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Masonic Grand Lodge (USA)


United States, Social Org    (1730 to present)
• List of Masonic degrees (See: List)
• Overview of Masonic history from ancient times to the present (See: Masonic history)
• List of famous Freemasons, with short bios (See: List)
• 1801 : Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite founded in Charleston, South Carolina (See: Scottish Rite history)
• 1813 : Supreme Council, Northern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite founded in New York (See: SCNJ history)
• 1871 : Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Shriners) of North America founded
• 1884 : Masons lay the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor (See: Phoenix Masonry article)
• 1911 : Groundbreaking for the "House of the Temple" in Washington, D.C. (See: Photo gallery)
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McKinley, William   (Member of, 1865-05-01 to 1901-09-14) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Garfield, James A.   (Member of, 1861-11-19 to 1881-09-19) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Wise, Isaac Mayer   (Member of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Pike, Albert   (Officer of, 1850 to 1892-04-02) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1850 : Initiated into the Western Star Lodge, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 1859 : Grand Commander of the Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction (1859-92)
• 1861 : Revised rituals for all Scottish Rite degrees
• 1871 : Published "Morals and Dogma", a guidebook for Scottish Rite Masonry (See: Text online)
Mackey, Albert G.   (Officer of, 1841 to 1881-06-20) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1842 : Grand Secretary, South Carolina (1842-67) (See: Masonic record)
• 1849 : Editor of various Masonic publications (1849-79)
• 1898 : Published "The History of Freemasonry" (See: Text online)
• 1917 : Published the "Encylopedia of Freemasonry"
Finney, Charles G.   (Member of, 1817 to 1821) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1821 : Left the Masonic lodge after his conversion to Christianity
Clinton, DeWitt   (Member of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Grand Master, Grand Lodge of New York