William A. Brodie | |
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Grand Master of Masons of New York
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In office 1884–1884 | |
Preceded by | J. Edward Simmons |
Succeeded by | Frank R. Lawrence |
Personal details | |
Born | 1841 Kilbarchan, Scotland |
Died | 1917 |
William A. Brodie (1841–1917) was a Scots-American businessman and Freemason. He was Grand Master of Masons in the state of New York in 1884[1] and in that capacity laid the foundation stone of the Statue of Liberty on August 5, 1884.[2][3]