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Since the office was established in 1789, 45 individuals have served as president of the United States. [a] Of these, 15, [1] including Lyndon Johnson who took only the First Degree, are known to have been Freemasons, beginning with the nation's first president, George Washington, and most recently the 38th president, Gerald R. Ford.
King Christian X of Denmark in Masonic regalia. This is a list of monarchs who were Freemasons, and lists individual monarchs chronologically under the countries they ruled, monarchs who ruled more than one country are listed under the one they are most known for, or the dominant nation in a personal union (i.e. Christian X listed under Denmark and not Iceland).
A writer in the Freemasons' Quarterly Review in 1839 claimed Nelson and his servant, Tom Allen, were Freemasons, but gives no evidence to support his claim. Hamon Le Strange, in his History of Freemasonry in Norfolk, says that among the furniture of the Lodge of Friendship No. 100, at Yarmouth, there is a stone bearing an inscription to Nelson.
Within months of her birth, Lucy was stricken with an unknown illness. Stanton put aside his work to spend that summer at baby Lucy's bedside. She died in 1841, shortly after her second birthday. Their son, Edwin Lamson, was born in August 1842. The boy's birth refreshed the spirits in the Stanton household after baby Lucy's death. [21]
On January 27, 1987, a coup d'état against the government of Philippine President Corazon Aquino was staged by civilian and military supporters of Aquino's deposed predecessor, Ferdinand Marcos. The soldiers were members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) who belonged to the Guardians Brotherhood, Inc (GBI) led by Colonel Oscar Canlas.
Morgan was released, but then re-arrested and charged with supposedly failing to pay a two dollar tavern bill. [31] While the jailer was away, a group of men convinced his wife to release Morgan; [32] they walked to a waiting carriage, which arrived two days later at Fort Niagara. [16] Shortly afterwards, Morgan disappeared. [32]
As officers attempted to arrest her, Kitt drove forward at less than ten miles per hour, hitting a police officer. Another officer then shot through the driver's side window, killing Kitt. [133] April 7, 2001 Timothy Thomas: 19 Cincinnati, Ohio: Police attempted to arrest Thomas for 14 nonviolent misdemeanors, causing a pursuit.
Gravestone of Oscar F. Mayer, Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago. After being ill for six weeks, he died in his sleep on March 11, 1955, at age 95, at his home, 5727 North Sheridan Road, in Chicago, with his son and successor Oscar G. Mayer Sr. and his three daughters at his bedside. His wife died in 1931. [1]