William Parham

Parham was born September 15, 1841, in Petersburg, Virginia, spent his childhood in Philadelphia before moving to Cincinnati, Ohio, at the age of 16. He wrote An Official History of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons for the State of Ohio, it was published posthumously in 1906. == Career ==

Parham was the superintendent of "colored" high schools from 1866 to 1876. Along with other prominent Masons he publicly raised their dissatisfaction with President William McKinley's silence on lynchings and refusal to commission black officers in the army. == Death ==

He died July 9, 1904, at his home at 1240 Chapel street, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati. His death was due to paralysis after having multiple strokes starting the first of June. ==References==