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Ladd, Dr. Joseph
- Pioneer in Rhode Island on behalf of the mentally retarded.
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Lafayette, Marquis de
- French soldier and politician, he took part in the American Revolution as
a close supporter and friend of Brother George Washington.
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Lake,
Simon - Engineer
who built the first submarine to operate successfully in open sea.
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LaGuardia, Fiorello
- American politician, the major airport in New York City is named in his
honor.
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Lamar, Joseph R.
- US Supreme Court Justice
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Lamar, Mirabeau B.
- American politician and diplomat, he was the 2nd President of the Republic
of Texas and later served as Minister to Nicaragua.
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LaMay, Curtis E.
- U.S. General
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Land, Frank S.
- In 1919, founded the Order of DeMolay, a fraternal organization for young
men aged 12-21. Originally a group of fatherless boys, DeMolay quickly grew
and was 'adopted' by Freemasonry in the United States. Today DeMolay is
international in scope and millions of boys and men still refer to the
founder of the Order as "Dad".
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Laurens, Henry
- Signer of the Articles of Confederation
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Lawrence, J. B. - Vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention
and Secretary-Treasurer of the Home Mission Board for 30 years.
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Lawrence, James
- A US Navy Captain at age 31, he bravely commanded the Chesapeake against
the frigate Shannon in the War of 1812. He was buried with Masonic and
military honors.
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Lawton, Henry Ware
- US Civil War Medal of Honor winner, he was a Major General at the famous
charge of the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill by Bro. Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
He was killed in a battle against insurgents in the Philippines and has been
honored by them on a postage stamp issued in 1966.
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Leidy, Joesph
- Naturalist, known as the "father of American paleontology".
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LeJeune, John A.
- Major General, U.S. Marine Corps and 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps
(1920-1949) he earned the proud title of "the greatest leatherneck of them
all".
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Lemon, Mark
- English founder and Editor of Punch Magazine
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Leopold I
- King of Belgium
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Lewis, John L.
- Labor Leader
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Lewis, Meriwether
- American soldier and explorer who, with fellow Mason William Clark
conducted the first overland exploration of the West and Pacific Northwest.
He also served as Governor of the Louisiana Territory and was proclaimed a
National Hero. He was the first Master of St. Louis Lodge #111.
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Lillie, Gordon
- "Pawnee Bill" - US Frontiersman and showman, an occasional partner to
Mason "Wild Bill" Cody
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Lincoln, Elmo
- First actor to play 'Tarzan of the Apes' (1918)
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Lindbergh, Charles
- American aviator who made the first solo transatlantic flight.
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Lipton, Sir Thomas
- British merchant and yacht racer who opened a successful chain of grocery
stores in Great Britain and established tea processing factories in England
and the US.
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Liszt, Franz
- Composer
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Livingston, Robert R.
- American statesman and diplomat, he was a member of the Continental
Congress, was on the committee which drew up the Declaration of Independence
and was a co-negotiator for purchase of Louisiana Territory.
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Lloyd, Harold C.
- Entertainer and American silent film actor
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Long, Odel Squier
- Clerk of the Supreme Court of West Virginia for 30 years.
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Lord, John Wesley
- Bishop, United Methodist Church
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Lott, Trent
- US Senator from Mississippi and former Senator Majority Leader.
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Loving, Oliver
- "Dean of the Texas trail-drivers". The Goodnight-Loving Trail was named in
his honor.
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Low, Titus
- Methodist Council of Bishops President
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Lyons, Theodore A.
- Baseball pitcher who struggled to bring credibility back to the shattered
Chicago White Sox out of their scandal-ridden period in the early 1900s.
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