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WALTON, Charles Wesley. (White Oak, WI, Sept. 2, 1870--Glendale, CA, Feb. 20, 1930). | WALTON, Charles Wesley. (White Oak, WI, Sept. 2, 1870--Glendale, CA, Feb. 20, 1930). After taking a course at the [[BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE]], Walton became a bookkeeper for [[C. H. LITTLE, BECKER AND COMPANY]] and later for [[HARGER AND BLISH]]. In 1892 he went into business for himself in the company of Walton & Bieg. Walton later purchased the funeral business of John R. Jones. He served as the treasurer of the board of education from 1906 through 1911. | ||
Walton was appointed Deputy Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge of Iowa in 1903. He was elected Junior Guardian Warden in 1907 and at the seventy-first annual communication in Des Moines on June 9, 1914 was elected Grand Master of Iowa. | On October 19, 1894 Walton was acknowledged a Master Mason in Metropolitan Lodge No. 49. He was the Worshipful Master of his Lodge in 1898 and 1899 and again in 1913. Walton was appointed Deputy Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge of Iowa in 1903. He was elected Junior Guardian Warden in 1907 and at the seventy-first annual communication in Des Moines on June 9, 1914 was elected Grand Master of Iowa. | ||
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Revision as of 19:37, 31 December 2015
WALTON, Charles Wesley. (White Oak, WI, Sept. 2, 1870--Glendale, CA, Feb. 20, 1930). After taking a course at the BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE, Walton became a bookkeeper for C. H. LITTLE, BECKER AND COMPANY and later for HARGER AND BLISH. In 1892 he went into business for himself in the company of Walton & Bieg. Walton later purchased the funeral business of John R. Jones. He served as the treasurer of the board of education from 1906 through 1911.
On October 19, 1894 Walton was acknowledged a Master Mason in Metropolitan Lodge No. 49. He was the Worshipful Master of his Lodge in 1898 and 1899 and again in 1913. Walton was appointed Deputy Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge of Iowa in 1903. He was elected Junior Guardian Warden in 1907 and at the seventy-first annual communication in Des Moines on June 9, 1914 was elected Grand Master of Iowa.