Mass., Feb. 3, 1800, and
became first master of Solar Lodge No. 14, Bath, Maine, Sept. 10, 1804. In
1820 he became the first grand master of the Grand Lodge of Maine. d. June 17,
1852.
William Rufus King (1786-1853) Vice President of the United
States, 1853; U.S. Senator; Minister to France. b. April 6, 1786 in Sampson
Co., N.C. He was graduated from U. of North Carolina in 1803, studied law, and
was admitted to the bar in 1806. He served in state legislature from 1806-09.
From 1810-16 he was U.S. congressman. From 1819-44 he was U.S. Senator, and
again from 1848-53, serving as president of that body in 1853. President Tyler
named him U.S. minister to France in 1844, and he returned in 1846 at his
request. He was elected vice president of the U.S. in 1852 under Franklin
Pierce, but failing health forced him to visit Cuba in 1853, where the oath of
office was administered him by a special act of Congress. He returned to this
country, but died the day after reaching his home near Cahawba, Ala., April
18, 1853, without entering upon any official duty of his office. He was a
member of Phoenix Lodge No. 8, Fayetteville, N.C., receiving his degrees in
April, 1808, May 5, 1809, and Dec. 15, 1810.
Thomas, 7th Earl of Kinghorn (see Strathmore).
Robert, 1st Baron of Kingsborough Grand Master of Grand Lodge of
Ireland in 1749.
Kenneth R. Kingsbury (1876-1937) President of Standard Oil Co. of
Calif. 1919-37. b. Jan. 22, 1876 in Columbus, Ohio. Student at Columbia U.,
1896-97 in mining engineering. Began with Standard Oil of Calif. in 1911.
Mason. d. Nov. 22, 1937.
Henry, 4th Viscount of Kingsland Grand Master of Grand Lodge of
Ireland in 1733.
Nathan Kingsley (1850-1918) General Grand High Priest, General
Grand Chapter, RA.M., 1909-12. b. Sept. 10, 1850 in Sharon, Conn. Admitted to
Minn. bar in 1876, he practiced at Rushford, Chatfield, and later Austin. Was
district judge from 18981912. Made a Mason in Pleasant Grove Lodge No. 22,
Pleasant Grove, Minn.
26 Rudyard Kipling in 1872; exalted in North Star Chapter No. 11.
R.A.M., Chatfield in Jan., 1874. In 1888-89 he was high priest of Austin
Chapter No. 14, Austin, Minn., and grand high priest in 1885-86. Elected
general grand high priest at triennial in Savannah, Ga. in 1909. Knighted in
St. Bernard Commandery No. 13, K.T. of Austin in 1888, and commander in
1891-92. d. Sept. 8, 1918.
George Frederick Kingston (18891950) Archbishop and Primate of all
Canada, 1947-50. b. Aug. 26, 1889 in Prescott, Ontario. Educated in U. of
Toronto, Harvard, Oxford, and Trinity U. (Toronto). Was ordained in 1916 in
diocese of Nova Scotia. He was professor of philosophy at King's U., Nova
Scotia. Also professor of ethics at Trinity Coll., Toronto, and dean of men
there from 1926-40. He was bishop of Algoma, 1940-44; bishop of Nova Scotia,
1944-50. Initiated in Ionic Lodge No. 25, G.R.C. (Ontario) on Feb. 2, 1927, he
was master of same in 1937. He held several grand lodge offices, including
that of grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Canada (Ontario) and Nova Scotia,
1948-50. Active in Royal Arch Masonry and Red Cross of Constantine, he was a
profound Masonic student. d. Nov. 20, 1950.
James, 4th Baron of Kingston Grand Master of Grand Lodge of
England (Moderns) , 1728. Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Ireland in 1731, 1735
and 1745.
George William, 9th Lord of Kinnaird and Rossie Fifty-eighth Grand
Master Mason of Scotland, 1830-31.
John C. Kinnear Vice President of Kennecott Copper Corp. 1945-48.
b. Feb. 14, 1885 in Carnoustic, Scotland, of American parents. Graduate of
Mass. Inst. of Tech. in 1907. With mining concerns in Nevada from 1908, and
with Kennecott Copper from 1910, rising from metallurgist to general manager
and vice president. Memberof Ely Lodge No. 29, Ely, Nevada since 1914 and past
master of same. Member of Monitor Chapter No. 13, and Ely Commandery No. 6,
K.T., both of Ely, Nevada. 32° AASR (SJ) at Reno and member of Kerak Shrine
Temple of Reno.
Thomas Robert, 10th Earl of Kinnoul Fifty-sixth Grand Master Mason
of Scotland in 1826.
John, 3rd Earl of Kintore Third Grand Master Mason of Scotland in
1738, and Grand Master of Grand Lodge of England (Moderns) in 1740.
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) English writer who was awarded the
Nobel prize for literature in 1907. b. Dec. 30, 1865 in Bombay, India. He was
educated in United Services Coll. North Devon, England, and returned to India
in 1880, where he was on the editorial staff of the Civil & Military Gazette
and Pioneer, at Lahore until 1889. He began writing verse and tales while in
India, and continued after his return to England in 1889. Among his best known
works are Plain Tales from the Hills; In Black and White; The Story of the
Gadsbys; Under the Deodars; Phantom 'Rickshaw; Wee Willie Winkie; Life's
Handicap; The Light That Failed; Barrack-Room Ballads; The Jungle Book; Second
Jungle Book; The Seven Seas; Captains Courageous; Just So Stories for Little
Children; and many others. His writings contained frequent Masonic references,
particularly The Man Who Would Be King from Wee Willie Winkie (1889); In the
Interests of the Brethren from Debits and Credits (1926); The Widow At Windsor
from Barrack Room Ballads (1892). The most famous is his Mother Lodge from The
Seven Seas (1896). He was initiated in Hope and Perseverance Lodge No. 782,
Lahore, Punjab, India in 1886, by a special dispensation, because he was only
20 years and six months old. Strange to
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,11.1%1M1 MIrsr y say, he recorded his own raising in the minutes as
he was immediately elected secretary of the lodge. He wrote the following
about his initiation which appeared in The Freemason (London) on March 28,
1925: "I was secretary for some years of Hope and Perseverance No. 782, E.C.,
Lahore, which included Brethren of at least four creeds. I was entered by a
member of Brahmo Somaj, a Hindu; passed by a Mohammedan, and raised by an
Englishman. Our Tyler was an Indian Jew. We met, of course, on the level, and
the only difference anyone would notice was that at our banquets, some of the
Brethren, who were debarred by caste rules from eating food not ceremonially
prepared, sat over empty plates." He received his Mark Master degree in the
Mark Lodge, "Fidelity" on April 12, 1887 and Royal Ark Mariners degree in the
Lodge "Mt. Ararat" at Lahore, April 17, 1888. He affiliated with the
Independence and Philanthropy Lodge No. 391, Allahabad, Bengal in 1888. On his
return to England, he became a founder of the lodge Builders of the Silent
Cities No. 4948, in 1927, and of Author's Lodge No. 3456. He was further
appointed poet laureate of the famous Canongate Kilwinning Lodge No. 2, of
Edinburgh, Scotland, in which, by tradition, Robert Burns, q.v., had
previously served in a similar capacity.
Allan P. Kirby President of Imperial Motor Corp. since 1934, and
of Allegheny Corp. since 1939. b. July 31, 1892 at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He began
as office manager for a lumber company in New Brunswick in 1914. Later he
became treasurer of Jenkins-Kirby Packing Co. (1915-22), and president of
Kirby-Davis Co. (192234). He is a director of F. W. Woolworth Co., Chesapeake
& Ohio Railway, Greenbrier Hotel Corp., International Telephone and Telegraph
- Corp., and several other large corporations. Raised in Landmark Lodge No.
442, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. in 1920. Member of Shekinah Chapter No. 182, R.A.M. and
Dieu le Veut Commandery No. 45, K.T. and Irem Shrine Temple, all of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Ephraim Kirby (1757-1804) First General Grand High Priest of the
General Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. b. Feb. 23, 1757 near Litchfield,
Conn. He enlisted in the volunteer cavalry at the age of 19, and reached
Boston in time to take part in the Battle of Bunker Hill, (under General
Warren), q.v. He later fought at Brandywine, Monmouth, Elk River, and
Germantown. At Elk River he received seven saber cuts in the head and was left
on the field as dead. In all he was in 17 battles and many skirmishes; he
received 13 wounds. He was discharged as an ensign, August 23, 1782. He later
became a colonel in the 17th regiment of the Connecticut militia. He presented
his sword to St. Paul's Lodge, Litchfield, Conn., where it is now proudly
displayed. He studied law, and the issuance of the "Kirby Reports" in 1789, on
cases of the superior court of Conn., gave him the distinction of publishing
the first volume of law reports issued in America. He was an early member of
the Society of Cincinnati, and secretary of the Conn. branch. He was appointed
federal revenue collector for Conn. in 1802, and was named land commissioner
of the Miss. Territory and district judge of same. He arrived in January,
1804, coming by boat from Conn. via New Orleans and Fort Stoddert, Ala. Here
he died, Oct. 4, 1804, and was buried in a grave now forgotten. He became a
member of St. Paul's Lodge No. 11, Litchfield, Conn., in 1781, but it is not
known if this is his original lodge. It is said that he had a part in
organizing a lodge at Woodbury, Conn. in 1782. On Dec. 27, 1871, he was
elected secretary of St. Paul's Lodge. Representing that lodge at the
convention of July 8, 1789 to form the
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Samuel Kirkland Grand Lodge of Conn., he was elected its secretary. He was
grand senior warden of that grand lodge from 179597. He served three terms as
master of his own lodge. Little is known of his chapter record except that he
was a member of the Mark Lodge located at New Town, Conn., and was a signer of
the by-laws of Hiram Chapter No. 1 of the same city, March 31, 1792. When the
Grand Chapter of Connecticut was organized at Hartford, May 17, 1798, Kirby
was elected first grand high priest. He was also elected first general grand
high priest in 1798, serving until his death in 1804. He was thus grand high
priest and general grand high priest at the same time. In 1953, Royal Arch
Masons, led by Col. Woolsey Finnell, q.v., of Ala., erected a monument to his
memory at Mt. Vernon, Ala.
Fred M. Kirby (1861-1940) Capitalist. b. Oct. 30, 1861 in
Brownville, N.Y. Employed by a dry goods firm in Watertown, N.Y. from 1876-84,
he moved to Wilkes-Barre, Pa. where he became associated with C. S. Woolworth
in 5 and 10 cent store. He purchased interest of partner in 1887, and became
the owner of 96 stores, located in nearly every state east of the Mississippi
River. In 1912 he merged his interests with F. W. Woolworth, and retired. He
gave $100,000 to Lafayette College (Pa.), for Kirby Chair of Civil Rights, and
erected Kirby Hall of Civil Rights there for $500,000. Erected the Angeline
Elizabeth Kirby Memorial Center at Wilkes-Barre at a cost of two million
dollars in 1931. Mason. d. Oct. 16, 1940.
Norman T. Kirk Major General, U.S. Army, and Surgeon General, U.S.
Army, 1943-47. b. Jan. 3, 1888 at Rising Sun, Md. Received M.D. degree from U.
of Maryland in 1910. He was commissioned 1st lieutenant in U.S. Medical Corps
in 1912, and advanced through grades to major general in 1932, retiring in
1947. Servedin Mexico in 1914; WWI; two Philippine tours; chief of surgery at
Letterman General Hospital, 1936-41, and Walter Reed, 1941-42. In 1942-43 he
was commanding officer of Percy Jones General Hospital. He is director of
American Foundation for Tropical Medicine. Has written several volumes on
surgery, amputations and prostheses. Raised in Tompkins Lodge No. 466, Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga. in 1917 receiving the chapter, council and commandery in
Chattanooga, Tenn. the same year. Now inactive in all bodies.
Watson Kirkconnell President of Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S.,
Canada since 1948. b. May 16, 1895 in Port Hope, Ont., Canada. M.A. at Queen's
U. in 1916; student at Oxford (England) 1921-22; Ph.D. from Debrecen U.,
Hungary, 1938. From 192248 he taught at Wesley Coll., United Coll. and
McMaster U. (all in Canada). Served as captain in Canadian Army in 1916-19.
Authority on the history of Hungary, Poland, Iceland, and Canada. Fellow of
Royal Society; Canadian Royal Geography Society; Royal History Society; Royal
Anthropology Institute; Icelandic Society of Letters; Petofi Society
(Hungary). National president of Canadian Authors Assn. in 1942-44. President
of Baptist Union of Western Canada, 1938-40, and president of Baptist
Federation of Canada in 1953. Received degrees in Faithful Brethren Lodge No.
77, Lindsay, Ont. on Oct. 1, Nov. 5 and Dec. 17, 1920 and also affiliated with
St. George's Lodge No. 20, R.N.S., serving as its master in 1955.
Thomas Kirker Governor of Ohio in 1807-08. Grand junior deacon of
Grand Lodge of Ohio in 1808. Member of Scioto Lodge No. 6, Chillicothe, Ohio,
receiving degrees on Dec. 31, 1806, Jan. 10 and 16, 1807. Dimitted July 3,
1811.
Samuel Kirkland (1741-1808) Revolutionary patriot, clergyman, and
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Robert Kirkwood missionary to Indians of the Six Nations. b. Dec. 1, 1741 in
Norwich, Conn. He was the son of the Rev. Daniel Kirtland, but Samuel restored
the old spelling of the family name. Graduate of Princeton in 1765, leaving
that year as an Indian missionary to the Six Nations. He remained with the
tribes a year and a half, and returned to Conn. where he was commissioned
Indian missionary. He then went to Oneida and continued to labor among the
tribes, with occasional interruptions, for more than 40 years. He spoke the
Mohawk and Seneca languages, and had the profound respect of the Indians.
During the Revolution he was active in attempting to preserve the neutrality
of the Indians, holding many councils with them. After the Battle of
Lexington, however, he succeeded in attaching the Oneidas to the patriot
cause, although the other tribes, through the influence of Sir William
Johnson, q.v., and Chief Joseph Brant, q.v., joined the British. Washington
wrote to Congress in 1775: "I cannot but intimate my sense of the importance
of Mr. Kirkland's station, and of the great advantages which have and may
result to the united colonies from his situation being made respectable. All
accounts agree that much of the favorable disposition shown by the Indians may
be ascribed to his labor and influence." Kirkland was initiated in St.
Patrick's Lodge No. 8, Johnstown, N.Y., Feb. 7, 1767. It was this lodge that
furnished many famous brethren to both sides of the Revolution, including the
Johnson's, Herkimer's, and Butler's, q.v. Kirkland became a brigrade chaplain
to General John Sullivan, q.v., in 1779, and accompanied him on the
Susquehanna expedition. The remainder of the war he was chaplain to the
Continental forces at Fort Schuyler and at Stockbridge, Mass. He resumed his
work among the Indians after peace was declared, and in 1785 received a
liberal grant of land from congress in consideration of his services. In 1788
the Indians and the state of New York added to this gift a large and valuable
tract, on which he settled and founded the present town of Kirkland. In 1791
he made a trip with 40 warriors to Philadelphia and appeared before congress
in order to consult as to the best method of introducing western civilization
among the tribes. In 1793 he established the Hamilton Oneida College (now
Hamilton College), an institution for the education of American and Indian
youth. d. Feb. 28, 1808.
Robert Kirkwood (1730-1791) American Revolutionary War hero. b. in
1730 near Newark, Del. Christopher Ward, in his book, The Delaware
Continentals, referred to him as the "American Diomedes." Light Horse Harry
Lee, q.v., said "No regiment in the army surpassed it in soldiership. It was
commanded by Capt. Kirkwood, who passed through the war with high reputation."
He entered the Army as a lieutenant and participated in the battles of Long
Island, Trenton, and Princeton. Early in 1777 he was commissioned captain, and
engaged in all the important battles of the three following campaigns. In 1780
he accompanied General Horatio Gates, q.v., to the south, where his outfit
suffered severely at the Battle of Camden. The remnant that survived was
attached under Kirkwood to General Henry Lee's light infantry, and Kirkwood
commanded it at Cowpens, Guilford, Eutaw, and the other battles of this
campaign, and was breveted major. In all he took part in 33 battles. He
migrated to Ohio after the war, settling nearly opposite Wheeling. He was
killed in the Battle of Miami, Nov. 4, 1791. Kirkwood was raised in Lodge No.
18 of Dover, Del. (under Penn. constitution) on June 11, 1782.
Robert C. Kirkwood Executive Vice President of F. W. Woolworth Co.
since 1955. b. Nov. 19, 1904 at
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Horatio Herbert Kitchener Provo, Utah. He began with Woolworth Co. in 1923, at
Provo, and was successively store manager of Western and Midwestern stores;
superintendent of Minneapolis district; personnel director; merchandise
supervisor; assistant district manager of San Francisco; district manager at
Boston; director in 1953. Mason, 32° AASR.
Samuel J. Kirkwood (1813-1894) U.S. Secretary of Interior under
Garfield; Governor of Iowa; U.S. Senator from Iowa; in National Statuary Hall.
b. Dec. 20, 1813 in Harford Co., Md. Moved to Ohio in 1835, studied law and
admitted to the bar in 1843. Moved to Iowa in 1855, where he engaged in
farming and milling, and served in the state senate in 1856. He was governor
of Iowa from 1860-63. He declined Lincoln's offer to be U.S. Minister to
Denmark in 1862. He was elected U.S. senator in 1866 to fill an unexpired
term, and in 1875 was elected governor for third time. In 1876 he was again
elected U.S. senator and served until 1881, when he resigned to enter the
cabinet of Garfield as secretary of the Interior. He was a member of Iowa City
Lodge No. 4, Iowa City, Iowa. d. Sept. 1, 1894.
Richard Kirman Governor of Nevada, 1935-38. b. Jan. 14, 1877 at
Virginia City, Nev. His father was a member of the big cattle firm of Kirman
and Rickey in the early days of Nevada. Richard is a banker at Reno, Nev. He
was raised in Washoe Lodge No. 35 of Reno in 1927.
Joseph G. Kitchell (1862-1947) Artist and writer. b. April 25,
1862 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Was photographic editor of Quarterly Illustrator,
and publisher of L'Art de Monde. He invented method and apparatus for first
scientific composite photograph. In 1900 he produced the Kitchell Composite
Madonna, a merging of themost important madonnas painted by the great masters
of 300 years, which attracted wide attention in America and Europe. In 1915 he
invented and patented a new method of reproducing pictures known as "subchromatic
art," examples of which were accepted by the Metropolitan Museum,
Congressional Library, British Museum, and Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. With
Ordnance dept in Washington as captain in WWI. He produced the official Red
Cross allegorical picture Thine Is the Glory in 1919, which was given to the
War Department and presented by them to the Red Cross. Mason. d. June 1, 1947.
Horatio Herbert Kitchener (18501916) British Field Marshal of WWI
and 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome. b. Sept. 22, 1850 at
Guns-borough Villa, near Ballylongford, Kerry, Ireland. He was educated in the
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and commissioned in the Royal Engineers in
1871. He served in Wolseley's expedition for relief of General Gordon in 1884,
and was governor general of Eastern Sudan in 1886. In 1898 he invaded Sudan,
annihilated the Khalifa's army at Omdurman, and reoccupied Khartoum. He was
governor general of Sudan in 1899. In 1900-02 he organized forces to combat
the Boers and was commander-inchief of India from 1902-09, being made field
marshal on the latter date. In 1914 he was secretary of state for war, and
organized the British forces for WWI. He was lost at sea in the sinking of the
British cruiser, H.M.S. Hampshire, sunk off the Orkney Islands, June 6, 1916.
He is thought to have entered Freemasonry in Egypt. In 1885 he was one of the
founders of Drury Lane Lodge No. 2127 of London. He was made past grand warden
of the Grand Lodge of England in 1897; district grand master of Egypt and the
Soudan in 1899; and past grand warden of district grand lodge of Punjab,
India, in 1902. Four
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William W. Kitchin English lodges have been named in his honor.
William W. Kitchin (1866-1924) Governor of North Carolina,
1909-13. b. Oct. 9, 1866 near Scotland Neck, N.C. Graduate of Wake Forest
Coll. in 1884. He edited the Scotland Neck Democrat in 1885. He was admitted
to the bar in 1887, and practiced at Roxboro from 1888. Kitchin was a member
of the 55th through 60th U.S. congresses (1897-1909) from 5th N.C. dist. He
received his degrees in Scotland Neck Lodge No. 470 in Jan., 1897. He
affiliated with Person Lodge No. 113, Roxboro, Nov. 13, 1899. He affiliated
with Hiram Lodge No. 40 of Raleigh, Nov. 6, 1916. On Feb. 13, 1911, as
governor he attended the dedication of a marker to Joseph Monfort, q.v., and
spoke briefly to the assembly. d. Nov. 9, 1924.
Alfred B. Kittredge (1861-1911) U.S. Senator from South Dakota,
1901-09. b. March 26, 1861 in Cheshire Co., N.H. Graduate of Yale in 1882 and
1885. Admitted to the bar in 1885, and began practice at Sioux Falls, S.D. He
was a member of the state senate from 1889-93. A member of Minnehaha Lodge No.
5, Sioux Falls, he received his degrees, Feb. 14, April 19, and May 20, 1887.
d. in 1911.
Frank A. Kittredge Chief Engineer, U.S. National Park Service from
1947. b. March 29, 1883 in Glyn-don, Minn. Graduate of U. of Washington. He
was with state and federal highway commissions until 1927, when he became
chief engineer of the National Park Service. From 1937-40 he was regional
director of region four for that service. From 1940-41 he was superintendent
of Grand Canyon National Park, and superintendent of Yosemite National Park
from 1941-47, at which time he returned to the Department of Interior as chief
engineer. Served in WWI in Engineering Corps. Mason.
George Klapka (1820-1892) Hungarian Revolutionary General. (Gyorgy
in Hungarian.) He led the Northern Hungarian army in 1849, and served in the
battle of Kapolna, and at Komarno with distinction. He defended Komarno,
capitulating on honorable terms in 1849. He was in exile from 1849-67. He
organized the Hungarian legion with Kossuth, q.v., in Italy in 1859, and with
Bismarck in 1866 in Upper Silesia. He returned to Hungary following the
amnesty of 1867, and supported the Deak party as a member of the Hungarian
parliament. His original lodge is not known, but he was a founder of the Lodge
Mathias Corvinus at Budapest.
Marc Klaw (1858-1936) Theatrical Producer. b. May 29, 1858 in
Paducah, Ky. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, but in 1881 he became
associated with the stage as a producer, and became one of the noted producers
of the "gay nineties." He was president of Marc Klaw, Inc., and an officer of
other corporations. In WWI he was in charge of military entertainment services
of the War Department. He became a member of the famous theatrical
lodge—Pacific Lodge No. 233, New York City, and was raised, July 16, 1903. d.
June 14, 1936.
Richard M. Kleberg U.S. Congressman, 72nd through 78th Congresses
(1931-45) from 14th Texas dist. b. Nov. 18, 1887 in Corpus Christi, Texas, the
grandson of Richard King, founder of the fabulous 1,250,000 acre King Ranch.
Graduate of U. of Texas in 1911, and in that year began as foreman of the King
Ranch. He was active in the management of the same until 1924. Trustee of
estate of Mrs. H. M. King. Member of Chamberlain Lodge No. 913, Kingville,
Texas. His father was a member of the same lodge.
Eugene H. Kleinpell President of State Teachers College, River
Falls, Wis. since 1946. b. May 11, 1903 at
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Adolph Franz Freiderich Ludwig, Baron Von Knigge Monona, Iowa. Graduate of
Iowa U., Chicago U., and Ohio State U. He taught at Kemper Military School,
Boonville, Mo. from 1926-31, and then headed departments at Northern Montana
College (Havre), Morningside Coll. (Sioux City, Ia.), and Northwest Missouri
State Teachers Coll. (Maryville). He was president of the State Teachers Coll.
(Valley City, ND.) from 1942-46. Mason.
Rufus Bernhard von Kleinsmid (see under "von").
Harry J. Klingler Vice President of General Motors from 1942. b.
July 5, 1889 in St. Clair, Mich. With Delco Light Co., 1919-22; Chevrolet
Motor Co. from 1922 to 1933, being general sales manager from 1927-33; general
manager Pontiac division of General Motors from 1933. Member of Evergreen
Lodge No. 9, St. Clair, Mich., receiving degrees on March 4, April 27, and
June 15, 1918.
Friedrich G. Klopstock (1724-1803) German poet. He studied
theology at Jena in 1745, and drafted prose for the beginning of the religious
epic, The Messiah. He recast it into hexameters at Leipzig in 1746, and
published it anonymously in 1748. He was invited to Copenhagen by the king of
Denmark in 1751, and remained there on pension until 1770. Other works include
Oden; Geistliche Lieder; Die Deutsche Gelehrtenrepublik Der Tod Adams; and
others. Bulletin of International Masonic Congress in 1917 lists him as a
Freemason.
George B. F. Kloss (1788-1854) German physician and author. A
resident of Frankfort, he was grand master of the "Electic Grand Lodge" many
times. He collected a large Masonic library, and in 1844 published the
Bibliography of Freemasonry, (first of such published), containing more than
5,000 Masonic references. d. Feb. 10, 1854.
Bradford Knapp (1870-1938) College president. b. Dec. 24, 1870 at
Vinton, Iowa. Graduate of Vanderbilt U. and U. of Mich. Practiced law at
Clarion, Ia. from 1899-1909, and engaged in agricultural extension work. Was
president of Oklahoma A. & M. Coll., 1923-28; Alabama Polytechnic Inst.,
1928-33; and Texas Technological Coll. from 1933. Mason. d. June 11, 1938.
Francis J. Knauss Justice, Supreme Court of Colorado since 1951.
b. Aug. 30, 1884 in Chicago. Graduate of U. of Colorado in 1905 and practiced
law at Denver until 1946. Was judge of district court at Denver, 1946-51.
Raised in Temple Lodge No. 84, Denver, in April, 1908. Was grand master of the
Grand Lodge of Colorado in 1940-41. Member of Denver Chapter No. 2, R.A.M.,
Denver, and grand high priest of Grand Chapter of Colorado in 1952-53. Member
of Colorado Commandery No. 1, K.T. and 33° AASR (SJ) in Denver. Member of Red
Cross of Constantine and past potentate of El Jebel Shrine Temple, Denver.
Adolph Franz Freiderich Ludwig, Baron Von Knigge (1752-1796)
German author. b. Oct. 16, 1752 at Brendenbeck, near Hanover. He wrote novels
and stories, and a translation of Mozart's Figaro (1791). His most popular
non-Masonic work was On Conversation With Men. Although he was one of the most
prominent Freemasons of his time, his association with the fraternity would
wax from hot to cold, and he finally became an anti-Mason. He was initiated
Jan. 20, 1772, in a lodge of the Strict Observance rite at Cassel, but was not
impressed with the institution, writing Prince Charles of Hesse, q.v., that
its ceremonies were "absurd, juggling tricks." In 1780 he entered the Order of
the Illuminati, which had been set up by Weishaupt, q.v., as a grandiose new
society of his own, with vague
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Felix H. Knight but vast aims. Among the Illuminati, Knigge was known as
Philo. When he appealed to Weishaupt for more light, the latter confessed that
the higher degrees did not exist except in his own brain, and influenced
Knigge to extend the system to the highest degrees, promising him full
authority. Knigge secured the aid of Bode, q.v., and was quite successful in
propagating the rite. When Weishaupt interfered, Knigge became disgusted and
withdrew from the order, and soon afterwards entirely from Freemasonry. His
Masonic books included: On the Jesuits, Freemasons and Rosicrucians; Essay on
Freemasonry, and Contribution Towards the Latest History of the Order of
Freemasons. His last Masonic book was entitled Philo's Final Declaration
(1788). d. May 6, 1796.
Felix H. Knight Vice President of American Federation of Labor
from 1936. b. Dec. 10, 1878 in Montgomery Co. Mo. In 1902 he became an officer
of Association of Railway Carmen; assistant general president in 1913, and
president in 1935. He was a member of the board of directors of Union Labor
Life Insurance Co. from 1935. Member of East Gate Lodge No. 630, Kansas City,
Mo. and 32° AASR (SJ).
Goodwin Knight Governor of California from 1953. b. Dec. 9, 1896
at Provo, Utah. Graduate of Stanford U. in 1919. Admitted to Calif. bar in
1921, and was in private practice until 1925; a partner with Thomas Reynolds
until 1935. He was judge of the superior court of Calif. from 1935-46, and
lieutenant governor 1946-53. He is the former owner and operator of the
Elephant Mining Co., Kern Co., Calif. He served in the U.S. Navy in WWI.
Member of Westlake Lodge No. 392 of Los Angeles; 32° AASR (SJ) at Los Angeles
and Al Malaikah Shrine Temple.
Nehemiah R. Knight (1780-1854) Governor of Rhode Island,
1817-21,and U.S. Senator, 1820-41. b. Dec. 31, 1780 in Cranston, R.I. He
represented Cranston in the state legislature in 1800, and moved to Providence
in 1802, where he was clerk of the court of common pleas. During the
administration of Madison, he was collector of customs at Providence. Member
of St. John's Lodge No. 2, Providence. d. April 19, 1854.
Telfair Knight Rear Admiral, U.S. Maritime Service. b. July 12,
1888 in Jacksonville, Fla. Graduate of Sewanee Military Academy and U. of the
South. He was president of Knight Crockery and Furniture Co., Jacksonville,
Fla., 1908-15, and practiced law there from 1915-23. He was president of the
Peacock Motion Picture Co., Shanghai, China, and New York from 1930-34. He
became secretary of the U.S. Maritime Commission in 1936, and was successively
director of training, chief of bureau, and commandant of the service from
1948. Received rank of commodore in 1944, and rear admiral in 1946. Mason and
32° AASR.
Thomas E. Knight (1868-1943) Justice, Supreme Court of Alabama
from 1931. b. Oct. 13, 1868 in Greensboro, Ala. Graduate of Southern U. and U.
of Alabama. Admitted to the bar in 1888, practicing at Selma. Was member of
state house of representatives, and circuit judge. Mason. d. April 11, 1943.
Joseph F. Knipe (1823-1901) Union Brigadier General in Civil War.
b. Nov. 30, 1823 in Mount Joy, Pa. He served in the ranks through the Mexican
War, and in 1861 organized the 46th Penn. regiment, and commissioned its
colonel. Made brigadier general of volunteers in 1862. He served in the Army
of the Potomac and of Cumberland, commanding a brigade and then a division,
until the fall of Atlanta, when he became chief of cavalry of the Army of
Tennessee. He was wounded five times. Mustered
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William F. Knowland out of service in Sept. 1865; he was superintendent of the
military prison at Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. in 1887. Member of Perseverance
Lodge No. 21, Harrisburg, Pa. receiving degrees on Aug. 15, Sept. 9, and Sept.
11, 1861. d. Aug. 18, 1901.
Tully C. Knoles President of College of Pacific, Stockton, Calif,
191946, and Chancellor since 1946. b. Jan. 6, 1876 at Petersburg, Ill.
Graduate of U. of Southern California in 1903 and 1908. He was head of the
history department of U. of Southern California from 1909-19. Raised Feb. 22,
1919 in University Lodge No. 394, Los Angeles; affiliated with Friendship
Lodge No. 210, San Jose on Oct. 2, 1919; and with San Joaquin Lodge No. 19,
Stockton on Nov. 3, 1926.
Douglas D. Knoop (1883-1948) English professor who did valuable
original research on the operative period of the Craft. b. Sept. 16, 1883 in
Manchester, England. He studied in England, Germany, and Switzerland, and
became professor of economics at Sheffield U. From 1923 until his death in
1948, he produced a series of papers and books mainly on the operative craft.
They include The Medieval Mason and The Genesis of Freemasonry. He was a
member of University Lodge No. 3911 of Sheffield. Curiously, his colleagues in
his -research were not Freemasons. d. Oct. 21, 1948.
J. Proctor Knott (1830-1911) Governor of Kentucky, 1883-87; U.S.
Congressman from Kentucky, 40th and 41st Congresses (1867-71), and 45th
through 47th Congresses (1877-83). b. Aug. 29, 1830 near Lebanon, Ky. He
studied law at the age of 16, and in May, 1850 went to Memphis, Mo., where he
was employed in the county clerk's office until he was 21, and licensed to
practice. In 1858 he was elected to the Missouri legislature, and from 1859-61
he was attorney general of Mo. At the beginning of the Civil War he was
arrested by General Lyon and taken to St. Louis under surveillance because he
refused to take the test-oath of office prescribed for officials. He moved to
Lebanon, Ky. in 1862, where he practiced law. He received his degrees in
Memphis Lodge No. 16, Memphis, Mo. about 1851, and later served as master of
the lodge. After his return to Ky. he affiliated with Lebanon Lodge No. 87. He
was a Royal Arch Mason and Knight Templar. d. 1911.
William L. Knous Federal Judge and Governor of Colorado, 1947-50.
b. Feb. 2, 1889 in Ouray, Colo. Graduate of U. of Colorado in 1911, and
admitted to the state bar that year. He served in the state general assembly,
1928-30, and in senate, 193036, being president in the last two years. In
1937-46 he was justice of the supreme court of Colorado. He was made judge of
the U.S. District Court for Colorado in 1950, and since 1954, has been chief
judge of the same. Member of Inspiration Lodge No. 143, Denver, Colo., 32° and
KCCH AASR (SJ) at Denver. Member of El Jebel Shrine Temple and DeMolay Legion
of Honor.
William F. Knowland U.S. Senator from California since 1945. b.
June 26, 1908 in Alameda, Calif. Graduate of U. of California in 1929. He has
been assistant publisher of the Oakland Tribune since 1933. He was a member of
the state assembly, 1933-35, and of state senate, 1935-39. He enlisted in the
U.S. Army as a private in 1942, and advanced to major. He was overseas with
the Army when appointed U.S. senator in 1945 to fill the unexpired term of
Hiram W. Johnson, q.v. Married at 18, he was the youngest state senator at 27,
and the youngest member of the U.S. senate at 37. He was raised July 10, 1930
in Oak Grove Lodge No. 215 at Alameda, Calif.; 32° AASR (SJ) at Oakland and
member of Aahmes Shrine Temple at Oakland. His father, Joseph R. Knowland, is
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Frank Knox owner of the Oakland Tribune and a 33° AASR (SJ).
Frank Knox (see William Franklin Knox).
Henry Knox (1750-1806) Major General in American Revolution and
1st Secretary of War under Washington. b. July 25, 1750 in Boston, Mass.
Orphaned at age of 12, he was apprenticed to a bookseller, and in 1771 opened
the "London Book Store" in Boston when he was 21. He attempted to prevent the
Boston Massacre of 1770. His military knowledge was gained from the textbooks
which he supplied to British officers. He joined the American forces at the
outbreak of the war and fought at Bunker Hill. He planned the defenses of the
camps before Boston, and brought much needed artillery from Lake George and
the border. At Trenton he crossed the river before the main body and rendered
such service that he was made brigadier general and chief of artillery in the
Continental Army. He was present at Princeton, Monmouth, and Yorktown; and
after the surrender of Cornwallis was made major general (1781). He took the
initial steps in creating the U.S. Military Academy in 1779; was a member of
the court-martial which tried Major Andre in 1780; and commanded West Point in
1782. He was one of Washington's most trusted advisors and a close personal
friend. In April, 1783 he drafted the plan of a society to be formed by
American and French officers of the Revolution, to be called the Cincinnati.
He was first secretary-general of the society from 1783-99, and vice president
in 1805. He was secretary of War in 1785-94, being the first to hold that
office under the Federal government. His plan to organize a national militia
system was thwarted by the Republicans. His Masonic membership is hazy, but he
is thought to have been a member of St. John's Regimental Lodge at Morristown,
N.J., which was warranted in 1775. He is credited with helping to constitute
Washington Lodge at West Point in 1779, and is recorded as a visitor to
Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, Williamsburg, Va.; St. John's Lodge, Boston; Amity
Lodge No. 6, Camden, Maine; and Orient No. 15, Thomaston, Maine. Major General
Henry Knox Lodge of Boston, Mass. was named in his honor and constituted
aboard the famous Old Ironsides in the Charlestown Navy Yard, March 17, 1926.
d. Oct. 25, 1806.
Philander C. Knox (1853-1921) U.S. Secretary of State, 1909-13,
and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 190409, and 1917-21. b. May 6, 1853 in
Brownsville, Pa. Graduate of Mount Union Coll. (Ohio) in 1872, and admitted to
the bar in 1875. He was U.S. attorney general in the cabinets of McKinley and
Roosevelt, 1901-04. As attorney general he filed suit and won decision against
the Northern Securities Co., and drew up legislation creating the U.S.
department of Commerce and Labor in 1903. As secretary of State he initiated
what is known as "dollar diplomacy." As U.S. senator he was prominent in
opposition of U.S. entry into the League of Nations. Member of Fellowship
Lodge No. 679, Pittsburgh. d. Oct. 12, 1921.
- William Franklin Knox (1874-1944) Secretary of Navy 1940-44;
newspaper publisher. b. Jan. 1, 1874 in Boston, Mass. Graduate of Alma Coll.
(Mich.) in 1898. Started with Grand Rapids Herald (Mich.), as a reporter in
1898, and in 1901 became publisher of the Sault Ste. Marie News (Mich.). He
published the Manchester Leader (N.H.) in 1912-13, and the Manchester Union
and Leader from 1913. Between 1927-31 he also published the Boston American,
Boston Daily Advertiser, and Boston Sunday Advertiser. At one time he was
general manager of the Hearst newspapers. With Theodore Ellis, he purchased
the Chicago
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Walter J. Kohler Daily News in 1931, and became its publisher. He served in
the Spanish-American War with the famous "Rough Riders" (1st U.S. Volunteer
Cavalry). In WWI he served overseas with the field artillery, as captain
through to colonel. He was the Republican nominee for vice president of the
U.S. in 1936, and although he still adhered to his Republican politics, F. D.
Roosevelt appointed him secretary of the Navy in his cabinet. He was raised in
Bethel Lodge No. 358, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. in 1908; 32° AASR in New
Hampshire Consistory, Nashua, N.H.; and member of Bektash Shrine Temple of
Concord, N.H. d. April 28, 1944.
William S. Knudsen (1879-1948) President of General Motors,
1937-48; Lieutenant General U.S. Army in WWII in charge of production for War
Dept. b. March 25, 1879 in Denmark. He served apprenticeship as a bicycle
mechanic in Denmark, and came to U.S. at age of 20, where he first worked in
the shipyards in New York. He was later employed by the Erie Railroad and Ford
Motor Co. In 1921 he became general manager of Matthews & Ireland Mfg. Co.,
and in 1922, a vice president of Chevrolet Motor Co., and later president.
From 1933-37 he was executive vice president of General Motors with
supervisory control of all their automobiles and body manufacturing. A member
of Palestine Lodge No. 357, Detroit, he received his degrees, April 28, Sept.
18, and Nov. 13, 1914. Received 33° AASR (NJ) on Sept. 9, 1943. d. April 27,
1948.
Oscar R. Knutson Justice, Supreme Court of Minnesota since 1948.
b. Oct. 9, 1899 in Superior, Wis. Graduate of U. of Minnesota in 1927, and
practiced law at Warren from 192740. He was mayor of Warren, 1936-41,
resigning to take post as district court judge, a position he held from
1941-48. Member of Warren Lodge No. 150, Warren, Minn.; Pierson Chapter No.
41, R.A.M. and Constantine Commandery No. 2, K.T. both of Crookston, Minn.
Shrine membership in Kern Temple of Grand Forks, N.D.
William Koch Former president of National Life Insurance Co. of
Des Moines. Was in insurance business 50 years, 27 of them as president of the
above company. Retired in 1956. Venerable grand prior, and sovereign grand
inspector general, 33°, Active, AASR (SJ). Received 32° in 1902; KCCH in 1913,
and 33° in 1917. Appointed deputy for Iowa in 1935 and crowned active member
in 1937. Initiated in Home Lodge No. 370, Des Moines in 1900; also member of
chapter, council, commandery, Red Cross of Constantine, National Sojourners,
DeMolay, and Shrine.
Herbert C. Kohler (1891-1953) Managing editor of Reading Times
(Pa.) b. Jan. 27, 1891 in Berks Co., Pa. Started as feature writer on Reading
Herald (Pa.) in 1909, and from 1916-21 was an accountant with Bethlehem Steel
Co. He later edited the Allentown (Pa.) Record, and was city editor of
Norristown (Pa.) Times-Herald. He campaigned to end coal mine pollution and to
clean the Schuylkill River. Member of Chandler Lodge No. 227, Reading, Pa.,
receiving degrees on Dec. 11, 1948, Jan. 26 and Feb. 23, 1949. 32° AASR (NJ)
and Shriner. d. Dec. 27, 1953.
Walter J. Kohler (1875-1940) Governor of Wisconsin, 1929-30;
President of Kohler Co., 1905-37; and chairman of board from 1937. b. March 3,
1875 in Sheboygan, Wis. He became associated with the Kohler Co. in 1890. His
father was founder of the company. He was a participant in making Kohler, Wis.
an American industrial garden city, for which he was awarded the national
service fellowship by the Society of Arts and Sciences, N.Y. in 1934. He was
an officer of many railroads and corporations. Be-
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Takashi Komatsu came a member of Sheboygan Lodge No. 11, Sheboygan, Wis. in
1896. d. April 21, 1940.
Takashi Komatsu Japanese business executive and the first native
born Japanese to become master of a Masonic lodge (Tokyo Lodge No. 125 of
Toyko, Japan under Philippine constitution in 1955). b. March, 1886 in Mishima,
Shizuoka-ken, Japan. Graduate of Monmouth Coll. in 1910 and Harvard in 1911.
Secretary to president of Oriental Steamship Co., 1914-21; member of Japanese
delegation to conference on limitation of naval armaments in 1921; member of
three-power naval conference at Geneva in 1927; managing director of Asano
Shipbuilding Co., 1928-40; director of Nippon Steel Tube Co., 1940-46, and
vice president in 1946, retiring in 1946. Mason, 32° AASR and Shriner.
Jan Amos Komensky (1592-1670) Czech theologian and educator, whose
writings and thoughts did much to lay the background for Freemasonry. He
studied in Heidelberg; was driven by the Spanish into Poland in 1621. He
gained fame by innovations in methods of teaching, especially of languages. He
was called to Sweden in 1642, to improve the educational system. He was the
last bishop (elected 1648) of the Unitas Fratrum at Leszno. After Leszno was
burned by the Poles in 1656, he settled in Amsterdam, where he died, Nov. 15,
1670. He was the author of the first textbook with pictures adapted for
teaching of children. In Sept., 1628 he became associated with the secret
society, "Cross of Roses." He was master of this pre-Masonic organization that
was based on Egyptian and Arabian mysteries. His thesis was "The construction
of the Temple of Wisdom on the principles which were fixed by the Creator of
the World—the God.”
John Konkerpot (or Konkipot) American Indian, who was the son
ofthe grand sachem of the Oneida tribe. He supposedly was initiated in a lodge
at Newburyport, Mass. He was a member of the "Munsey" division in the
Revolution, and it is claimed that he impoverished himself to help the
American cause. He later received Masonic aid.
Grand Duke Konstantin (see under Pavlovich).
John C. Koons (1873-1937) Chairman of committee which developed
parcel post in the U.S.; 1st Assistant Postmaster General; Vice President of
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. b. Feb. 13, 1873 in Patapsco, Md. Began in
railway mail service and was subsequently inspector of Kansas City division
(1906-11) ; division superintendent of railway mail at Cleveland; chief
postoffice inspector, 1911-16; 1st assistant postmaster general, 1916-21.
Mason. d. April 12, 1937.
Frederick B. Koontz (1889-1953) President of Mid-Continent
Petroleum Corp., 1946-48 and Vice Chairman of Board since 1948. b. July 14,
1889 at New Martinsville, W.Va. Started working for oil companies in 1908. Was
chemist with Union Oil of Calif., Shell Petroleum, Standard Oil. With
Mid-Continent from 1917. From 192846 he was vice president and director in
charge of manufacturing. Breeder -of thoroughbred horses, cattle and sheep.
Member of Petroleum Lodge No. 474 at Tulsa, Okla., receiving degrees on Jan.
16, May 28 and June 25, 1920. d. Oct. 29, 1953.
Herman P. Kopplemann (1880-1957) U.S. Congressman to 75th, 77th
and 79th Congresses from 1st Conn. dist. b. May 1, 1880 in Odessa, Russia, and
was brought to America in 1882. He began as a newsboy in Hartford, Conn. in
1888. Was a publisher's agent for newspapers and magazines. He served one term
in the state legislature and two in the state senate. He was vice president of
the United Synagogue of America. Initiated in
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Lajos (Louis) Kossuth St. John's Lodge No. 4, Hartford, Conn. on Nov. 15,
1911. d. Aug. 11, 1957.
Paul R. Korbel Dr. Korbel was secretary of the Czechoslovakian
lodge "Comenius in Exile" established in London, England in July, 1941. Its
membership was made up of Czech exiles. After the war he became grand
secretary of the National Grand Lodge of Czechoslovakia (Nov. 1946), but with
the advent of communism in that country, Masonic meetings were prohibited and
all Masonic groups ceased work. He had received the Royal Arch degrees in
England with the idea of establishing Royal Arch Masonry in his own country at
a propitious time. He is now a resident of New York City.
Thaddeus Kosciusko (1746-1817) Polish patriot and General of
American Revolution. Full name was Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko (in
Polish). b. Feb. 12, 1746 in Minsk, Lithuania. He was educated in the Royal
Coll. at Warsaw, graduating in 1769. He then studied engineering and artillery
in France, and came to America with a recommendation from Franklin to General
Washington. He was appointed colonel of engineers in the Continental army,
Oct. 18, 1776, and was in charge of constructing the fortifications at West
Point, 1778-80, and in charge of transportation in Green's retreat of 1781. He
was made brigadier general, Oct. 13, 1783, and was one of the founders of the
Order of Cincinnati. He returned to Poland in 1784, and became a major general
in the Polish army in 1879. He led the rebellion of 1794, and became dictator
of Poland, but was captured and imprisoned by Russia from 1794-96. He visited
America in 1797-98, and was a resident of France from 1798. d. in Switzerland
when his horse fell off a cliff on Oct. 15, 1817. Although he is often
referred to as a Mason, there is no definite Lodge No. 1085 of New York City
was warranted, May 3, 1928, and named in his honor. At this time, it is the
only Polish lodge in the world.
Lajos (Louis) Kossuth (1802-1894) Hungarian patriot and statesman.
b. in 1802 at Monok, Hungary. Imprisoned by Austrian government on political
charges from 1837-40, during which time he taught himself English. In 1841 he
become editor of the Pesti Hirlap, prominent Hungarian daily newspaper, and
through its pages presented his liberal views. The liberal party seated him as
finance minister in the government of 1848. He persuaded the Hungarian
national assembly to declare independence from Austria (1848-49), and he was
appointed governor of Hungary with dictatorial powers. When the insurrection
was crushed, Aug. 11, 1849, Kosuth fled into exile in Turkey, where he was
imprisoned from 184951, and finally released by the intervention of the U.S.,
which sent the U.S. Mississippi to bring him to London; later he came to the
U.S., residing in this country in 1951-52. He then returned to England and
remained there several years. In 1859 he went to Italy, where he organized an
Hungarian legion and rendered valiant service to the Italian liberators,
Mazzini and Garibaldi, qq.v. He lived in Italy the rest of his life, dying at
Turin, March 20, 1894, at the age of 91. On Feb. 18, 1852, Cincinnati Lodge
No. 133, Cincinnati, Ohio, received an extraordinary letter. It was a hand
written petition from Kossuth: "To the Worshipful Master, Wardens and Brethren
of Cincinnati Lodge No. 133 of Free and Accepted Masons. The petition of the
subscriber respectfully showeth that having long entertained a favorable
opinion of your ancient institution, he is desirous of being admitted a member
thereof if found worthy. Being an exile for liberty's sake, he has now no
fixed place of resi- proof of his membership. Kosciuszko dence, is now staying
at Cincinnati;
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August Friedrich F. von Kotzebue his age is 491/2 years, his occupation is to
restore his native land, Hungary, to its national independence, and to achieve
by community of action with other nations, civil and religious liberty in
Europe. Louis Kossuth." At the same time petitions were received from the
following members of his staff—Col. Count Gregory Bethlen, Peter A. Nagi, Paul
Hajnik, and Ulius Utosy Strasser. The petitions were made a case of emergency,
and the next day they were initiated (Feb. 19) and passed, and raised the
following day. Kossuth and his staff also became members of Cincinnati Chapter
No. 2, RA.M., according to Dr. James J. Tyler, historian of the Grand Lodge of
Ohio. On Feb. 28, 1852, Kossuth attended a meeting of Center Lodge No. 23,
Indianapolis, and addressed the lodge, followed by a visit to St. John's Lodge
No. 1 of Newark, N.J. On May 10, 1852 he addressed the Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts.
August Friedrich F. von Kotzebue (1761-1819) German author and
dramatist. He was the author of over 200 dramatic works including tragedies,
historical verse, dramas, comedies, and farces. In 1818 he wrote Der
Freimaurer (The Freemason), a play, at Leipsic. He was in Russian civil
service from 1781-90„ and later retired to Paris and Mainz to devote himself
to writing. On his return to Russia, he was arrested on political grounds and
taken to Siberia in 1800. He managed to win the favor of Paul I, q.v., and was
released in 1801. He became the director of the German theater in St.
Petersburg, but became unpopular through quarrels with Goethe, q.v., and his
attacks on the romantic school. He then edited several journals in Germany,
and was Russian consul general in Koningsberg, and political observer for
Russia in 1817. He was a member of the Royal Lodge of Three Axes. Stabbed to
death by a university student for ridiculing the Burschenschaft movement.
Walter E. Krafft Vice President of Continental Casualty Co.,
Chicago, from 1941. b. Sept. 15, 1890 in Chicago. Graduate Kent Coll. of Law,
1920. Has been with Continental since 1919, beginning as assistant to vice
president, and later secretary. Member of Austin Lodge No. 850, Chicago, Ill.
Shriner.
Kenneth Kramer Managing Editor of Business Week, New York City
since 1954. b. April 28, 1904 in Batesville, Ind. Graduate of DePauw U. in
1927. Edited newspapers in Ind. and Calif., and was Pacific coast editor of
the Wall Street Journal from 1930-34, and news editor of same at Washington,
1935-44. Became executive editor of Business Week in 1946. Member of
Batesville Lodge No. 668, Batesville, Ind.
Nelson G. Kraschel Governor of Iowa, 1937-38. b. Oct. 27, 1889 at
Macon, Ill. A live stock auctioneer from 1910, he has conducted sales in 22
states and Canada, selling more than 50 million dollars worth of agricultural
property. Was lieutenant governor of Iowa from 1933-37. Member of South Macon
Lodge No. 467, Macon, Ill.
Sydney M. Kraus Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. July 16, 1887 in Peru,
Ind. Graduate of U.S. Naval Academy in 1908. Received degrees in Miami Lodge
No. 67, Peru, Ind. on Sept. 3, 20, 23, 1915. Member of Peru Chapter No. 62,
RA.M., Peru, Ind.
Carl Christian F. Krause (17811832) German Philosopher and Masonic
author. b. May 6, 1781 in Eisenberg, Germany. Received Doctor of Philosophy
degree in 1801, and taught at U. of Jena until 1805, when he moved to Dresden,
where he remained until 1813. He sought to purify the German language, and
advocated a union of mankind to work toward a goal of universal development.
He also created the "all-in-God" philosophical system of pantheism—the
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Frederick C. Kroeger doctrine that God includes the world as apart, though not
the whole, of His being. He was initiated in the Lodge Archimedes in 1805. The
German craft at this time was only for the elect, the noble, the rich, and the
great, hence Masonic literature was scarce, poor, and usually incorrect.
Krause, an intelligent man, began to write the Masonic literature he could not
find. As orator of the Lodge of the Three Swords, he placed his ideas before
the lodge and they were well received. But when he proposed to put his ideas
into print, to make Freemasonry the germinating ground of a world order for
peace and prosperity, his Masonic superiors became frightened. When he did
publish his Three Oldest Documents of the Brotherhood of Freemasons, he ran
into Masonic grief. The three German grand lodges tried to buy his work to
destroy it, but failing in that he was expelled from Freemasonry and
persecuted by Freemasons for the rest of his life. Today, Krause stands as
perhaps the greatest gift of German Freemasonry to the Masonic world. His
progressive mind was ahead of his time. d. Sept. 27, 1832.
Sebastian S. Kresge Founder and president of the chain stores
bearing his name. b. July 31, 1867, in Bald Mount, Pa. Early in life he was a
bookkeeper in Scranton and salesman in Wilkes-Barre. He started in the 5 & 10¢
store with J. G. McCrory at Memphis in 1897. In 1912 the syndicate name was
changed to S. S. Kresge Co., Inc., of which he is chairman of the board. It
operates about 700 stores in U.S. and Canada. He is chairman of the board of
The Fair Dept. Store, Chicago. He is founder, sole donor, trustee and
treasurer of the Kresge Foundation, Detroit. Member of Palestine Lodge No.
357, Detroit, Mich.
Samuel H. Kress (1863-1955) Founder of S. H. Kress & Co.;
philanthropist. b. in 1863 in Cherryville, of a family that dates back to the
American Revolution. As a youth he worked in the stone quarries, studied
diligently, and at 17 obtained a teaching certificate. His first pedagogical
job was handling a class of 80 pupils of all ages for $25 a month, and walking
three miles each way to school. He then entered the retail mercantile business
at Nanticoke, Pa. in 1887. He went into the wholesale stationery business at
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. in 1890, and these developed into the present S. H. Kress &
Co., 5-10-250 stores in 29 states. He was the founder and president of the
Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Kress was unmarried. An avid art lover, he
acquired a collection of paintings and sculpture, particularly of the Italian
school, which was presented, virtually intact, to the National Gallery of Art
in Washington. In 1929 he gave the Italian government a large sum for the
restoration of a number of architectural treasures of that country. Many
American museums and art galleries have received valuable paintings and
sculpture from him. The Kress Foundation has dispensed millions to worthy
organizations and institutions. Mason. d. Sept 22, 1955.
Herbert F. Krimendahl President of Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. since
1948. b. in 1896 at Celina, Ohio. Began with Crampton Canneries at Celina in
1919, and was president from 1923-44. Served as vice president of Stokely
Foods, Inc. at Indianapolis, 1944-46, and became executive vice president of
Stokely-Van Camp in 1946; president in 1948, director in 1946, vice chairman
of board from 1956. President of National Canners Assn. in 1940. Member of
Celina Lodge No. 241, Celina, Ohio. Shriner.
Frederick C. Kroeger (1888-1944) Vice President of General Motors
Corp. from 1940. b. April 27, 1888 in Winona, Minn. Graduate of Purdue
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Nicolai Johan Lohmann Krog U. in 1911. Was a student engineer with General
Electric from 1911-13. Became chief engineer of Remey Electric Division of
General Motors, 1922, and general manager of same from 1929-40. He was general
manager of the Allison Division of General Motors from 1940. Mason. d. Aug.
10, 1944.
Nicolai Johan Lohmann Krog (1787-1856) Norwegian Secretary of
State for War. Was master of Lodge No. 1, St. Oland til den hvide Leopard
(1833-56) and first master of St. Andrew's Lodge Oscar at den flantmende
Stjerne (1841-44).
Haagen Andreas Magnus Krogh (1813-1863) Judge. The first master of
the Norwegian Steward's Lodge (1859-1863). A K. of C. of the Order of King
Charles XIII.
Glenn R. Krueger Vice President of General Mills from 1946. b.
Nov. 24, 1901 at Fenton, Iowa. Graduate of Hamline U. in 1924. Has been with
General Mills since 1925 as district sales manager, director of flour
merchandising, assistant general sales manager, general sales manager, and
general flour sales manager. Mason.
Walter Krueger General, U.S. Army. b. Jan. 26, 1881 in Faltow,
Germany. He served as an enlisted man from 1898-1901, when he was commissioned
a second lieutenant in the 30th Infantry, advancing through grades to
brigadier general in 1936, major general in 1939, lieutenant general in 1941,
general March 5, 1945, retiring in July, 1946. He served in the
Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection, Mexican border. In WWI he
served overseas as chief of staff of the A.E.F. Tank Corps. After the war he
served as instructor in various service schools. He was chief of the War Plans
Division of the War Department and member of the joint Army and Navy Board,
1936-38. His commands have included the 6th In-fantry, 16th Infantry, 2nd
Division, VIII Corps (1940-41), Third Army (1941-43), Sixth Army (in Southwest
Pacific including occupation of Japan). He is the author of From. Down, Under
to Nippon and The Story of the Sixth Army in World War II; and has translated
and published many military books from the German. Member of Hancock Lodge No.
311 at Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. since 1906. National Sojourner and Hero of '76.
Otto Kruger Actor in movies, radio, and television. b. 1885 in
Toledo, Ohio. Member of St. Cecile Lodge No. 568, New York City. He was
exalted in Corinthian Chapter No. 159, Brooklyn, Oct. 27, 1921; greeted in
Columbia Council No. 1, R. & S.M., N.Y.C., April 6, 1922; and knighted in
Ivanhoe Commandery No. 36, K.T. N.Y.C., March 30, 1922.
Wilmer Krusen (1869-1943) President of Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy and Science, 1927-41. b. May 18, 1869 in Richboro, Pa. Received M.D.
degree from Jefferson Medical Coll. (Philadelphia) in 1893. He began as a
pharmacy clerk in 1886, and became professor of gynecology at Temple U. in
1902. He was director of health of Philadelphia from 1916-28. Member of Olivet
Lodge No. 607, Philadelphia, receiving degrees on Jan. 23, Feb. 27, _and March
27, 1906. 33° AASR (NJ). d. Feb. 9, 1943.
Franz C. Kuhn (1872-1926) Chief Justice, Supreme Court of
Michigan, 1917-18. b. Feb. 8, 1872 in Detroit, Mich. Graduate of U. of
Michigan in 1893 and 1894. Practiced law at Mt. Clemens. He served as
prosecuting attorney, probate judge, and attorney general of Michigan. He was
on the state supreme court from 1912-19, when he retired to become president
of the Michigan Bell Telephone Co. Member of Mt. Clemens Lodge No. 6, Mt.
Clemens, Mich., receiving degrees on March 29, June 6, and July 24, 1917. d.
June 16, 1926.
42 Louis A. Kunzig William F. Kuhn (1849-1924) Neurologist; and
General Grand High Priest of the General Grand Chapter, R.A.M., 1921-24. b.
April 15, 1849 in Lyons, N.Y. He received an A.B. and A.M. from Wittenberg
Coll. (Springfield, Ohio) in 1875, and 1878, and an M.D. from Jefferson
Medical Coll. (Philadelphia) in 1884. He began medical practice at Kansas
City, Mo. in 1888. From 1905-09 he was superintendent of the state asylum for
the insane, and from 1900-05 was president of the Kansas City Coll. of
Pharmacy. He was a professor of psychiatry at the U. of Kansas School of
Medicine from 1904. Raised in Belle Center Lodge No. 347, Belle Center, Ohio,
April 30, 1877, he affiliated with Patmos Lodge No. 97, El Dorado, Kans.
serving as master three years. He was a charter member and first master of
York Lodge No. 563, Kansas City, Mo. He was grand orator of the Grand Lodge of
Missouri in 1893, and grand master in 1903. Exalted in Lafayette Chapter No.
60, R.A.M., Bellefontaine, Ohio in Feb., 1892, he affiliated with Orient
Chapter No. 102, Kansas City, Mo. in 1888, served as high priest in 1891, and
grand high priest of Missouri in 1897. He was elected general grand high
priest of the General Grand Chapter, R.A.M. at Asheville, N.C. in 1921. Dr.
Kuhn laid the foundation for the educational work of the General Grand Chapter
- and wrote much on Freemasonry. He was greeted in Hiram Council No. 1, R. &
S.M. in St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 1891, and became a charter member and first
master of Shekinah Council No. 24, Kansas City. In 1893 (two years after he
had received his degrees) he was made grand master of the Grand Council, R. &
S.M. of Missouri. He was the author of the arrangement of the Super Excellent
Master degree adopted at Indianapolis in 1912. Knighted in El Dorado
Commandery No. 19, K.T., El Dorado, Kans. on June 8, 1887, he was commander in
1888, affiliating with Oriental Corn-mandery No. 35, Kansas City in Oct.,
1889, and served as its commander in 1910. He was elected grand commander of
the Grand Commandery of Missouri in 1910. Received 32° AASR (SJ) in Kansas
City, Mo. and KCCH in Oct., 1923. He was first sovereign of Mary Conclave No.
5, Red Cross of Constantine at Kansas City, and was grand sovereign of the
Grand Imperial Council in 1902, receiving the Grand Cross of the order at
Boston in 1899. d. Sept. 1, 1924.
Elroy J. Kulas (1880-1952) President and Director of Midland Steel
Products Co., Cleveland, Ohio. b. March 21, 1880 in Cleveland. Director of
several railroads and corporations. Manufactured cartridge cases for Italian,
French, British, and U.S. governments in WWI. Member of Woodward Lodge No.
508, Cleveland, Ohio, receiving degrees on Sept. 24, Oct. 8, and Nov. 5, 1902.
32° AASR (NJ). d. May 14, 1952.
Louis A. Kunzig (1882-1956) Brigadier General, U.S. Army. b. Jan.
6, 1882 at Altoona, Pa. Graduate of U.S. Military Academy in 1905, where he
was a classmate of General Douglas McArthur, q.v. He served as secretary of
the Alaska Road Commission in charge of purchases; as colonel of the 11th
Infantry at Fort Benjamin Harrison near Indianapolis; commandant of Fort
Wayne, Detroit, and of Camp Blanding, Fla. After his retirement in 1944, he
was business manager of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, and from 1952
was executive director of the Scottish Rite in Detroit, Mich. He entered
Masonry early, becoming a member of Mountain Lodge No. 281, Altoona, Pa.
Received the 32° AASR at Detroit in 1918, and 33° in Sept., 1938. In 1954 he
was sovereign of St. Clement Conclave No. 39 of Red Cross of Constantine,
Detroit. While he was commandant at Fort Wayne, he placed a paper on the desk
of his adjutant to sign; it was a
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Egor Andrevich Kushelev Scottish Rite petition. His adjutant was Lieutenant
George E. Bushnell, q.v., who, since 1954 has been sovereign grand commander
of the Scottish Rite, Northern Jurisdiction! d. Aug. 7, 1956 on a Baltimore &
Ohio train en route to Washington, D.C.
Egor Andrevich Kushelev (17631826) Russian Lieutenant General, and
Senator. He was deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge Astrea, and while Count
Rgevussky, the grand master, was in Poland, Kushelev, as acting grand master,
made a report to Emperor Alexander I, q.v., on the state of Russian
Freemasonry (June, 1821). This report, undoubtedly, led to the edict of
Alexander against all Freemasonry on August 1, 1822, and forever killed
Freemasonry in Russia. Kushelev was a Mason of the old school; a very
religious man and an extreme conservative. His Masonic ideal was the Swedish
system, as originally introduced into Russia in the 18th century. When elected
deputy grand master in 1820, he attempted to restore the old rules and
doctrines as he saw them, but was opposed by other members. As a result, he
recommended to the emperor that Masonry come under closer control of the
government or be permanently closed. The emperor closed it! Mikhail
Ilarionovich Kutuzov (1745-1813) Prince of Smolensk and Russian Field Marshal.
b. in St. Petersburg. He served in Poland from 1764-69, and against the Turks
in 177072 and 1811-12. He was ambassador at Constantinople, governor of
Finland, and governor of St. Petersburg. He commanded an army in the wars
against Napoleon (1805-12), and was defeated at Austerlitz. He was
commander-in-chief against both the French and the Turks. He was one of the
leading Russian Freemasons of the time.
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Herbert W. Ladd (1843-?) Governor of Rhode Island, 1889-92. b. Oct. 15, 1843
in New Bedford, Mass. In dry goods business most of his life, forming firm of
Ladd & Davis at Providence which later became The H. W. Ladd Co. In 1891 he
presented a fully equipped astronomy observatory to Brown U. Member of Eureka
Lodge, New Bedford, Mass. Suspended Aug. 6, 1880. Deceased.
Carl Laemmle (1867-1939) Motion picture executive. b. Jan. 17,
1867 in Laupheim, Germany, coming to U.S. in 1884. He was a clerk in New York
and Chicago, and became manager of the Continental Clothing House at Oshkosh,
Wis. In 1906 he opened a moving picture theatre in Chicago, founding the
Laemmle Film Service the same year. He was president of Universal Pictures
Corp. until 1936. Member of Pacific Lodge No. 233, New York City, and of the
"233 Club" (Masonic) of Hollywood, Calif. d. Sept. 24, 1939.
Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) French statesman and officer;
hero of the American Revolution. His name in full was Marie Joseph Paul Yves
Roch Gilbert de Motier. b. Sept. 6, 1757 in the family castle "Chavaniac" at
Auvergne, France. His father, a soldier, had died at the Battle of Minden a
few weeks before his birth, and his mother died in 1770, leaving him a vast
estate. He refused a prominent position in the French court to become a
soldier in 1771. He withdrew from the service in 1776, outfitted his own ship,
Victoire, and sailed with 15 other young adventurers, including Baron de Kalb,
q.v., tofight with the American colonists against England. At first their
services were refused by congress, but noting Lafayette's full pocketbook,
connections at the French court, and his offer to serve without pay, he was
commissioned a major general in the Continental Army on July 31, 1777. He
became an intimate associate of Washington. At Brandywine he was severely
wounded while rallying the American forces from a retreat. He was appointed to
lead an expedition to invade Canada, but the plan was never carried out, for
lack of funds. He was with Washington at Valley Forge; served on the court
martial that tried Major Andre; stationed at Tappan, N.Y.; served in Virginia;
and was at the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender of Cornwallis. In 1778-80
he was on furlough in France to assist Franklin in obtaining financial aid
from France for the colonists. Lafayette returned to France in Dec. 1781,
almost as soon as the war had been won. He was now the hero of two nations,
both America and France. He became a member of the French national assembly in
1789, where he showed his liberal sympathies. He was instrumental in bringing
about the adoption of the present French tri-colored flag, and a founder of
the Club of the Feuillants, the conservative liberals who sought to establish
a constitutional monarchy in 1780. He commanded an army in the war with
Austria, but when he opposed further advance of the Jacobites, he was declared
a traitor by the national assembly. He fled to Flanders and was imprisoned by
the Austrians from 1792-97. His flight probably saved his life as his compa-
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Laffoon triots were executed during his imprisonment. He returned to France in
1799, but took no part in politics, being opposed to Napoleon's policies. He
was a member of the chamber of deputies in 1815, 1818-24, and a leader of the
oposition from 1825-30. He commanded the national guard in the revolution of
1830. He returned to America for his first visit of five months in 1784. It
was on this visit that he presented Washington the Masonic apron made by
Madame Lafayette. It is now in the possession of the Grand Lodge of Pa. He
returned again in 1824-25, at the invitation of a grateful congress, which had
voted him $200,000. This time he toured all the 25 states and received more
Masonic honors than any Freemason before or since. From Maine to Georgia, and
Missouri to Louisiana, lodges, chapters, councils, commanderies, scottish rite
and grand lodges vied with each other in conferring honorary degrees,
citations, gifts and memberships. Strangely enough, it is not known where or
when he received his degrees. Some say it was in an army lodge in Morristown,
N.J. Others feel it was in the winter of 1777 at Valley Forge. In addressing
the Grand Lodge of Tennessee on May 4, 1825, Lafayette, himself, stated that
he was initiated before he ever came to America. He would have been under 21,
but at that time "Lewis" Masons (under age) were being raised in France. A
Spanish Masonic history states that he was a member of Loge La Candeur of
Paris, founded in 1775. A French Masonic history says his name is among the
lists of members of Loge Contrat Social of Paris between the years 1773 and
1791. He received the chapter degrees in Jerusalem Chapter No. 8, R.A.M., New
York City, Sept. 12, 1824. His son, George Washington Lafayette, received them
in the same chapter four days earlier. He was knighted in Morton Commandery
No. 4, K.T. in joint conclave with Colum- bian Commandery No. 1 of N.Y.C. He
received the Scottish Rite degrees in the Cerneau Supreme Council of N.Y., and
was made 33° and honorary grand commander of that body. The Supreme Council of
France AASR elected him a member, Nov. 21, 1830. More than 75 Masonic bodies
in the U.S. have been named after him, including 39 lodges, 18 chapters, 4
councils, 4 commanderies, and 7 Scottish rite bodies. d. May 20, 1834.
Ruby Laffoon (1869-1941) Governor of Kentucky, 1931-35. b. Jan.
15, 1869 at Madisonville, Ky. Began practice of law at Madisonville in 1892.
He served terms as county attorney and circuit judge. Member and past master
of Madisonville Lodge No. 143, Madisonville, Ky. d. May 1, 1941.
Robert M. La Follette (1855-1925) Governor of Wisconsin,
1901-1905, and U.S. Senator, 1905-1929. b. June 14, 1855 in Primrose, Wis.
Graduate of U. of Wisconsin in 1879, he was admitted to the bar in 1880. He
was U.S. congressman from the 3rd Wis. dist. to the 49th through 51st
congresses (1885-91). He resigned his governorship in 1905 to become U.S.
senator, although he had been elected as governor for term of 1905-07. In 1904
he led the movement to nominate all candidates by direct vote. He is
represented in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capital. He became a member of
Madison Lodge No. 5, in 1894; Madison Chapter No. 4, R.A.M. in 1895 and Robert
McCoy Commandery No. 3, K.T., in 1897, all of Madison, Wis. Received 32° AASR
in Wisconsin Consistory on April 10, 1902. Member of Tripoli Shrine Temple of
Milwaukee. d. June 18, 1925.
Henri Lafontaine (1854-1943) Belgian Senator and recipient of
Nobel Peace Prize in 1913. A lawyer and politician, he was senator in 1895. He
was a strong advocate of international arbitration and of the Permanent
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Simon Lake Court of International Justice: The bulletin of the International
Masonic Congress of 1917 lists him as a Freemason.
Fiorello H. La Guardia (1882-1947) U.S. Congressman and Mayor of
New York City. b. Dec. 11, 1882 in New York City. Graduate of New York U. in
1910. He was with the American consulate in Budapest, Hungary and Trieste,
Austria, 1901-04, and at Fiume, Hungary, 1904-06. From 1907-10 he was an
interpreter at Ellis Island, N.Y. He began law practice in 1910 in New York
City. A member of the 65th and 66th U.S. congresses (191719) and 68-72nd
congresses (1923-33). La Guardia served three terms as mayor of New York City,
from 193445. In 1946 he was special U.S. ambassador to Brazil, and director
general of the UNRRA the same year. In WWI he was in the U.S. Air Service,
achieving the rank of major. He commanded the 8th Centre Aviation School and
was attached to night and day bombing squadrons on the Italian front. He was
raised in Garibaldi Lodge No. 542, N.Y.C. in 1913, and received a life
membership in that lodge on Oct. 17, 1933. d. Sept. 20, 1947.
Guido Laj (?-1948) Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Italy
immediately following WWII. Dr. Laj was selected by the Allied governments to
be vice mayor of Rome when they occupied it. It was largely through his
efforts that the Italian Freemasons were once again able to start work after
years of persecution under Mussolini. The officers of the old grand lodge,
which had been dissolved in 1925, had suffered heavily. Only 16 of the 22 were
alive. Some had undergone imprisonment, banishment, and even death. Dr. Laj
was elected grand master on Nov. 18, 1945. d. Nov. 1948.
Everett T. Lake (1871-1948) Governor of Connecticut, 1921-22. b.
Feb.8, 1871 in Woodstock, Conn. Graduate of Harvard in 1892. President of
Hartford Lumber Co. 1900-39; he had been with the concern since 1893. He
served terms in both houses of the state legislature and was lieutenant
governor in 1907-08. Received the degrees in Feb., 1907 in St. Johns Lodge No.
4, Hartford, Conn. Suspended NPD in 1939. d. Sept. 16, 1948.
Gerard, 1st Viscount Lake (17441808) British general. He served in
Germany, 1760-62, and fought against the American colonists in the Revolution
in 1781. He was in the Low Countries in 1793-94. He received the surrender of
the French at Cloone, and in 1800-03 was commander-in-chief in India. In India
he took Delhi and Agra; won the battles of Laswari and Farrukhabad. He was
created baron in 1804 and viscount in 1807. He joined the Prince of Wales
Lodge No. 259, London, on Aug. 28, 1787.
Simon Lake (1866-1945) American naval architect, who in 1897 built
the Argonaut, the first submarine to operate successfully in the open sea. b.
Sept. 4, 1866, in Pleasantville, N.J. He was the inventor of even keel type of
submarine torpedo boats, building the first experimental boat in 1894. He
designed and built many submarine torpedo boats for the U.S. as well as
foreign countries. He spent several years in Russia, Germany, and England,
designing, building, and acting in an advisory capacity in submarine
construction. He also invented a submarine apparatus for locating and
recovering sunken vessels, and another for pearl and sponge fishing, as well
as a heavy oil internal combustion engine for marine purposes. He was
president of The Lake Submarine Co., Lake Engineering Co., Merchant Submarine
Co., Sale Submarine Salvage Corp., Lake Torpedo Boat Co., and Industrial
Submarine Corp. Initiated in Monmouth Lodge No. 172, Atlantic Highlands, N.J.
and affiliated
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Joseph Jerome de Lalande with Ansantawae Lodge No. 89, Milford, Conn. on Nov.
18, 1910. d. June
23,
1945.
Joseph Jerome de Lalande (17321807) French astronomer. Member of
the Royal Academy of Sciences; he wrote Histoire Celeste Francaise in 1801,
which cataloged nearly 50,000 stars. He was sent to Berlin by the French
Academy in 1751 to determine the moon's parallax. He was director of the Paris
observatory from 1768, and worked on the planetary theory, improving the
planetary tables of Halley and others. In 1769 he instituted the lodge Des
Sciences, and is credited as a founder of the lodge Des Neuf Soeurs.
DietrickLamade (1859-1938) Founder and publisher of Grit, the
national weekly small town newspaper. b. Feb. 6, 1859 in Goelshausen, Baden,
Germany. He was brought to the U.S. in 1867, and educated in the public
schools. He learned the printer's trade, and in 1884 founded the Grit
Publishing Co. His sons, George R. and Howard J., qq.v., have carried on the
newspaper. Member of Ivy Lodge No. 397, Williamsport, Pa., receiving degrees
on April 4, May 2, and June 16, 1893. Served as master in 1900. Dietrick
Lamade Lodge No. 755, Williamsport, is named in his honor. d. Oct. 9, 1938.
George R. Lamade Publisher of Grit, the weekly small town
newspaper established by his father, Die-trick Lamade, q.v., in 1884. b. April
24,
1894 in Williamsport, Pa. Studied journalism at U. of Missouri and Columbia U.
He left the U. of Missouri in Dec. 1916 and volunteered in the French Army. In
1918 he was commissioned 1st lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served with the
A.E.F. until 1919. He then joined his father in the Grit Publishing Co.,
becoming vice president in 1922, general manager in 1936, and president since
1938.
Received degrees in Ivy Lodge No. 397, Williamsport, Pa. on Sept.
5 and Sept. 7, 1916 at age of 22. Withdrew June 3, 1947 to affiliate with
Dietrick Lamade Lodge No. 755, Williamsport, named in honor of his father. 33°
AASR (NJ).
Howard J. Lamade Vice President and Director of Grit, the weekly
small town newspaper established by his father, Dietrick Lamade, q.v.
Chemistry graduate of Pennsylvania State U. in 1913, and journalism graduate
of U. of Missouri in 1913. Has been with Grit Publishing Co. since 1913,
starting as a clerk. Has been secretary, vice president, and director since
1920. Chairman of board of Williamsport Hotels Co. since 1954. Received
degrees in Ivy Lodge No. 397, Williamsport, Pa. on Sept. 5 and Dec. 26, 1912
at age of 21. Withdrew on June 3, 1947 to become member of Dietrick Lamade
Lodge No. 755, Williamsport, named in honor of his father. 33° AASR (NJ).
Gregorio A. Lamadrid (1795-1857) Argentine soldier and patroit,
noted for his bravery as adjutant to General San Martin, q.v. He took part in
the Peruvian wars of liberation and later commanded a cavalry division under
General Urquiza, q.v., at the battle of Monte Caseros, when the tyrant Rosas
was defeated in 1852. Mason.
Joseph R. Lamar (1857-1916) Justice of U.S. Supreme Court,
1910-16. b. Oct. 14, 1857 in Ruckersville, Ga. Graduate of Bethany Coll.
(W.Va.) in 1877. Admitted to the bar in 1878, he practiced at Augusta until
1903. Served in Georgia lower house, 188689, and in 1896 was commissioned to
codify the state laws. He served as justice of the supreme court of Georgia
from 1901-05. His original lodge is not known, but he affiliated with Webb
Lodge No. 166, Augusta, Oct. 16, 1882, serving as junior warden in
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William P. Lambertson
1883-84 and senior warden in 1885. He was exalted in Augusta Chapter No. 2,
R.A.M., Augusta, Ga., July 7, 1886, and knighted in Georgia Commandery No. 1,
K.T., Oct. 21, 1886. d. Jan. 1, 1916.
Mirabeau Bonaparte Lamar (17981859) Second President of Republic
of Texas, 1838-41. b. Aug. 16, 1798 in Warren Co., Ga. As president of the
republic, he rendered great service in behalf of the cause of education in
Texas. He emphasized the importance of securing and setting apart a large
amount of public lands for the support of public schools and universities. In
1828 he established the Columbus Independent in Ga. He emigrated to Texas in
1835, and was an active member of the revolutionary party. At San Jacinto he
commanded a mounted company and led a charge that broke the Mexican line. He
was commissioned major general, and later appointed attorney general in
cabinet of Governor Smith. He became secretary of war, and in 1836 was the
first vice president of the republic. While president, the independence of
Texas was recognized by the principal powers of Europe. In the Mexican War, he
joined Gen. Zachary Taylor's army at Matamoras and took an active part in the
battle of Monterrey. In July, 1857, he was appointed U.S. minister to
Argentina, but did not assume his post. In 1857 he was made resident minister
to Nicaragua and Costa Rica, holding this position until 1859. He received his
Entered Apprentice degree in Georgia (probably Columbus). On July 9, 1840 he
was made a Fellowcraft in Harmony Lodge No. 6 of Galveston, and a Master
Mason, July 21, 1840. At this time he was serving as president. The lodge
still has the records of these meetings. d. Dec. 19, 1859.
Roland 0. Lamb (1850-1921) President of John Hancock Life
Insurance Co., 1909-21. b. Dec. 20, 1850 in Beverly, Mass. He was a bookkeeper
in a manufacturing house for five years, and in 1872 went with the John
Hancock Co. as bookkeeper. He was sucessively chief clerk, secretary, vice
president, and director. Also director of Mass. Fire and Marine Insurance Co.
and Northeast Power Co. Initiated in Charity Lodge, Cambridge, Mass. and
affiliated with Columbian Lodge, Boston on Jan. 5, 1905. Past commander of
DeMolay Commandery, K.T. d. Nov. 14, 1921.
Princess Lamballe ( 1 7 4 9 -1 7 9 2 ) French noblewoman whose
name was Marie Therese Louise de SavoieCarignan before her marriage to Prince
de Lamballe. A personal friend of Marie Antoinette. She was an early member of
French Adoptive Masonry which was given quasi-Masonic recognition by the Grand
Orient of France. It was established by a fete d' adoption given by the Lodge
of Candour under the Grand Orient in an impressive ceremony attended by the
elite of French society, March 25, 1775. In 1780 a lodge of adoption was
formed and attached to the Lodge of Social Contract (a regular lodge), and
Princess Lamballe became the first grand mistress. The grand master of the
lodge at this time was the Roman Catholic Abbe Bertolio, q.v. Among the
initiates of this lodge were the Viscountess of Alfrey, the Viscountess of
Narbonne and the Countess of Maine. Princess Lamballe was imprisoned in 1792.
She refused to subscribe to the oath against the monarchy and was torn to
pieces by a mob when she left the courthouse on Sept. 3, 1792.
Louis Lambert (see under Patrick S. Gilmore).
William P. Lambertson (1880-1957) U.S. Congressman, 71st through
78th Congresses (1929-45) from 1st Kansas dist. b. March 23, 1880 in Fairview,
Kans. Engaged in farming since his
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Frederick J. Lamborn youth. He was a member of the Kansas state legislature
between 1909-21, being speaker of the house two times. He was in the state
senate for two terms. Member of Sabetha Lodge No. 162, Sabetha, Kans.; Mt.
Horeb Chapter No. 43, R.A.M. and Hiawatha Commandery No. 13, K.T. at Hiawatha
and 32° AASR (SJ) at Topeka. d. Oct. 26, 1957.
Frederick J. Lamborn Vice President and General Manager of Dodge
Division of Chrysler Corp. b. Oct. 30, 1888 in Springfield, Ohio. He began as
a machinist apprentice in 1902 and has been with Dodge Bros. Corp. since 1911,
successively as foreman, general foreman, master mechanic, assistant factory
manager, production manager, works manager. He was vice president in charge of
manufacturing from 1936-43; vice president and general manager since 1943.
Also director of Dodge Bros. Corp. Member of Friendship Lodge No. 417,
Detroit, receiving degrees on Jan. 15, Jan. 30 and Feb. 27, 1914. Became life
member of the lodge on Dec. 10, 1954. 32° AASR (NJ) and Shriner.
Uel W. Lamkin (1877-1956) President of Northwest Missouri State
Teachers College, Maryville, Mo., 1921-46. b. Jan. 18, 1877 at California, Mo.
He served as teacher, principal, and county superintendent of schools in Mo.,
and from 1916-18 was state superintendent of public schools. He was president
of the Missouri State Teachers' Assn. in 1912-13, president of the National
Education Association in 1928-29, and secretary general of the World
Federation Education Assn. from 1935-41. Received degrees in Clinton Lodge No.
548, Clinton, Mo. on March 8, 22 and May 10, 1901. Affiliated with Nodaway
Lodge No. 470, Maryville, Mo. on Oct. 10, 1923. d. Sept. 16, 1956.
John Dominique La Mothe (18681928) Protestant Episcopal Bishop. b.
June 8, 1868 in Ramsey, Isle of Man. Graduate of Theological
Seminary of Va. and St. John's Coll. (Md.). Ordained deacon in 1894, and
priest in 1895; he served churches in Hamilton, Va., Washington, D.C., St.
Joseph, Mo., New Orleans, La., and Baltimore, Md. He was consecrated bishop of
the missionary jurisdiction of Honolulu on June 29, 1921. Mason. d. Oct. 25,
1928.
Dinwiddie Lampton President of American Life and Accident
Insurance Co. from 1913. b. April 21, 1885 at Springfield, Ky. He was with
Prudential Life from 1906-10, organizing Union Life Insurance Co. in the
latter year, and merging it with American Life & Accident. He purchased the
assets of Kentucky State Life Co. in 1930. Mason, Shriner and member of Red
Cross of Constantine. Member of Shibboleth Lodge No. 750, Louisville, Ky.,
receiving degrees on Jan. 1, Feb. 19 and March 19, 1907. Lodge changed name to
Harry R. Kendall Lodge No. 750 on Oct. 21, 1952.
Frank S. Land Founder of Order of DeMolay in 1919 and Secretary
General of same since that date. b. June 21, 1890 in Kansas City, Mo. From
1910-14 he was a merchant, and from 1914-20 was secretary of social service
for the Kansas City Scottish Rite bodies. When ten years old, he -conducted a
Sunday school class of 300 and was known as the "Boy preacher." In 1927 he
founded the Young Men's Civic Forum International, and in 1930 was co-founder
of Metro Clubs. He is a director of the Columbia National Bank, Kansas City;
member of executive committee, National Security Commission, Washington;
member of American Advisory Council, Yenching U., Peiping, China; and member
of the National Youth Week Committee for U.S. He was raised in Ivanhoe Lodge
No. 446, Kansas City, June 29, 1912; exalted in Kansas City Chapter No. 28,
R.A.M., Oct. 25, 1912. In 1951 he re-
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Joseph Lone ceived the first international gold "Royal Arch Medal" from the
General Grand Chapter for his work in the humanities. Greeted in Shekinah
Council No. 24, R. & S.M., Dec. 30, 1912, and affiliated with Kansas City
Council No. 45, Sept. 11, 1944; knighted in Kansas City Commandery No. 10, K.T.,
Jan. 2, 1913. Received 32° AASR (SJ) in Kansas City on Nov. 14, 1912,
coroneted 33° Oct. 25, 1925, and received Grand Cross of Court of Honor, Oct.
18, 1955. Admitted to Mary Conclave No. 5, Red Cross of Constantine April 20,
1946, served as sovereign in 1950; Past potentate of Ararat Shrine Temple,
Kansas City, and Imperial potentate of the Shrine in 1954-55. d. Nov. 8, 1959.
Howe S. Landers (1885-1943) President of Metropolitan Casualty
Insurance Co., N.Y. from 1932. b. Oct. 17, 1885 in Martinsville, Ind. Graduate
of DePauw U. and Indiana Law School. Admitted to Indiana bar in 1908. Served
as attorney for bank and insurance companies. Became vice president and
general counsel of Metropolitan Co. in 1931. He was also president and
director of many other corporations. Mason. d. March 15, 1943.
Gerald W. Landis U.S. Congressman to 76th through 80th Congresses
(1939-49) from 7th Ind. dist. b. Feb. 23, 1895 in Bloomfield, Ind. Graduate of
Indiana U. Member of Linton Lodge No. 560, Linton, Ind., receiving degrees in
1917. 32° AASR (NJ) at Evansville, Ind.
Alfred M. Landon Governor of Kansas, 1933-37, and Republican
presidential nominee in 1936. b. Sept. 9, 1887 in West Middlesex, Pa. Graduate
of U. of Kansas in 1908. He was a bookkeeper in bank at Independence, Kansas
until 1912, and since that date has been an oil producer. Served as 1st
lieutenant in Chemical Warfare Service in WWI. Member of Pan- American
Conference at Lima, Peru in 1938. Was raised in Fortitude Lodge No. 107 in
1909; member of Keystone Chapter No. 22, R.A.M.; Independence Council No. 15,
R. & S. M.; St. Bernard Commandery No. 10, K.T., all of Independence. Received
32° AASR (SJ) at Fort Scott, Nov. 21, 1928; member of Mirza Shrine Temple,
Pittsburg, Kansas, and Pittsburg Court No. 95, Royal Order of Jesters.
Edward H. Lane Furniture manufacturer. b. July 4, 1891 in
Newcastle, Va. He established the Standard Red Cedar Chest Co. (now Lane Co.,
Inc.) at Altavista, Va. in 1912, and was president from 1922-56; presently
chairman of the board. In 1951 he was elected "Man of the Year" by the
furniture manufacturing industry. Raised Feb. 18, 1929 in Campbell Lodge No.
316, Altavista, Va.
John Lane (1843-1899) English Masonic writer. He was initiated,
Sept. 10, 1878, in Jordan Lodge No. 1402, Torquay, England, and was master in
1882. It is said that he seldom missed a meeting. Known as the "Statistician
of the Masonic Fraternity," he is recognized for his Masonic Records, 17171886
published in 1886. It contained the particulars of every lodge warranted by
the Grand Lodge of England from 1717 to date. He also published A Handy Book
and Centenary Warrants and Jewels. He furnished many articles on Masonry to
magazines and publications including the Quatuor Coronati Lodge. d. Dec. 30,
1899.
Joseph Lane (1801-1881) Major General of Mexican War; Territorial
Governor of Oregon and U.S. Senator from Oregon. b. Dec. 14, 1801 in Buncombe
Co., N.C. He moved with his parents to Henderson Co., Ky. in 1804, and then to
Warwick Co., Ind. in 1816. For several years he was a clerk in a mercantile
house. He served in the Indiana state legislature from
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T. Laney, Jr.
1822-46, when he enlisted as a private in the Indiana volunteers
for the Mexican War. He subsequently was made colonel, brigadier general, and
major general, the latter for gallantry at Huamantla. He took Matamoras,
captured Orizaba, and fought Jarata at Tchualtaplan, becoming known as the
"Marion of the Mexican Army." At the conclusion of the war he was appointed
governor of Oregon Territory (1849-50) by Polk. From 185157 he was U.S.
congressman from that territory. In 1853 he commanded the settlers in the
campaign against the Rogue Indians and defeated them at the Battle of Table
Rock. Upon the admission of Oregon as a state, he became a U.S. senator,
serving from 1859-61. In 1860 he was nominated for vice president on the
Breckinridge ticket. His defeat ended his political career and he passed his
old age in obscurity and poverty. Member of Center Lodge No. 23, Indianapolis,
Ind. d. April 19, 1881.
Ben T. Laney, Jr. Governor of Arkansas, 1945-49. b. Nov. 25, 1896
near Smackover, Ark. Now owns and operates a plantation near Magnolia, Ark.
Mayor of Camden, Ark. from 1935-39. Raised July 17, 1920 in Garland Lodge No.
354, Elliott, Ark. and when the lodge merged with Camden Lodge No. 11 of
Camden in 1941, he became a member of that lodge. He addressed his lodge in
1943 on "The duties a Mason owes his Lodge." He attended grand lodge in Nov.,
1944 between the time he was elected governor and inaugurated, to nominate C.
Allen Clift for office of grand junior deacon.
Chester H. Lang Vice President of General Electric Co. since 1941.
b. Jan. 12, 1893 in Erie, Pa. Graduate of U. of Michigan in 1915. Began with
General Electric in 1919 as a traveling auditor, and later became assistant
manager of publicity, comptroller of budget, advertising manager, managerof
sales. Now in charge of public relations. Served as 1st lieutenant in 129th
Field Artillery, 35th Division, 1917-19. Mason.
Ossian Lang (1868-1945) Arthur of History of Freemasonry in. New
York. b. in Bradford, England. He was a teacher, newspaperman and lecturer.
Served as superintendent of schools in Buffalo, N.Y. He was raised in Hiawatha
Lodge No. 434, Mount Vernon, N.Y., May 19, 1902, and later affiliated with
John Steward Lodge No. 871, Mount Vernon, N.Y. d. Sept. 11, 1945.
John Langdon (1741-1819) Constitution signer; Governor of New
Hampshire; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. b. June 25, 1741 in Portsmouth,
N.H., a brother of Woodbury Langdon, q.v. A successful merchant. Was delegate
to the Continental Congress in 1775-76. He outfitted a regiment from his own
personal funds and was with it at Battle of Bennington when it defeated the
Hessians. From 1783 he was repeatedly a member of the legislature and a
delegate to Continental Congress. In March, 1788, he became governor of N.H.
and was elected U.S. senator in 1789, holding that office until 1801. He
declined the office of secretary of the Navy, and also the nomination for vice
president on the Republican ticket. He was governor of N.H. again from
1805-12, with the exception of two years. He is referred to as a Mason, but
his Masonic record has not been definitely traced. It probably would have been
in St. John's Lodge No. 1 of Portsmouth where his brother Woodbury held
membership. d. Sept. 18, 1819. Definitely not a member.
Woodbury Langdon (1739-1805) Delegate to Continental Congress, and
judge of supreme court of New Hampshire. b. in 1739 in Portsmouth, N.H. He was
the brother of John Langdon, the constitution signer. He received a public
school education
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Nathaniel P. Langford and engaged in mercantile pursuits. Active in
pre-Revolutionary movements. He was a delegate from N.H. to the congress of
1779-80, and member of the executive council in 178184. He was judge of the
supreme court of N.H. in 1782, and again from 1786-90. A member of St. John's
Lodge No. 1, Portsmouth, he was initiated Feb. 10, 1761. d. Jan. 13, 1805.
Baroness Chanowsky de Langendorf A member of a woman's auxiliary
lodge. According to the records of the Lodge Sincerite, held at Klattau,
Bohemia, the charter of which was recalled in Sept., 1789, a woman's lodge was
formed as an auxiliary, the membership of which was confined to the wives of
the members of the parent lodge. An exception to this rule was made in favor
of the baroness, who was described as "the most honest, virtuous and fairest
lady." This female lodge worked under the name of the "Three Crowned Hearts,"
but with the exception of its by-laws, no records of any kind remain. A Master
Mason managed the lodge as its master, the office of treasurer also being
filled by a man. The by-laws stipulated that the members should be
"God-fearing, humble, discreet, modest, honest, of righteous heart, obliging
as well as charitably inclined towards the poor." It led to the downfall of
the parent lodge whose members were mainly army officers of the Prince Coburg
Regiment of the Dragoons.
Nathaniel P. Langford (1832-1911) First Superintendent of
Yellowstone National Park and organizer of the vigilante movement in the West.
b. Aug. 9, 1832 in Westmoreland, N.Y. Lived at St. Paul, Minn., but left there
in June, 1862 for the Oregon gold fields with the James L. Fisk expedition. En
route, he and two other Masons went through the ceremony of opening and
closing a Masonic lodge on the summit of the Rocky Mountains at a point some
20 miles west of the present capital of Montana. The occasion is commemorated
by a painting in the Masonic library building in Helena. Arriving at Gold
Creek, the point of the first discovery of gold in what became Montana,
Langford went to Bannack, and thence to Virginia City. In the turbulent mining
camps of Bannack, he lived a perilous life, being an advocate of public peace
and security. He was the leader in the vigilante movement which established
respect for law and order and in his Vigilante Days and Ways (1890) he relates
how the Craft had a hand in this movement. He conducted the first Masonic
funeral in Bannack, Nov. 13, 1862. Observing that there were 76 Freemasons
present on the occasion he secured a dispensation for a lodge there, but by
the time it had arrived, most of the inhabitants had gone to the great strike
at Virginia City. He was one of the Washburn party of 1870 that discovered the
geysers of Yellowstone Park, and he led in the work which resulted in the
dedication of the park, serving as its first superintendent from 1872-77.
Washburn, q.v., was a Mason and at the time of the expedition, Langford was
grand master of Montana. Also with them was Cornelius Hedges, the deputy grand
master, who later became grand master, and grand secretary for 36 years.
Hedges, q.v., became known as the "father" of the national parks. Langford was
appointed U.S. revenue collector on the creation of the Territory of Montana
in 1864. President Johnson named him as governor of the territory in Jan.
1869, but as the senate was feuding with Johnson, it refused to confirm any of
his appointments. Langford later became national bank examiner for the Pacific
Coast (1872-84). He returned to St. Paul before his death. He was a member of
Pacific Lodge No. 10, St. Paul, Minn., and later affiliated with Helena Lodge
No. 3, Helena, Montana, serving as its second master in 1867. He
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Samuel W. T. Lanham participated in forming the Grand Lodge of Montana in
Jan., 1866, and was its first grand historian. Elected senior warden in 1868,
he was grand master in 1869-70. It appears that he received the chapter
degrees, including Most Excellent Master, in Minn., but was exalted in
Virginia City Royal Arch Chapter, U.D. d. 1911.
Samuel W. T. Lanham (1846-1908) Governor of Texas, 1903-07. b.
July 4, 1846 in Spartanburg, S.C. He entered the Confederate Army as a boy and
served in the 3rd South Carolina regiment. In 1866 he moved to Texas, and was
admitted to the bar in 1869. From 1883-93 and 1895-1903 he was U.S.
congressman from the 8th Texas dist. Member of Phoenix Lodge No. 275,
Weatherford, Texas. d. 1908.
Harris Laning (1873-1941) Full Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. Oct. 11,
1873 at Petersburg, Ill. Graduate of U.S. Naval Academy in 1895. Advanced
through grades from ensign in 1891 to vice admiral in 1933, and admiral in
1935, retiring in 1937. In 1912 he was captain of the U.S. rifle team, winning
first place in the Olympic Games at Stockholm. Saw service in the
Spanish-American War, Philippine Campaign, China Relief Expedition, Mexican
Campaign, Dominican Campaign, and WWI. He commanded the U.S.S. Panay in the
Philippines. His many tours of sea duty were punctuated with service as an
instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy. He was navigation officer of the U.S.S.
Nebraska in a cruise around the world, 1907-10. Chief of staff of the
destroyer force, U.S. Fleet, 1919-21; commanded the U.S.S. Pennsylvania, U.S.
Naval Training Station, San Diego; chief of staff, U.S. Battle Fleet;
commander of Battleship Division Two; president of U.S. Naval War College
(1930-33); commander of cruisers, U.S. Fleet (1933-35); commander Battle Force
(1935-36). Member of Clinton Lodge No. 19, Petersburg, Ill. d. Feb. 2, 1941.
Menalcus Lankford (1883-1937) U.S. Congressman to 71st and 72nd
Congresses (1929-32) from 2nd Va. dist. b. March 14, 1883 at Southhampton Co.,
Va. Graduate of U. of Richmond in 1904 and 1906. Admitted to the bar in 1906,
and practiced at Norfolk. Referee in bankruptcy, Eastern Va. dist. from 1933.
Mason. d. Dec. 27, 1937.
Dick Latta Lansden (1869-1924) Chief Justice, Supreme Court of
Tennessee from 1918. b. May 15, 1869 at Bakers Cross Roads, Tenn. Admitted to
the bar in 1893, and practiced at Sparta, from 1893-97, and Crossville,
18971902. Was Justice of supreme court of Tennessee from 1910. Affiliated with
Sparta Lodge No. 99, Sparta, Tenn. in 1896 and in good standing at time of
death on Aug. 9, 1896.
Sergei Stepanovich Lanskoy (17871862) When the Directorial Lodge
Vladimir split into two grand lodges in 1817, he was deputy grand master of
the Grand Lodge Provincial of Russia. The grand master at time of the split
was Count Vielgorsky, q.v. Lanskoy was the one who received the edict of
Alexander I, q.v., to close all the lodges of his grand lodge. He later became
minister of interior affairs in the reign of Alexander II, q.v.
Fred M. Lanter Aviator and directorof CAA Aeronautical Center
since 1948. b. June 21, 1900 at Portland, Ind. Was with the U.S. Army Flying
School at San Antonio in 1926-27. In turn was a cost accountant, production
manager and shop superintendent of Fall Creek Mfg, Co., 1922-26. From 1927-29
he was an instructor with Capitol Airways, Inc. From 1929-38 he was an
inspector with aeronautics branch of department of Commerce; chief inspector
of the CAA from 193842; regional administrator of CAA. Member of Brownsburg
Lodge No. 241, Brownsburg, Ind., receiving degrees on Nov. 14, 21, 29, 1923.
Member of Indianapolis Chapter No. 5,
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micimuues Lappas R.A.M. and Indianapolis Council No. 2, R. & S.M., both of
Indianapolis, Ind.
Anacarsis Lanus (?-1888) Argentinian senator and national deputy.
A financier and member of board of directors of several banks and businesses.
Mason.
Miguel Angel Castillo Lanuza Guatemalan business executive. b.
Aug. 3, 1894 in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. An accountant by profession, he is a
member and founder of two accountancy organizations, and also of the firm,
Contaduria Publica M.A. Castillo L. y Cia. He has held the positions of
general customs director, general inspector of finance, and secretary of the
general accountancy dept., in the Guatemalan government. Is accountant for the
Verapar Railway and manager of a Guatemala newspaper. He is the legal
representative of the International Airways Companies and other commercial and
industrial firms. He was initiated Sept. 19, 1827 in the Dr. Arton Lodge No.
9, and founder of Prometeo Lodge No. 30. He was grand secretary of the Grand
Lodge of Guatemala from 194145 and grand master of same, 1953-55. On August
18, 1954, he was summoned by the Guatemalan government and requested to resign
as grand master—or otherwise be accused a Communist and the grand lodge
closed. He answered: "I know the history of Masonry. No grand master has ever
resigned, all over the world, just because the public powers ask him to do so;
and I shall not be the first one." He continued in office until succeeded by
Dr. Cardona in 1955. He traveled throughout South America, Central America,
and the U.S. to explain his position and received the backing and protection
of the Inter-American Confederation.
Samuel Lapham Architect. b. Sept. 23, 1892 at Charleston, S.C.
Graduate of Coll. of Charleston, Mass. Inst. of Technology. A draftsman and
designer for architectural firms from 191619 and from 1920 a partner of Simons
& Lapham, architects, Charleston, S.C. His works include plantation house
"Chelsea" for Marshall Field III, and "Windsor" for P. D. Mills, as well as
monuments, restorations, residences and educational buildings. From 193342 he
was with the U.S. Department of Interior on survey of historic American
buildings. Served in both World Wars. Was in artillery in WWI with A.E.F.,
1917-19, as second lieutenant, and with inspector general department as
colonel in WWII. Member of Landmark Lodge No. 76, Charleston, S.C. from 1922
to Dec. 7, 1932.
Alcibiades Lappas Argentine business executive, journalist and
professor. b. Feb. 2, 1909 in Janina, Epirus, Greece. Graduate of the Law
School, U. of Paris, and School of Higher Commercial Studies, same city. He is
director of Lappas, Inc.; Plata Lappas, Inc.; Argentine Company of Metals,
Inc.; and chairman of board of R. C. Inc. He is editor of La Voz del Epiro and
of the Masonic magazine Simbolo. A founding member of the International Press
Association, he was its first treasurer, and is a correspondent of several
important foreign newspapers. He was a founding member of the Greek War Relief
Assn., its secretary and chairman; founding member of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce of Buenoes Aires; founding member of the High Twelve Club of Buenos
Aires and first president. For many years he has been general executive
secretary of the Greek community of Buenos Aires, the Greek Orthodox Church,
the South American committee of the Greek Red Cross. Member of board of
Argentine Philanthropic Society and the National Museum. Initiated Nov. 7,
1942 in Pindos Lodge No. 388, Buenos Aires and raised Oct. 2, 1943. Was
secretary in 1944, orator in 1945, and master in 1946-51. He is also member of
Lodges
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Albert A. Lappin No. 392, 397, 5, 18, 57, 390 and 402; honorary member of
Lodges No. 2, 10, 12, 44, 348, 398, 399, 400 and 401. Since 1951 he has been
grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of Argentina, founding member of Buenos
Aires Chapter No. 2, R.A.M., first principal of same, 1955, and grand scribe
Ezra of Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Argentina; 32° AASR.
Albert A. Lappin President, Treasurer and General Manager of
Goodyear Rubber Co., Middletown, Conn. since 1945. b. Dec. 25, 1897 at Boston,
Mass. Graduate of Northwestern U. in 1918. Manager of Gold Seal Rubber Co.,
Boston from 1921-40. Treasurer of Goodyear Rubber Co. 1941-45. Member of
Everett C. Benton Lodge, Boston, Mass. and 32° AASR (NJ); Shriner.
Francisco Narciso de Laprida (1780-1829) Argentine statesman who
presided over the congress that made the declaration of independence from
Spain in 1816. The congress had difficulty in deciding between a monarchial or
republican form of government. It also adopted the blue and white flag created
by Belgrano, q.v. Laprida was murdered in 1829, during a massacre of the
opponents to the tyrant, Rosas. Mason.
John Marc Larmenius (Johannes Marcus) Tradition states that in
1314 he was appointed by DeMolay as his successor as grand master of the
Templars. In turn, he is supposed to have transmitted this power to his
successors in a document known as the "Charter of Transmission." Generally
speaking, Masonic students question this.
Noble D. Lamer (1830-1903) General Grand High Priest of the
General Grand Chapter, R.A.M., 18861889. b. Jan. 9, 1830 in Washington, D.C.
Served in Civil War in defense of Washington, D.C. Member of city council of
that city for three years.
He was secretary of the National Union Fire Insurance Co. from
1865 until his death. In 1867 he organized and carried to conclusion the
project for the erection of the Masonic temple at 9th & F. Sts., N.W. which
was vacated in 1908. For many years he was secretary of the Home Plate Glass
Insurance Co. Raised in Benjamin B. French Lodge No. 15, Oct. 19, 1863, and on
Dec. 28 of same year became a charter member of LaFayette Lodge No. 19,
serving one year as secretary, and twice as master. Was grand master of the
Grand Lodge of District of Columbia in 1881. Exalted in Mount Vernon Chapter
No. 3, R.A.M. Dec. 25, 1865, and on May 24, 1867 became charter member and
first high priest of LaFayette Chapter No. 5. He took a prominent part in the
organization of the Grand Chapter of the District of Columbia and was grand
secretary from 1867-71, and grand high priest, 1874-75. One of the founders of
La-Fayette Council, R. & S.M. (now extinct) in 1870, and master in 1871.
Affiliated with Washington Council No. 1, in March, 1894. Knighted in Columbia
Commandery No. 2, K.T. May 4, 1866, and charter member of DeMolay Commandery
No. 4, Feb. 16, 1872, and commander in 1878. Elected first grand commander of
District of Columbia, Jan. 14, 1896; 32° AASR (SJ) from Albert Pike in 1878.
d. March 19, 1903.
Henri du Vergier La Rochenjacquelein (1772-1794) A French Vendean
leader who was named commander-in-chief of the Royalist Army in Oct., 1793.
Defeated at Le Mans in the same year, and killed in action at Nouaille, March
4, 1794. Said to be a Mason by the bulletin of the International Masonic
Congress of 1917.
Irving H. Larom Rancher. b. June - 3, 1889 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Graduate of Princeton U., 1913. Partner in purchase of Valley Ranch, Wyo. in
1915, incorporated in 1922; president and
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Jesse Larson treasurer since that time. He is engaged in live stock, farming,
and dude ranching. Served in WWI. Vice president of American Forestry Assn. in
1945; director of Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum, American Wildlife Institute,
and Shoshone Power Co. He is the founder of the Dude Ranchers Association and
president of same from 1925-44. Member of Shoshone Lodge No. 21, Cody, Wyo.;
Darius Chapter No. 10, R.A.M.; Constantine Commandery No. 9, all of Cody.
Henry C. Larrabee (1829-1911) General Grand Master, General Grand
Council, R. & S.M. in 1906-09. b. Sept. 4, 1829 in Baltimore, Md. Was a
machinist and founder. Member of Baltimore city council in 1864. Raised in
Warren Lodge No. 51, Baltimore on Aug. 30, 1864; exalted in St. John's
Chapter, Sept. 30, 1874 and received cryptic degrees at the same time.
Knighted in 1877 in Baltimore Commandery and was 33° AASR (SJ). He became
deputy grand master of the grand lodge, grand high priest, commander of his
commandery and grand master of the Grand Council of Maryland in 1882-97.
Juan Larrea (1782-1847) Argentine patriot. Participated in the
1810 revolution and became a member of the first "junta," or governing body.
The following year he was driven out of the country. He returned, but was
expatriated again in 1815. He later became Argentine consul in France. Mason.
George P. Larrick Commissioner of U.S. Food and Drug
Administration since 1954. b. Nov. 19, 1901 in Springfield, Ohio. With U.S.
Bureau of Chemistry and Food and Drug Administration from 1923, as enforcement
officer. Was chief inspector, 193045; assistant commissioner, 1945-48. Member
of Point Pleasant Lodge No. 360, Pleasant City, Ohio. 32° AASR (SJ) at
Memphis, Tenn.
Alfred Larsen (1877-1949) Violinist and director. b. Dec. 12, 1877
in Nodebo, Denmark. Studied music in Denmark. He began as a soloist and
teacher in Montreal, Can., 1899. He located in Burlington, Vt. in 1908, and
became a U.S. citizen. He founded the Larsen Violin School, and the Larsen
String Quartette as well as the Beethoven Piano Trio, and the Burlington
Symphony Orchestra. He directed the department of music at the U. of Vermont
in 1910-13. He was professor at Middlebury Coll. (Vt.) from 192036. A founder
of the Danish-American Historical Society in 1932. Mason and 32° AASR (NJ). d.
July 3, 1949.
Henry A. Larsen Canadian explorer. As an army sergeant in 1942, he
led a crew of eight men in the government boat, St. Roch, in the first
west-to-east voyage made by man from the Pacific to the Atlantic by way of the
northern shores of the Dominion. It took them two years, and they underwent
great hardships. He is a member of Mount Newton Lodge No. 89 in British
Columbia, and at the completion of his voyage received a letter of
congratulations from his grand lodge.
William W. Larsen (1871-1938) U.S. Congressman to 65th through
72nd Congresses (1917-33) from 13th - Ga. dist. b. Aug. 12, 1871 in Hagan, Ga.
He began law practice in Swainsboro, Ga. in 1897. Received degrees in
Swainsboro Lodge No. 244, Swainsboro, Ga. on May 5, 31, and Aug. 2, 1902,
affiliating with Laurens Lodge No. 75, Dublin, Ga. on Aug. 20, 1912 and
suspended July 20, 1937. d. Jan. 5, 1938.
Jesse Larson War Assets Administrator, 1947-49 and appointed
Federal Works Administrator in 1949. b. June 22, 1904 in Mill Creek, Indian
Territory. Attended Missouri Military Academy, and U. of Oklahoma. He was
formerly in the ranching and
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dairy
business in Okla. He practiced law at Oklahoma City from 1934-40. Served in
WWII as colonel of artillery, and was in Italian campaign. In 1944-45 he was
director of tactics at the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Okla. Member
of Chickasha Lodge No. 94, Chickasha, Okla. Received 32° AASR (SJ) on May 22,
1944 at which time he was a lieutenant colonel in the Army.
Morgan F. Larson Governor of New Jersey, 1929-32. Raised in
Raritan Lodge No. 61, Perth Amboy, N.J. on June 27, 1907.
Gustaf Larsson (1861-1919) Educator. b. Dec. 10, 1861 in Sweden.
He came to America in 1888, where he became the first principal of the Sloyd
Training School for manual training teachers at Boston. Under his direction
over 400 teachers were sent out from the school, and over 100,000 children
received instruction from them. He established ten centers in Southern India
and six in Mexico. Member of Columbian Lodge, Boston, Mass. and 32° AASR (NJ).
d. July 23, 1919.
Emile Lartigue Belgian General in WWI. He was Lieutenant Grand
Commander of the Supreme Council of Belgium, when murdered by six assassins.
In 1946, following the war, a ceremony was held in Brussels in memory of the
murdered brethren, eleven of the twelve members of the supreme council having
been killed.
Abbe Larudan Early French Anti-Mason. He was the author of a work
entitled The Freemasons Crushed "a continuation of the book entitled the Order
of Freemasons Betrayed, published from the Latin." The first edition was
published at Amsterdam in 1746. Kloss, q.v., said that the work "is the armory
from which all subsequent enemies of Freemasonry have derived their weapons."
Larudan wasthe first to advance the theory that Oliver Cromwell was the
inventor of Freemasonry.
Henry George Charles, Viscount Lascelles (see under Earl of
Hare-wood) .
Juan Gregario de las Heras (17801866) Chilean liberator. As an Ar-
gentizieordiei. 'And Mason, he took an active part in the Chilean war of
liberation, particularly distinguished himself in the Battle of Charabuco in
1817, where his ability saved a division. Upon his return to Argentina, he
served as governor of the province of Buenos Aires in 1824-26.
Peter Lassen (1800-1859) California pioneer. b. Oct. 31, 1800 in
Copenhagen, Denmark. Learned the blacksmith's trade under his uncle and opened
a shop of his own at Copenhagen in 1827. Left for America in Oct., 1830,
working his trade at Boston, St. Louis, and later to Keytesville, Mo. While in
Missouri he was a member of Warren Lodge No. 74 of Keytesville. In 1839 he
joined an immigrant party bound for Oregon City, and in July, 1840 he sailed
from Oregon to Calif. aboard the Lausanne. He wandered about Calif. from
Sutter's to San Francisco to San Jose. In 1843 he was living by himself on the
Cosumnes River. In 1844 he became a Mexican citizen. During the spring of 1846
General Fremont stayed at Lassen's house, and it is significant that Lassen
named the little settlement he established on Deer Creek, "Benton City," after
Fremont's father-in-law, Thomas Hart Benton, q.v. June, 1847 saw Lassen
returning to St. Joseph, Mo. with Commodore Stockton's party. Spending the
winter in Mo., he set out again for California, leading an immigrant train of
12 wagons. With them was Rev. Saschel Woods, q.v., member of Wakanda Lodge No.
52 of Carrollton, Mo. who was carrying the Mo. charter for Western Star
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Benjamin H. Latrobe Lodge No. 98 (now 1) to be opened at Lassen's "Benton
City." It is often erroneously stated that Lassen brought the first charter to
Calif. The route of the expedition was an impracticable one and has since been
dubbed the "Lassen Route." During the gold excitement of 1849-50 the
population of Benton City dwindled to almost nothing. Woods was first master
of Western Star Lodge and Lassen first junior warden. Lassen lost his ranch in
a bad financial deal, and then moved to the Honey Lake region of what is now
Lassen Co. While prospecting for a silver mine, he was shot and killed by an
Indian in April, 1859. In May, 1862 Lassen Lodge No. 149 was chartered at
Honey Lake.
Milton S. Latham (1827-1882) Governor of California, 1860 and U.S.
Senator from California, 1860-63. b. in Columbus, Ohio. He was graduated from
Jefferson Coll. (Pa.) in 1845. After a brief sojourn in Alabama, where he
studied law, and became a court clerk, he came to Calif. sometime during the
winter of 1840-50. He was elected to U.S. congress as a representative in
1852, and again in 1854. From 1857-60 he was collector of the Port of San
Francisco. His term as governor only lasted five days after his inauguration
on Jan. 9, 1860. (He was succeeded by the lieutenant governor, John G. Downey,
q.v.), as he resigned to accept appointment as U.S. senator. In 1867 he became
president of the California Pacific Railroad Co., which planned a line from
Benicia to Sacramento and Marysville, in opposition to the Central Pacific. In
1871, however, Latham and the stockholders sold out to their competition. He
became a member of Washington Lodge No. 20 of Sacramento, Calif. in 1859, and
withdrew in 1863. He was an early Scottish Rite member in California, being an
active 33° of the southern jurisdiction and at one time grand treasurer of the
California bodies. d. in New York City March 4, 1882.
Benjamin H. Latrobe (1764-1820) Sometimes called "father of
architecture in America." b. May 1, 1764 in Yorkshire, England. Educated in U.
of Leipsic and entered Prussian army; was twice wounded. He returned to
England, and, in 1789, was made surveyor of the public offices and engineer of
London. He arrived at Norfolk, Va. on May 20, 1796, and soon became an
engineer of the James River and Appomattox Canal, building the penitentiary in
Richmond, and many private mansions. He moved to Philadelphia in 1798, where
he designed the Bank of Pa., Bank of the U.S., and planned and installed the
first water system in the U.S. In Baltimore he was the architect of the Roman
Catholic cathedral, and customs house. Jefferson appointed him surveyor of
public buildings in 1802. He designed the south wing of the U.S. Capitol, made
alterations in the White House, remodeled the patent office, and drew plans
for the Marine Hospital. He also worked on the plans for the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal, residing alternately in New Castle and Wilmington until 1808,
when he moved to Washington. In 1812 he went into partnership with Robert
Fulton, q.v., and Robert R. Livingston, q.v., to build steamboats for the
navigation of the upper Ohio River, but lost his fortune on the failure of the
enterprise. After the destruction of the Capitol by the British in 1814,
Latrobe was engaged to rebuild it (1815-17). At the time of his death on Sept.
3, 1820 he was engaged in the construction of a water system for New Orleans,
La. He was initiated in the Lodge of Antiquity No. 2, London, in 1788. He
served as junior warden of the same in 1789-90. In America he affiliated with
Jerusalem Lodge No. 54, Richmond, Va. His son was John H. B. Latrobe, q.v.
59 John H. B. Latrobe John H. B. Latrobe (1803-1891) Lawyer,
inventor, and humanitarian. h. May 4, 1803 in Philadelphia, Pa. the son of
Benjamin H. Latrobe, q.v., the famous American architect. He was appointed a
cadet in the U.S. Military Academy in 1818, but resigned before graduation on
account of his father's death. He then studied law, and was admitted to the
bar in 1825. He was the inventor of the "Latrobe Stove," sometimes called the
"Baltimore heater" of which thousands were sold in Baltimore alone. He was the
founder of the Maryland Institute, and was closely identified with the
American Colonization Society from 1824. The aim of the society was to return
Negro slaves to their native land. As its president, he prepared the first map
of Liberia, and, with General Harper, gave many place-names to that country.
He was president of the board of visitors of West Point, and president of the
Maryland Historical Society. He became a member of Winder Lodge No. 77,
Baltimore, Jan. 26, 1825, and was grand master of the Grand Lodge of Maryland
from 1870-78. A member of Phoenix Chapter No. 7, R.A.M., Baltimore, he was
high priest in 1829-30, and 1836-39. He received the 33° AASR (SJ) in 1872. d.
Sept. 11, 1891.
John A. Latzer (1876-?) President of Pet Milk Co. b. Nov. 11, 1876
at Highland, Ill. Graduate of U. of Illinois in 1899 and 1900. Began the
manufacturing of condensed milk in 1900, and became president of the Pet Milk
Co. of St. Louis. Mason.
Frank C. Laubach Missionary and educator. b. Sept. 2, 1884 in
Benton, Pa. Graduate of Princeton in 1909, and doctorate from Columbia U. in
1915. Spent many years in Philippines as missionary, college dean (Union
Coll.) and director of Maranaw Folk Schools. He conducted literacy tours of
India, Near East, Africa, Mexico, Central and South America, Latin America,
Egypt, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Syria, Irak, Iran, West and South Africa, New
Guinea, Australia, and Korea. He is a Congregationalist. He is the co-author
of more than 200 primers for illiterate adults in over 165 languages embracing
51 countries. His writings include Rizal, Man and Martyr; Toward a Literate
World; You Are My Friends; The Silent Billion Speak; Teaching the World to
Read; and many others. Member of Benton Lodge No. 667, Benton, Pa. and 32°
AASR (NJ) .
Chester Lauck Radio entertainer. He is the "Lum Edwards" of the
radio team Lum and Abner. He first performed a skit with his partner, Norris
Goff, q.v., while they were master and senior councilors of the DeMolay
Chapter at Mena, Ark. Member of Dallas Lodge No. 128, Mena (as is Goff); Hiram
Chapter No. 196, R.A.M. and Malta Commandery No. 17, K.T. all of Mena. Member
of Scimitar Shrine Temple of Little Rock.
Sir Harry Lauder (1870-1950) Scottish singer who gained fame for
his rendition of Scottish songs and ballads. Many were of his own composition
including Roamin' in the Gloamin' and Wee Hoose Among the Heather. His real
surname was MacLennan. Mason.
Walter E. Lauer Major General, U.S. Army. b. June 29, 1893 in
Brooklyn, N.Y. Commissioned in 1917, he advanced through the grades to major
general in 1944, and retired in 1946. In WWI he served in France and American
occupation of Germany, 1918-23. In WWII was in African Theater, 1942-43, and
later commanded the 99th Infantry, 66th Infantry, and 80th Infantry, all in
the European Theater of Operations. Mason.
George M. Laughlin (1872-1948) Founder and president of Kirksville
College of Osteopathy and Surgery
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John Laurie (Mo.). b. Dec. 23, 1872 in New London, Mo. Graduate of State
Teachers' Coll., Kirksville, Mo. and American School of Osteopathy. From
1900-18 he was a teacher in the American School of Osteopathy, and in 1918 he
founded and was president of the Laughlin Hospital. He founded the A.T. Still
College of Osteopathy which is now the Kirksville College of Osteopathy.
Member of Adair Lodge No. 366, Kirksville, Mo., receiving degrees on July 17,
Aug. 7 and 21, 1896. d. Aug. 15, 1948.
Henry Laurens (1724-1792) American Revolutionary statesman. b. in
Charleston, S.C. Engaged in mercantile business and acquired a fortune. He
fought against the Cherokees. He retired from business, and went to England,
in 1771, to superintend the education of his sons. While in London, he was one
of the 38 Americans who signed a petition in 1774 to dissuade parliament from
passing the Boston port bill. He returned to Charleston in 1774, and was a
member of the first provincial congress there in 1775, and was president of
the council of safety. In 1776 he was made vice president of S.C. under the
new constitution, and was a delegate to the Continental Congress, of which he
became president at the resignation of John Hancock, q.v., serving from Nov.
1, 1777 to Dec. 10, 1778. He was appointed minister to Holland in 1779, to
negotiate a treaty. His ship Mercury was captured by the British frigate
Vestal off the coast of Newfoundland, and he was imprisoned in the Tower of
London "on suspicion of high treason" for 18 months. He was exchanged for Lord
Cornwallis. He was then sent to Paris with John Jay and Benjamin Franklin to
negotiate peace. On his return to America he devoted his life to agriculture.
Laurens was probably the first person in America to be cremated. His will
asked: "I solemnly enjoin it on my son, as an indispensable duty, that, as
soon as heconveniently can, after my decease, he cause my body to be wrapped
in 12 yards of tow-cloth and burned until it be entirely consumed." A member
of Solomon's Lodge No. 1, Charleston, S.C., he was treasurer of the same in
1755, and grand steward of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina in 1754. d. Dec.
8, 1792.
Alexander Laurie Scottish Masonic author and grand secretary of
the Grand Lodge of Scotland. He was first a stocking-weaver, and later a
bookseller, and stationer in Parliament Square, Edinburgh, where he printed
the Edinburgh Gazette. He was appointed stationer to the grand lodge, and
later grand secretary. In 1804 he published a book entitled The History of
Freemasonry. Although it bears his name as author, it is now thought to be the
work of Sir David Brewster. He was a member of St. Stephen Lodge No. 145,
Edinburgh. His son, William Alexander Laurie, also became grand secretary of
the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Alexander had changed the name from its original
spelling of Lawrie.
James W. Laurie President of Trinity University, San Antonio,
Texas since 1951. b. Sept. 10, 1903 in Bellingham, Wash. Graduate of Coe Coll.
and Princeton U. Ordained Presbyterian minister in 1926, and served churches
in Rahway, N.J., Wilkins-burg, Pa., and Buffalo, N.Y.; in 1951 he was named
outstanding citizen of Buffalo. Member of the general council of the general
assembly of the Presbyterian church since 1948. Mason.
Sir John Laurie Mayor of London in 1941, who welcomed the first
American troops to that city. He served as alderman of the City of London for
many years, and was sheriff of London in 1935. He was knighted in 1936, at the
close of his term as sheriff, and created a baronet in 1942, at the corn-
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John Wimburn Laurie pletion of his mayoral year. As mayor, he was installed as
master of the famous Guildhall Lodge No. 3116 of London (all Masonic mayors
are automatically its master) by the Earl of Harewood, q.v. Named past grand
warden of the Grand Lodge of England in 1942. He was grand scribe "N" of the
Grand Chapter of England and grand senior warden in the Mark Grand Lodge of
England. Deceased.
John Wimburn Laurie (1835-1912) Lieutenant General, British Army.
b. Oct. 1, 1835 in London. Educated in Harrow, Dresden and Sandhurst. From
1853-98 he served with great distinction in the Crimean War, Indian Mutiny,
under Lord Roberts in South Africa (1881); North West Canada Rebellion (1885);
and as Red Cross commissioner in the Serbian-Bulgarian War (1886). He served
in the Canadian house of commons, 188791 and in the British house of commons,
1895-1905. He held numerous other public offices and many decorations and
military honors. He was initiated in Albany Lodge No. 151, Newport, Isle of
Wight on July 19, 1854, and was a member of numerous lodges all over the
British Empire. He was grand master of Nova Scotia, 1874-75; provincial grand
master of South Wales, 1897-1912. d. May 20, 1912.
Marquis Jacques A.B.L. de Lauriston (1768-1828) Marshal of France.
In 1800 he was an aide-de-camp to Napoleon, and served in the Austerlitz
campaign. He captured Ragusa in 1807, and distinguished himself at Wagram in
1809. In the restoration period, he rallied to the Bourbon cause, and was made
peer of France in 1815, created marquis in 1817, and marshal of France in
1823. He was initiated in the military lodge of the 60th regiment in 1807
while at Ragusa.
Juan Lavalle (1797-1841) Argentine patriot. b. in Buenos Aires.
Hejoined the army of General San Martin, q.v., at the age of 15. He took part
in the Chilean and Peruvian liberation campaigns, and also fought in Brazil.
He was noted for his courage and daring. On his return to his native land, he
deposed and executed Colonel Dorrego, governor of the province of Buenos
Aires, and fought the tyrant, Rosas. He was forced to flee and was overtaken
and murdered in 1841. Mason.
Juan Antonio Lavalleja Uruguayan patriot and Mason. In 1825 he led
a small group known as the "33 Immortals" which declared the independence of
Uruguay from Brazil. Their arrival in Uruguay from Argentina precipitated the
civil war of 184351. In 1853 he was chosen to form a triumvirate, but died
before taking office.
George Law (1806-1881) American financier known as the "Steamboat
King." b. Oct. 25, 1806 in Jackson, N.Y. Left his farm home at age of 18 and
worked in quarries, building canals, etc. Self educated, he became an engineer
and draughtsman. He soon became a large contractor for railroads and canals.
In 1837 he went to New York City where he contracted for public works, and
subsequently purchased and extended the Harlem and Mohawk railroads. He bought
the steamer Neptune in 1843, and built the Oregon in 1845. He then contracted
to carry the U.S. mails to Calif. He added the steamers Ohio and Georgia, and
carried the first passengers by steamboat to Panama. In 1851 he bought out the
rival Pacific Mail Steamship Co. He started the railroad across the Isthmus of
Panama in 1852. He was the presidential candidate for the "Know Nothing" party
in 1856. He was a member of St. Nicholas Lodge No. 321 of New York City. d.
Nov. 18, 1881.
Thomas C. Law Imperial Potentate of the Shrine, 1941, and active
33°
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Samuel C. Lawrence AASR, Southern Supreme Council. b. near Hartsville, S.C.
Graduate of U. of South Carolina. In 1905 he organized one of the first
industrial laboratories in the south at Atlanta, Ga. He is president of Law &
Co., Chemists, and Law-Barrow-Agee Laboratories, Engineers, and is an
authority on chemical processes. Active in both Scottish and York rites. He
was grand commander of the Grand Commandery K.T. of Georgia in 1932, and is
past grand sovereign of the Red Cross of Constantine. Received KCCH in 1933;
33° in 1937; deputy for Georgia, 1950 and active member in 1951.
Oscar Lawler Initiated the movement to build the present
Washington National Masonic Memorial at Alexandria, Va. b. April 2, 1875 in
Marshalltown, Iowa. Admitted to the bar in 1896, and practiced at Los Angeles.
Was U.S. attorney for Southern dist. of Calif. 1905-07, and assistant attorney
general for Interior dept., 1909-11. In Practice as Lawler, Felix & Hall.
Initiated in East Gate Lodge No. 290, Los Angeles (then Sunset Lodge) on April
22, 1898. He was grand master of the Grand Lodge of Calif. in 1908-09 and a
member of the jurisprudence committee since 1947. Member of East Gate Chapter
No. 103, R.A.M. and Los Angeles Commandery No. 9, K.T. 32° and KCCH in AASR (SJ)
at Los Angeles.
Charles Lawrence (?-1760) British Brigadier General. He was
appointed a member of the council of Nova Scotia in Oct., 1749, and the
following spring, as a major, led a force against the French at Chignecto. He
returned that summer and built Fort Lawrence at the head of the Bay of Fundy.
He administered the government after the retirement of Governor Hopson in
1753, was appointed lieutenant-governor in 1754, and governor in 1756.
Promoted to brigadier general in Dec. 1757. Was at the siegeof Louisburg.
Member of the Craft in Nova Scotia, and was present at the feast of St. John
the Evangelist in Boston in Jan. 1757. d. Oct. 18, 1760.
James Lawrence (1781-1813) U.S. Naval Captain, famous for his
dying words, "Don't Give Up the Ship!" b. Oct. 1, 1781 in Burlington, N.J.
Received appointment as midshipman in 1798. In the Tripoli War, he
distinguished himself as a gunboat commander and as second in command of
Decatur's, q.v., daring expedition to destroy the captured frigate,
Philadelphia. He spent five years on the Barbary Coast, and in 1808 was first
lieutenant of the famous Constitution, followed by command of the Argus,
Vixen, Wasp, and Hornet. In the War of 1812 he cruised the coast of Brazil,
blockaded the British Bonne Citoyenne in port of Salvadore, and sank the
brig-of-war Peacock. In command of the Chesapeake, he met the British frigate
Shannon, commanded by Captain Broke, offshore from Boston about 30 miles.
After a desperate fight, the Chesapeake was captured with 47 killed and 99
wounded. Lawrence and his first lieutenant, Ludlow, q.v., were mortally
wounded. Although it is known that Lawrence was a Mason, his lodge membership
remains a mystery. The Grand Lodge of New York passed the following
resolution: "Resolved that it be referred to the grand officers, that in case
there should be a public funeral of our deceased brother, the late gallant
Captain Lawrence, to take measure, if they should deem it proper, to assemble
the lodges in this city (N.Y.) to join in the procession." Lossing in his
Field Book of the War of 1812 states that he was buried with military and
Masonic honors. A New York lodge, chartered May 18, 1814 was named in his
honor. d. June 6, 1813.
Samuel C. Lawrence (1832-1911) Railroad president, merchant, and
Grand Commander Northern Su-
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Alexander Lawrie preme Council, 33° ASSR from 18671910. b. Nov. 22, 1832 in
Medford, Mass. Graduate of Harvard in 1855 and 1858. He was in the banking
business at Chicago for two years, and then entered the firm of Lawrence &
Sons, Medford, Mass. in 1858, with his father and brother. He was president of
the Eastern Railroad Co. in 1875, and after it was leased to the Boston and
Main Railroad, he became director and member of the executive committee. In
the Civil War he became a brigadier general of Mass. militia (1862-64), and
was wounded at first Battle of Bull Run. He was the first mayor of the city of
Medford in 1892-94. He was initiated in Hiram Lodge (now Arlington) at West
Cambridge, Oct. 26, 1854. Became charter member of Mount Hermon Lodge,
Medford, and was master. He was grand master of the Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts in 1881-83. Exalted in Saint Paul's Chapter, June 13, 1885, he
became a charter member, and past high priest, of Mystic Chapter, R.A.M. at
Medford. He was a member of Boston Council, R. & S.M. and DeMolay Commandery,
K.T., Boston, in 1858. Served as grand commander of Grand Commandery of
Massachusetts in 1894. Received the AASR degrees in 1862; 33° in 1864; active
33° in 1866. Served as grand commander of the Northern Jurisdiction from May
17, 1867 to Sept. 22, 1910. d. Sept. 24, 1911.
Alexander Lawrie (see under Laurie).
Bolitha James Laws Chief Judge, District Court of the U.S. for
District of Columbia since 1945. b. Aug. 22, 1891 in Washington, D.C. Graduate
of Georgetown U., and admitted to the bar in 1913. Has been district court
U.S. judge since 1938. Member of Benjamin B. French Lodge No. 15, Washington,
D.C., receiving degrees on Nov. 3, 1919, Feb. 16 and June 26, 1920. Master of
lodge in 1927.
Edward Frederick Lawson (see Lord Burnham).
Ezra M. Lawton (1864-1931) U.S. Consul. b. Aug. 23, 1864 in
Ironton, Ohio. Started as a clerk and mechanic. In telephone and electric
construction work from 1887, and electrical contracting engineer from
1896-1906. Went to Mexico as mining engineer in 1907. He then served in
American consulates in Oaxaca, Mexico; Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Guatemala
(special mission); Guatemala City; Nogales, Mexico; Sao Paulo, Brazil; and
Sydney, Australia. Member of Price Hill Lodge No. 524, Cincinnati, Ohio,
receiving degrees in 1894 and dimitting Dec. 3, 1907. d. June 26, 1931.
Henry W. Lawton (?-1899) Major General of Volunteers in
Spanish-American War. b. in Ohio, he joined the Army as a sergeant of Co. E,
9th Indiana volunteers in 1861. Rose to captain in Civil War, and entered
regular Army as lieutenant in 1866. Member of Summit City Lodge No. 170, Fort
Wayne, Ind. d. 1899, while corps commander in Philippines.
Robert D. Lay (1875-1940) President of National Life Insurance Co.
of the U.S.A., 1926-33. b. Sept. 30, 1875 in Chicago, Ill. Began as an office
boy for an ice company in 1894, resigning as assistant credit manager in 1898
to become manager of E. A. Shedd & Co. Became associated with National Life in
1902; secretary and director 1906-26. Also secretary and vice president of
Hydrox Co. Mason. d. Jan. 1, 1940.
Homer Lea (1876-1912) American who became a general in the Chinese
Army, and military adviser to Sun Yat Sen. b. in Denver, Colo. He aided in the
relief of Peking during the Boxer Rebellion, and became a general in the
Chinese army in 1909. From 1911-12 he was adviser to Sun Yat Sen. He was the
author of The Valor of Ignorance and The Day of
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the Saxon. Member of Pentalpha Lodge No. 202, Calif.
George M. Leader Governor of Pennsylvania from 1955. b. Jan. 17,
1918 near York, Pa. Graduate of U. of Pennsylvania in 1939. He is the
proprietor of Willow Brook Farms, Dover, Pa., and for a number of years
secretary and treasurer of Guy A. Leader & Sons, Inc. He was a member of the
state senate from 1950-54. In WWII he served as a Naval lieutenant from
1942-46. He was made a Mason "at sight," March 3, 1955.
Walter Leake (1760-1825) U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1817-20.
b. in Virigina about 1760. He fought in the Revolutionary War, and afterward
moved to Hinds Co., Miss. where he practiced law. He resigned as U.S. senator
to be appointed judge of the circuit court, continuing as judge until 1821,
when he was chosen governor of Mississippi, holding that office at his death
on Nov. 17, 1825. Seemingly he received his degrees in Warren Lodge No. 33,
Warren, Va. and served as senior warden in 1803. He later became a member of
Washington Lodge No. 3, Port Gibson, Miss. and was master of this lodge.
Sheppard C. Leakin General in War of 1812. Made a Mason in
Washington Lodge No. 3, Baltimore, Md., Feb. 4, 1812, and served as master of
same several terms.
Ben Lear Lieutenant General, U.S. Army. b. May 12, 1879 at
Hamilton, Ont., Canada, and brought to the U.S. in 1881. He entered the
Spanish-American War as a sergeant of the 1st Colorado Volunteers in 1898, and
was commissioned in 1901, advancing through grades to lieutenant general in
1940. Served in Philippine Insurrection and WWI. In WWII he commanded the 2nd
Army in 1940, and the Army Ground Forces, 1935-45. In 1945 he was deputy
commander to General Eisenhower, retiring Dec. 31,1945. He is a member of
Hancock Lodge No. 311, Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. Received the 32° AASR (SJ) in
Colorado Consistory, Denver on May 21, 1941; KCCH Oct. 19, 1943 and 33° on
Oct. 16, 1945.
Fred Roy Lear (1882-1950) Architect. b. Dec. 2, 1882 in Corning,
N.Y. Graduate of Syracuse U. in 1905. Taught architecture at Syracuse U. from
1905-46, and now professor emeritus. Has exhibited water colors in this
country and France. He designed the University Church, Syracuse; Grace
Methodist Church, Corning, N.Y.; Lafayette Methodist and Lutheran Church of
Atonement, Syracuse, and memorial for Admiral Peary, q.v., in Arlington, Va.
Member of Sea and Field Lodge No. 983 of Syracuse, N.Y. He was raised in this
lodge in Paris, France in 1914 and served as its master in 1928. He was
president of East Gate Club (for past masters and wives) for 15 years. d.
June, 1950.
John J. Leary, Jr. (1874-1944) Journalist and Pulitzer Prize
winner. b. Feb. 2, 1874 in Lynn, Mass. Was self-supporting from 11 years of
age. Began with Lynn Press in 1893. Night editor of Boston Post, 1895-1903,
and special writer and city editor of Boston Herald 1905-07. Financial editor
and associate editor of New York Herald, and special European correspondent
and editorial adviser to James Gordon Bennett. Staff correspondent of New York
Tribune, 191318, and specialist in labor and economics for New York World
1919-31. Received Pulitzer prize in 1920 for his reporting on coal strike of
1919, and presented gold watch by A.F. of L. for same work. Was voted silver
button of honorary membership in "Mutual Welfare League" by the 1,600 inmates
of Sing Sing Prison for his interest in their welfare. Exalted in Corinthian
Chapter No. 159, R.A.M. on May 25, 1911; greeted in Colum-
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Elmer 0. Leatherwood bian Council No. 1, R. & S.M. Oct. 5, 1916; knighted in
Ivanhoe Commandery No. 36, K.T. March 30, 1922; member of World Masonic Club,
all of New York City. d. Jan. 4, 1944.
Elmer 0. Leatherwood (1872-1929) President of Western Powder Co.,
and U.S. Congressman to 67th through 70th Congresses (1921-29) from 2nd Utah
dist. b. Sept. 4, 1872 in Waverly, Ohio. Graduate of U. of Wisconsin in 1901.
Began law practice in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1901. President of Leary &
Warren Stockyard, and Olympus Mining & Milling Co. Received degrees in
Hiawatha Lodge No. 35, Hiawatha, Kans. and affiliated with Wasatch Lodge No.
1, Salt Lake City, Utah on Jan. 9, 1903. Received 32° AASR (SJ) at Salt Lake
City on Nov. 23, 1905. d. Dec. 24, 1929.
Halsey B. Leavitt Business executive and commander-in-chief of
United Spanish War Veterans, 1945-46. b. July 25, 1878 at Essex Junction, Vt.
From 1899-1920 he was reporter, editor, and correspondent of newspapers in
Havana, Cuba. Since 1921 has been president of Leavitt Insurance Co.,
Asheville, N.C. Served as sergeant in 9th Illinois Infantry in
Spanish-American War. Member of Mount Hermon Lodge No. 118, Asheville, N.C.
being raised Sept. 15, 1921. A past district deputy grand master and 33° AASR
(SJ) in Valley of Asheville.
Scott Leavitt U.S. Congressman to 68th through 72nd Congresses
(192333) from 2nd Mont. dist. b. June 16, 1879 in Elk Rapids, Mich. From
190107 he homesteaded and taught in Oregon. Entered the U.S. Forest Service as
a ranger in 1907, and was supervisor of the Lewis & Clark National Forest in
Montana in 1910, and the Jefferson National Forest, 1913-18. He was chief of
information of the North Central Region of the Forest Service at Milwaukee
from 1935-41 when he retired. Served in the Spanish-American War, and in
1936-37 was nationalcommander-in-chief of the United Spanish War Veterans.
Member of Delta Lodge No. 128, Great Falls Chapter No. 9, R.A.M. and Black
Eagle Commandery No. 8, K.T., all of Great Falls, Mont.
John F. Le Baron (1847-1935) Engineer in charge of Nicaragua Canal
surveys and construction, 1887-90 and original discoverer of immense deposits
of phosphate, kaolin, and fullers earth in Florida in 1881. b. Sept. 28, 1847
at Boston, Mass. Had his name changed from Patch to Le Baron in 1865 by court.
Served as city engineer for several Northeast cities. Was chief engineer of
Fitchburg Railroad, and also of St. John's & Indian River Railroad. Served in
Spanish-American War, raising Co. L of 10th U.S. Volunteer Infantry. Mason. d.
1935.
Claude E. LeBauld de Nans (17361789) Actor and Masonic author. b.
in 1736 at Besancon. He was master of the Lodge Saint Charles de l'Union in
Mannheim, and when he moved to Berlin in 1771, became orator of the Lodge
Royale York de l'Amitie and also edited a Masonic journal. In 1781 he
published Masonic Harp, a collection of songs for lodge use.
Karl M. LeCompte U.S. Congressman to 76th through 85th Congresses
(1939-58) from 4th and 5th Iowa dist. b. May 25, 1887 at Corydon, Iowa.
Graduate of U. of Iowa in 1909. He has been publisher of the Corydon
Times-Republican since 1910. Served in Army in WWI. Member of Corydon Lodge
No. 91, Corydon, Ia. for almost 50 years.
Walter E. Ledden Methodist Bishop. b. March 27, 1888 in Glassboro,
N.J. Graduate of Dickinson Coll. (Pa.); Drew U. and Syracuse U. Ordained to
Methodist Episcopal ministry in 1914, and served churches in Rumson, N.J.,
Belmar, N.J., Camden, N.J., Buffalo, N.Y., Providence, R.I. and Albany, N.Y.
Elected bishop in
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1944,
and is resident bishop of Syracuse area. Mason.
Arthur F. Lederle Chief Judge, Federal Court, Eastern Michigan. b.
Nov. 25, 1887 in Leland, Mich. Graduate of Michigan State Normal Coll.,
Detroit Coll. of Law, and U. of Detroit. He was a school teacher at Sherman,
Traverse City, River Rouge, and Detroit, Mich. from 1909-23. Admitted to the
bar in 1915. Named federal judge for Eastern dist. of Michigan in 1936 and
chief judge since 1948. Received degrees in Wyandotte Lodge No. 170,
Wyandotte, Mich. on April 13, April 27 and May 18, 1914. Affiliated with
Kilwinning Lodge No. 297, Detroit, Oct 7, 1918.
Joaquim Goncalves Ledo Founder of the Grand Orient of Brazil in
1822. A journalist noted for his studies of government and interest in
national independence.
Andrew E. Lee (1847-1934) Governor of South Dakota, 1897-1901. b.
March 18, 1847 near Bergen, Norway, and came with parents to Dane Co., Wis. in
1851. Engaged in farming and mercantile pursuits from 1869. Was mayor of
Vermillion, S.D. Member of Incense Lodge No. 2, Vermillion, S.D. receiving
degrees on June 30, July 27 and Aug. 24, 1871. He was dimitted from 1886-1922
when he again affiliated. 32° AASR (SJ) in Oriental Consistory, Yankton, S.D.
in Jan. 1899. d. March 10, 1934.
Bert S. Lee (1871-1957) General Grand Master, General Grand
Council, R. & S.M., 1924-27. Entered railroad tie business at age of 19 under
name of Hobart-Lee Tie Co. Later was president of Springfield (Mo.) Warehouse
and Transfer Co. b. Oct. 30, 1871 in Marshfield, Mo. Raised in Sparta Lodge
No. 296, Sparta, Mo. on March 31, 1893 affiliating with Gate of the Temple
Lodge No. 422, Springfield and serving as its master. Grand master of the
Grand Lodge of Mo.,1922. Exalted in Vincil Chapter No. 110, Sept. 24, 1897, he
was grand high priest in 1921; Greeted in Zabud Council No. 25, Springfield,
he was grand master in 1910. Knighted in St. John's Commandery No. 20,
Springfield, he was grand commander in 1911. Member of St. Andrew Conclave No.
11, Red Cross of Constantine, Joplin, Mo. in 1907 and served as sovereign in
1918. Received 32° AASR in Joplin Consistory AASR (SJ). For many years he was
vice president of the George Washington National Memorial Association. d.
March 6, 1957.
Edward E. Lee (1884-1944) Author. b. Sept. 2, 1884 in Meridan,
Ill. Began as a factory apprentice in 1897, and later in advertising positions
with various companies. Started writing juvenile books in 1921. He was the
author of the Jerry Todd series (16 books) ; Potty Ott series (11 books); Andy
Blake series (4 books); Trigger Berg series (4 books); and Tuffy Bean series
(5 books). He wrote under the name of Leo Edwards. Mason. d. Sept. 28, 1944.
Edwin F. Lee (1884-1948) Methodist Bishop. b. July 10, 1884 in
Eldorado, Iowa. Graduate of Northwestern U., Upper Iowa U., Garrett School of
Theology, U. of Chicago. Ordained to Methodist ministry in 1908. Served
churches in New Hampton, Ia., missionary-minister in Java, Malaya, Manila, P.I.
and Rockford, Ia. He then became associate secretary for Board of Foreign
Missions in N.Y., 1919-24, and pastor at Singapore, and superintendent of
Singapore district, 1924-28. Named missionary bishop of Malaysia and
Philippines in 1928. Served with the A.E.F. in WWI as a chaplain, and in
194445, was director general of commission of Army and Navy Chaplains,
Washington, D.C. Member of Zetlandin-the-East Lodge No. 508, at Singapore,
China, under Scottish constitu-
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Francis Lighfoot Lee tion. Knight Templar and 32° AASR (SJ) . d. Sept. 14,
1948.
Francis Lightfoot Lee (1734-1797) Signer of the Declaration of
Independence. He was not a Freemason as far as known, but is often confused
with his nephew of the same name, who was a member of Alexandria-Washington
Lodge No. 22, Alexandria, Va.
Gentry Lee Vice President and Director of Cities Service Oil Co.,
Bartlesville, Okla. since 1951. b. Feb. 20, 1903 in Center Point, Ark.
Graduate of U. of Oklahoma in 1924 and admitted to the bar that year. He was
staff attorney for Barnsdall Oil Co., 1937-45, and later went with Cities
Service. Received degrees in Petroleum lodge No. 474, Tulsa, Okla. on Nov. 20,
Dec. 18, 1931 and Jan. 29, 1932. He dimitted on Dec. 7, 1951 and affiliated
with Bartlesville Lodge No. 284, Bartlesville on Feb. 12, 1952. He was junior
steward of Petroleum Lodge in 1934.
Henry Lee (1756-1818) Known as "Light Horse Harry" for his
brilliant cavalry operations in the Revolutionary War. Father of Robert E.
Lee. b. Jan. 29, 1756 at Leesylvania, Westmoreland Co., Va. Graduate of
Princeton in 1774. He joined Washington's army in Pa. as the captain of a
Virginia cavalry company. With skill and daring he surprised the British
garrison at Paulus Hook on July 19, 1779, and carried off 160 prisoners. After
the disastrous Battle of Camden in 1780, he successfully covered Green's
retreat. He captured Fort Motte and Fort Granby and Augusta. At the close of
the war he was a colonel. In 1786 he was chosen delegate to the Continental
Congress. In 1789-91 he was a member of the Va. legislature, and was governor
of Virginia in 179295. Washington appointed Lee a general in 1794, and gave
him 15,000 troops to break up the "whisky Rebel-lion." He was U.S. Congressman
in 1799-1801. Lee coined the famous phrase "First in war, first in peace and
first in the hearts of his countrymen" in an oration commemorating the
services of Washington in 1799. He was a member of Hiram Lodge No. 59,
Westmoreland Co., Va., but it is believed that he was made a Mason in the
Tappahannock (Hobbs Hole) lodge. American Union Lodge of Marietta, Ohio has an
apron that is presumed to be Lee's and to date prior to the Revolution. d.
March 25, 1818.
Homer Lee (1856-1923) Artist and bank note engraver. b. May 18,
1856 in Mansfield, Ohio. He was a regular exhibitor at the National Academy of
Design, and also in London and Paris. He was the founder and president of the
Homer Lee Bank Note Co. and vice president of Franklin Lee Bank Note Co. Also
president of the Hamilton Bank Note Co. He was the inventor of the Homer Lee
rotary steel plate printing system, together with numbering devices used by
U.S. Treasury Dept. on government bonds and bank notes. Also inventor of the "steelograph"
process and many improvements in linotype composing machines. Mason and 32°
AASR. d. Jan.
25, 1923.
J. Bracken Lee Governor of Utah, 1949-57. b. Jan. 7, 1899 in
Price, Utah. He began as a postal clerk in 1919, becoming an insurance agent.
Since 1930 he has been manager and owner of the Equitable Insurance Agency at
Price, and director of Time Finance Co. of Salt Lake City. Served as mayor of
Price, 1936-47. Is national chairman of For America since 1957, and director
of national committee to repeal the 16th amendment. Served in WWI as an
Infantry sergeant. Received Freedom Foundation award in 1952. Initiated in
Joppa Lodge No.
26, Price, Utah in 1928. 32° and KCCH in AASR (SJ) at Salt Lake
City and member of El Kalah Shrine Temple.
68 Robert C. Lee James G. C. Lee (1836-1916) Brigadier General,
U.S. Army. b. Aug. 12, 1836 near Hamilton, Ont., Canada. Served in the Civil
War in quartermaster department, first as a captain, and to brigadier general,
and retired in 1904. In Civil War he was with headquarters of the Army of
Potomac and several supply depots in Va., and was acting chief quartermaster
during the Gettysburg campaign. He commanded the right wing of defenses of
Alexandria, Va. in 1864. Mason. d. July 26, 1916.
Joshua B. Lee U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1937-43. b. Jan. 23,
1892 at Childersburg, Ala. Graduate of U. of Oklahoma, Columbia U., and
Cumberland U. He first taught school in Rocky, Okla; coached and taught at
Baptist U. (Okla.), and taught public speaking at U. of Oklahoma from 191734.
He was U.S. congressman from the 5th Okla. dist., 1935-37. Member of Civil
Aeronautics Board, Washington, D.C. from 1943. Now in law practice in Oklahoma
City. Member of Norman Lodge No. 38, Norman, Okla.
Percy M. Lee Justice, Supreme Court of Mississippi since 1950. b.
Nov. 14, 1892 in Ludlow, Miss. Graduate of Mississippi Coll. in 1911, and
admitted to the bar in 1916, practicing in Forest, Miss. Served as assistant
to attorney general, city attorney, district attorney, and circuit judge.
Member of Forest Lodge No. 437, Forest, Miss., receiving degrees on Sept. 22,
Oct. 13 and Nov. 23, 1920. Was master of lodge in 1925 and grand master of
Grand Lodge of Mississippi in 1937. Exalted in Forest Chapter No. 97, R.A.M.
in 1922; greeted in Newton Council No. 27, R. & S.M. in 1922; and knighted in
Newton Commandery No. 27, K.T. in 1922. 32° AASR (SJ) in Albert Pike
Consistory, Jackson, Miss. and became member of Hamasa Shrine Temple of
Meridian in 1923.
Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794) Signer of Declaration of
Independence and Articles of Confederation. b. Jan. 20, 1732 at Stratford,
Westmoreland Co., Va. Was educated in England, returning to America in 1752,
where he studied law. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses in
1759, and prominent in defending colonial rights from 1764. He opposed slavery
and proposed a tax on slaves that would make further importation of them
prohibitive. In 1773 he joined Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson in
initiating the intercolonial committees of correspondence. He was a Virginia
delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774-79. It was Lee who moved the
resolution that "these united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and
independent states; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British
crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great
Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved." This was adopted by the
Continental Congress on July 2, 1776. He was again a member of congress from
178489, being president in 1784-85. He was a member of the U.S. senate in
178992. He lived at Nailers, just across the Rappahannock River about eight
miles from Hobb's Hole (later Tappahannock) where there was a lodge for a _
number of years, and it is thought that he probably received his degrees
there. A. P. Anderson in Virginia Masons Who Served in the Revolution states
that he later became a member of Hiram Lodge No. 59, Westmoreland Co., Va. d.
June 19, 1794.
Robert C. Lee Steamship line executive. b. Aug. 30, 1888 in
Central City, Nebr. Educated in U.S. Naval Academy and naval officer from
190620. In WWI he was a captain commanding the destroyer Wainwright, and port
officer at Nantes, France. In WWII he rose from captain to commodore; and was
special assistant on the staff of Admiral Nimitz in the
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Robert E. Lee Pacific, and Admiral Stark and General Eisenhower in Europe. In
1920 he became president of the Foreign Shipping Service Co. and R. C. Lee,
Inc. Has been with Moore & McCormack Lines, Inc. since 1921, and vice
president since 1926. He is now executive vice-president of the company, and
all associated companies. Member of Forest Hills Lodge No. 946, Forest Hills,
L.I., N.Y.
Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) Commander-in-Chief of Confederate
Armies. Sometimes referred to as a Mason, but was not.
T. Bailey Lee (1873-1948) Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Idaho,
1931-32 and Federal judge of Idaho from 1935. b. Aug. 10, 1873 at Mocksville,
N.C. Graduate of U. of North Carolina in 1894 and admitted to bar in 1897,
first practicing at Butte, Mont. and later at Burley, Idaho. Admitted to
Burley Lodge No. 68, Burley, Idaho on May 8, 1920 from Silver Bow Lodge No.
48, Butte, Mont. d. March 1, 1948.
William C. Lee (1895-1948) Major General, U.S. Army. b. March 12,
1895 at Dunn, N.C. Graduate of North Carolina State Coll. in 1917.
Commissioned second lieutenant in 1913, he advanced through grades to
brigadier general in 1942, and major general Aug. 18, 1942. He served in A.E.F.,
France in WWI; and in WWII was commander of American parachute troops,
1941-42, and airborn troops, 1942-45. He retired in 1945. Mason. d. June 25,
1948.
William G. Lee (1859-1929) President of Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, 1909-29. b. LaPrairie, Ill., Nov. 29, 1859. He was a brakeman and
conductor on various railroads from 1879-84, and conductor with Union Pacific,
1889-95. Became first vice-president of the B.R.T. in 1895. Received degrees
in Kaw Lodge No. 272, Kansas City, Kans., on June 3, Oct. 17, 1895 and Jan. 2,
1896. Affiliated with Acacia Lodge No. 9, Lawrence, Kans. on Sept. 17, 1896.
d. Nov. 2, 1929.
William L. Lee Brigadier General, U.S. Army. b. July 18, 1903 at
Weatherford, Texas. Graduate of Texas A. & M. Coll. in 1927. Commissioned in
1929, and advanced through grades to brigadier general in 1944. In 193538 he
organized the Philippine Army Air Corps under General Douglas MacArthur, q.v.
Presently commander of Amarillo Air Force Base, Amarillo, Texas. An article in
the Saturday Evening Post in 1955 characterized him as the "Toughest Guy in
the Air Force" and told the story that he was reduced in rank from brigadier
general in 1946 for slapping John Maragon (Maragon later spent 19 months in
jail for perjury and when Lee's old friend, Eisenhower, entered the White
House, his rank was restored). Member of Randolph Lodge No. 1268, Schertz,
Texas, receiving degrees on Dec. 15, 1925; Feb. 9, 1926; and March 13, 1926.
Member of W. T. Austin Chapter No. 87, R.A.M., W. T. Austin Council No. 52, R.
& S.M. and Ivanhoe Commandery No. 8, K.T. all of Bryan, Texas. He served as
master of Randolph Lodge No. 1268 in 193435. 32° and KCCH in AASR (SJ) at San
Antonio. Member of Red Cross of Constantine, Alzafar Shrine Temple, Royal
Order of Jesters and is past president of three chapters of National
Sojourners.
Edward T. Leech (1892-1949) Newspaper editor. b. June 17, 1892 in
Denver, Colo. Began on Denver Republican in 1909. He subsequently edited the
Denver Express, and Memphis (Tenn.) Press. Founded and edited the Birmingham
(Ala.) Post in 1921 for Scripps-Howard. He edited the Rocky Mountain News
(Denver) from 1926-31, and was editor and president of the Pittsburgh Press
(Pa.) from 1931. Mason. d. Dec. 11, 1949.
70 Mortimer D. Leggett C. A. Leedy, Jr. Judge of Supreme Court of
Missouri from 1933. b. May 20, 1895 at Benton, Mo. Studied law at St. Joseph
Law School, St. Joseph, Mo. He served as official reporter to the Peace
Conference in Paris and Versailles, which resulted in the Treaty of
Versailles, ending WWI. Admitted to bar in 1922, practicing first at
Plattsburg, and then at Kansas City with his brother. Has served three terms
as chief justice-1940-41; 1948-49; 1955-56. Member of Plattsburg Lodge No.
113, Plattsburg, Mo., but suspended since about 1919.
Charles W. Leeman Organizer and president of the Metropolitan
Accident and Health Insurance Co. Omaha, Nebr. in 1933. b. July 21, 1893 at
Honey Grove, Texas. Started as a salesman in meat and grocery field in Kans.
and Texas. Entered insurance field at Kansas City in 1919, and became
vice-president of Union Insurance Co., Wichita, Kans., in 1923-33. Since 1937
he has been president and general manager of Union Pacific Finance Corp. Mayor
of Omaha in 194748. Member of St. Johns Lodge No. 25, Omaha, receiving degrees
on Sept. 14, Oct. 19 and Nov. 16, 1939; 32° AASR (SJ) and KCCH; past potentate
of Tangier Shrine Temple, Omaha (1955) and member of DeMolay Legion of Honor.
James Leeson (?-1794) His tombstone in Trinity Church Yard,
opposite Wall Street, N.Y.C., has a Royal Arch cipher hieroglyphic chiseled on
it . . . "Remember Death." He was a "butcher and tavern keeper at 30
Fly-market," in 1791; and in 1794 listed under "tavern, boarding house, and
Philadelphia stage office, 242 Water St." The New York Diary or Evening
Register of Friday, Oct 3, 1794 says he died "On Saturday morning, Sept. 27,
last, and in the evening his remains were interred in the Trinity Church Yard,
attended by a great number of Masonic brethren and other respectable
citizens.”
Francois Joseph Lefebvre (17551820) French General, Marshal of the
Empire, and Peer of France. Commanded a brigade in 1793 and a division in
1794. He fought at Altenkirchen, Neuwied, Stockach, and captured Danzig. He
was made marshal of the Empire in 1807. In 1812-14 he was commander of the
imperial guard, and at the restoration was appointed Peer of France by Louis
XVIII. In 1805 he was grand keeper of archives of the Grand Orient of France.
Francois Lefort (1656-1699) Russian General, Grand Admiral, and
Viceroy. Of Swiss birth and Scotch descent, he was a favorite of Peter the
Great, q.v., and one of his chief aides in the reorganization of Russia. He
was appointed successively general, grand admiral, and viceroy of Novgorod.
When Peter returned from visiting foreign lands, he directed that a Masonic
lodge be established at St. Petersburg, and he named Lefort to be the first
master of that lodge.
William Legge (see Earl of Dartmouth).
Mortimer D. Leggett (1831-?) Major General in Civil War and U.S.
Commissioner of Patent. b. April 19, 1831 in Ithaca, N.Y. Moved with his
Quaker family to Ohio, where he was graduated in medicine at Willoughby, Ohio
in 1844. In 1846 he organized the first system of union free schools in the
state. He was admitted to the bar in 1845, and was professor in the Ohio Law
Coll., and later superintendent of schools in Zanesville. He raised the 78th
Ohio Infantry at the beginning of the war, and was its colonel. He fought at
Fort Donelson, Shiloh (wounded), and Corinth. Commanding a brigade, he
captured Jackson, Tenn., defended Olivia, Tenn. (wounded), and in Nov. 1862,
was made brigadier general. He was again wounded at Vicksburg, and Champion
Hills. He commanded the 3rd division of the 7th corps in Sherman's
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Augusto B. Leguia y SaIcedo march to the sea, and was made major general on
Aug. 21, 1865. Named U.S. commissioner of patents in 1871. Member of Amity
Lodge No. 5, Zanesville, Ohio, receiving degrees on April 5 and 19, 1858.
Dimitted Aug. 5, 1877. Member of Cyprus Commandery No. 10, K.T. being knighted
Nov. 20, 1860.
Augusto B. Leguia y Salcedo (18631932) Twice President of Peru,
190812, and 1919-30. He was a banker and insurance manager from 1886-1903. In
1903 he become minister of finance, a position he held until elected president
of Peru in 1908. From 1912-19 he was president of the Latin-American Chamber
of Commerce in London, returning in the latter year, when with the aid of an
army he seized power and expelled President Jose Pardo y Barreda. His action
was legalized by the assembly, and he served as president until overthrown by
a military revolt in Aug., 1930. He was a 33° Scottish Rite Mason.
Onesimo Leguizamon (1839-1886) Argentinian minister of Justice,
Culture and Public Education. He was president of the South American
Pedagogical Congress of 1882. A professor in the U. of Buenos Aires. Mason.
Lloyd A. Lehrbas Foreign correspondent and editor. b. Oct. 15,
1898 in Montpelier, Idaho. He served as a reporter successively with Salt Lake
Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago American, and Chicago Tribune. He
then became a foreign correspondent for International News Service in Japan,
China, and the Philippines. He was news editor for Fox Movietone News, and
foreign affairs writer for the Associated Press in Washington. He covered
China, Poland, France, Italy, Spain, Rumania, and Turkey for the A.P. as a
war-correspondent in WWII. From 194648 he was executive editor of World
Report. From 1948-49 he was directorof the Office of International Information
of the state dept.; special consultant to General Ridgway at SHAPE, 1952-53;
and special assistant to secretary of army and chief of staff since 1953.
Received degrees in King Solomon Lodge No. 27, Montpelier, Idaho in 1918.
Michael Leib (1759-1822) U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1808-14.
b. in Philadelphia. He studied medicine and practiced in Philadelphia. He
served several years in the state legislature, and as U.S. congressman from
1798-1806. He resigned from the U.S. senate in 1814 to become postmaster of
Philadelphia. He was a past master of Concordia Lodge No. 67, Philadelphia,
Pa. d. Dec. 22, 1822.
Joseph Leidy (1823-1891) Naturalist, known as the "father of
American paleontology." b. Sept. 9, 1823 in Philadelphia, Pa. Graduate of U.
of Pennsylvania in 1844, with medical degree. Served as a contract surgeon in
the Satterlee General Hospital at Philadelphia in Civil War. Held the chair of
anatomy in U. of Pennsylvania, and later, chair of natural history at
Swarthmore Coll. He published more than 800 papers on biological subjects,
including: On, the Fossil Horse; A Flora and Fauna within Living Animals;
Cretaceous Reptiles of the U.S.; Ancient Fauna of Nebraska; Fresh Water
Rhizopods of North America; Tapeworm in Birds; The Parasites and Termites,
etc. He became a member of Lodge No. 51, Philadelphia, Pa. on Feb. 24, 1859.
d. 1891.
Paul S. Leinbach (1874-1941) Editor of Reformed Church Messenger
of Evangelical and Reformed Church, from 1917. b. Sept. 21, 1874 in
Womelsdorf, Pa. Degrees from Franklin and Marshall Coll. in 1895, Reformed
Church Theo. Seminary (Pa.) in 1898, and Heidelburg U. (Germany) in 1912.
Ordained to ministry of Reformed Church in the U.S., in 1898,
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John A. LeJeune and served churches in Altoona, Pittsburgh, Easton, Pa., and
in New York. He was president of his church's board of Christian education
from 1930-38, and president of the editorial council of the religious press of
America, 1924-34. From 1905-13 he was secretary general of board of home
missions; president of the Eastern Synod, 1911-12; first vice-president of the
General Synod, 1911-12. From 1940 he was president of the board of business
management of the Evangelical and Reformed Church. Member of Dallas Lodge No.
396, Easton, Pa., receiving degrees on April 14, May 12, June 9, 1908. d. Dec.
7, 1941.
Augustus Frederick, 3rd Duke of Leinster (1791-1874) Grand master
of the Grand Lodge of Ireland for a period of 61 years (1813-74), which, with
the exception of the Duke of Connaught, q.v., was the longest term ever served
by any grand master any place in the world. In 1814 he signed the
International Compact in behalf of Ireland, with other Masonic groups in
London.
William, 2nd Duke of Leinster (see Marquis of Kildare).
George S. Leisure Lawyer. b. Aug. 14, 1889 at Slater, Mo. Graduate
of U. of Chicago, 1914 Harvard U., 1917. Began law practice in office of
Charles Evans Hughes, N.Y.C. in 1919. Distinguished himself as assistant U.S.
attorney and chief of criminal division in office of U.S. attorney; prosecuted
election frauds in N.Y. in 1928; chief assistant in the case of U.S. vs. Harry
M. Daughterty, q.v., former attorney general of U.S. and Thomas W. Miller,
former alien property custodian in 1927. In 1932 he was associated with
Clarence Darrow in defense of Fortescue-Massie case in Honolulu. He was
defense counsel for Joseph W. Harriman, president of Harriman National Bank,
N.Y. in 1934; defense counsel for E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. and Remington
Arms Co. in the munitions investigation of 1934; defense counsel in U.S. vs.
RKO Distributing Corp., Warner Bros., and Paramount at St. Louis in 1935-36;
defense counsel in U.S. vs. Standard Oil Co. and 23 other oil companies in
1937; also defense counsel for large trust suits in cement and railroad
fields. Member of Kane Lodge No. 454, N.Y.C. receiving degrees on Oct. 7, Nov.
18, Dec. 2, 1930.
John A. LeJeune (1867-1942) Major General, U.S. Marine Corps; 13th
Commandant of the Marine Corps (1920-49); earned proud title of "the greatest
leatherneck of them all!" b. Jan. 10, 1867 at Pointe Coupee Parish, La.
Attended Louisiana State U. from 1881-84, and was graduated from U.S. Naval
Academy in 1888. He was commissioned in 1888, and advanced through grades to
brigadier general in 1916, and major general in 1918. Spent two years at sea
as a naval cadet, and was shipwrecked on U.S.S. Vandalic in the hurricane at
Samoa in March, 1889. In the Spanish-American War he commanded the Marines
aboard the Cincinnati. He then served in Panama, Mexico, and the Philippines.
From 1915-17 he was assistant to the Marine Corps commandant at Washington,
and was appointed commandant of the Marine Corps Barracks at Quantico, Va. in
Sept. 1917. The next June, however, found him arriving at Brest, France. He
distinguished himself throughout WWI, successively as commander of the 64th
Brigade; 4th Brigade; and particularly the 2nd Army Division. In commanding
this division he became the only Marine officer to hold an Army divisional
command. It was composed of regular Army and Marine Corps troops. He led them
at St. Mihiel, in the Argonne, and spearheaded the noted assault on Blanc Mont
Ridge, where the French had been checked for three years. On his return to the
U.S. he was commandant of the Marine Barracks at Quantico for a few months,
and then
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John Leland in command of the entire Marine Corps from 1920-29. Retired in
1929, he became superintendent of Virginia Military Institute at Lexington
until 1937, and emeritus from that date. Camp LeJeune is named for him, as is
LeJeune Lodge No. 350 at Quantico, Va. He received his degrees in Overseas
Lodge No. 40 at Coblenz, Germany on May 3, May 7, and May 17, 1919. This lodge
was under Rhode Island constitution, and is now located at Providence. He
became a member of Albert Pike Consistory, Washington, D.C., April 15, 1921
(withdrew in 1933) and Almas Shrine Temple, Washington. When at V.M.I. he
frequently attended meetings of Mountain City Lodge No. 67, Lexington. d. Nov.
20, 1942.
John Leland (1506?-1552) English Antiquary, who as chaplain of
King Henry VIII, was appointed "Kings Antiquary"—a title which he was the
first and last to bear (1533). He spent the rest of his life arranging and
digesting the collection of documents he found on tours of England and Wales.
These were deposited in the Bodleian Library. His importance to Freemasonry is
through the Leland Manuscript which he is supposed to have copied from the
original pen of King Henry VI, which he describes in his title: "Certayne
questyons with awnswers to the same concernynge the mystery of maconrye;
wryttene by the hande of Kynge Henry the Sixthe of the name, and faythfullye
copied by me, Johan Leylande, Antiquarius, by the commaunde of His Highnesse."
Masonic scholars have long disagreed on the authenticity of this document.
Leland died April 18, 1552.
Curtis E. LeMay Full General, and Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S.
Air Force. b. Nov. 15, 1906 in Ohio. Graduate of Ohio State U. in 1932. Began
as a flying cadet in the Air Corps in 1928; commissioned secondlieutenant in
1930, advancing through grades to temporary general in 1951, and permanent
major general since 1943. He has successively commanded the 305th Bomb Group;
3rd Bomb Division; 20th Bomber Command; 21st Bomber Command; 20th Air Force.
Was chief of staff of U.S. Strategic Air Forces in 1945; deputy chief of air
staff for research and development, 1945; commanding general of USAF in
Europe, 1947; and for nearly ten years, commander-in-chief of the Strategic
Air Command (SAC). In 1947 he was assigned to headquarters USAF as vice chief
of staff. He was raised in Lakewood Lodge No. 601, Lakewood, Ohio, July 7,
1944; 32° AASR (SJ) and KCCH on Oct. 18, 1955. Received 33° in 1959.
A. M. LeMierre (1733-1793) French writer who belonged to the Lodge
of the Neuf Soeurs, Paris, and was present at the reception of Voltaire, q.v.
Clarence E. Lemmon President, International Convention Disciples
of Christ, 1942-44. b. Feb. 2, 1888 in Seward Co., Nebr. Graduate of Cotner
Coll. (Nebr.), U. of Nebraska, and Culver Stockton Coll. (Mo.) Ordained
minister of Disciples of Christ Church in 1913, serving churches in Ashland,
Hastings (Nebraska); St. Louis, and Columbia, Mo. Has been -at Columbia since
1930. Raised in Pomegranate Lodge No. 110, Ashland, Nebr. in 1914, he later
affiliated with a lodge in Hastings, Nebr. (1916) and to Rose Hill Lodge No.
550, St. Louis in 1923. Since 1931 he has been a member of Acacia Lodge No.
602, Columbia, Mo. Member of Columbia Chapter No. 17, R.A.M. at Columbia and
Centralia Council No. 34, R. & S.M., Centralia, Mo. Received 32° AASR (SJ) in
Hastings, Nebr. in 1917, and affiliated with Valley of St. Louis in 1922. Has
twice served as grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Mo. and twice in same
capacity for Grand Chapter, R.A.M. of Mo.
74 C. Lenning Reuben C. Lemmon (1825-1905) General Grand High
Priest, General Grand Chapter, R.A.M., 1897-1900. b. May 12, 1825 in Varick,
N.Y. He practiced law in Toledo, Ohio for over 20 years, and was judge of
court of common pleas, Toledo. Raised in Toledo Lodge No. 144 in 1855; exalted
in Ft. Meigs Chapter No. 29, RAM., 1856; greeted in Toledo Council, R. & S.M.
in 1860; and knighted in Toledo Cornmandery No. 7, K.T. in 1857. Received 32°
AASR (NJ) in 1875 and 33° Sept. 16, 1890. Served as grand master of Grand
Lodge of Ohio in 1880, and grand high priest of Grand Chapter of Ohio in 1875.
d. 1905.
Lyman L. Lemnitzer Full General, U.S. Army. b. Aug. 29, 1899 in
Honesdale, Pa. Graduate of U.S. Military Academy in 1920. Advanced through
grades to full general in 1955. He taught at West Point from 192630, and again
from 1934-35. In 194142 he was a member of the General Staff Corps (war plans
division). In 1942 he was commanding general of the 34th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
at Norfolk, Va. and in England; and in the same year served as assistant chief
of staff to General Eisenhower at Allied Hdqs. in London, and Algiers for
North African campaign. He was deputy chief of staff under Gen. Mark Clark,
q.v., of the Fifth Army in 1943, and commanded the 34 A.A. Brigade in the
Tunisian campaign in the same year. In 1943-44 he was deputy chief of the
general staff (to General and Sir Harold Alexander, q.v.) and deputy chief of
staff, Allied Force Hdqs. in 1945. In 1946-47 he was the Army member of the
Joint Strategic Survey Com., Joint Chiefs of Staff; deputy commandant of
National War Coll. in 1947-49; director of foreign military assistance, Dept.
of Defense, 1949-50. He commanded the 11th Airborn Division in 1951; the 7th
Infantry Division in Korea, 1951-52; and was deputy chief of staff for plans
and research of the Army in 1953-55. Hewas commanding general of Army Forces
of the Far East and 8th U.S. Army in Japan and Korea in 1955. In 1955-57 he
was commander-in-chief of the Far East Command, as well as commander-in-chief
of the U.N. Command, and governor of Ryukyu Island. Since 1957 he has been
Army vice chief of staff. Mason and 32° AASR. He was present at the
communication of the Grand Lodge of Japan in July, 1956, and both he and Mrs.
Lemnitzer were active in the support of the Pusan Masonic Children's Hospital
in Korea. Member of St. Paul's Lodge No. 14, Newport, R.I. and Newport Royal
Arch Chapter No. 2. 32° AASR in Tokyo, Japan. Member of Nile Shrine Temple,
Seattle, Wash. Chiefof-Staff, U.S. Army from July 1, 1959.
Mark Lemon (1809-1870) English founder and Editor of the famous
Punch Magazine. He was a playwright, author of farces, melodramas, operas,
novelettes, lyrics, songs, and several 3-volume novels. He is best known as
one of the founders and first editors of Punch. Later he was sole editor
(1841-70). Punch is the first "humor" magazine of international fame. Member
of Globe Lodge No. 23, London, being initiated Jan. 19, 1854.
John L. Lenhart Chaplain of U.S.S. Cumberland. Drowned in Hampton
Roads, March, 1863 in the encounter with the Merrimac. Lodge unknown, but he
was a member of Union Chapter No. 7, R.A.M. of Newark, N.J.
C. Lenning German Freemason and Masonic author. Little is known of
him except he resided in Paris in 1817. His real name was Hesse. He was the
author of Encyclopadie der Freimaurerei, which Findel, q.v., calls "one of the
most learned and remarkable works in Masonic literature." It was published and
edited by the Leipsic bookseller, Brockhaus. Kloss, q.v., catalogues it in his
bibliography
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John B. Lennon as the work of Friedrich Mossdorf, who was employed to edit it.
In three volumes, it was first published in 1822, 1824, 1828 (one volume each
year).
John B. Lennon (1850-1923) Labor Union Official and Treasurer of
American Federation of Labor, 1889-1917. b. Oct. 12, 1850 in Lafayette Co.,
Wis. He was general secretary of the Journeyman Tailors' Union of America from
1886-1910. From 1917 until his death, he was a member of the board of
mediators, U.S. Dept. of Labor. He edited the publication The Tailor from
1886-1910. Lennon lectured on social problems, was a member of the commission
on Industrial Relations, Washington, D.C. in 1912, and prominent in the
Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, as well as vice president of
the Ill. Anti-Saloon League. Mason. d. Jan. 18, 1923.
Marie Alexandre Lenoir (17611839). A French archaeologist, who, in
1790, was named by the national assembly to collect the art from the churches
and convents into a museum. He collected more than 500 pieces, saving them
from destruction. He carefully classified them. He believed that Freemasonry
descended from the ancient Egyptians, and in 1812 gave a series of eight
lectures before the Metropolitan Chapter of France to support his beliefs.
These were published in 1814 as Freemasonry Brought Back to Its True Origin,
or the Antiquity of Freemasonry Proven by an Explanation of the Mysteries. In
1809 he published in three volumes, New Explanation of the Mystical
Characters, or Ancient Allegories Revered by the Egyptians. d. June 12, 1839.
William Lenoir (1751-1839) Captain in American Revolution, and
Major General of militia following the war. b. April 20, 1751 in Brunswick
Co., Va. His family moved to Tarborough, N.C. when he was eight. He settled
near Wilkesboro. He foughtin the Indian campaigns in 1776, and in the
Revolution was wounded at the Battle of King's Mountain. He was a member of
the state assembly, and from 1781-95 was a state senator, being president of
the same for five years. He took an active part in the Hillsborough convention
for the adoption of the constitution of the U.S. At the organization of the U.
of North Carolina in 1790, he was chosen president of the board, and for the
last 18 years of his life was a militia major general. A town and a county in
N.C. are named in his honor. He was initiated, passed and raised in grand
lodge, Dec. 30, 1793, and in 1804 was master of Liberty Lodge No. 45 of
Wilkesboro, N.C. d. May 6, 1839.
Pope Leo XII (1760-1829) Issued the Bull against Freemasons on
March 13, 1825, known as Quo graviora ma/a. Real name was Annibale Francesco
del'la Genga. He held various high church offices during the Napoleonic era
(1793-1823). Was made cardinal in 1816, and pope from 182329.
Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) Wrote encyclicals against Freemasonry.
Real name was Gioacchino Vincenzo Pecci. He was made cardinal in 1853, and was
pope from 1878-1903.
Adna W. Leonard (1874-1943) Methodist Bishop. b. Nov. 2, 1874 in
Cincinnati, Ohio. Graduate of New York U., Drew Theological Sem., American
School of Archaeology at Rome, and Ohio Northern U. Ordained to Methodist
Episcopal ministry in 1899. He held pastorates in Green Village, N.J., San
Juan, P.R., Rome, Italy, Piqua, Ohio, Springfield, Ohio, and Cincinnati, Ohio.
Elected bishop in May, 1916. He was president of the general board of
education of the church and chairman of board of trustees of American U. He
was killed May 3, 1943 in an airplane accident in Iceland while on tour of
Army camps. A member of Bethlehem Lodge No.
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San Francisco, Calif. and a 33° AASR (SJ) and Shriner.
Robert Z. Leonard Actor, motion picture producer, and director. b.
Oct. 7, 1889 in Chicago, Ill. Educated in Colo. and moved to Calif. in 1907,
where he joined the Calif. Opera Co. and played in musical and dramatic stock
companies until 1910, when he became leading man in motion pictures for Seelig.
He has been a motion picture director and producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Studio since 1924. Mason.
Leopold (see Duke of Albany).
Leopold I (1790-1865) First King of independent Belgium (1831-65).
Fourth son of Francis Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield, his original
name was Georges Chretien Frederic. He was an uncle of Queen Victoria of
England. He served under Alexander I, q.v., in the Russian Army from 1805-14,
and fought at Lutzen, Bautzen, and Leipzig. In 1830 he refused the throne of
Greece, but accepted the Belgian throne the following year on its separation
from Holland. Although himself a Protestant, he was an upholder of the
Catholic church in Belgium, because he thought it best that the people should
maintain the religion in which they were born. He was initiated in the Lodge
of Esperance at Berne, Switzerland in 1813, when 23. About the time of his
marriage to Princess Charlotte of England in 1816, or shortly thereafter, he
joined an English lodge and "took an active part in all its proceedings." He
lived in England from 1817-30. When he became King of Belgium, he took the
Craft under his official protection. When a widower, on all his visits to
Germany, he took part in Masonry. As king, however, he was unable to attend
the lodges, but frequently inquired into their workings and always expressed
his pleasure at their prosperity. At his death the Grand Orient of
Belgiumadopted this resolution: "Masonry has just suffered a cruel loss in the
death of one of the most illustrious members, who, called to the throne by the
free and enlightened suffrages of the Belgian people, never abnegated his
title of Mason, but on the contrary, extended to us his powerful protection.
We have lost an eminent brother, who, faithful to his oath has during a reign
of five and 30 years, practiced with love and sincerity those grand principles
of humanity which constitute the basis of our Order, thus acquiring the esteem
and friendship of his brethren, the veneration of the Belgian people, and the
respect and admiration of his contemporaries. Leopold, King of the Belgians,
who had acquired the grade of Chev. K.D., 30°, died with the calm and serenity
of a just man, and with the stoicism of a true Mason. . . . Our noble brother
has left us a noble example to follow.”
Leopold II (1747-1792) Holy Roman Emperor, 1790-92, who prohibited
Masonic meetings when he ascended the throne. His father, Francis I, q.v., was
a Freemason. His mother was Maria Theresa. He was a brother of Joseph II,
q.v., whom he succeeded on the throne. From 1765-90 he was grand duke of
Tuscany as Leopold I. His successor, Francis II, q.v., the last Holy Roman
Emperor, went even farther in suppressing Freemasonry.
Henry A. Lepper Chief chemist of Food and Drug Administration
since 1946. b. March 27, 1889 in Washington, D.C. Was graduated from George
Washington U. in 1914. He was a chemist with the U.S. Bureau of Chemistry (now
Food and Drug Adm.) from 1913. Member of Silver Spring Lodge No. 215, Silver
Spring, Md., receiving degrees, March 4, April 8, and May 13, 1946. 32° AASR (SJ)
in Washington, D.C. and member of Almas Shrine Temple.
J. Heron Lepper (1878-1952) English Masonic writer and librarian.
A
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Archer L. Lerch graduate of Trinity Coll., Dublin, Ireland, he was a barrister
and literary editor of Cassells', a well known London publishing firm. In WWI
he served as assistant secretary of the Admiralty. He was initiated in Acacia
Lodge No. 7, Belfast, Ireland, and was its master in 1913. He had the rare
distinction of being a founding member of a lodge named for him—the John Heron
Lepper Temperance Lodge No. 346 of Carrickfergus, Ireland. In the Grand Lodge
of England, he was past grand deacon, and in 1943 appointed as its librarian
and curator. The library and museum, to which he gave magnificent service, in
spite of physical infirmity, was honored by a visit from H.M. Queen Elizabeth,
q.v., the Queen Mother, in the .last year of his life. He was master of
Quatuor Coronati Lodge in 1924, and at the time of his death was treasurer and
oldest member. Of his many Masonic publications, the best known are The Poor
Common Soldier, The Traditioners and History of the Grand Lodge of Ireland,
1725-1813. d. Dec. 26, 1952.
Archer L. Lerch (1894-1947) Major General, U.S. Army, and Provost
Marshal General. Military governor of Korea in 1946. b. Jan. 12, 1894 in
Sumner, Nebr. Graduate of U. of California in 1917. Commissioned in 1917, he
advanced through grades to brigadier general in 1942, and major general in
1944. With A.E.F. in WWI. Following war, he taught military tactics in U.S.
From 1931-35 he was in Hawaii as legal advisor, assistant judge advocate, and
with NRA and PWA. From 1939-40 he was executive officer of judge advocate
general's dept. in Washington, and deputy provost marshal general, 1941-42. He
was provost marshal general in 1944. Mason. d. Sept. 11, 1947.
Andre J. E. Lerouge (1766-1835) French Masonic writer. b. April
25, 1766 at Commercy, France. At onetime he was editor of the French Masonic
journal Hermes (1819) and wrote Blends of Philosophy in the History of Masonic
Literature. His large and valuable collection of manuscripts and degrees was
sold at auction after his death on Jan. 7, 1835.
Frank Leslie (1821-1880) (Original name Henry Carter) Engraver and
publisher. b. March 29, 1821 in Ipswich, England, the son of a glove
manufacturer. While in school he developed a taste for art and became an
exceptional engraver. He began sending sketches to the newly established
Illustrated London News and signed them "Frank Leslie" so his father would not
recognize them. He was taken into the paper and became superintendent of the
engraving department before he was of age. Coming to the U.S. in 1848, he had
his name legally changed to "Frank Leslie" in 1857. He was on the staff of
Gleason's Pictorial and Illustrated News in 1852-53 and started Frank Leslie's
Ladies' Gazette of Paris, London and New York Fashions in 1854. In 1855 he
made a great success with Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Through
extravagance and financial depression he became bankrupt at close of his life.
His wife, Miriam, took over the management at his death, and in 1882 had her
name legally changed to "Frank Leslie" and achieved remarkable success as a
writer. He was a member of Benevolent Lodge No. 28, N.Y.C. and later of
Holland Lodge No. 8. d. Jan. 10, 1880.
Harry G. Leslie (1878-1937) Governor of Indiana, 1929-33. b. April
6, 1878 at Lafayette, Ind. Graduate of Purdue U. in 1905, and Indiana Law
School in 1907. Practiced law until 1912; was treasurer of Tippecanoe Co.,
Ind. from 1913-17, and a farmer from 1918-24. He was a member of the state
legislature 1923-27, and speaker of the house the last three years. He was
president of Standard
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LeTellier Life Insurance of Indiana. Initiated March 18, 1905 in Lafayette
Lodge No. 123, Lafayette, Ind.; he was a 33° AASR (N.J.) d. Dec. 10, 1937.
Gotthold E. Lessing (1729-1781) German dramatist and critic. b.
Jan. 22, 1729 at Kaumitz, Germany. He founded the critical journal Briefe, die
Neueste Literatur Betreff end, with two others, in 1759, and it ran until 1767
(24 volumes). He was dramatist to the German National Theater at Hamburg in
1767, and librarian of the ducal library, Wolfenbuttel, from 1770. His works
include the comedies Der Junge Gelehrie; Der Freigeist; Die Juden, and the
classic German drama, Minna von Barnhelm. In 1755 he wrote Miss Sara. Sampson,
the first German tragedy of middle-class life, followed by the tragedies
Philotas and Emilia Galotti. Two of his writings are Masonic in nature; Nathan
the Wise is a dramatic poem on toleration of religion, preaching universal
brotherhood. It was put on the stage by Schiller and Goethe, q.v. His Ernst
and Falk is a defense of Freemasonry in the form of a dialogue. He was
initiated in the lodge Zu den drei Golderten Rosen at Hamburg, Germany, about
1771, and took a great interest in Freemasonry. His theory that it sprang from
a secret association of Templars in London, however, has long been rejected.
d. Feb. 15, 1781.
Charles Edwards Lester (1815-1890) American author. b. July 15,
1815 in Griswold, Conn. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, but
studied at a theological seminary and began to preach. He had to abandon the
pulpit due to frequent hemorrhages from the lungs, and went abroad for his
health. He was appointed U.S. consul at Genoa, Italy, where he remained six
years. His many books include The Glory and the Shame of England; Condition
and Fate of England; Our First Hundred Years; America's Advancement; The
Artist, Merchant and Statesman; The Mexican Republic; and others. Member of
St. John's Lodge No. 1, New York City. Suspended NPD May 11, 1871. d. Jan. 29,
1890.
William Lester (1889-1956) Musician and composer. b. Sept. 17,
1889 in Leicester, England, coming to U.S. in 1902, and becoming naturalized
in 1916. Has been organist of several Chicago churches, and of the First
Congregational Church since 1921. Has directed many ensembles and choruses,
and is a teacher of voice, piano, organ, and theory of music, at De Paul U.
Has written many organ and piano works, songs, anthems, and orchestral
compositions including the operas Everyman and Manabozo; the operetta Seawana;
the oratorio The Go/don Syon; the cantata The Tale of the Bell; and the
dramatic cantata, Sacajawea. Member of Olympia Lodge No. 864, Chicago, Ill.
Dimitted Jan. 9, 1951. d. Dec. 4, 1956.
Robert P. Letcher (1788-1861) Governor of Kentucky, 1840-44. b.
Feb. 10, 1788 in Goochland Co., Va. Began law practice in Lancaster Co., Ky.,
where he was frequently a member of the legislature, and at one time, speaker
of the house. In 1822 he was elected to U.S. congress, serving one term. From
1849-52 he was U.S. minister to Mexico. Member of Hiram Lodge No. 4,
Frankfort, Ky. d. Jan. 24, 1861.
M. LeTellier Founder of Hawaii's first lodge—LeProgres de
l'Oceanie at Honolulu in 1843. He was a French ship captain. He sailed into
the Honolulu harbor on the barque Ajax out of LeHavre, France on March 30,
1843. In his sea chest were documents that commissioned him to "set up Lodges
in the Pacific Ocean and elsewhere in his voyages; to issue warrants, to call
upon the Supreme Council for charters; to make Masons at sight; to forever be
given the grand honors upon his appearance in any
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Leucht Lodge of his creation." He was styled "The Grand Deputy of France." He
spoke only French, and always was interpreted. He found a conglomeration of
men in Honolulu from America, England, I r eland, Scotland, France, Germany,
Italy, and South and Central America, and many Masons among them. Calling some
of them together aboard the Ajax in Honolulu harbor on April 8, 1843, he
organized the lodge Le Progress.
Leucht (see under Johnson).
Nicolas Levalle (1840-1902) Argentinian Minister of War and Navy.
In this capacity, he crushed many revolutionary attempts.
Count Levasseur He accompanied Lafayette to America on his trip in
1824-25, and received the orders of knighthood in Columbian Commandery No. 1,
K.T., New York City in 1825.
Alexander, 5th Earl of Leven Sixth Grand Master Mason of Scotland,
in 1741.
David, 6th Earl of Leven Twenty-second Grand Master Mason of
Scotland, in 1759.
Oscar W. Lever President of Kentucky Wesleyan College (Owensboro)
since 1951. b. Oct. 26, 1903 in Columbia, S.C. Graduate of Wofford Coll., U.
of South Carolina, and Duke U. He taught high school in S.C. from 1925-36,
when he was ordained to the ministry of the Methodist church. He served
churches in Columbia and Saluda, S.C. until 1942, when he joined the staff of
Wofford Coll. (Spartanburg), as assistant president. In 1949 he became dean of
administration of Columbia Coll. (S.C.). Member of Campbell Lodge No. 44,
Clinton, S.C.
William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount of Leverhulme (1851-1925)
English soap manufacturer who waschairman of Lever Brothers, Ltd., the famous
soap company, and founder of Port Sunlight, a model industrial town. He was
also the originator of a profit-sharing plan for the benefit of his employees.
He was a member of parliament from 1906-10, and high sheriff of Lancashire in
1917. He was created viscount in 1922. He was the first initiate of William
Hesketh Lever Lodge No. 2916 at Port Sunlight, England, which was founded in
his honor and consecrated June 4, 1902. He was initiated the following July
8th. In 1929 he was appointed senior grand warden of the Grand Mark Lodge of
England.
Richard Leveridge (1670?-1758) English musician and composer who
composed The Roast Beef of Old England, Black Eyed Susan, All in the Downs,
and other songs. He was a bass singer in London theaters and a member of the
lodge, meeting at Bear and Harrow Tavern, in Butcher Row by Temple Bar about
1731.
Louis E. Leverone (1880-1957) President of Nationwide Food
Service, Inc. from 1945-57. b. April 29, 1880 at Wakefield, Mass. Brother of
Nathaniel Leverone, q.v. In sales field with Western Electric and leather
companies from 1904-12. With Stein, Hirsh & Co., Chicago, 1912-20, and
vice-president and general manager of Stein-Hall Mfg. Co., 1920-42. From
1929-35 he was chairman of board of Automatic Canteen Co. of America, and a
partner of Canteen Co. since 1939. From 1942-45 he was general manager of
Canteen Food Service. He is also the owner of Leverone Nursery, Half-Day, Ill.
Active in aeronautical associations and safety groups and vocational guidance
organizations. Initiated in Ravenswood Lodge No. 777, Chicago, Ill. in 1909;
exalted in Columbia Chapter No. 202 in 1910; greeted in Adoniram Council No.
95 in 1912; and knighted in Apollo Commandery No. 1 in 1911. Joined
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Robert Lewers Medinah Shrine Temple in 1911—all of Chicago. d. March 15, 1957.
Nathaniel Leverone Founder of Automatic Canteen Co. of America in
1929; president, 1929-39, and now chairman of board. b. June 26, 1884 at
Wakefield, Mass. Graduate of Dartmouth Coll. in 1906. Brother of L. E.
Leverone, q.v. He was Western manager of Bates Number Machine Co. 1908-12, and
from 1912-22 secretary and general manager of Hill Pump Valve Co. He formed
his own real estate investment company in 1922, and was in that field until
1929. He is also chairman of the board of Canteen Food Service, as well as
Nationwide Food Service. Director of several banks and publishing companies.
He has served as president of the National Committee for Christian Leadership
since 1944, and chairman of the sponsoring committee of American Bible Society
since 1945. Active in civic organizations. Initiated in Ravenswood Lodge No.
777 in 1910; exalted in Columbia Chapter No. 202, R.A.M. in 1911; greeted in
Adoniram Council No. 95 R. & S.M. in 1913 and knighted in Apollo Commandery
No. 1 in 1912; initiated in Medinah Shrine Temple in 1912—all of Chicago, Ill.
Eliphas Levi (1810-1875) The pseudonym of Louis Alphonse
Constance. He was a prolific writer on the associations of Masonic symbols and
transcendental magic. His principal works include: History of Magic; Doctrine
of Transcendental Magic; Ritual of Transcendental Magic; Key of the Grand
Mysteries; Fables and Symbols and others. Trained for the Roman Catholic
priesthood, he achieved the title of "abbe," but his independent views made
him unacceptable to the church. He later married and divorced. Was imprisoned
for six months for a political pamphlet in 1839.
Charles A. Levine Pioneer aviator, who on June 4-6, 1927 made a
flightfrom New York to Germany with Clarence D. Chamberlain. Member of
Fortitude Lodge No. 19, Brooklyn, N.Y., receiving degrees on May 17, June 7
and June 21, 1923. Became unaffiliated Nov. 17, 1932.
Moses C. Levy (1749?-1839) One of the founders of the Mother
Supreme Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite at Charleston, S.C. b. in
Cracow, Poland. His uncle had been physician to the king of Poland. He went to
England, where he lived for a time in London, before coming to Charleston. He
was treasurer, and later president of the congregation Bayh Elohim in
Charleston, to which he was a liberal contributor of time and funds. Albert
Pike pronounced him "one of the most illustrious of Hebrews, a man of great
learning and equally great virtues." He became a member of the Supreme Council
on May 9, 1802.
Uriah P. Levy (1795?-1862) U.S. Naval officer who was flag officer
of the Mediterranean squadron in 185860. b. in Pa. about 1795. He entered the
U.S. Navy in 1812, and was an officer aboard the brig Argus which escaped the
blockade and took out William H. Crawford as minister to France. In the
English channel it destroyed 21 vessels. When the ship was captured, he was
made prisoner for two years. Became lieutenant in 1817, commander in 1837, and
captain in 1844. He was active in the movement to abolish flogging in the
Navy. He became the owner of Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, of whom he
was an ardent admirer. He willed the property to the U.S. government, but his
will was contested successfully, and it remained in private hands. He was
initiated Nov. 19, 1812 in Columbia Lodge No. 91, Philadelphia, Pa. d. March
22, 1862.
Robert Lewers (1862-1922) President of University of Nevada,
191214. b. June 19, 1862 in Franktown,
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Watkins Lewes Nev. He taught in the public schools from 1881-89, and was with
the U. of Nevada from 1890 as registrar. Was vice-president from 1909. He
served as grand master of the Grand Lodge of Nevada; grand high priest of the
Grand Chapter of Nevada; and grand commander of the Grand Commandery of
Nevada. Was 33° AASR (SJ) and past potentate of the Shrine. Raised in Valley
Lodge No. 9, Dayton, Nevada in 1885, dimitting to Reno Lodge No. 13, Reno on
March 14, 1891 and serving as master 1894-95, 1899-1900. d. Jan. 12, 1922.
Sir Watkins Lewes Lord Mayor of London, 1780-81. He was initiated
in the Lodge of Emulation in 1761.
Alma D. Lewis Labor union executive. b. Jan. 23, 1889 in Colfax,
Iowa. In early life he worked in coal mines, and from 1924-30 was director of
mines and minerals, State of Illinois. From 1930-34 he was assistant director
general of U.S. Employment Service. From 1934-39 he was assistant to president
of United Mine Workers of America. He has been director of United Construction
Workers (affiliated with UMW) since 1939. Served overseas in WWI with Corps of
Engineers. Member of Central Lodge No. 71, Springfield, Ill.; Hillsboro
Chapter No. 197, R.A.M., Hillsboro, Ill.; St. Omer Commandery No. 30,
Litchfield, Ill.; and Ansar Shrine Temple, Springfield, Ill.
David P. Lewis Former Governor of Alabama. Past master of Moulton
Lodge No. 6, Moulton, Ala.
Earl R. Lewis (1887-1955) U.S. Congressman to 76th and 78th
through 80th Congresses from 18th Ohio dist. b. Feb. 22, 1887 in Lamira, Ohio.
Graduate of Muskingum Coll. and Western Reserve U. Admitted to the bar in
1914, practicing at St. Clairsvine. Mason and Shriner. d. Feb. 2, 1955.
Edward S. Lewis (1855-1934) University president. b. Aug. 24, 1855
in Natick, Mass. Graduate of Boston U. Professor of physics at Cincinnati
Wesleyan Coll. 1881-82. President of Little Rock U. (Ark.), 1882-86, and
president of Chattanooga U., 1886-90. Ordained to Methodist ministry in 1884,
and served as pastor in Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus, Ohio. He was
associate editor of the Sunday school publications of the church from 1908-23,
and in charge of same in 1929-30. Mason, Knight Templar and 32° AASR. d. Oct.
14, 1934.
Ernest W. Lewis (1875-1927) Justice, Supreme Court of Arizona,
190912. b. Dec. 27, 1875 at Indiana, Pa. Admitted to the bar in 1900, and
practiced at Phoenix. Member of Arizona Lodge No. 2 at Phoenix, Ariz.,
receiving degrees on Aug. 13, 20 and 27, 1907. d. April 3, 1927.
Fielding Lewis (1726-1781) American Revolutionary patriot who
married George Washington's sister, Elizabeth. b. in 1726 in Spottsylvania
Co., Va. He was the proprietor of half the town of Fredericksburg, Va., of
which he was first mayor. During the Revolution he was an ardent patriot, and
manufactured guns. He built the mansion "Kenmore House" for his wife. Mary,
the mother of Washington, died and was buried there. His son, Lawrence,
married Eleanor Parke Custis, daughter of John Parke Custis, the son of Martha
Washington. He was a member of Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4, Va., and attended
the Grand Lodge of Virginia in Oct., 1778. d. Dec., 1781.
Francis Lewis (1713-1803) Signer of the Declaration of
Independence. Often referred to as a Freemason, but no definite proof. His
son, Morgan Lewis, q.v., became grand master of the Grand Lodge of New York.
J. Hamilton Lewis (1863-1939) U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1913-19,
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Meriwether Lewis
1931-39. b. In Danville, Va. May 18, 1863. Graduate of Ohio Northern U. and
Baylor U. Admitted to Washington bar, serving in state senate and U.S.
congressman at large from Wash. He moved to Chicago, Ill. in 1903. He was the
last U.S. senator in the country to be elected by a state legislature. He was
elected first "whip" of the Senate in the history of that body. Contender for
vice presidential nomination in both 1900 and 1920. Declined ambassadorship to
Belgium. Served in Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection. In WWI he
was special representative of the War Dept. and the president, to General
Pershing. He served as commissioner on joint commission in London, settling
Canadian-Alaskan boundary, and also in U.S.-Canadian customs regulations.
Member of Apollo Lodge No. 642, Chicago; grand orator of Grand Lodge of
Illinois in 1913; Knight Templar and Shriner. d. April 9, 1939.
Lawrence Lewis (1879-1943) U.S. Congressman to 73rd through 78th
Congresses (1933-45) from 1st Colo. dist. b. June 22, 1879 in St. Louis, Mo.
Graduate of Harvard in 1901. He practiced law at Denver from 1909. Received
his degrees in South Pueblo Lodge No. 31, Pueblo, Colo. on Jan. 27, Feb. 4,
and March 16, 1904. Affiliated with Union Lodge No. 7, Denver, on Nov. 23,
1918. d. Dec. 9, 1943.
Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) American explorer and governor of
Louisiana Territory, 1807-09. b. Aug. 18, 1774 near Charlottesville, Va. He
served with the troops in the "Whiskey Insurrection" in 1794, and entered the
regular service the following year, becoming a captain in 1800. In 180003 he
was private secretary to President Jefferson, who, in the latter year, named
him to command the expedition to explore the newly acquired Louisiana
purchase. He set out in the summer of 1803 from St. Louis, accompanied by his
associate, Capt. Wil- Liam Clark, q.v. They reached the mouth of the Columbia
on Nov. 15, 1805, going by way of the Missouri to its source, crossing the
Great Divide, and then descending the Kooskoosky and Columbia. The distance
was more than 4,000 miles. They wintered on the Columbia, and then retraced
their steps and reached St. Louis in Sept., 1806. Congress made grants of land
to all the men on the expedition. Lewis was made governor of the Louisiana
Territory, which at that time included all the land of the purchase except the
present state of Louisiana. Lewis petitioned Door to Virtue Lodge No. 44,
Albemarle Co., Va. on Dec. 31, 1796, was initiated, Jan. 28, 1797, and the
following evening received the other two degrees. On April 2, 1792 he received
the degree of Past Master in this lodge. He received the Royal Arch Degree in
Staunton Lodge No. 13, and although the exact date is not known, there is a
diploma in the Library of Congress dated Oct. 31, 1799. The Door to Virtue
Lodge went out of existence in 1801, and most members transferred to Widow's
Son Lodge No. 60, which first met at Milton, and later in Charlottesville. It
is thought that Lewis was one of those who transferred. It is certain,
however, that he was a member of Staunton Lodge No. 13, Staunton, Va., as it
was here that he received the Royal Arch Degree, and the original proceedings
of the Grand Lodge of Virginia show that he withdrew from this lodge about
1800. The next Masonic reference is the application for a dispensation dated
Aug. 2, 1808 and addressed to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, from a number
of brethren residing in St. Louis. The signature of Meriwether Lewis heads the
application and he is recommended as a "past master to be the first master."
St. Louis Lodge No. 111 was constituted by Judge Otho Shrader, q.v., of St.
Genevieve, Mo. on Nov 8, 1808, with Governor Lewis being in-
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Morgan Lewis stalled as master of this first St. Louis lodge. Shortly after
Lewis had concluded his year as master, he left for Washington, D.C. While
staying at a hostel on the Natchez trace, near the present city of Hoenwald,
Tenn., he died of gunshot wounds. It is not known whether he had been robbed
and killed or had committed suicide. He had long been subject to attacks of
depression and hypochondria. d. Oct. 8, 1809.
Morgan Lewis (1754-1844) Colonel in American Revolution; Major
General in War of 1812; Governor of New York; Grand Master of Grand Lodge of
New York. b. Oct. 16, 1754 in New York City, the second son of Francis Lewis,
q.v., signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was graduated from
Princeton in 1773, and studied law. In 1774 he joined the army at Boston as a
volunteer, was elected captain of a New York militia regiment, and was
commissioned major when it was taken into the Continental service as the 2nd
New York regiment. In 1776 he was an aide to General Horatio Gates, q.v., with
rank of colonel, and quartermaster-general of the northern army. In 1778 he
commanded at the Battle of Stone Arabia and at Crown Point. After the war he
was prominent in N.Y. politics, becoming judge of court of common pleas, and
in 1791 attorney-general of the state. In 1792 he was chief justice of the
state supreme court, and governor of N.Y., 1804-07. He declined the post of
secretary of War in 1812, but accepted appointment as quartermaster-general of
the armies of the U.S. In 1813 he was promoted to the rank of major general.
He served on the Niagara frontier, captured Fort George and commanded at
Sackett's Harbor and French Creek. He was chief marshal at the inauguration
ceremonies for George Washington, and in his 79th year delivered an oration at
the centennial of Washington's birth. He married Gertrude, daughterof Robert
R. Livingston, q.v. He was initiated in Union Lodge No. 3 (now Mt. Vernon) of
Albany, N.Y. in 1776, and the following year admitted to Masters' Lodge No. 2
of the same city. In 1781 he was senior warden of Masters' Lodge. In 1789 he
affiliated with Holland Lodge No. 8, N.Y.C., and on June 23, 1842, in his 87th
year, affiliated with St. Johns Lodge No. 1, N.Y.C. He was unanimously elected
grand master of the Grand Lodge of New York on June 3, 1830, in which office
he continued until his death on April 7, 1844.
Seth Lewis (1764-1848) First Chief Justice of Mississippi
Territory in 1800. b. in Mass. He was also the first master of a lodge in
Mississippi—Harmony Lodge No. 33 (now No. 1) of Natchez. d. near Alexandria,
La. in 1848.
Frederick J. Libby Executive Secretary of National Council for
Prevention of War since 1921. b. Nov. 24, 1874 in Richmond, Me. Graduate of
Bowdoin in 1894, and studied in Berlin, Heidelberg, Marburg, and Oxford. From
1905-11 he was pastor of Union Congregational Church at Magnolia, Mass. In
1911-12 he traveled in China and Australia; taught in Phillips Exeter Acad. in
1912-20, and worked with Society of Friends in 1918-19, in reconstruction and
relief work, in France. Member of Richmond Lodge No. 63, Richmond, Maine.
Lord
Bishop of Lichfield (18781953) Dr. Edward Sydney Woods, English prelate who
was high almoner to King George VI, q.v., and also H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth,
q.v. Of Quaker stock, he was born in Hereford, the great-grandson of Elizabeth
Fry, the great Quaker preacher who devoted her life to prison reform. He was
initiated April 26, 1928 in Waddon Lodge No. 4162 of Surrey, and later joined
Croydon Chantry Lodge No. 5063. d. Jan. 11, 1953.
84 Gordon W. Lillie Mcllyar H. Lichliter Editor of Scottish Rite
News Letter of Northern Jurisdiction. b. Aug. 23, 1877 in Butler, Pa. Graduate
of DePauw U. and Ohio Wesleyan U. He was ordained in the Methodist Episcopal
ministry in 1900, and was a pastor for 42 years until his retirement in 1942.
He served churches in Pitcairn, Pa., Olean, N.Y., St. Louis, Mo., and
Cleveland, Ohio. He entered the Congregational Church in 1919, and was pastor
at Newton, Mass., and Columbus, Ohio. He is now engaged in ritualistic
research for the Scottish Rite (NJ) and is grand prior of the Supreme Council,
33° AASR, and active member-at-large. He was initiated in Olean Lodge No. 252,
Olean, N.Y., and 32° in Buffalo, N.Y.
Alexander Lichtentag (1868-1938) Inventor of Paragon shorthand
system. b. March 13, 1868 in New Orleans, La. Graduate of Royal U. of Berlin,
Germany. His shorthand system is in use in many parts of the world. He was
also the originator of "Word Hunt," an educational game that was syndicated in
newspapers of the U.S. and other countries. Mason. d. Jan. 14, 1938.
Franklin H. Lichtenwalter U.S. Congressman to 80th and 81st
Congresses (1947-51) from 8th Pa. dist. b. March 28, 1910 in Palmerton, Pa.
Member of the Pa. legislature from 1938-47, serving as majority leader and
speaker. A director of Goschenhoppen Mutual Fire Ins. Co. since 1942. Member
of National Conference on Child Welfare and Youth. Member of Saucon Lodge No.
469, Coopers-burg, Pa., receiving degrees on April 8, Sept. 9, and Oct 21,
1941.
Henry Lieferant Editor-in-chief of True Story magazine. b. Jan.
30, 1892 in Poland. Educated in that country, coming to U.S. in 1910, and
naturalized in 1918. Was first associated with a fashion magazine, and then in
freelance short story writing until 1927.
With Macfadden Publications, N.Y.C. from 1927-46. Served in WWI as
a corporal. Co-author of: Doctors' Wives; Grass on the Mountain; Charity
Patient; United They Stand; Teacher's Husband; and others. Mason.
Gustav 0. Lienhard President and director of Chicopee Mills, Inc.
(Mass.) and Chicopee Mfg. Corp. of Mass. and N.H. b. Oct. 22, 1905 in N.Y.C.
Has been a certified public accountant since 1932. Director of Johnson and
Johnson. Mason.
Jacob Lienhard Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps. b. Sept. 5,
1889 in Sheboygan Co., Wis. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1909, advanced
to warrant officer in 1918, and commissioned same year, retiring as brigadier
general in 1946. Member of Joseph Robbins Lodge No. 930, Peoria, Ill., 32°
AASR (NJ) and Mohammed Shrine Temple, both of Peoria.
Alexander Liholiho (see Kamehameha IV).
Gordon W. Lillie (1860-1942) (Known as "Pawnee Bill") Ranch-man,
partner of Buffalo Bill, q.v., and showman. b. Feb. 14, 1860 in Bloomington,
Ill. He began career as a hunter and trapper in 1878, and was interpreter for
Pawnee Indian tribe. He became a rancher near Medicine Lodge, Kans. He joined
the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show in 1883 as interpreter and manager of the
Pawnee Indians with the show. He was a professional showman for many years in
the U.S. and Europe. From 190813 he was a partner of Buffalo Bill. From 1909
he was owner of Pawnee Bill's Buffalo Ranch, Oldtown, and Indian Trading Post.
He was active in work among the Pawnee Indians and in perpetuation of the
buffalo. He was the author of Thirty Years Among the Pawnee Indians (1928),
and coauthor of several others including Oklahoma; Blazing Horizon; and
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Adelino de Figueiredo Lima Pawnee Bill, the Romance of Oklahoma. Mason, he
received the 32° AASR (SJ) at Guthrie, Okla. on Jan. 24, 1901. A Shriner, he
was honorary member of temples at Philadelphia, Little Rock, and Oklahoma
City. d. Feb. 3, 1942.
Adelino de Figueiredo Lima Brazilian Masonic writer and author of
the best-seller Nos Bastidores do Misterm. His Os Templerios and Livre
Proibido are widely read by Brazilian Masons. He was president of the Masonic
Academy of Higher Studies in Rio de Janeiro and founder of the magazine
Actualidades Maconicas. Born in Portugal, he lived for a time in Asia, Africa,
Oceania and finally in Brazil. He exercises much influence in the Grand Lodge
of Brazil and is secretary of its foreign relations committee.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Sixteenth President of the United
States. Not a Mason, but there are several interesting Masonic references to
him. On April 17, 1865, Tyrian Lodge No. 333 of Springfield, Ill. adopted the
following resolution: "T h e first thought of a Mason should be, as his duty
is, to trust in God.. . . Resolved, that the decision of President Lincoln to
postpone his application for the honors of Masonry, lest his motives should be
misconstrued, is in the highest degree honorable to his memory." In 1842 he
was invited by a lodge to deliver the funeral oration of his good friend,
Bowling Greene, but broke down in the middle of it and could not continue. In
Oct. of 1860 Robert Morris, q.v., of Kentucky, called on Lincoln in
Springfield, Ill., and in the course of conversation Morris referred to the
fact that all Lincoln's opponents for president were Freemasons. Lincoln
replied, "I am not a Freemason, Dr. Morris, though I have a great respect for
the institution." At the time of his death many lodges and individual Masons
wereof the opinion that he was a member of the Craft. Friendship Lodge No. 84
of Hagerstown, Md. even held a lodge of sorrow on April 19, 1865, believing he
was a Mason. Watertown Lodge No. 49, Watertown, N.Y. passed this resolution on
April 19, 1865; "Resolved that Watertown Lodge No. 49 join in the funeral
procession in honor of our late Brother, Abraham, President of the U.S." In
1865 a French Masonic magazine (Monde Maconnique) referred to him as a "member
of the Grand Lodge of New York." Washington Commandery No. 1, K.T.,
Washington, D.C. did act as an escort at his funeral.
Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810) Major General in American Revolution,
and Secretary of War, 1781-84. b. Jan. 24, 1733 in Hingham, Mass. He was a
farmer until 1773. He was a member of the provincial congresses of Mass.,
serving as secretary. Active in organizing and training the Continental
troops, he was appointed major general of militia in 1776. In June of that
year he commanded the expedition that cleared Boston harbor of British
vessels. He fought at the battles of Long Island, White Plains, and Fort
Independence. He was commissioned major general in the regulars in 1777, on
the recommendation of Washington. With generals Schuyler and Arnold, q.v., he
operated against Burgoyne. He was with Gates, q.v., at Stillwater and
commanded the right wing. He was severely wounded at the Battle of Bemis's
Heights. In Sept., 1778 he was given command of the southern department and
was eventually captured with his army at Charleston. Exchanged, he immediately
joined Washington on the Hudson River, participated in the siege of Yorktown
and was appointed by Washington to receive Cornwallis' sword of surrender.
After the establishment of the Federal government, Washington named him
collector of the port of Boston, a position which
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Charles A. Lindbergh he held until about two years before his death. He was a
member of the Mass. convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution, and was
president of the Mass. Society of the Cincinnati from its organization until
his death. He was much esteemed by General Washington. He received his degrees
without fees ("complimented with the degrees this evening") in St. Andrew's
Lodge of Boston on Dec. 25, 1780, and two days later was present at the St.
John the Evangelist day meeting of the Grand Lodge of Mass. On June 24, 1785
there was a "Benjamin Lincoln" recorded as being present at the Grand Lodge of
Mass. as a member of Rising Sun Lodge. d. May 9, 1810.
Irving A. Lindberg Ambassador and financial adviser. b. Feb. 14,
1887 in Cherokee, Ill. Graduate of U. of Illinois in 1910. He was in railway
and newspaper work until 1907, when he became an economist on President Taft's
Efficiency Commission. In 1912 he was assigned to reorganize the accounting
system of Nicaragua. He became a colonel in the Nicaragua Secret Service,
collector of customs, and in 1928, high commissioner of Republic of Nicaragua.
From 1931-37 he was on financial missions to Europe with rank of special
ambassador. From 1931-37 he was Nicaraguan minister (E.E. & M.P.) to Germany,
Italy and Sweden. He represented Nicaragua at the coronation in London, and
was appointed consul general of Norway to Nicaragua in 1938. He accompanied
the Nicaraguan President Somoza on U.S. visit in 1939, and in 1946, was made
brigadier general in Nicaraguan Army for life. Mason, 32° AASR and Shriner.
Charles A. Lindbergh American pioneer aviator. b. Feb. 4, 1902 at
Detroit, Mich. Left. U. of Wisconsin in 1920 to enroll in flying school at
Lincoln, Nebr. He enrolled as a flying cadet in U.S. Air Service at Brooks
Field, Texas in 1924, and later advanced to colonel in the reserve. He made
first flight as an air mail pilot from Chicago to St. Louis on April 15, 1926.
In Feb. 1927 he went to San Diego to order and supervise construction of his
famous plane, The Spirit of St. Louis. He took off from San Diego on May 10,
1927, and landed at Curtiss Field, L.I., N.Y. May 12th (with stopover at St.
Louis) with flight time of 21 hours and 20 minutes, a record coast to coast
flight. He took off alone on May 20, 1927, on a non-stop trans-Atlantic flight
from Roosevelt Field, N.Y., via Newfoundland, Ireland, and England, and landed
at Paris, France the next day, covering an estimated distance of 3,600 miles
in 331/2 hours. He was given official reception by the French government, and
later at Brussels and London. He was officially welcomed by President Coolidge
on return and made air tour of 75 American cities to promote aeronautics under
auspices of Guggenheim Foundation. On invitation from president of Mexico, he
made a non-stop flight from Washington, D.C. to Mexico City, a distance of
2,100 miles in 27 hours and 10 minutes. He later visited Central America and
the West Indies. At this time he was probably the best known person in the
world. He made a survey of the U.S. plane production for the Army in 1939. In
1941 he toured the U.S. making radio speeches, urging the U.S. to keep out of
war. He was bitterly attacked for this by American internationalists, and even
branded as a traitor. Once at war, he gave valuable service to our Air Force
as a technical adviser, and even flew combat missions in the Pacific as a
civilian. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Pulitzer Prize,
and many other honors. Lindbergh received his degrees in Keystone Lodge No.
243, St. Louis, Mo., June 9, Oct. 20, and Dec. 15, 1926, and is a life member
of that lodge. He is also a
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Ernest H. Lindley member of St. Louis Chapter No. 33, National Sojourners, and
of the Sciots at San Diego, Calif. On his history-making flight from New York
to Paris, he wore the square and compasses on his jacket as a luck charm. The
plane also bore a Masonic tag from his lodge. He received many medals and
citations from grand lodges throughout the world and they are now on display
at the Jefferson Memorial in St. Louis. d. Aug. 26, 1974.
Ernest H. Lindley (1869-1940) University president. b. Oct. 2,
1869 in Paoli, Ind. Graduate of U. of Indiana and Clark U. Also studied at
Jena, Leipzig, Heidelberg, and Harvard. Was professor of philosophy at Indiana
U., 1902-17. President of U. of Idaho, 1917-20, and chancellor of U. of
Kansas, 1920-39. Mason. d. Aug. 21, 1940.
Walter C. Lindley (1880-1958) Federal judge. b. July 12, 1880 in
Neoga, Ill. Graduate of U. of Illinois. Practiced law at Danville, Ill. from
1904-22. Was judge of U.S. district court, Eastern Ill. from 1922-49, and from
1949 was judge of the U.S. circuit court of appeals at Chicago. Member of
Olive Branch Lodge No. 38, Danville, Ill. and grand orator of the Grand Lodge
of Illinois in 1931. Dimitted Aug. 15, 1933. Held membership in Scottish Rite
and Shrine. d. Jan. 3, 1958.
Salomon Arvid A. Lindman (18621936) Swedish Admiral. He was twice
prime minister of Sweden, 190611 and 1928-30. In 1905 he was a member of the
Diet, and also minister of the Navy in that year. In 1917 he was minister of
foreign affairs. Lindman served in the Navy from 1882-91. At the time of his
death he was grand chancellor of the Grand Lodge of Sweden and was extremely
active in Masonic affairs. He often visited the British Isles for Masonic
festivities, and his death occurred when hisplane crashed at London's Croydon
airfield on Dec. 4, 1936. He was on his way home after attending the Masonic
bicentenary in Scotland. He served as master of the oldest Swedish lodge, Den
Nordiska Forsta, from 1927-36 and was grand chancellor of the Grand Lodge of
Sweden from 1926-36. He was particularly interested in creating and
strengthening the fraternal relations of his grand lodge and other
jurisdictions. His son, Rolf, is active in Swedish Freemasonry.
Robert 0. Lindneux Artist, specializing in Western scenes. b. Dec.
11, 1874 in New York City. He was educated under private tutors and studied in
Dusseldorf, Paris, Munich, and worked under noted masters in London,
Amsterdam, Dresden, Berlin, and Buda-Pest from 1888-97. He lived on the
western plains of the U.S. 40 years to prepare himself as a portrayer of
western Americana. Among his many works are portraits of Buffalo Bill Cody and
Wild Bill Hickok at the Cody Memorial Museum; General John J. Pershing. His
Bryce Canyon, Red Cloud, Mashoncee, and Shepherd of the Hills are at
Northwestern U.; Opening of Oklahoma Territory at Oklahoma U.; Ouray, Chepita,
Beecher Island Battle, Sand Creek Fight and others at Colorado State
Historical -Museum; Duel Between Buffalo Bill and Yellow Hair at Buffalo Bill
Museum, Cody, Wyo. His Trail of Tears hangs in the Frank Phillips Museum,
Bartlesville, Okla. He also executed an Americana series of 45 portraits of
Indian chiefs and men who have made American history. Member of Albert Pike
Lodge No. 117, Denver, Colo., receiving degrees Jan. 17, Feb. 7 and 21, 1919.
Robert J. Lindquist (1902-1951) Executive. b. Dec. 25, 1902 at
Sycamore, Ill. He was vice president and director of the following companies:
Reynolds Metals Co., U.S. Foil Co.,
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Edward B. Linnen Fulton Syiphon Co., Bridgeport Thermostat Co., Eskimo Pie
Corp., Reynolds Corp., Reynolds Mining Corp., Reynolds Fiscal Corp., American
Thermometer Co., Standard Oil of Indiana and others. Mason. d. May 5, 1951.
Alexander Lindsay, Jr. (1871-1926) Justice, Supreme Court of
Hawaii, 1922-26. b. Oct. 29, 1871 in Fifeshire, Scotland, moving with parents
to Hawaii at age of 10. Graduate of U. of Michigan in 1902. He practiced in
Hawaii, serving as district magistrate and circuit judge and in 1910-12 was
attorney general of Hawaii. Member of Hawaiian Lodge No. 21, being raised Dec.
12, 1917. d. Sept. 5, 1926.
William Lindsay (1835-1909) U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1893-1901.
b. Sept. 4, 1835 in Rockbridge Co., Va. Settled in Clinton, Ky. in Nov. 1854
where he practiced law. Was a captain in the Confederate Army in the Civil War
from 1861-65 and at one time was a prisoner of war. He became judge of the
Kentucky court of appeals, 1870-78 and chief justice of the court in 1876-78.
After this he practiced in Frankfort, Ky. After his term as senator he moved
to New York City where he practiced law and in 1901 was U.S. commissioner to
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. Member and past master of
Hickman Lodge No. 131, Clinton, Ky. d. Oct. 15, 1909.
Lewis F. Linn (1795-1843) U.S. Senator from Mo., 1833-43. b. Nov.
5, 1795 near Louisville, Ky. He studied medicine and settled at St. Genevieve,
Mo. He was an authority on Asiatic cholera. He was a half-brother of Henry
Dodge, q.v., who reared him from the age of eleven. In 1830 he was elected to
the state legislature and was appointed to the U.S. senate in 1833. He was
elected to the senate in 1834, 1836 and 1842 and had the distinction of being
the only U.S. senatorfrom Missouri to have been unanimously elected (1836) and
the only doctor elected to the senate from Mo. He was known as the "Model
Senator." He was a strong advocate of the acquisition and colonization of
Oregon and was the author of the Oregon bill which earned him the title
"father of Oregon." One of his greatest achievements was the Platte Purchase
which gave Mo. the territory now forming the counties of Andrew, Atchison,
Buchanan, Holt, Nodaway and Platte. He was very popular among his constituents
in the senate and one day when reading a number of bills, Senator James
Buchanan, q.v., interrupted saying: "Doctor, we will save you the trouble. If
you recommend them, we will pass the whole bundle." He was originally
appointed to the senate in 1833 to succeed Alexander Buckner, q.v. He became a
member of Louisiana Lodge No. 109, St. Genevieve, Mo. sometime between 1815
and 1824. A letter written to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, requesting
return of their charter so that their business might be cleared up before the
proposed Grand Lodge of Mo. was organized, shows his signature first, followed
by his half-brother, Henry Dodge. d. Oct. 3, 1843.
Richard Linnecar Author of the well known Masonic ode beginning:
"Let there be Light! Th' Almighty spoke," contained in his volume Strictures
on Freemasonry which was published at Leeds in 1789. Little is known of him
except he was coroner of Wakefield, England, and for many years master of the
Lodge of Unanimity No. 238 of that city.
Edward B. Linnen (1864-1928) Former chief inspector of U.S. Secret
Service. b. March 21, 1864 in Le Sueur, Minn. He was inspector of river and
harbor improvements of War Dept. in 1882-85 and with railway mail service,
1885-88. He was in-
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Henry D. Linscott spector for Dept. of Interior from 1894-1922. He was editor
and publisher of the Sibley County Independent (Minn.) in 1884-85 and the
Graphic Sentinel, Lake City, Minn., 188588. Mason. d. April 1, 1928.
Henry D. Linscott Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps. b. Sept.
3, 1894 at Milford, Kans. Graduate of Kansas State Coll. and George Washington
U. Commissioned 2nd lieutenant in Marine Corps in 1917 and advanced through
grades to brigadier general in 1946. In WWI he served in Santo Domingo and
France and after the war in Santo Domingo and Nicaragua. In WWII he was
assistant chief of staff of the 3rd Amphibious Force, participating in the
operations for the capture of Guadalcanal, Russell Islands, Rendova, New
Georgia, Vella Lavella, Bougainville and Green Island (1942-44). He later
commanded the service command for the Pacific Marine forces, and from 1947 was
deputy commander of Camp Lejeune, N.C. Mason.
Sir Thomas J. Lipton (1850-1931) British tea packer and
international sportsman. b. in Glasgow, Scotland of Irish parentage. In his
youth he worked for about ten years in the United States. In 1876 he opened a
grocery store in Glasgow which he expanded into a large chain of stores
throughout Great Britain, dealing in tea, coffee, cocoa, groceries and meats.
He next acquired tea, coffee and cocoa plantations in Ceylon and packing
houses and factories in England and Chicago, Ill. He competed five times for
the America Cup, the symbol of international yachting championship, with five
different yachts, each named Shamrock. The years were 1899, 1901, 1903, 1920
and 1930. He was initiated in Lodge Scotia, No. 178, Glasgow, Scotland in
Aug., 1870 and passed and raised on Aug. 17th. Although he did not take a
prominent part in Masonic affairs, he was theoldest member on the rolls of his
lodge at his death.
Ernest Lister (1870-1918) Governor of Washington, 1913-18. b. June
15, 1870 in Halifax, England, coming to America in 1884. He was owner of
Lister Construction Co. of Tacoma, 1903-12 and president of Lister
Manufacturing Co., Tacoma. Member of Lebanon Lodge No. 104, Tacoma, Wash. d.
June 14, 1918.
Franz von Liszt (1811-1886) Hungarian piano virtuoso and composer.
b. Oct. 22, 1811 in Hungary. He studied in Vienna and Paris and was on the
concert stage from 1822-48. He withdrew from public concerts to live with the
Comtesse d'Agoult by whom he had three children. In 1848 he settled at Weimar
with the Princess Sayn-Wittgenstein and devoted himself to composition,
writing and conducting court concerts. Leaving the princess in 1861, he went
to Rome where he became a member of the Catholic Franciscan order and was
known as "Abbe Liszt." He passed the remainder of his life between Rome and
Weimar with intervals of teaching in the Hungarian Conservatory of Music in
Budapest. He wrote symphonies, oratorios, rhapsodies and piano pieces. He was
initiated in the lodge Zur Einigkeit at Frankfort-onthe-Main, Sept. 18, 1841
and received the second and third degrees in the lodge Zur Eintracht in Berlin
in Feb. of the following year. d. July 31, 1886.
Paul W. Litchfield President of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.,
192640 and Chairman of Board from 1930. b. July 26, 1875 in Boston, Mass.
Graduate of Mass. Institute of Technology in 1896. He began with the Goodyear
company in 1900. He was superintendent from 1900-15, and vice president from
1915-26. He is also chairman of Goodyear Aircraft Corp. and has been a leader
in the development of lighter-than-air craft. He is a mem-
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Little ber of the national executive board of The Boy Scouts of America.
Member of Adoniram Lodge No. 517, Akron, Ohio, receiving degrees May 26, June
23, and Aug. 28, 1902. 33° AASR (NJ).
Charles H. Litchman (1849-1902) First General Secretary of the
Knights of Labor—America's first labor organization. b. April 8, 1849 in
Marblehead, Mass. He was secretary (both state and national) of the Grand
Lodge Knights of Saint Crispin (Shoemakers) from 1875-78, and secretary of
Knights of Labor in 1878-81, and again in 1886-88. Served in Mass. state
legislature in 1879. Member of Amity Lodge, Danvers, Mass. d. in 1902.
George Little (1754-1809) Revolutionary Naval Captain. b. April
10, 1754 in Marshfield, Mass. At the beginning of the Revolution he commanded
the Boston, an armed vessel belonging to the state of Mass. In 1779 he was a
lieutenant on the Protector and was captured by a British frigate and
imprisoned in Plymouth, England. He managed to scale the walls of the prison
and found his way back to America where in 1798, he was appointed to command
the U.S. frigate, Boston. He cruised with this ship until the end of the war.
He was made captain on March 4, 1799. After peace was made he retired to his
farm near Weymouth. He was made a member of Old Colony Lodge of Hingham, Mass.
in 1792 (charter member). d. July 22, 1809.
Joseph J. Little (1841-1913) U.S. Congressman from New York,
189193 (52nd Congress). b. June 5, 1841 in Bristol, England, coming to the
U.S. in 1846 with his parents. Apprenticed to a printer, he established his
own printing business in N.Y.C. in 1867. He was at one time commissioner of
education and president of the board of education of N.Y.C. He served in the
Civil War from 1862-64 with Fed-eral troops, as corporal, sergeant and 1st
lieutenant. Member of Kane Lodge No. 454, N.Y.C. receiving degrees on Dec. 2,
1879, Jan. 20 and Feb 3, 1880. Exalted in Jerusalem Chapter No. 8, R.A.M. in
1891. d. Feb. 11, 1913.
Peter Little (1775-1830) U.S. Congressman from Maryland, 1811-13
and 1816-29; Colonel in War of 1812. b. in Petersburg, Pa., about 1775 he was
apprenticed to a trade (mechanic) and moved to Maryland where he settled at
Freedom, Carroll Co. At that time, he was the first and only mechanic to be
elected to congress. He served as colonel of the 38th Infantry from May 19,
1813 to June 15, 1815. .A member of Concordia Lodge No. 13, Baltimore in 1797,
he became first master of Temple Lodge No. 26 at Reisterstown in June, 1798,
and later reaffiliated with Concordia lodge. He was grand secretary of the
Grand Lodge of Maryland in 1798, and grand master of same in 1818. Member of
Chapter No. 2, Royal Arch Masons (now extinct). d. Feb. 5, 1830.
Philip Little (1857-1942) Artist. b. Sept. 6, 1857 at Swampscott,
Mass. He exhibited in Rome, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, Panama, and
throughout the U.S. He is represented in permanent collections in the Essex
Institute, Salem, Mass. (of which he was curator), Brunswick, Me.,
Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Nashville, New York City, Dubuque, Ia.,
Boston, Mass., Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris and Municipal Gallery of Dublin,
Ireland. Mason. d. March 30, 1942.
Tom Little Cartoonist and winner of Pulitzer Prize for cartoons in
1957. b. Sept. 27, 1898 near Franklin, Tenn. He studied art at Watkins Inst.,
Nashville, 1912-15 and worked under Carey Orr, 1913-16. He was a reporter on
Nashville Tennessean, 1916-23, and N.Y. Herald Tribune Syndicate, 192324. He
returned to the Nashville paper
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John M. Littlefield in 1924 and was city editor from 193137. Since 1937 he has
been a cartoonist, and from 1934-49 drew the syndicated comic panel Sunflower
Street for King Features of N.Y.C. He was the winner of the National
Headliners' award for outstanding editorial cartoons in 1947. Raised in Buena
Vista Lodge No. 639 at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 19, 1923. 32° AASR (SJ) in
Trinity Consistory No. 2, and Al Menah Shrine Temple, all of Nashville.
John M. Littlefield General Grand Master, General Grand Council,
R. & S.M., 1948-51. b. July 30, 1890 at Auburn, Maine. Graduate of Bliss
Business Coll., Lewiston, Maine; he attended Bryant & Stratton School, Boston,
Mass. where he studied accounting and became office manager of Auburn in 1910.
Raised in Ancient Brothers' Lodge No. 178, Auburn, Oct. 23, 1911, serving as
master in 1917. Exalted in Bradford Chapter No. 38, Auburn, April 16, 1912;
was high priest in 1920, and grand high priest in 1943. Greeted in Dunlap
Council No. 8, March 25, 1919; was master in 1923, grand master in 1932.
Knighted in Lewiston Commandery No. 6, K.T. May 24, 1923, and commander in
192930. 32° AASR (NJ) in Lewiston-Auburn bodies in 1920 and active in degree
work. Past sovereign of Red Cross of Constantine and member of Kora Shrine
Temple, Lewiston.
Lewis Littlepage (1762-1802) An American who was Polish Ambassador
to Russia. b. Dec. 19, 1762 in Hanover Co., Va. Graduate of William and Mary
Coll. in 1778. A relative of John Jay, q.v., who was then minister to Madrid;
Littlepage joined him abroad. He volunteered in the expedition of the Duc de
Crillon against Minorea in 1782, and subsequently accompanied the Prince of
NassauSiegen to the siege of Gibraltar where he was blown from one of the
floating batteries, but saved. He subsequentlymade a tour of Europe and
located at Warsaw, Poland where he was honored for many years with the esteem
and confidence of King Stanislas. He was created a knight of the order of St.
Stanislas; made ambassador to Russia; chamberlain and confidential secretary,
and served as a special envoy in several important negotiations. He was a
friend of Lafayette, q.v., and Washington wrote of him in his diary on Nov. 8,
1785 as "an extraordinary character." He was a member of Fredericksburg Lodge
No. 4, Fredericksburg, Va. and at his death in Fredericksburg on July 19,
1802, he was buried in the Masonic cemetery of that city.
Maximilien Paul Emile Littre (1801-1881) French lexicographer and
philosopher who worked 40 years on the great dictionary of the French
language, Dictionnaire de la Langue Franeaise. b. Feb. 1, 1801 in Paris. He
studied medicine while teaching Latin and Greek. He became a follower of
Auguste Comte, the "positivist" and was recognized as the head of this school
of philosophy after the latter's death in 1857. Elected to the French Academy
in 1871, and became a life senator in 1875. He was an associate of Leon
Gambetta and Jules Ferry, the three of them affiliating with the Lodge La
Clemente Amitie in Paris, -June 8, 1875. From a family of devout Roman
Catholics, his funeral was conducted by that church. d. June 2, 1881.
Samuel Livermore (1732-1803) U.S. Senator from New Hampshire,
1793-1801. b. May 14, 1732 in Waltham, Mass. Graduated from Princeton U. in
1752 and studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1757, and began practice in
1758 in Portsmouth, N.Y. He was a member of the general court of that province
in 1768-70 and was judge advocate of the admiralty (under the English) before
the Revolution. He was a delegate to the Con-
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Henry Beekman Livingston tinental Congress from Feb., 1780-June, 1782, and
again in 1785. He was chief justice of the state supreme court from 1782-89,
and, in 1788, was a member of the convention that adopted the Federal
constitution. He was a U.S. representative in the 1st and 2nd congresses,
serving from 1789-93. Raised in St. John's Lodge, Portsmouth, N.H. on April
12, 1758, he served as secretary of the lodge in 1759-62. d. May 18, 1803.
Edward Livingston (1764-1836) U.S. Congressman from New York;
Mayor of New York City; U.S. Congressman from Louisiana; U.S. Senator from
Louisiana; U.S. Secretary of State; U.S. Minister to France and fourth General
Grand High Priest of the General Grand Chapter. b. May 26, 1764 in Clermont,
N.Y., the younger brother of Robert R. Livingston, q.v., who negotiated the
Louisiana purchase. Graduate of Princeton U. in 1781. Studied law with his
brother, Robert, and was admitted to practice in 1785. His competitors were
Aaron Burr, q.v., and Alexander Hamilton, q.v. He served three terms in
Congress from New York (1794-1800) and was mayor of New York City from
1801-03. A yellow fever epidemic nearly ruined his health and while ill, two
subordinates stole large amounts of government funds with which he had been
entrusted. He then left for New Orleans (1804) in the newly established
territory purchased by his brother. By 1826 he had repaid the government for
the entire loss. He arrived in Louisiana with $100 in gold and a letter of
credit for $1,000. It was Livingston who wrote the Civil and Criminal codes
for Louisiana, drawn from French and Spanish channels, from Roman law as
opposed to the English antecedents which are used by the other 47 states. He
was elected to Congress from La. in 1882 and after three terms was elected
U.S. senator, serving from 1828-31. He resigned from the Senate to
becomesecretary of state in the cabinet of President Jackson, q.v. (1831-33).
He later resigned this position to become U.S. minister to France, the
position once occupied by his brother, Robert R. His original lodge is not
known, but he came to Holland Lodge No. 8 of New York City by affiliation and
was third junior warden of that lodge. He is listed in the returns of this
lodge as a member as early as 1788. He was deputy grand master of the Grand
Lodge of New York in 1801-03, relinquishing this position when he moved to New
Orleans. He was charter member and first master of Louisiana Lodge No. 101,
New Orleans. This lodge was chartered by the Grand Lodge of New York on Sept.
2, 1807, and after several reorganizations ultimately emerged as Perfect Union
Lodge No. 1 of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana. Little is known of his Royal Arch
affiliations—his chapter, or whether he ever served as high priest. He was
elected general grand high priest while living in Louisiana and served from
1829 until his death in 1836, presiding over the convocations held in New York
City, Baltimore, and Washington. d. May 23, 1836 in Rhinebeck, N.Y. where he
had retired from public life.
Henry Beekman Livingston (17501831) Brigadier General, American
Revolution. b. Nov. 9, 1750 at Rhinebeck, N.Y., a brother of Robert R., q.v.,
and Edward, q.v. In August, 1775 he raised a company of soldiers and
accompanied his brother-in-law, General Richard Montgomery, q.v., on his
expedition to Canada. For his services in the capture of Chambly in 1775, he
was voted a sword of honor by congress in Dec. of that year. In Feb., 1776 he
became aide-de-camp to General Philip Schuyler, q.v., and in Nov. was made
colonel of the 4th battalion of New York volunteers. He resigned that command
in 1779. He served with Lafayette in Rhode Island and was with him at Valley
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James Livingston Forge. At the close of the war he was made brigadier general.
He was one of the original members of the New York Society of the Cincinnati.
A member of Masters Lodge No. 2 of Albany, he was admitted in 1777. d. Nov. 5,
1831.
James Livingston (1747-1832) Revolutionary soldier. b. March 27,
1747 in Canada. A cousin of Robert R., Edward and Henry B., qq.v. He was given
command of a regiment of Canadian auxiliaries at the start of the war and was
with General Richard Montgomery, q.v., at the capture of Fort Chambly. He
later accompanied Montgomery on his invasion of Canada. He continued with the
American Army as a colonel until the close of the war and was present at the
Battle of Stillwater in 1777, and the surrender of Burgoyne the same year. He
had command of Stony Point at the time of Benedict Arnold's, q.v., treason in
1780. Member of Solomon's Lodge No. 1, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and master of same
in 1777.
James E. Livingston Justice, Supreme Court of Alabama. b. March
17, 1892 in Notasulga, Ala. Graduate of U. of Alabama in 1918. Began law
practice at Tuscaloosa. Associate justice of supreme court since 1940. Mason.
Philip Livingston (1716-1778) Signer of Declaration of
Independence. b. Jan. 15, 1716 in Albany, N.Y. Graduate of Yale in 1737.
Elected alderman of New York City in 1754 and held the office nine years and
long-time member of provincial assembly from that city. He was one of the
committee of correspondence contacting Edmund Burke, q.v. He was a member of
the first Continental Congress at Philadelphia in 1774, and continued a member
of that body until his death. He was chosen state senator in 1777, and
attended the first meeting of the first state legislature of N.Y. He was
elected one of the first delegates to thefirst congress under the new
federation. No proof of his Masonic membership exists, but there was a Philip
J. Livingston present with Robert R. Livingston, q.v., at the first meeting of
Solomon's Lodge No. 1 at Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on May 22, 1771. d. June 12, 1778.
Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) U.S. Minister to France who
negotiated the Louisiana Purchase for the United States. b. Nov. 27, 1746 in
New York City. Graduate of Kings (now Columbia) Coll. in 1765. Admitted to the
bar in 1773 and for a short time was in partnership with John Jay, q.v. He was
elected to the provincial assembly of N.Y. from Dutchess Co. in 1775 and sent
by that body as a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he was one of
the committee of five (Jefferson, Adams, Franklin and Sherman) that drew up
the Declaration of Independence. He was prevented from signing as he was
called away to the meeting of the N.Y. provincial convention. He was then
appointed first chancellor of N.Y. under the constitution and served in that
capacity from 1777 to 1801. He was again a delegate to the Continental
Congress in 1777, 1779-81. As chancellor, he administered the oath of office
to George Washington upon his inauguration as the first president of the
United States on April 30, 1789 in New York City, using the altar Bible of St.
John's Lodge No. 1 (then No. 2) for the ceremony. He held the office of
secretary of foreign affairs for the U.S. in 1781-83, and, in 1788 was
chairman of the N.Y. convention to consider the U.S. Constitution, whose
adoption he was largely instrumental in procuring. He refused the post of
minister to France in 1794, and later the secretaryship of the Navy under
Jefferson, but in 1801 accepted appointment as U.S. minister to France. He was
a close friend of Napoleon, q.v., and popular at court. The U.S. acquisition
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John Jestyn, 1st Baron Llewellin of the Louisiana Territory was due in the
main part to Livingston. While in France he met Robert Fulton, q.v., and
became interested in steam navigation. Returning to this country, the two
secured the exclusive right to navigate the waterways of N.Y. provided they
could build a boat that would make four miles an hour. The first boat of 30
tons could only do three, but in 1807 the Clermont made five. He was the first
to introduce merino sheep into communities west of the Hudson River and
brought gypsum into use as a fertilizer. Benjamin Franklin called him the
"Cicero of America" and he was honored by his state as one of the two members
of the National Hall of Fame in the U.S. Capitol. He was a member of Union
Lodge, N.Y.C. and served as master of same. He was elected as first grand
master of the Grand Lodge of New York in 1784, and served until 1801. As grand
master, he constituted Solomon's Lodge No. 1, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on May 22,
1771. He relinquished his grandmastership on becoming minister to France. When
the grand lodge presented him with a jewel on his retirement, he responded: "I
shall wear, with pride and pleasure, the jewel with which the Fraternity has
honored me, and consider it as a memorial of the pleasing connection which
binds us to each other when the duties I owe the public shall have separated
them from me. . . . My ardent prayers are for the present and future happiness
of its members, and believe that I shall, in every situation in life, feel
myself deeply interested in their prosperity, and that of the respectable and
useful society over which they so worthily preside." He was a brother of
Edward and Henry B. Livingston, qq.v. d. Feb. 26, 1813.
Alberto Lleras-Camargo President of Colombia, 1945-46. b. July 3,
1906 in Bogota, Colombia. A journalist he was with La Republica, El Tiempo, El
Espectador (1924-35) and contributor to La Nacion, El Mundo of Buenos Aires in
1926-29. Editor-in-chief of El Tiempo, 1929-34 and founder and director of El
Liberal, 1938-42. He has been secretary of the Liberal party, member of house
of representatives, secretary of Colombian delegation to 7th Pan American
Conf. in 1933, general secretary to president of Colombia 1934-35, minister of
government, 1935-38, delegate to Buenos Aires Peace Conf., 1936, minister of
education, 1937, chairman of house of representatives, 1941, senator and
representative in national legislature, 1943; Colombian ambassador to U.S. in
1943, minister of government, 194345, minister of foreign relations, 1945,
delegate to U.N. Conference at San Francisco in 1945, director general of Pan
American Union, 1947-48 and secretary general of Organization of American
States since 1948. Member of Lodge Murillo Torro at Bogota.
John Jestyn, 1st Baron Llewellin First Governor General of the
Federation of Central Africa in 1953. b. Feb., 1893 at Chevening near
Seven-oaks, Kent. He was created first Baron Llewellin of Upon in Dorset in
1945. He attended Eaton and University College at Oxford. At age of 21 he was
commissioned in the Dorset Royal Garrison Artillery and served with same in
France from 1915-19. He read law after the war and was called to the bar in
1921. Eight years later he became a member of parliament for Uxbridge,
retaining that seat until his elevation to the peerage. He has served as
secretary to the postmaster general of England; first commissioner of works;
assistant government whip; civil lord of the Admiralty. He was parliamentary
secretary to ministry of Supplies, 1939-40, ministry of Aircraft Production,
1940-41, ministry of War Transport, 1941-42; president of board of trade;
minister of Aircraft Production; minister resident in Washington, D.C. for
Supply, and minister of Food, 1943-46. In 1946 he
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Andreas Saenz Llorente was junior grand warden of the Grand Lodge of England
and was named provincial grand master for Dorset in 1952. In 1947 he was
junior grand warden of the Mark Grand Lodge of England. Attained 31° in
Ancient and Accepted Rite, Rose Croix.
Andreas Saenz Llorente President of the Costa Rican Constitutional
Congress. A doctor, he was dean of the faculty of Medicine at the state
university. Member of Caridad Lodge No. 26.
Julian Volio Llorente Former secretary of State of Costa Rica and
candidate for the presidency. He was president of congress and chamber of
representatives and president of the constitutional assembly in 1880. Director
of the National Bank and president of the Law College. Past master of Caridad
Lodge No. 26.
Edward Lloyd (1779-1834) Governor of Maryland, 180941 and U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1819-26. b. July 22, 1779 at "Wye House," Talbot Co.,
Md. His father of the same name was a member of the Continental Congress. His
grandson, Henry Lloyd, q.v., was also governor of Md. Educated by private
tutors. Member of state house of delegates, 1800-05 and to U.S. congress to
fill vacancy, serving from 1806-09. Served in War of 1812 as a lieutenant
colonel in 9th Maryland regiment. Member of Coates Lodge No. 76, Easton, Md.
d. June 2, 1834.
Harold C. Lloyd Star of silent films and movie producer. b. April
20, 1894 in Burchard, Nebr. Attended high school in Denver, Colo. and San
Diego, Calif. He began his motion picture career as an extra at the age of 19
with the Edison Co. at San Diego, and was later with Universal and other
Hollywood film companies. In 1914 he joined Hal E. Roach. In his comedies, he
won world fame as a symbol of American youth—hornedrimmed glasses (no lenses
in the frames) and a straw hat. He appeared in more than 250 comedies, a
record that few stars can approach. Among his pictures were a one-reel series
known as Lonesome Lukes, Sailor Made Man, Grandma's Boy, Dr. Jack, Safety
Last, Why Worry, and others. In 1923 he organized the Harold Lloyd Corp. and
produced Girl Shy, Hot Water, The Freshman, For Heaven's Sake, The Kid Brother
and Speedy. His first talking picture was Welcome Danger. He produced
Professor Beware, and for R.K.O., A Girl, a Guy and a Gob. He was initiated in
Alexander Hamilton Lodge No. 535 of Hollywood in 1925. A member of both rites,
he took his Royal Arch Degree with his father. He is past sovereign of San
Gabriel Conclave of Red Cross of Constantine, potentate of Al Malaikah Shrine
Temple of Los Angeles in 1939, director of Shrine Hospital for Crippled
Children, and in 1949 was elected Imperial Potentate of the Shrine for North
America.
Henry Lloyd (1852-1932) Governor of Maryland, 1885-88. b. Feb. 21,
1852 at Hambrooks Farm near Cambridge, Md. He was the grandson of Edward L.
Lloyd, q.v., another governor of Md. Educated at Cambridge Academy, he was
admitted to the bar in 1873. He taught school until 1880, -and entered law
practice at Cambridge, Md. in 1880. Elected to the state senate in 1881, he
was president of same in 1884. He was later judge of the circuit court. He was
the 20th master of Cambridge Lodge No. 66, Cambridge, Md., serving in 1878,
1879, 1885 and 1889. He was raised in 1876 and in 1885-86 was senior grand
warden of the Grand Lodge of Maryland. d. April 11, 1932.
Georg J. Lober American sculptor. b. in Chicago, Ill. He studied
with Calder, Borglum, and Longman. He has exhibited in well-known galleries
and museums throughout the U.S.
96 Richard A. Locke and in Paris. His works include portrait bust
of Theodore Roosevelt, Hall of Fame; Hans Christian Anderson medal; statue of
Thomas Paine, Morristown, N.J. He was knighted by the King of Denmark in 1950,
and in 1952 was recipient of the National Sculptor Society's medal of honor.
Member of Hiram Lodge No. 449, New York City.
Charles S. Lobingier (1866-1956) Judge of international tribunals,
author and founder of Scottish Rite in Philippines and Korea. b. April 30,
1866 in Lanark, Ill. Held five degrees from U. of Nebraska. Admitted to
Nebraska bar in 1890 and practiced at Omaha until 1902, and from 1904-14, was
judge of the Court of 1st Instance in the Philippines. He was judge of the
U.S. Court for China from 191424. He was a law professor in seven universities
during his career and wrote a number of legal books. In 1929 he was special
counsel for U.S. before International Claims Commission, and in 1931 was
tendered appointment by Chinese government as legal counselor. From 1934-46 he
was a Securities Exchange officer. In 194649 he was chief adviser to property
claims comm. of U.S. military government in Korea. He was raised in St. John's
Lodge No. 25, Omaha, Nebr. in 1896, and was master in 1900. In 1901 he was
grand orator of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska, and chairman of committee on
codification of law from 1899-1904. Received Scottish Rite (SJ) in Omaha in
1898, and KCCH in 1901. In 1907 he established the Scottish Rite in Manila,
Philippines. In 1910 he became a deputy of the Supreme Council for the
Philippines, and on removal to China had the same position for that country.
Elected honorary inspector general in 1913. Exalted in Omaha Chapter No. 1,
R.A.M. in 1901 and later affiliated with Keystone Chapter at Shanghai, China,
serving as high priest in 1917. Member of Red Cross of Constantine at Chicago
(St. John's No. 1), and founded, and was first sovereign, of Asoka Conclave,
Manila, and first intendant general for the Far East. Received the Royal Order
of Scotland in the Provincial Grand Lodge of China in 1916. Was provincial
grand master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Philippines from 1920-26. Was
the 33rd Freemason to receive the Scottish Rite's Grand Cross (1925). He wrote
The Supreme Council, 33°, a history of the southern jurisdiction from its
founding in 1801. d. April 28, 1956.
Edward Locke (1869-1945) Playwright. b. Oct. 18, 1869 in
Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England, coming to the U.S. in 1884. His plays
include The Climax, The Case of Beckey, The Silver Wedding, The Revolt, The
Bubble, The Land of the Free, Dangerous Years, The Dancer, Dorothy Dixie Lee,
Frieda Laughs, Mike Angelo, Swanee River, 57 Bowery, The Love Call and The
Studio Girl. Mason. d. March 1, 1945.
Richard A. Locke (1800-1871) Journalist who authored the
celebrated "Moon Hoax" of 1835. b. in New York, he was one time editor of the
New York Sun and The New Era. Poor health forced him to leave journalism
several years before his death, and he received an appointment in the New York
custom house. In 1835 he created a sensation by the publication of what
purported to be the astronomical observations, especially on the moon, of "Sir
John Herschel, the younger," at the Cape of Good Hope, describing in detail,
among other things, the discovery of lunar inhabitants. The whole account was
so plausible and circumstantial that It was believed even by many scientific
men. Afterward he wrote "The Lost Manuscript of Mungo Park," another hoax.
Member of Benevolent Lodge No. 28, New York City. d. Feb. 16, 1871.
97 John G. Lockhart John G. Lockhart (1794-1854) Scottish
biographer of Scott and Burns. Called to the bar in 1816. He married Sir
Walter Scott's eldest daughter, Charlotte Sophia. He wrote four novels:
Valerius, Adam Blair, Reginald Dalton and Matthew Wald. He sketched Edinburgh
society in Peter's Letters to His Kinsfolk and edited the Quarterly Review
from 1825-53. In 1828 he produced a biography of Burns, and in 1829 an history
of the life of Napoleon. His greatest work, which is usually rated next to
Boswell's Johnson among the great biographies in English, was his Life of Sir
Walter Scott, in seven volumes. Member of Canongate Kilwinning Lodge, Scotland
(Jan. 26, 1826). d. 1854.
Fred W. Lockley Author, specializing on Pacific Northwest history.
b. March 19, 1871 at Leavenworth, Kans. Graduate of Willamette U. in 1895. He
was part owner of East Oregonian at Pendleton from 1901-05, general manager of
Pacific Monthly Magazine at Portland from 1905-10, and editorial writer and
columnist on Oregon Journal from 1911. Served overseas with A.E.F. in WWI.
While overseas he wrote for Paris edition of New York Herald and Stars and
Stripes. His books include Vigilante Days in Virginia City; Sol Tetherow,
Wagon Train Master; Across the Plains by Prairie Schooner; To Oregon by Ox
Team in '47; History of the Columbia River Valley; Oregon Folks; Oregon's
Yesterdays; Oregon Trail Blazers. Received degrees in Pendleton Lodge No. 52,
Pendleton, Oreg. on Feb. 27, May 1, June 6, 1905 and later affiliated with
Willamette Lodge No. 2, Willamette, Oreg.
David A. Lockmiller President of University of Chattanooga (Tenn.)
since 1942. b. Aug. 30, 1906 at Athens, Tenn. Degrees from Cumberland U.
(Tenn.), Emory U. (Ga.) and U. of North Carolina. Studied at Oxford in1937.
Admitted to the bar and practiced at Monett, Mo. from 1929-33. Taught at N.C.
State Coll. of Agriculture, U. of North Carolina, Emory U., N.C. Coll. for
Negroes, and Meredith Coll. Member of Monett Lodge No. 129, Monett, Mo. since
1931.
Alfred C. Lockwood (1875-1951) Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court
of Arizona. b. July 20, 1875 in Ottawa, Ill. Taught school in Arizona before
being admitted to the bar in 1902. He practiced at Nogales and Douglas. He was
associate justice of supreme court of Arizona three terms (1925-43), and was
chief justice, 1929-30, 1935-36, and 1941-42. Retired from bench in 1943 to
resume private practice. Member of Mount Moriah Lodge No. 19, Douglas, Ariz.,
receiving degrees Sept. 19, 26, 1905, and Jan. 30, 1906. d. Oct. 30, 1951.
Charles A. Lockwood, Jr. Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy. b. May 6, 1890
in Midland, Va. Attended high school in Lamar, Mo. and graduated from U.S.
Naval Academy in 1908. While at the academy he broke the one mile record with
time of 4 minutes 29 2/5 seconds. After service on the USS Mississippi and USS
Arkansas, he entered submarine service in 1914, and commanded the A-2 and B-1.
In WWI he commanded the first submarine division of the Asiatic Fleet, the
submarines G-1 and N-5. Later he commanded the UC-97 (ex-German submarine),
R-25 and S-14. He was chief of staff for submarines, U.S. Fleet, 1939-41 and
naval attache, London, 1941-42. In 1942-43 he commanded the submarines of the
Southwest Pacific Force based in West Australia and from 1943-45 was commander
of submarines of the Pacific Fleet, based at Pearl Harbor, and later, Guam.
His submarines of the latter command sank over 1,000 hostile ships including
one battleship, seven aircraft carriers, and five cruisers, finding no waters
too remote for their operations.
98 John A. Logan They broke into the Japanese sea and cut Japan's
lines of communication. Retired Sept. 1, 1947. Since retirement he has
co-authored Sink 'Em All; Hellcats of the Sea; Zoomies, Subs and Zeros;
Through. Hell and Deep Water. He has acted as a technical advisor for four
submarine movies filmed by Warner Bros., Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Lakeside
Pictures, and Stanley Kramer Productions. He is also a member of the secretary
of Defense's advisory committee on prisoners of war, which in 1955 drew up the
"U.S. Fighting Man's Code." He was raised in Cavite, Philippines about 1915,
and affiliated with Lamar Lodge No. 292, Lamar, Mo. about 1920.
Luke A. Lockwood (1833-1905) Author of Masonic Law and Practice.
b. Dec. 1, 1833 at Riverside, Conn. He was born and died in the same house. He
was initiated in Union Lodge No. 5, Stamford, Conn. in 1856, and became a
charter member and first master of Acacia Lodge No. 85 at Greenwich, Conn. in
1858. On May 9, 1872 he was elected grand master of the Grand Lodge of
Connecticut from the floor—the only other such instance being when Oliver
Wolcott, governor of Conn., was elected from the floor. Exalted in Rittenhouse
Chapter No. 11, R.A.M., Stamford, Conn., he was grand high priest two terms,
1865 and 1866. d. Nov. 20, 1905.
Paul E. Lockwood Vice President of Schenley Industries, Inc. b.
June 27, 1902 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Graduate of Columbia in 1923, and Fordham U.
Began as reporter for Brooklyn Eagle in 1916, and with N.Y. Evening World in
1922-23. Admitted to the bar in 1929 and practiced in N.Y.C. Governor Dewey
appointed him special prosecutor in his war against rackets in N.Y. and he
became chief assistant district attorney. From 1943-50 he was secretary to
Governor Dewey, q.v. Became vice president of the Schenley group in 1955.
Member of Bedford Lodge No. 574, 32° AASR (NJ) in Aurora Grata Consistory and
Kismet Shrine Temple, all of New York City.
R. Lee Lockwood Active member, Supreme Council, 33° AASR (SJ) and
grand orator of same. He is sovereign grand inspector general in Texas.
Received 32° in 1922, KCCH in 1933, and 33° in 1941. Has been active member
since 1952. He is president of the Waco Mortgage Co. Director of a bank in
Dallas, and one in Waco; director of Farm Home Savings and Loan Assn. with
offices in Kansas City and Nevada, Mo. Graduate of U. of Texas. Was grand
master of the Grand Lodge of Texas in 1938; served as president of the Masonic
Home and School. He is past commander of his commandery and past potentate of
the Shrine.
John A. Logan (1826-1886) Union Major General in Civil War; U.S.
Congressman and Senator from Illinois. b. Feb. 9, 1826 in Jackson Co., Ill. He
entered the Mexican War as a private and became a lieutenant in the 1st
Illinois Infantry. Graduate of Louisville U. in 1851 and admitted to the bar.
He was U.S. congressman from Illinois from 1852-61, resigning his seat to take
part in the Civil War. After fighting at Bull Run, he returned home to
organize the 31st Illinois Infantry and was its colonel. He rose to brigadier
general of volunteers in 1862, and major general in Nov. of the same year. He
fought at Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Corinth, Jackson, Tenn., Mississippi
campaign, Port Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hills, and the siege of
Vicksburg. He was appointed military governor of Vicksburg. He succeeded
General McPherson in command of the Army of Tenn. and joined Sherman at
Savannah. After the war he declined appointment as minister of Mexico by
President Johnson, q.v. He was elected to the 40th,
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and 42nd U.S. congresses, but before the 42nd congress could convene, he was
elected U.S. senator and served from 1872-77, when he retired to private law
practice in Chicago. He was again elected to the senate in 1879. He was one of
the founders and was second commander-in-chief of the G.A.R. He succeeded
General Stephen A. Hurlbut, q.v., as commander and was re-elected twice. He
was regarded as the most outstanding leader the G.A.R. ever had. Memorial Day
as a national holiday was the result of his efforts. He was raised in Mitchell
Lodge No. 85 of Pinckneyville, Ill. and affiliated with Benton Lodge No. 64,
Benton, Ill., Sept. 6, 1851. He was exalted in Washington Chapter No. 43, RA.M.,
Chicago, Sept. 11, 1885; knighted in Chevalier Bayard Cornmandery No. 52, K.T.,
Chicago, Dec. 1, 1885; received 32° AASR (NJ) in Oriental Consistory, Chicago
in 1880. He was elected to receive the 33°, Sept. 15, 1886, but died on Dec.
26, 1886 before it could be conferred.
Marvel M. Logan (1874-1939) U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1931-39.
b. Jan. 7, 1874 in Brownsville, Ky. Practiced law at Brownsville from
18961912. Was attorney general of Kentucky for term, 1916-20, but resigned in
1917, and was appointed chairman of state tax commission. In 1918 he resumed
practice in Louisville. He was judge of the Kentucky court of appeals from
1926-31, and chief justice, 1930-31. He died before his term in the Senate was
completed. He was a member of J. M. McCorkle Lodge No. 355 (name later changed
to Washington-Meredith Lodge No. 355 on Oct. 21, 1931). He received the
degrees, Sept. 17, Oct. 15, and Nov. 18, 1904. He was senior warden of his
lodge in 1905, and master in 1906. d. Oct. 3, 1939.
William Logan (1776-1822) U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1819-20. b.
Dec. 8, 1776 within the fort at Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Ky. Moved with
parents to Shelby Co., Ky. about 1798. He studied law, was admitted to the
bar. Member of the lower house of Kentucky in 1803-06, and in 1808 served as
speaker. He was judge of the court of appeals from 1808-12. He resigned f