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The Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland is the governing body of Freemasonry in Scotland. It was founded in 1736. It was founded in 1736. About one third of Scotland's lodges were represented at the foundation meeting of the Grand Lodge .
The Origins of Freemasonry: Scotland's Century, 1590–1710 (Cambridge University Press, 1990) ... The Grand Lodge of Antient, Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland;
This is a list of grand master masons of the Grand Lodge of Scotland: [1] 1736–1737: William St Clair of Roslin [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] 1737–1738: George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromartie [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
Bazil Gordon, Scottish settler to America, America's first millionaire [65] Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4 in Virginia (at that time, operating under a Charter from the Grand Lodge of Scotland). [ 78 ] George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly KT (1761–1853), styled Lord Strathavon until 1795 and known as the Earl of Aboyne from 1795 to 1836.
The Royal Order of Scotland is an appendant order within the structures of Freemasonry.Membership is an honour extended to Freemasons by invitation. The Grand Lodge of the Royal Order of Scotland is headquartered in Edinburgh, with a total of 88 subordinate Provincial Grand Lodges; of these, the greatest concentration (more than a third) is in the British Isles, with the rest located in ...
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is a rite within the broader context of Freemasonry.It is the most widely practiced Rite in the world. [1] [2] [3] In some parts of the world, and in the Droit Humain, it is a concordant body and oversees all degrees from the 1st to 33rd degrees, while in other areas, a Supreme Council oversees the 4th to 33rd degrees.
Hugh MacDonald (Scottish politician) Henry Mackenzie; Walter Erskine, Earl of Mar and Kellie (1839–1888) Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont; Frank Marshall (footballer, born 1904) Les McDowall; James Wilson McKay; David McNee; Matthew Walker Montgomery; James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray; Robert Moray; Joseph Morrow (officer of arms) Henry ...
Freemasonry (sometimes spelled Free-Masonry) [1] [2] [3] or simply Masonry includes various fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 14th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients. Freemasonry is the oldest ...