The question has been asked, who was W. C. Thomas? Well every so often when the stars align, a son is born who will change the fabric of Humanity. Such a man was born in Lagrange, Georgia on February 11, 1864. His mother was a cook and laborer, Mattie Hayes and he moved to Atlanta at the young age of twelve to attend school. William Charles Thomas attended the Storrs School (established by the American Missionary Association of Freedsmen). During the Campaign of President William Harrison, a young Charlie (as he was called) was appointed Chairman of the State Central Committee.
What did Brother Thomas do for a living? We believe that he was one of the first Black Deputy U. S. Marshals in Atlanta for the Northern District of America. Starting around 1893 as the first African American to clerk in the U. S. Court, he worked for 18 years as Deputy U. S. Marshal under Colonel A. E. Buck and Walter H. Johnson. Bro. Thomas’ law enforcement career was stellar and he became the private Secretary for the U. S. Marshal. Charlie was also a notary and a clerk for the 6th Ward polls for three terms. Read more »
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The father of the higher degrees of Freemasonry in Georgia was John Henry Walker. He was one of the founders and Past Masters of Central City Lodge #199 in Macon. This Lodge was merged with Phoenix Lodge #12 during the Great Depression and is today known as Central City Lodge #12 in Macon. Past Master J. H. Walker was said to have been a prominent Business man. He would have been the first Deputy of the Orient for the Scottish Rite Branch of Freemasonry in Georgia around the turn of the 20th Century. In his honor the first Scottish Rite Consistory organized in the State bears his name in Macon as J. H. Walker Consistory #14. Today there is a very strong Lodge in Macon that carries on his name as J. H. Walker Loge #55. Read more »
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