Meriwether
Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer,
soldier, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader
of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of
Discovery, with William Clark. Their mission was to explore the
territory of the Louisiana Purchase, establish trade and sovereignty
over the natives near the Missouri River, and claim the
Pacific Northwest and Oregon Country for the United States before
European nations. They also collected scientific data, and information
on indigenous nations. President Thomas Jefferson appointed him Governor
of Upper Louisiana in 1806.
Lewis was a Freemason,
initiated, passed and raised in the "Door To Virtue Lodge No. 44" in
Albemarle, Virginia, between 1796 and 1797. On August 2, 1808, Lewis and
several of his acquaintances submitted a petition to the Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania requesting dispensation to establish a lodge in St. Louis.
Lewis was nominated and recommended to serve as the first Master of the
proposed Lodge, which was warranted as Lodge No. 111 on September 16,
1808.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meriwether_Lewis#Freemasonry
A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.
Goethe, Conversations with Goethe, 1824.
Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo
champion and a pioneer cowboy film actor, director and producer.
(Truth Lodge 628 of Los Angeles)
I think I'm the first man to sit on top of the world.
Matthew Henson
Matthew
Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was an African
American explorer and associate of Robert Peary on various expeditions,
the most famous being a 1909 expedition during which he may have been
the first person to reach the Geographic North Pole.
(Prince Hall Celestial Lodge 3, New York, NY)
All
our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud. You have first an
instinct, then an opinion, then a knowledge, as the plant has root,
bud, and fruit. Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no
reason. It is vain to hurry it. By trusting it to the end it shall ripen
into truth, and you shall know why you believe.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882)
Robert
Mills (August 12, 1781 – March 3, 1855), most famously known for
designing the Washington Monument, is sometimes called the first native
born American to become a professional architect, though Charles
Bulfinch perhaps has a clearer claim to this honor. Mills studied in
Charleston, South Carolina as a student of Irish-born architect James
Hoban—who later designed the White House, which became the official home
of US presidents. Both Hoban and Mills were Freemasons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mills_%28architect%29
(Lodge Unknown)
You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.
Christy Mathewson
Christopher
"Christy" Mathewson (August 12, 1880 – October 7, 1925), nicknamed "Big
Six", "The Christian Gentleman", or "Matty", was an American Major
League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He was among the most dominant
pitchers of his (or any) era and ranks in the all-time top-10 in major
pitching categories such as wins,
shutouts, and ERA. In 1936, Mathewson was elected into the Baseball Hall
of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christy_Mathewson
(Architect Lodge 519, NY)
