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Johnson, Melvin Maynard, 1871-1957

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Buchanan, Pittsburgh, PA, 1922

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The following topics are mentioned: James Isaac Buchanan, Pennsylvania, Spanish Supreme Council, Melvin M. Johnson, Lausanne, Southern Jurisdiction, Canada

Dates: 1922

Records of Melvin M. Johnson, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States, 1915-1979

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Identifier: A2019-001
Abstract Melvin Maynard Johnson (1871-1957) was a prominent and influential Freemason, lawyer and academic. Johnson was born on May 11, 1871, in Waltham Massachusetts. He attended Tufts College and Boston University School of Law (BUSL). Following a successful career as an attorney, he returned to BUSL as a professor in 1918. He was Dean of the Law School from 1935 to1942. Johnson was the first full-time Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, a position he held...
Dates: 1915-1979; Majority of material found within 1933-1953