Great Freemasons: Allen B. Wilson (October 18,1824 – April 29,1888)

Allen Benjamin Wilson (October 18,1824 – April 29,1888) was an American inventor famous for designing, building and patenting some of the first successful sewing machines He invented both the vibrating and the rotating shuttle designs which, in turns, dominated all home lockstitch sewing machines. With various partners in the 19th century he manufactured reliable sewing machines using the latter shuttle type.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_B._Wilson


(Harmony Lodge 42, Waterbury, CT)

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Great Freemasons: Willliam C. Menninger (October 15, 1899 – September 1966)

William Claire Menninger (October 15, 1899 – September 1966) was a co-founder with his brother Karl and his father of The Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, which is an internationally known center for treatment of behavioral disorders.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_C._Menninger

Great Freemasons: Joseph Rucker Lamar (October 15, 1857 – January 2, 1916)

Joseph Rucker Lamar (October 15, 1857 – January 2, 1916) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court appointed by President William Howard Taft. A cousin of former associate justice Lucius Lamar, he served from 1911 until his death in 1916.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Rucker_Lamar


(Webb Lodge 166, Augusta, GA)

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Great Freemasons: Henry Dodge (October 12, 1782 – June 19, 1867)

Henry Dodge (October 12, 1782 – June 19, 1867) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Black Hawk War.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Dodge


Louisiana Lodge 109 (MO)