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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] 1738–1739: John Keith, 3rd Earl of Kintore (G.M. of England; 1740) [2] [3] [4] 1739–1740: James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton (G.M. of England; 1741) [2 ...
The Grand Master of the constitution bears the unique title Grand Master Mason, an office which has been held by many distinguished members of Scottish society. Unlike other Regular Masonic jurisdictions all members, of whatever rank, are addressed simply as "Brother".
Under the Scottish Masonic Constitution, the Mark master's degree can be taken either within a Craft Lodge after having attained the degree of Master Mason, or within a Royal Arch Chapter, before taking the degree of Excellent Master. No one under the Scottish Masonic Constitution can be exalted as a Royal Arch Mason without previously having ...
Deputy Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England (1724–1725). [50] [51] Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet, Scottish banker. Grand Master of Scotland (1776–1778). [18] Isaac de Forcade de Biaix, Royal Prussian colonel and Hofmarschall to the Prince of Prussia. Knight of the Order of Pour le Mérite, Prussia's highest order of merit ...
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 history of Freemasonry encompasses the origins, evolution and defining events of the fraternal organisation known as Freemasonry.It covers three phases. Firstly, the emergence of organised lodges of operative masons during the Middle Ages, then the admission of lay members as "accepted" (a term reflecting the ceremonial "acception" process that made non-stone masons members of an operative ...
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.
James Anderson (c. 1690/1691–1739) was a Scottish writer and minister born and educated in Aberdeen, Scotland.He was ordained a minister in the Church of Scotland in 1707 and moved to London, where he ministered to the Glass House Street congregation until 1710, to the Presbyterian church in Swallow Street until 1734, and at Lisle Street Chapel until his death.