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Albert Pike
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American author, poet, orator, editor, lawyer, jurist and Confederate States Army general Associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, Freemason (1809–1891)
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Albert Pike (1809–1891) was an American lawyer and writer born in Boston. He held citizenship in the United States and the Confederate States of America. Pike served as a captain and brigadier general in the United States Volunteers, participating in the Battle of Buena Vista and the Battle of Pea Ridge. He was a member of the Whig Party, the Know Nothing Party, and the Democratic Party.
Pike resided in Little Rock and Washington, D.C., and owned slaves. He wrote in English and Spanish, producing works such as *Morals and dogma of the ancient and accepted Scottish Rite of freemasonry*, *The meaning of masonry*, and *Letter of Albert Pike to the Choctaw people*. He had six children and died in Washington, D.C., where he is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1809
- Died
- 1891
- Works
- 194
Top works
- The meaning of masonry
- Letter of Albert Pike to the Choctaw people
- Every year
- Morals and dogma of the ancient and accepted Scottish Rite of freemasonry
- Lyrics and love songs
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Key facts
- Appointed by
- Harris Flanagin
- Preceded by
- Hulbert F. Fairchild
- Succeeded by
- Charles A. Harper
- Born
- ( 1809-12-29 ) December 29, 1809, Boston , Massachusetts, U.S.
- Died
- April 2, 1891 (1891-04-02) (aged 81), Washington, D.C., U.S.
- Allegiance
- United States Confederate States
- Service
- United States Volunteers Confederate States Army
- Years of service
- 1846–1847 (U.S.) 1861–1862 (C.S.)
- Rank
- Captain (U.S.) Brigadier general (C.S.)
- Commands
- Company E, Arkansas Mounted Infantry Regiment (1846–1847) District of Indian Territory (1861–1862)
- Battles
- Mexican–American War Battle of Buena Vista American Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Albert
- Family name
- Pike
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- writer
- Employer
- Confederate States Army
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Freemasonry
- Field of work
- practice of law
- Conflict
- Battle of Pea Ridge
- Military rank
- brigadier general
- Image
- Albert Pike - Brady-Handy.jpg
- Number of children
- 6
- Residence
- Washington, D.C.
- Significant event
- Reconstruction Era
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- Commons category
- Albert Pike
- date of birth
- 1809-12-29
- date of death
- 1891-04-02
- place of burial
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- writing language
- Spanish
- net worth
- 240000
- owner of
- slave
- archives at
- National Archives and Records Administration
- allegiance
- Confederate States of America
- name in native language
- Albert Pike
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Albert Pike (December 29, 1809 – April 2, 1891) was an American author, poet, orator, editor, lawyer, jurist and Confederate States Army general who served as an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in exile from 1864 to 1865. He had previously served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, commanding the District of Indian Territory in the Trans-Mississippi Theater. A prominent member of the Freemasons, Pike served as the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction from 1859 to 1891.
Early life and education
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