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in the produce business, which he continued until August, 1861. At this time he enlisted in the regimental band of the 3rd Michigan Cavalry and remained with this company until an order was issued mustering out all regimental bands, when he returned to Holly, Michigan, and assisted in raising a company for the 12th Michigan Cavalry, leaving the state as first lieutenant of Company L. In April, 1864, he was promoted to captain of this company and served with the regiment to which he was attached until it was mustered out of service, with the exception of a part of the year 1865, when he served as adjutant general on the staff of Major General E. Upton, in East Tennessee. He was mustered out of service with the regiment, as brevet major in November, 1865. "Michigan in the war" says of him: "Promoted to major by brevet for gallantry in action at High Point, North Carolina, where with one batallion of his regiment he captured and destroyed more than three million dollars worth of the enemy's property."

At the close of the war he returned to Holly, Michigan, and engaged in the drug business, which he continued until 1872, when he disposed of this business and commenced work in the service of the Michigan Mutual Life Insurance company of Detroit, as solicitor. He was made a director of this company in 1882, and in 1890 was called to the home office and took charge of the loan and real estate department of the company. Soon thereafter, he was elected secretary, which position he held for many years, resigning as secretary on account of his health in 1901. He is still connected with the company as special representative.

He was married December 31, 1857, to Margaret J. Harding, at Fenton, Mich., who died May 16, 1898. September 19, 1899 he was married to Emma J. Harding, at Detroit, Mich.

In 1881 he was appointed colonel on the staff of Governor J. W. Begole, and in 1882 was appointed assistant quartermaster general of the State of Michigan.

He has held every office in the common council of the village of Holly, and was president of the village when its present system of water-works was put in, Holly being the first village of its size in the state to adopt water-works. He has always been a Democrat in politics, but never accepted any political office except the position of postmaster at Holly for one term.

His Masonic career commenced in 1873, he being made a Master Mason in Holly Lodge, No. 134, on February 7th of that year. August 6th of the same year he was made a Royal Arch Mason in Holly Chapter, No. 80. He was High Priest of this Chapter for eight years and Thrice Illustrious Master of Holly Council, No. 39, for nine years. For years he was Treasurer of all the Masonic

bodies of Holly. He is also a member of Genessee Valley Commandery, No. 15, Flint, and of Michigan Sovereign Consistory and Moslem Temple Mystic Shrine, of Detroit. In 1894 he was elected Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Michigan. He proved a wise and careful manager of the affairs of Capitular Masonry and won for himself a high place in the esteem of his Companions.

He was elected Grand Master of the Grand Council, R. & S. M., in 1884 and since that time has served almost continuously as chairman of the Finance Committee and has proved a careful manager and excellent financier.

GEORGE H. STEPHENSON.

GRAND MASTER, 1885.

Companion Stephenson was born in Liverpool, England, January 26, 1838. When nineteen years of age he came to the United States and located at Cold Spring, Long Island, N. Y., and in 1856 came to Michigan and settled in St. Johns, where he engaged in the dry goods and clothing trade and where he resided until his death. He was married to Minerva Batcheller, August 13, 1863, who with five daughters and two sons survived him.

His Masonic record is as follows: Made Master Mason in St. Johns Lodge, No. 105, July 26, 1861, and was its Master during the years 1882 and 1883. Exalted a Royal Arch Mason in St. Johns Chapter, No. 45, May 19, 1866, and its High Priest in 1884 and 1885. Made a Royal and Select Master in St. Johns Council, and in 1876 elected Thrice Illustrious Master and served seventeen years. In 1880 he was elected Grand Steward in the Grand Council and was advanced each year until 1885, when he was elected Most Illustrious Grand Master and served one year.

He was a member of St. Johns Commandery, K. T.

His illness was a long and painful one. For eight years he was afflicted with creeping paralysis, which gradually destroyed his physical activity. For the last five years he was entirely helpless.

Death came to his release on Friday morning, September 27, 1901, and his funeral was held on the 30th, the services being conducted by his Commandery, the officers of the Grand Council attending as mourners.

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ALFRED BALDREY.

GRAND MASTER, 1886.

Alfred Baldrey was a native of England, being born in the university town of Cambridge, on January 28, 1847. He was the son of Joseph Deighton and Phoebe Baldrey. After being educated in the public schools of Cambridge he moved to Canada in June, 1865, stopping at London with Archdeacon Hellmuth of Hellmuth College. He then secured a position in the Commercial National Bank of Canada, at Windsor, and later became a clerk in the offices of the Great Western Railway, at Windsor. In 1866, at the outbreak of hostilities between the Fenian forces and the Canadian Government, he enlisted for the war. After peace was restored he was dismissed from active service by the War Department and moved to Detroit, entering the service of Charles H. Stafford, proprietor of the Commercial Mills, now the Henkle property, and began his work as a student of the milling business. In 1868 failing health compelled a change to outdoor employment and he began railroading, this time in the employ of the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway, as brakeman, baggageman and conductor, until 1871, when he moved to Bay City, entering the employ of the Flint and Pere Marquette Railway. He remained there until 1874 when he removed to St. Joseph, as agent for the Chicago and West Michigan Lake Shore Railway, which was later made the Chicago and West Michigan Railway Co.

He remained with the railroad for seventeen years when ill health compelled a resignation. He then engaged in real estate and insurance work and also served in many public positions such as alderman, assessor, health officer, supervisor, justice and county

coroner.

Companion Baldrey is now residing in Detroit and is manager of the Investment Banking firm of Anderson Bros. & Co., with offices in the Majestic building.

Companion Baldrey was united in marriage to Miss Herminie Antaya, on January 26, 1869, at Windsor, Canada, and during their thirty-nine years of married life she has fully demonstrated her title to the term “helpmate." They have one daughter, Laura, happily married to Frank H. Tichenor, of Chicago, Ill.

The Masonic life of Companion Baldrey has been an active one. He was initiated into Masonry in Bay City Lodge, No. 129, February 4, passed February 18, and raised March 4, 1874. He dimitted January 5, 1881, affiliating with Occidental Lodge, No. 56, of St. Joseph, March 10, 1881, where he served as Junior Warden, 1883, Senior Warden, 1884, and Worshipful Master in 1886, 1896, 1902, 1903. In 1904 on the consolidation of Occidental and Pomona

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