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Friday, July 4, 2014

Great Freemasons: Richard Stockton (October 1, 1730 – February 28, 1781)

"The public is generally unthankful, and I never will become a Servant of it, till I am convinced that by neglecting my own affairs I am doing more acceptable Service to God and Man."
Richard Stockton (October 1, 1730 – February 28, 1781)

Richard Stockton (October 1, 1730 – February 28, 1781) was an American lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stockton_%28Continental_Congressman%29

(Charter Master of St. John's Lodge, Princeton, Massachusetts in 1765)