Famous New Jersey Mason
Albert Payson Terhune
(1872-1942)
Albert Payson Terhune, was born December 21, 1872, Newark,
N.J. He was a great American novelist and short-story writer who became famous for his popular stories about
dogs. After schooling in Europe, Terhune graduated from Columbia University in 1893, traveled in
Egypt and Syria, and joined the staff of the New York Evening World in 1894. His first book
was Syria from the Saddle (1896); his first novel, Dr. Dale (1900), was written in collaboration with
his mother, herself a novelist. He published more than 12 books before he left the Evening
World in 1916. Lodge: St. Cecile 568 (New York)
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