Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Ulysses S. Grant

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It's a puzzle that Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), eighteenth President of the United States, never became a Mason.  His father, Jesse R. Grant, was a member of Bethel Lodge 61, Bethel, Ohio.  His father-in-law, Lewis Dent, was a member of Amith Lodge 5, Zanesville, Ohio.  Further, perhaps in anticipation of a Masonic future, his parents gave him a very Masonic name.  His real name was Hiram Ulysses Grant.

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