On June 24, 1873, Brother Christopher B. Gunnison attended a York Rite Chapter meeting. He returned home to find his pregnant wife had given birth unexpectedly. Since the baby was born while Christopher was at a Chapter Meeting, he suggested naming him "Royal Arch." Royal Arch Gunnison (1873-1918) grew up to become a federal judge in Alaska and, yes, a Royal Arch Mason.
His son, Royal Arch Gunnison, Jr., (1911-1946) became a radio war correspondent who died in an RAF plane crash in Hong Kong, but no records exist indicating he was a Mason.
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