Bartholomew Ruspini

Bartholomew Ruspini, a member of Burning Bush Lodge in Bristol, England and founding member of the Lodge of the Nine Muses, was a progressive 18th century dental surgeon who developed one of the earliest forms of toothpaste.  He founded the Royal Masonic School for Girls, which still exists today.  He used most of his resources for charity and when he died, left a modest annuity which could support only his wife — two of his granddaughters therefore becoming wards of the Royal Masonic School he had founded.