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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Of
M⸫W⸫ Granville O. Haller: 1871-1873

Granville O. Haller, Master of Whidby Island Lodge, No. 15,
and a Past Master of Port Townsend Lodge, No. 6, was chosen
as Grand Master for the ensuing year. He was a professional
soldier and had served in the Seminole, Mexican, Indian and
Civil Wars. He came to the Dalles in 1852 and was a captain
in the Indian uprisings in 1855. After the Civil War he retired
from the Army for a time with the rank of major and operated
a sawmill at Port Townsend and a farm on Whidby Island. He
rejoined the military service in 1879 and retired permanently
in 1882 with the rank of colonel. He was born January 31, 1819
at York, PA.

His early Masonic History has been lost, but he became the
first Master of Port Townsend Lodge in 1859. He was a
resident of Seattle when he died in that city on May 2, 1897.
At that time, he was a member of Arcana Lodge, No. 87, there. He was reelected Grand Master for a
second term.

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