William McKinley
Born January 29, 1843, Niles, Ohio · Died September 14, 1901, Buffalo, New York · Hiram Lodge No. 21, Winchester, VA
25th President of the United States, who sought the degrees after seeing Union and Confederate Masons treat each other as brothers during the Civil War.
Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not conflict, and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war.
25th President of the United States, who sought the degrees after seeing Union and Confederate Masons treat each other as brothers during the Civil War.
Sources
- https://americanfreemasons.org/william-mckinley-freemason/ (citing McKinley Birthplace Museum)
- https://www.srkc.org/history/famous/presidents/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_who_were_Freemasons
- Portrait image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McKinley_(cropped).jpg (Public domain)
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Life & Masonic Timeline
January 29, 1843
Born — Niles, Ohio
June 1861
Age 18
Enlisted in the Union Army
May 1, 1865
Age 22
Initiated an Entered Apprentice in Hiram Lodge No. 21, Winchester, VA
May 2, 1865
Age 22
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft — Hiram Lodge No. 21, Winchester, VA
May 3, 1865
Age 22
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason — Hiram Lodge No. 21, Winchester, VA
August 21, 1867
Age 24
Affiliated with Canton Lodge No. 60, Canton, Ohio
June 2, 1869
Age 26
Became a charter member of Eagle Lodge No. 431, Canton
October 1877
Age 34
Took his seat in the U.S. House
January 11, 1892
Age 48
Became Governor of Ohio
March 4, 1897
Age 54
Inaugurated President
April 1898
Age 55
Led the nation into the Spanish–American War
September 14, 1901
Age 58
Died — Buffalo, New York
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