Brother Caleb Bradham May 27th 1867 – February 19th 1934 Member of: St. John’s Lodge #3, New Bern, North Carolina American pharmacist and is best known for being the inventor of Pepsi. The recipe—a blend of kola nut extract, vanilla, and “rare...
Brother John Fitch January 21st 1743 – July 2nd 1798 Member of: Bristol Lodge #25, Bristol, Pennsylvania American inventor, clockmaker, entrepreneur and engineer. He was most famous for operating the first steamboat service in the United States. Brother John Fitch ...
Brother Charles Richet August 25th 1850 – December 4th 1935 Member of: Lodge Cosmos, Paris France French physiologist who initially investigated a variety of subjects such as neurochemistry, digestion, thermoregulation in homeothermic animals, and breathing. He won...
Brother Matthew Webb January 19th 1848 – July 24th 1883 Member of: Neptune Lodge # 22 St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada The first recorded person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids for sport purpose. On 25 August 1875, Webb swam from...
Brother Jonathan Wainwright August 23rd 1883 – September 2nd 1953 Member of: Union Lodge #7. in Junction City, Kansas American army officer and the Commander of Allied forces in the Philippines at the time of their surrender to the Empire of Japan during World War II....
