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The first documented presence of Freemasonry in New York dates from the mid-1730s, when Daniel Coxe Jr. (1673–1739), was appointed by Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk, the Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England, known to historians as the "Moderns", to act as a Provincial Grand Master for the provinces of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Early masonic meetings and meetings of the Grand Lodge of New York were likely held at taverns as well as an early iteration of Tammany Hall.On June 24, 1826, St. John's Day, the cornerstone was laid for a Gothic style Masonic Hall on Broadway in lower Manhattan between Reade and Pearl Streets, directly across from the original site of the New York Hospital, and today the location of the Jacob ...
He was past grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of New York and member of York and Scottish rites as well as the Shrine. [10] Edwin Booth (1833–1893), famous 19th-century American actor who toured throughout America and the major capitals of Europe, performing Shakespearean plays. Founded Booth's Theatre in 1869 in New York. Brother of John ...
The Livingston Library in New York City is one of relatively few large libraries of Freemasonry materials. It is named after Chancellor Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) and is owned and operated by the Grand Lodge of the State of New York and is housed on the 14th floor of Masonic Hall at 71 West 23rd Street in New York City.
General manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1935 to 1950. Member of Adelphic Lodge No. 348, New York City, receiving degrees on 18 February 4 March, and 1 April 1902. [1] Edwin C. Johnson (1 January 1884 – 30 May 1970), 26th and 24th governor of and U.S. senator from Colorado. Member of Yampa Lodge No. 88, Craig, Colorado. [1]
New York Grand Lodge of New York (2) [17] National Compact: United States New York Hiram Grand Lodge [133] [134] United States New York Omega Grand Lodge [1] [135] CLIPSAS 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 ...
This is a list of all verifiable organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge in North America. A Masonic "Grand Lodge" (or sometimes "Grand Orient") is the governing body that supervises the individual "Lodges of Freemasons" in a particular geographical area, known as its "jurisdiction" (usually corresponding to a sovereign state or other major geopolitical unit).
St. John's Lodge No. 1 A.Y.M. in New York City, United States, is the oldest operating Masonic Lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of New York Free and Accepted Masons. The lodge was originally warranted as St. John's Lodge No. 2 on December 7, 1757 by George Harison, Esq. of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New York under the Grand ...