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James Bartram Nicholson

James Bartram Nicholson
J. Otto Schweizer, 1913
* statue of James Bartram Nicholson
* standing person, pedestal
* visible through the fence
* inscription:
front (partial):
Erected and Dedicated May 10, 1913
by the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania
In memory of James Bartram Nicholson
In recognition of his valuable services in behalf of the order
back:
Born in St. Louis Missouri 1820
Initiated into Chosen Friends Lodge No. 100 April 8, 1845
Received the Patriarchal Decrees in Mount Olive Encampment 1848
Admitted into Grand Lodge 1848
Admitted into Grand Encampment 1849
Grand Warden of Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania May 1851
Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge 1852
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge 1853
Grand Represntative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge 1859
Grand Sire of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the United States 1862
Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania January 1869
Grand Scribe of the Grand Encampment of
Pennsylvania January 1869
Died in Philadelphia March 4 1901
* Mount Peace Cemetery. North side of Lehigh at 31st.
* 39.997690,-75.181760 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+findagrave.com's entry for this piece
+gravelyspeaking.com blog entry about this piece
+wikipedia.org's J. Otto Schweizer page
+josephsmithpapers.org's James Bartram Nicholson page
+wikipedia.org's Mount Peace Cemetery page