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- Edwin A Merritt
- Jehiel H. Hyde
- Master of Lancaster Lodge No. 20
- Wilbur Fisk LEETE b. 08 Feb 1839 Sophronia LEETE b. 09 Sep 1842 William Stone LEETE b. 20 Feb 1845 *
- Geneseo Lodge No. 214, Geneseo, Livingston, New York
- William A. Brodie “Mr. Geneseo” (1841-ca 12 May 1917) Grand Master 1884
| 47th New York Volunteer Infantry and served two years and ten months. He was in the battles of Olustree, Florida; Drury's Bluff, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and In both attacks on Fort Fisher. When his term expired his mother having moved to Potsdam, Mr. Ives located there, where he engaged in the mercantile business, conducting a book store, and doing quite an extensive business in western passenger tickets for the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Company, retiring In 1886. In 1882 he and his brother erected one of the finest business blocks on Market street In Potsdam, and In 1890 ho built a large marble block In the same village, which is the pride of the town. Ho was for several years Assessor of the village, and in 1893 was elected Supervisor by a large majority, serving continuously on the Board since that time.
In 1893 Mr. Ives was appointed by Governor Flower a Trustee of the New York State Agricultural Station at Geneva. Mr. Ives is exceedingly popular, as was evidenced by the vote which he received in the convention which nominated him — 31 delegates out of 48 casting their votes for him. Mr. Ives was Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, and also a member of the Committees on Excise, and Public Institutions. IVES, MARTIN, V. B. - Age, 22 years. Enlisted at Potsdam [47th Inf. Vols.], to serve three years, and mustered in as private, Co. H, 14 Jul 1863; promoted hospital steward, 13 Aug 1864; mustered out with regiment, 30 Aug 1865, at Raleigh, NC. ----- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Atkins_Merritt 
Edwin Atkins Merritt b. 26 Feb 1828 Sudbury, Rutland, VT; d. 23 Dec 1916 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY, was a politician, civil service reformer and diplomat. He was the son of Nodiah Merritt and Relief (Parker) Merritt. He was a member from St. Lawrence County of the New York State Assembly in 1860 and 1861. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War [60th NY Inf. Vols.]. M  erritt was a delegate to the NY State Constitutional Convention of 1867-68. in 1875, he ran on the Republican ticket for New York State Treasurer, but was defeated by Democrat Charles N. Ross. Merritt was Collector of the Port of New York from 1878 to 1881, appointed as a part of President Rutherford B. Hayes's attempt to reform the civil service there. Merritt served as U.S. Consul General in London from 1882 to 1885. Returning to New York, he served as President of the Board of trustees of St. Lawrence University for several years. His son Edwin Albert Merritt was a Congressman from New York.
Edwin A Merritt General Edwin A Merritt started out as quartermaster of the 60th NY Inf. Vols. In 1864 he was promoted to Captain as Commissary of Subsistence and was in charge of supplying Sheridan's Army. After that he was in charge of paying commutation of rations to returning POWs. He was then appointed Quartermaster General for the State of New York, hence the title General. He had several political offices after the war including Consul-general at London. He was instrumental in securing Potsdam as the location of the Normal School, which later became SUNY Potsdam. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28642493 Edwin A. Merritt - Military and Political Leader. He was raised and educated in Essex County, New York and became a teacher, surveyor, and engineer. From 1854 to 1857 he was Pierrepont Town Supervisor, and from 1857 to 1860 he was Clerk of the St. Lawrence County Board of Supervisors. Merritt served in the New York Assembly from 1860 to 1861. During the Civil War he was Quartermaster of the Sixtieth New York Infantry with the rank of Captain, and took part in campaigns in Virginia, Maryland and Tennessee. He was later stationed in Washington and assigned to supply reinforcements departing for the front lines. In January, 1865 he was appointed Quartermaster General of the New York Militia with the rank of Brigadier General, an position he held until 1869, and in April of that year he was New York's official representative at Lincoln's second inaugural. Merritt was a Delegate to the 1867 state constitutional convention, and from 1869 to 1871 he was US Naval Officer for the Port of New York. In 1871 he declined appointment as US Minister to Brazil. In 1875 he was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for State Treasurer. In 1877 he was appointed Surveyor of the Port of New York, and in 1879 he was selected to serve as the port's US Collector of Customs, holding office until 1881. That year he was appointed US Consul General in London, a post he held until 1885. Long interested in higher education, he was a Trustee of St. Lawrence University and Clarkson College, and played a key role in establishing what is now the State University of New York at Potsdam. General Merritt was the father of Congressman Edwin A. Merritt, Jr. He was married to Eliza Rich (1827-1912; they are buried in Pierrepont Hill Cemetery, St. Lawrence Co., NY. Children: Edwin Albert Merritt b. 25 Jul 1860, Pierrepont, NY; d. 4 Dec 1914, Potsdam, NY Arthur Wilson Merritt d. 1867 Darwin Fenton Merritt d. 1877 Parker Rich Merritt d. 1867 MERRITT, EDWIN A. - Age, — years. Enrolled at Albany [60th NY Inf. Vols.], to serve three years, and mustered in as first lieutenant and quartermaster, 2 Nov 1861; discharged, 30 Jun 1864, for promotion to captain and assistant commissary of subsistence. Commissioned first lieutenant and quartermaster, 2 Nov 1861, with rank from 1 Nov 1861, original; captain, declined, 30 Dec 1862, with rank from same date, vice W. M . Thomas promoted. His “Recollections, 1828-1911” J. B. Lyon company, printers, 1911, 188 pages, may be read at http://books.google.com/books?id=LvkEAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Edwin+Atkins+merritt%22&hl=en&ei=1x-nTvL0B8Lr0gGZ6oC2Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false a digital copy of which is in the archives of the OMHDS Library in Liverpool, NY. Masters
1851 Jeshua Blaisdell 1852 Jehiel H. Hyde 1853 Joseph H. Sanford 1854 Henry R. Ames 1855 Joseph H. Hyde 1856 Nobel S. Elderkin 1857 Nobel S. Elderkin 1858 Daniel Lewis 1859 Justin H. Blaisdell 1860 William H. Wallace 1861 Justin H. Blaisdell 1862 Robert Pierce 1863 William H. Wallace 1864 Joseph H. Baum 1865 Samuel C. Crane 1866 Samuel C. Crane 1867 Samuel C. Crane 1868 Samuel C. Crane 1869 Sylvender B. Burton 1870 Samuel C. Crane 1871 Samuel C. Crane 1872 Julius S. Lord 1873 Julius S. Lord 1874 Julius S. Lord 1875 Marin Van Buren Ives 1876 Marin Van Buren Ives 1877 Marin Van Buren Ives 1878 Marin Van Buren Ives 1879 Wilbur F[isk]. Leete 1880 Wilbur F. Leete 1881 Marin Van Buren Ives 1882 Marin Van Buren Ives 1883 James B. Davis 1884 Marin Van Buren Ives 1885 Marin Van Buren Ives 1886 Marin Van Buren Ives 1887 George H. Lester 1888 C. Eugene Haywood 1889 C. Eugene Haywood 1890 Alpheus E. Senter 1891 Alpheus E. Senter 1892 Albert W. Moorehouse 1893 Albert W. Moorehouse 1894 Harlan S. Perrigo 1895 Charles R. Holmes 1896 Alpheus E. Senter 1897 Freeman H. Allen 1898 Fred E. Baum 1899 Fred E. Baum 1900 Fred E. Baum 1901 Fred E. Baum 1902 Fred E. Baum 1903 Chapin W. Hazelton 1904 William W. Wilson 1905 Arthur E. Ames 1906 Arthur E. Ames 1907 Lewis S. Wright 1908 Lewis S. Wright 1909 Thomas W. Kingsley 1910 Archie E. Sutherland http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.hyde/1028.1.2.1/mb.ashx From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 589 - 590. JEHIEL H. HYDE, M. D. Although not one of the "old settlers" of Grant County in the stricter sense of the term, Dr. Hyde was so prominently identified with it for some fifteen years as to entitle his name to a place among those who have made their mark upon its society and institutions. He was a son of Luther Hyde, of Highgate, VT, well known to many of the citizens of Grant County, who were formerly from that vicinity, and was born at Fairfield, in that State, 29 Jul 1812. His early life was spent upon a farm until he arrived at a proper age to pursue his studies, in preparation for professional life, for which he was always designed. Turning his attention to the profession of medicine, he studied with Dr. Hall, of St. Albans, and attended medical lectures at the Vermont Academy of Medicine at Burlington, and was graduated at the University of Vermont in 1834. He commenced his practice at Hardwick, VT, but soon afterward removed to Michigan. Here he was one of the pioneers, and endured the hardships and privations incident to the settlement of a new country in those days - remote from the appliances of our modern civilization, and subject to the influence of the malarial diseases for which that State at that stage of its settlement was noted. Here he pursued the practice of his profession for a number of years, and in 1839 married Sarah A. Bennett, of Leona, Mich. Finding that his constitution could not withstand the climatic influences, he returned, in 1840, to his native State and practiced his profession at St. Albans and across Lake Champlain, at Potsdam, NY, for some nine years, his health becoming re-established. In 1855, he came to Lancaster on a tour of inspection, and a visit to his brother, already resident in that village. His professional services were at once in demand, even before he decided to settle here, which he did soon after, and speedily established a high professional reputation and a lucrative practice. For many years Dr. Hyde was the leading surgeon of the large territory embraced in the limits of Grant County, and was often called upon to perform difficult operations, or to meet his professional brethren in consultation, in every part of the county. The roads were at that time in a very imperfect condition; many miles of those he was compelled to travel at all hours of the day and night were mere paths through the woods. With such a practice, under such circumstances, exposure was inevitable, and in time led to the development of the hereditary disease which finally terminated his life - pulmonary consumption. In 1867, his health began to fail and in the following year he removed to Minneapolis, MN, where he spent a year, in hopes that the change of climate would prove beneficial in arresting the progress of the disease from which he was suffering. Finding that his hopes were not realized, he returned to Lancaster in the spring of 1869 and purchased a residence, which, however, he occupied but a few months before his disease had run its course, and on 7 Dec 1869, he was called hence. He left no children, his immediate family consisting only of his widow and her niece, who had been adopted as a daughter. A number of his brother's family connections, however, are still resident in Lancaster and other parts of the county. Dr. Hyde was in the front rank of his profession in Wisconsin, his surgical skill being perhaps unexcelled by that of any physician in the State. During the war he was employed in the Provost Marshal's Department at Prairie du Chien, in which capacity his thorough anatomical knowledge was of much service to the Government. He has appointed by the Commissioner of Pensions to the position of Examining Surgeon, which position he held until physical inability compelled his resignation. Dr. Hyde was a high Mason, having attained to the Royal Arch degree and perhaps higher, and was well skilled in the mysteries of that fraternity and of high repute as a Master of the craft, having held the position of Master of Lancaster Lodge No. 20 for twelve years. The high estimation in which he was held by his brother Masons was well shown by the Platteville, Potosi, Beetown and Lancaster Lodges, and Grant Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, which, notwithstanding very unfavorable weather, attended his funeral in bodies, as also did many brethren from other parts of the county, and interred his remains with the impressive ceremonies of their order. Dr. Jehiel H. Hyde executed his last will and testament 20 Nov, and died 7 Dec 1S69, in Grant county. Transactions of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin for the ..., Volumes 3-8, by State Medical Society of Wisconsin, page 156.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF JEHIEL H. HYDE, M. D. OF LANCASTER, GRANT COUNTY, WIS. By Dr. S. A. Ferrin, of Montford. Dr. Jebiel H. Hyde was born 29 Jul 1812, in Fairfield, VT, and died in Lancaster, Wisconsin, 7 Dec 1869, being at the time of his death in his 57th year. His father was Luther Hyde, formerly of Highgate, VT, an old and substantial citizen of that place. He read medicine in the office of Dr. Hall, of St. Alban's, Vermont, and attended Medical Lectures at the Vermont Academy of Medicine at Burlington, and graduated at the University of Vermont, 9 May 1834. He commenced practice at Hardwick, VT, and after two years of professional work, removed to Leona, Jackson Co., Michigan, where he remained five years, actively engaged in practice, and there he married his estimable wife. His constitution, however, not being suited to withstand the miasmatic influences of that climate, he returned to his native State and practiced at St. Albans and across Lake Champlain at Potsdam, NY, for some thirteen years, regaining his health. In 1855, at the solicitations of many of his old neighbors and relatives who had removed from Vermont, and located in Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin, he removed to that place, where he quickly established a high professional reputation and a lucrative practice, which he afterwards increased and continued to maintain until exposure brought on that disease hereditary in his family, consumption, which resulted in his death. He was employed in the Provost Marshal's department at Prairie du Chien during the war, in which capacity his thorough anatomical knowledge was of much service to the government. He was examining surgeon appointed by the Commissioner of Pensions, which position he retained until physical inability compelled him to resign. He was a member in good standing of the various State and County Medical Societies in the different States in which he resided, and assisted in organizing and establishing that of Michigan, at Ann Arbor. Dr. Hyde was a positive man. He had decided opinions, and was not easily influenced by the opinion of others. He was bold and Out* spoken in his convictions, had his own ideas on all questions of the day, and freely expressed them. With a heart which was the very home of kindness, he made many warm friends in every rank and condition of life, and passed away amid a sorrow as universal as it was sincere. The high esteem in which he was held in the community in which he lived and died, both as an upright, honorable citizen and skillful physician, needs no higher eulogy than the simple announcement of his death published at the time in the Grant County Herald, and which we quote: "The death of Jehiel H. Hyde, M. D., at his residence in this village on the 7th inst., deserves more than a passing notice. Dr. Hyde had been long one of our most successful physicians, and a much valued citizen. The confidence reposed by this community in his professional skill and integrity, and their regard for him as a man, occasioned a vacuum in our society, when failing health compelled his withdrawal from practice, not easily filled. He was in the first rank of his profession in Wisconsin as a surgeon." Dr. Hyde was also a zealous, active Mason, having attained the Royal Arch Degree, well skilled in the mysteries of that fraternity. He officiated for years as High Priest in the Chapter, and as Worshipful Master in the Blue Lodge, and was ever held by his Masonic brethren in high repute as a Master of the craft. The high estimation in which he was held by his brother Masons, was well attested by the large number of Brethren from surrounding Lodges and Chapters, who were present at his funeral and interred his remains according to the impressive ceremonies of their order. -----
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=csb&id=I36705 Wilbur Fisk Leete, b. 8 Feb 1839, lived ‘many’ years in Potsdam and died in 17 Oct 1898, Oneida, NY; son of Rev. Charles Ward Leete and Sophronia Stone; m. 7 Nov 1867 Antoinette Church, b. b. Oct. 24, 1845; dau. Calvin E. and (Follet) Church. Wilbur was the son of: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=csb&id=I33835 Rev. Charles Ward Leete, b. 14 Oct 1799; d. 1858 in Verona, NY; m. Sophronia Stone Children:
Adeline LEETE b. 20 Jun 1836 Wilbur Fisk LEETE b. 08 Feb 1839 Sophronia LEETE b. 09 Sep 1842 William Stone LEETE b. 20 Feb 1845 * Marriage 2 Adeline LOOMIS b. 5 May 1801 Married: 16 Jan 1822 Children Charles Ward LEETE b. WFT Est. 1815-1838 Allen Norton LEETE b. 24 Apr 1825 * Note: William Stone Leete http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/george-k-george-kemp-ward/andrew-warde-and-his-descendants-1597-1910--being-a-compilation-of-facts-relat-dra/page-36-andrew-warde-and-his-descendants-1597-1910--being-a-compilation-of-facts-relat-dra.shtml WILLIAM STONE LEETE, Oneida, N. Y. b. 28 Jan 1845 [20 Feb]; m. 7 Sep 1866, Rose A. Fleming; b. 5 Dec 1845; dau. Ira H. and Ceriza (Palmer) Fleming. Mr. Leete is a descendant of Governor William Leete of Connecticut, and on the maternal side, of William Stone, who with Gov. Leete and others known as the Guilford Company, settled at Guilford, CT, in 1639. On his mother's side he is also descended from Col. Andrew Morehouse and Capt. John Langdon of the Revolutionary Army. He was born at Vernon, NY, and was educated in the public schools and in Vernon Academy. At the age of 17 years he enlisted in Co. A, 117th Regt. NY Vol., 8 Aug 1862, and served until the close of the war, nearly three years; was in the sieges of Fort Wagner and Charleston, SC, battles of Drury's Bluff, Bermuda Hundred, Cold Harbor, Fort Gilmer, Chaffins Farm, Darbytown Road, and the various engagements attending the siege of Petersburg and Richmond ; was in both expeditions for the capture of Fort Fisher, NC, the last of which, 15 Jan 1865, was successful after an engagement lasting over seven hours. He resides at Oneida, NY, and is engaged in manufacturing; was a member of the New York Legislature in 1886-7. In Masonry is an active member of all of the bodies of the York Rite; has served as W. M. of his Lodge [year ??] [Oneida Lodge No. 270] and for twelve years was M. E. H. P. of his Chapter of R. A. M. He is a Past Post Commander of the G. A. R. and a frequent delegate to its annual encampments; he is Vice-President of the Oneida Valley National Bank and has received many honors at the hands of his fellow citizens. http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/john-b-john-badger-bachelder/the-story-of-the-battle-of-gettysburg-and-description-of-the-painting-of-the-rep-hca/page-40-the-story-of-the-battle-of-gettysburg-and-description-of-the-painting-of-the-rep-hca.shtml WILLIAM S. LEETE (Rep.), of Oneida. Mr. L. was born at Vernon, Oneida county, N. Y., January 29, 1845. He is a descendant of William Leete, who came to America in Rev. Mr. Whitefield' s company in 1639, and was Governor of the Connecticut Colony from 1676 to his death in 1683, having served as Magistrate, Deputy Governor and Governor, he was educated at Vernon Academy, and is a manutacturer of steam engines, and director of the Oneida Valley National Bank. He enlisted in August, 1862, at the age of seventeen, under President Lincoln's first call for 300,000 men, in Co. A, 117th Regiment, N. Y. Vols., and served under Gen. Gilmore in his operations before Charleston, SC, including the siege of Fort Wagner. When Grant took command of the army, in the spring of 1864, he was attached to the Army of the James, under Gen. Butler, and was in continuous service in the campaign before Richmond and siege of Petersburgh during that year. He was in the first expedition against Fort Fisher, under Gen. Butler, and the final and successful expedition under Gen. Terry, by which the last Confederate fort was silenced, and was discharged in June, 1865, at the close of the war. He has always been a Republican, but has never before held a political office. He was a member of the last Assembly, serving as Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, and member of Insurance and Petitions of Aliens; and was re-elected by a plurality of 2,575, his opponents being Thomas F. Petrie (Dem.) and Chas. S. Hyatt C Pro. ) His plurality in 1885 was 2,144. ----
Children Minerva Pierce b. 8 Mar 1844 in NY Lucy A. Pierce b. 15 Dec 1845 Laura Pierce b. 01 Feb 1848 Franklin B. Pierce b. 08 May 1852 Henry R. Pierce b. 24 Apr 1859 Geneseo Lodge No. 214, Geneseo, Livingston, New York First Meeting under Dispensation: 27 Sep 1850 Warrant: The warrant in possession of the Lodge is dated 4 Mar 1851. Constituted: 27 Mar 1851 by W.’. Alanson Brown, Master of Union Lodge No. 45. The name or number has never been changed. Minutes: Not intact. All records prior to 1898 were destroyed by fire. Geneseo Lodge was organized by the following:
Bennett, Major H. Bisssell, Daniel H. Chamberlain, Henry Clark, James Gray, Henry A. Hall, Jacob B. Hammatt, Edward R. Hawley, Curtiss Mathews, Woodruff K.
Perkins, Elijah H. Smith Walter Teal, Andrew Thompson, Duty S. Williams, David R> Wood, James, Jr.
Geneseo is the successor of Comet Lodge No. 328 organized in 1819. The petition was recommended by Genesee Lodge No. 130 (now extinct), and Mount Morris Lodge No. 316 (now 122). It was “read in Grand Lodge 1 Dec 1819, and petition referred to G. O. Warrant granted, to issue 19 Feb 1820.” On the American Hotel site stood Pierce's tavern, a low, one story building with broad side to the street. It had been painted yellow, but sadly needed another coat. The tavern consisted of a small barroom, sitting-room and kitchen, with a small stoop on the north end. Captain John Pierce sold the stand to Orlando Hastings, who built the attic for the use of Comet Lodge and Billings Chapter of Free and Accepted Masons, and it was occupied by them until the occurrence of the Morgan affair. The first meeting after the warrant had been issued was held 30 Mar 1820, when the Lodge was constituted and the following officers were installed [by Chauncy Cook, Master of Morning Star Lodge No. 228]:
John Pierce, Master Joseph W. Lawrence, SW William Carnahan, JW Malza Alvord, Treasurer J. L. Vandusen, Secretary Christopher H. Smith, SD William Fay, JD Jacob B. Hall, Steward David Warner, Steward
Edward Bissell and Orland Hastings were the applicants for degrees on 5 Apr 1820. At first the Lodge prospered and increased in membership. The last returns on file, dated Dec 1827, contain 57 names of those who were or had been members of the Lodge. These returns state that 15 had withdrawn, nine had moved to other locations and one had been expelled. The last recorded meeting was held 24 Dec 1827 when the following officers were elected: Walter Smith, Master M. Curtis, SW E. Fisk, JW Oliver Griswold, Treasurer James Kneeland, Secretary John Pierce, SD Joel Horsford, JD Grove Mather, Steward Amos Adams, Steward Malzar Alvord, Tiler The Grand Lodge register contains the following undated memorandum concerning the Lodge: “Ceased to work and warrant considered forfeited.” Some of the members of the old Lodge were active in the organization of Geneseo Lodge, thus forming a connecting link between these Lodges. Wor. Walter Smith, the last Master of Comet Lodge and the first Junior Warden of Geneseo Lodge, hid some of the officers’ jewels of the old Lodge under the seat of his cobbler’s bench, and they were used at the organization of Geneseo Lodge. Grand Lodge Officers William N. Irish, Grand Chaplain Josiah Curtis, DDGM John M. Milne, DDGM George B. Adams, DDGM William A. Brodie, Grand Master [1884]
Men in Public Life James Wood, State Senator William W. Killip, Postmaster N. A. Gearhart, County Clerk Otto Kilroy, Assemblyman W. E. Humphrey, County Clerk William H. Gray, Sheriff Henry B. Curtis, County Clerk
James J. Gilmore, Superintendent of Poor James B. Frazer, Superintendent of Poor Lockwood R. Doty, Member, Constitutional Convention [1894] Masters
1851 Howard R. Hammatt 1852 Howard R. Hammatt 1853 Jacob B. Hall 1854 Walter Smith 1855 Henry Chamberlain 1856 James Wood, Jr. 1857 James Wood, Jr. 1858 James Wood, Jr. 1859 Jacob B. Hall 1860 Wilson B. Warford 1861 Walter Smith 1862 Samuel H. Blyth 1863 Jacob B. Hall 1864 William H. Irish 1865 Samuel P. Birge 1866 Samuel P. Birge 1867 Samuel P. Birge 1868 George H. Bridges 1869 William A. Brodie 1870 William A. Brodie 1871 William A. Brodie 1872 George H. Bridges 1873 Josiah Curtis 1874 Samuel P. Birge 1875 William A. Brodie 1876 William A. Brodie 1877 William A. Brodie 1878 Allison R. Scott 1879 Allison R. Scott 1880 William A. Brodie 1881 William A. Brodie 1882 Samuel Cully 1883 Marvin C. Rowland 1884 Nathaniel A. Gearhart 1885 Nathaniel A. Gearhart 1886 Lockwood R. Doty 1887 Lockwood R. Doty 1888 John M. Milne 1889 John Young 1890 John Young 1891 John Young 1892 Lockwood R. Doty 1893 Charles D. Newton 1894 Charles D. Newton 1895 Frank E. Welles 1896 Frank E. Welles 1897 Edward E. Doty 1898 James W. Cowan 1899 Charles H. Boynton 1900 Willis S. Rector 1901 G. Thomas Goode 1902 George B. Adams 1903 George B. Adams 1904 William D. Shepard 1905 Rodney E. Gooding 1906 Newton Shepard 1907 William E. Lowe 1908 George N. Rowley 1909 William Bradley 1910 John D. Murdock William A. Brodie “Mr. Geneseo” (1841-ca 12 May 1917) Grand Master 1884 A  Standard History of Freemasonry in the State of New York: Including Lodge ...by Peter Ross. 1899. page 573.
William A. Brodie, succeeded Grand Master Simmons in 1884. He was a native of the old poetic village of Kilbarchan, Scotland, where he was born in 1841. Two years later his parents brought him to this country and the family settled in Rochester. His business career was commenced in that city and in 1863 he removed to Genesee, where he entered the service of the Wadsworth estate, and as superintendent of several of its branches he still continues his connection with it. In local affairs he has long been prominent and held the office of County Treasurer for fifteen years. Of the local Board of Managers of the State Normal School, he has acted as Secretary and in the Wadsworth Free Library of Genesee his services have been constant and valuable. From 1863, when he was initiated into Masonry in Genesee Lodge, No. 214, his career has been a most active one and now, though he has won the highest honors of Lodge and Grand Lodge, he is still as energetic as when he was climbing the ladder, thus showing an example which might gracefully be imitated by many—too many— who, having been honored by the fraternity, accept the dignities proffered and rest thenceforth upon them. In the Grand Lodge he served as Grand Steward for three terms, then, elected Junior Warden in 1879, he continued to ascend the official ladder until he reached its top. His affiliations also extend to Chapter, Commandery and Consistory. After retiring from the Grand Mastership he zealously supported his successor's campaign for clearing away the debt on the Hall, took the most practical interest possible in the scheme for the building of an asylum, and to perfect himself in the details he visited Europe in 1888, making a special study of Masonic charities. While on this tour he visited his native land, was received with due honors in the Grand Lodge of Scotland, and was elected an honorary member of St. Barchan's Lodge in the village where he was born. The characteristic of Brodie's year of exalted office was harmony, and his entire efforts were bent toward unifying the interests of the craft, increasing the sentiment of loyalty to the Grand Lodge and then in a general way preparing the way for the heroic labors of Frank R. Lawrence. When he retired there was not a discordant note in the Masonic world of New York, and he laid down the gavel over a strongly-knit and thoroughly organized body of men. But although the "reign" of Brother Brodie was mainly marked by harmony and peace it was not by any means devoid of interest. Its most notable feature was the laying of the cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty pedestal on Bedlow's Island, New York harbor, on August 4, 1884. The occasion was a great one, an impressive one in every way, but the ceremonies were marred by rain which fell in torrents while they lasted. There was no room for the craft to parade, and so that feature of the usual proceedings was dispensed with, much to the joy of the brethren when night came and they realized how the clerk of the weather bureau had acted. So the Grand Master and the Grand Lodge officers, with a few lesser lights, represented the strength of the craft. As the occasion had an international significance, as the invitation to Masonry to take part was by no means a local manifestation of the influence of the craft, but was really a tribute rendered to it by men of international renown on both sides of the Atlantic, we deem it fitting to enlarge upon the proceedings. It is always well to show to the world that Masonry is essentially patriotic, that its patriotism is cosmopolitan, that it seeks to make the whole world kin, and the more thoroughly this is recognized the less likely is it to be made the subject of attack, or at all events, of successful attack, by hungry politicians, who are ever ready to sell their country, their party, or their souls for a mess of pottage, or by any other class of men who are apt to be misguided by blind zeal or ignorant or beatified fatuity.
William A. Brodie married Mary Wilson. They were the parents of McDowell Jane BRODIE, born: 23 Aug 1856, Rochester (Accord), Ulster Co., NY, who married James Return CODDINGTON on 7 Apr 1886 in Geneseo, Livingston, NY. She died: 25 Mar 1897 in Geneseo and is buried there. 1880 Census District 1, Geneseo, Livingston, New York
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