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Prince Hall Freemasonry is a branch of North American Freemasonry created for African Americans founded by Prince Hall on September 29, 1784. Prince Hall Freemasonry is the oldest and largest (300,000+ initiated members) predominantly African-American fraternity in the United States.
New York Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New York [10] [136] 1845 [20] 72 5,300 [13] PHCGM, PHA: United States New York Rose of Sharon Grand Lodge [137] [138] Int. FM: United States North Carolina Grand Lodge of North Carolina [10] [139] 1787 [12] 372 44,063 [13] [140] CGMNA: United States North Carolina Modern Free and Accepted Masons of The World ...
Inducted into Freemasonry on January 19, 2025 in a private ceremony by members of the Prince Hall branch of Masonry. [125] John Bidwell (1819–1900), California pioneer and politician. Raised in San Jose Lodge No. 10 in 1851 and later affiliated with Chico Lodge No. 111. [10]
Member of Prince Hall Freemasonry. [109] [110] Ron Greenwood, England national football team manager 1977–1982. Initiated in Lodge of Proven Fellowship, London in 1956 [111] Henri Grégoire, Roman Catholic priest, Constitutional bishop of Blois and French revolutionary leader [112] Jules Grévy, President of the French Third Republic (1879 ...
While membership has declined, there’s a rich history of community service that those who run the organization hold dear.
Hall was born between 1735 and 1738. [3] [4] [a] His place of birth and parents are also unclear.[5] [b] Hall mentioned in his writings that New England was his homeland.The Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, in its Proceedings of 1906, opted for 1738, relying on a letter from Reverend Jeremy Belknap, a founder of the Massachusetts Historical Society. [5]
The Worthington building was built in 1955 and adjoined the lodge hall built in 1820 by New England Lodge No. 4. The 1820 building is said to be the oldest Masonic lodge hall west of the Appalachian Mountains. [9] In 2012, the Grand Lodge moved its headquarters and museum to the campus of the Ohio Masonic Home in Springfield. [10]
The Most Worshipful National Grand Lodge Free & Accepted Ancient York Masons Prince Hall Origin National Compact USA (also referred to as Prince Hall Origin as well as Compact Masons) is a body of Masonry in the United States of America composed predominantly of African American Freemasons. It governs Grand Lodges within the United States and ...