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Wm. Bromwell Melish (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
    Cincinnati businessman, President of Bromwell Brush and Wire Goods, and Masonic leader; b. 1852, m. Sallie Gatch, father of two (May and Thomas).
  • Wystan said:
    Melish was a Templar bigwig: as Right Eminent Deputy Grandmaster and Acting Most Eminent Grandmaster of the United States, he led the 31st national conclave of Knights Templar in Chicago, in 1910. The total of attendees and guests was estimated at 500,000. Item in the New York Times, August 7, 1910: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9B01E...
  • Richard Norton said:
    I added him to Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bromwell_Melish
  • B-59 said:
    Another photo of him was in The Sunday Oregonian, July 27, 1913, SECTION FIVE, Image 61 with the caption: "William B. Melish is the grandmaster of the Knights Templar of the United States, who will hold their Grand Encampment at Denver August 12. His home is in Cincinnati. Mr. Melish is a native of Wilmington, Del. He has been engaged in the manufacture of brush and wire goods since 1898. He has been Waterworks Commissioner of Cincinnati, a colonel on the staff of the Governor of Ohio, and has held many high positions in Masonic organizations." oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1913-07-27/ed-1/se...

Masons galore and not a brickie in sight!

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    Mr G. Todd might be one of them - from the catalogue "Mr. G. Todds Masonic group".
  • Fred Dean Snr. said:
    Royal Shamrock Lodge, Waterford Address: 1 Waterside Sq., Waterside, Waterford Constituted: 1795 Originally warranted as 817 in 1795; exchanged for 32 in 1843.
  • Fred Dean Snr. said:
    snap.waterfordcoco.ie/collections/ejournals/100704/100704... ..Captain Todd had a daughter Eliza, and when she was five years old (in 1881), her mother died (aged 31), and Eliza was sent from her home in Wales to London. Meanwhile her grandfather, Captain W.L. Pearn had retired in Waterford, bought a pub at the top of Exchange Street (on the right hand side), and lived at No.7 William Street. Eliza Todd came to Waterford and worked at Poole's Photographic shop on the Quay'
  • Sharon Corbet said:
    Fred Dean Snr. According to the marriage record, her father was George Todd.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Sharon Corbet Here are the Preans and Todds in the 1901 Census in William Street.

Man in Freemason regalia

from State Library of Queensland

  • Craig Marsterson said:
    Mareeba ,NQ. The Granite Lodge.
  • State Library of Queensland said:
    Thanks Craig. I have contacted the Lodge to ask if they can confirm the connection and perhaps identify the gentleman pictured.