December Historic Fact of the Month

Lebanon Lodge #7

On December 6, 1811, the brethren of Lebanon Lodge #7 initiated its first petitioner of this newly formed lodge, Roger C. Weightman. Little did the brethren know, but this initiate would not only become the 8th mayor of Washington, DC in 1824 but also the 10th Grand Master of the District of Columbia in 1833. Most Worshipful Brother Weightman contributed much to DC society a mason, politician, civic leader, printer, philanthropist, patent office librarian, general, and DC socialite.  Upon his death in 1876 a school, named the Weightman School, was built in his honor.