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When the national organization rejected a call to create regional rates, the Order of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin was founded on January 21, 1885, to concentrate on insurance activities. In 1958 this order changed its name to the Catholic Knights Insurance Society. Another group, the Catholic Knights of Ohio, was formed in 1891. [6]
The Knights of Columbus presented a check to Catholic University of America on the steps of the university's McMahon Hall in 1904 to establish a Chair of American History. Since its earliest days, the Knights of Columbus has been a "Catholic anti-defamation society." [130] In 1914, it established a Commission on Religious Prejudices. [130]
Michael Joseph McGivney (August 12, 1852 – August 14, 1890) was an American Catholic priest based in New Haven, Connecticut.He founded the Knights of Columbus at a local parish to serve as a mutual aid and insurance organization, particularly for immigrants and their families.
The Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus (more simply referred to as the Supreme Knight) is the title of the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Knights of Columbus. The organization comprises approximately 1.9 million members in more than 15,000 councils and operates an insurance company with over $109 billion of life ...
Christopher Columbus is the patron and namesake of the Knights.. Taking the name of Columbus was partially intended as a mild rebuke to Anglo-Saxon Protestant leaders, who upheld the explorer (a Genovese Italian Catholic who had worked for Catholic Spain) as an American hero, yet simultaneously sought to marginalize recent Catholic immigrants.
Hearn declined another term as Supreme Knight, [1] but retired from the insurance industry in 1910 so that he could work full-time with the Knights of Columbus. During and after the Knights' efforts in World War I, Hearn became the Knights' Overseas Commissioner, overseeing the order's support of the troops and post-war rehabilitation work. [4 ...
Later known as the Security Benefit Association. In 1950 it became the non-fraternal life insurance company Security Benefit Life Insurance, which continues to operate as an insurance and annuity company in Topeka. [195] Knights of the Loyal Guard – Founded on January 31, 1895, in Flint, Michigan, by Edwin O. Wood. Open to men and women.
Gleaner Life Insurance Society (aka Ancient Order of Gleaners)(US) Harting Old Club (UK) Healthy Investment (UK) Independent Order of Rechabites (UK and others) International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor (US and others) Irish National Foresters (Ireland and others) Knights of Columbus (US and others) Knights of Peter Claver ...