James M Goodhue, co-founder of the 1st Masonic Lodge in Minnesota; St Paul Lodge UD-Ohio, now known as St Paul Lodge #3.. Brother Goodhue became known as the Prince of Frontier Journalists and was 1st editor of Pioneer Newspaper. Through his brilliant writings in editorials and descriptive articles, attention of many pioneers were drawn to Minnesota due to endeavors with his magic pen.
Brother James Goodhue graduated from Amhearst Colleg in New Hampshire and studied law at Lancaster, Wisconsin; then abandoned law for work as a journalist and came to St Paul, Mn territory in1849 to begin issueing the first newspaper in the territory. Having a stormy editorial and political life he died in MN at a relatively young age in 1852 and many, even bitter opponents shed a tear. He was a member of Lancaster Lodge #29 of Wisconsin and founder of the first masonic Lodge of MN--now known as St Paul #3. He was invested with the rank of Past Master by the Grand Lecturer of Wisconsin, acting under the ordersand by virtue of a dispensation issued by the Deputy Grand Master.. This is an interesting irregularity of the times...
He came to Minnesota in 1849 and established in St. Paul the first newpaper in the territory., known then as the "Minnesota Pioneer" and today as the "St. Paul Pioneer Press"
Goodhue Co. is named after him.
Col. James M. Goodhue, the editor of the Minnesota Pioneer, died at his residence in St. Paul, Friday August 27, at half-past eight O'clock.
Daily Commercial Register; Sandusky, Ohio.
September 7, 1852; page two.
Posted by glenn d kiecker Masonic Historian Cataract Lodge #2 of Minnesota
Brother James Goodhue graduated from Amhearst Colleg in New Hampshire and studied law at Lancaster, Wisconsin; then abandoned law for work as a journalist and came to St Paul, Mn territory in1849 to begin issueing the first newspaper in the territory. Having a stormy editorial and political life he died in MN at a relatively young age in 1852 and many, even bitter opponents shed a tear. He was a member of Lancaster Lodge #29 of Wisconsin and founder of the first masonic Lodge of MN--now known as St Paul #3. He was invested with the rank of Past Master by the Grand Lecturer of Wisconsin, acting under the ordersand by virtue of a dispensation issued by the Deputy Grand Master.. This is an interesting irregularity of the times...
He came to Minnesota in 1849 and established in St. Paul the first newpaper in the territory., known then as the "Minnesota Pioneer" and today as the "St. Paul Pioneer Press"
Goodhue Co. is named after him.
Col. James M. Goodhue, the editor of the Minnesota Pioneer, died at his residence in St. Paul, Friday August 27, at half-past eight O'clock.
Daily Commercial Register; Sandusky, Ohio.
September 7, 1852; page two.
Posted by glenn d kiecker Masonic Historian Cataract Lodge #2 of Minnesota
James M Goodhue, co-founder of the 1st Masonic Lodge in Minnesota; St Paul Lodge UD-Ohio, now known as St Paul Lodge #3.. Brother Goodhue became known as the Prince of Frontier Journalists and was 1st editor of Pioneer Newspaper. Through his brilliant writings in editorials and descriptive articles, attention of many pioneers were drawn to Minnesota due to endeavors with his magic pen.
Brother James Goodhue graduated from Amhearst Colleg in New Hampshire and studied law at Lancaster, Wisconsin; then abandoned law for work as a journalist and came to St Paul, Mn territory in1849 to begin issueing the first newspaper in the territory. Having a stormy editorial and political life he died in MN at a relatively young age in 1852 and many, even bitter opponents shed a tear. He was a member of Lancaster Lodge #29 of Wisconsin and founder of the first masonic Lodge of MN--now known as St Paul #3. He was invested with the rank of Past Master by the Grand Lecturer of Wisconsin, acting under the ordersand by virtue of a dispensation issued by the Deputy Grand Master.. This is an interesting irregularity of the times...
He came to Minnesota in 1849 and established in St. Paul the first newpaper in the territory., known then as the "Minnesota Pioneer" and today as the "St. Paul Pioneer Press"
Goodhue Co. is named after him.
Col. James M. Goodhue, the editor of the Minnesota Pioneer, died at his residence in St. Paul, Friday August 27, at half-past eight O'clock.
Daily Commercial Register; Sandusky, Ohio.
September 7, 1852; page two.
Posted by glenn d kiecker Masonic Historian Cataract Lodge #2 of Minnesota
Brother James Goodhue graduated from Amhearst Colleg in New Hampshire and studied law at Lancaster, Wisconsin; then abandoned law for work as a journalist and came to St Paul, Mn territory in1849 to begin issueing the first newspaper in the territory. Having a stormy editorial and political life he died in MN at a relatively young age in 1852 and many, even bitter opponents shed a tear. He was a member of Lancaster Lodge #29 of Wisconsin and founder of the first masonic Lodge of MN--now known as St Paul #3. He was invested with the rank of Past Master by the Grand Lecturer of Wisconsin, acting under the ordersand by virtue of a dispensation issued by the Deputy Grand Master.. This is an interesting irregularity of the times...
He came to Minnesota in 1849 and established in St. Paul the first newpaper in the territory., known then as the "Minnesota Pioneer" and today as the "St. Paul Pioneer Press"
Goodhue Co. is named after him.
Col. James M. Goodhue, the editor of the Minnesota Pioneer, died at his residence in St. Paul, Friday August 27, at half-past eight O'clock.
Daily Commercial Register; Sandusky, Ohio.
September 7, 1852; page two.
Posted by glenn d kiecker Masonic Historian Cataract Lodge #2 of Minnesota
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