GUTHRIE SCOTTISH RITE - Key Persons
Albert Pike was one of the most astonishing men of the 19th century. He was an explorer, and one of the first anglos in the area later to become New Mexico. He was a linguist, comfortable with dozens of languages, including not only Latin and Greek, but Sanskrit, Hebrew, and the ancient mediterranian languages and the languages of several indian tribes. He was a lawyer of renown, having translated the Latin law books of Louisana French law into English. His written commentaries on them remain standard works today. He was a member of the bar of the Supreme Court, and prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, he was reportedly under consideration by President Lincoln for appointment to the Supreme Court.
He was a teacher, a newspaper editor and publisher, and a poet with national reputation. His friend, Edgar Allen Poe, is said to have referred to Pike as the "best poet in America."
He was a General during the Civil War, and is the only Southern General to whom a monument exists in Washington, D.C. today.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Officers Team
- Lieutenant Grand Commander and Sovereign Grand Inspector General