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The very first Provincial Grand Master was appointed for Cheshire in 1725. [3] There are now Provinces (with Provincial Grand Masters) under the Grand Lodge of Ireland, [4] the National Grand Lodge of France, [5] and the Grand Lodge of Scotland, [6] for example. However, not all Masonic jurisdictions have Provinces or Provincial Grand Masters.
Lambton was a Freemason, and in 1788 was installed as the first Provincial Grand Master of Durham. The Durham cathedral organist, Thomas Ebdon , composed a march for the occasion. [ 1 ]
Two years later he was installed as master. Subsequent masonic accolades followed when in 1895 he was appointed Provincial Senior Grand Warden for the Province of Durham [3] and in the same year appointed Junior Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge of England. He joined Lambton Lodge No. 375 and was installed as Master shortly afterwards.
In the United Grand Lodge of England, if the Grand Master is traditionally a Prince of the Blood Royal (ie: a member of the Royal Family), he may appoint a 'Pro Grand Master' ('Pro' is from the Latin for 'for') to be "his principal adviser, and to act for him on those occasions when, due to royal engagements, he is unable to be present". [5]
As Johnson was a Loyalist during the American Revolution, he is believed to have taken his warrant with him when he fled to Canada, thus leaving the Moderns Lodges without a Provincial Grand Master. [8] Provincial Grand Lodge for North America (Scotland) - Est. 1757 - By warrant issued to Colonel John Young. [9] Provincial Grand Lodge of Canada ...
Grand master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Quebec in 1789. [1] Joseph B. Johnson (29 August 1893 – 25 October 1986), 70th governor of Vermont. Member and Master of St. Johns Lodge No. 41, Springfield, Vermont. [1] Keen Johnson (12 January 1896 – 7 February 1970), 45th governor of Kentucky. Member of Richmond Lodge No. 25, Richmond ...
Each Provincial Grand Lodge is headed by a Provincial Grand Master. The Grand Lodge uses a broadly similar administrative system for groups of lodges overseas, although these units are termed "District Grand Lodges". The Constitutions of the Grand Lodge also permit the formation of a similar administrative system for any large urban ...
Like his father, Sir Hedworth Williamson (7th Bart), he was a prominent Freemason. He was initiated into Palatine Lodge No 97 , Sunderland, England, on 14 January 1847, at the age of 19 years. At that time the normal entry age into Freemasonry was 21 years old so a special dispensation was granted by the then Grand Master of the United Grand ...