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| + | * MM before 1884, Hope #302, Bradford, England | ||
| + | * Affiliated with [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RoswellLee Roswell Lee], 1889 | ||
| + | * Affiliated with [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew], 1893 | ||
| + | * Grand Chaplain 1893-1895 | ||
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| + | === MEMORIAL === | ||
''From Proceedings, Page 1907-158:'' | ''From Proceedings, Page 1907-158:'' | ||
| − | Rev. John Cuckson, Grand Chaplain of this Grand Lodge in 1893, 1894 and 1895, was born in Lincolnshlre, England, Jan. 25, 1846, and died at Plymouth. Mass., May 6, 1907. He attended the endowed grammar school of Caistor, the Government school at Sheffield and completed his education at the Manchester, England, Unitarian College. At the age of twenty-one he settled in Liverpool, being ordained by Rev. Wm. Gaskell, the husband of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gaskell the novelist]. He was afterwards settled in Birmingham and Bradford, England. He was pastor of the Unitarian Church in Springfield, Mass | + | Rev. John Cuckson, Grand Chaplain of this Grand Lodge in 1893, 1894 and 1895, was born in Lincolnshlre, England, Jan. 25, 1846, and died at Plymouth. Mass., May 6, 1907. He attended the endowed grammar school of Caistor, the Government school at Sheffield and completed his education at the Manchester, England, Unitarian College. At the age of twenty-one he settled in Liverpool, being ordained by Rev. Wm. Gaskell, the husband of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gaskell the novelist]. He was afterwards settled in Birmingham and Bradford, England. He was pastor of the Unitarian Church in Springfield, Mass., from 1884 to 1892, when he was called to the Arlington Street Church, Boston. He remained there eight years, when he became pastor of the First Parish Church in Plymouth, Mass., where he was at the time of his death. |
| − | Brother Cuckson was made a Mason in England, but Nov. 6, 1889, by demit from Lodge of Hope, Bradford, England, he joined [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RoswellLee Roswell Lee] Lodge, of Springfleld. He was elected a member of the [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew], of Boston, June 22, 1893, and was appointed Chaplain of the Lodge in November, 1898. He held this position until his decease. He was exalted in Morning Star R.A, Chapter Dec. 27, 1889; and was Chaplain | + | Brother Cuckson was made a Mason in England, but Nov. 6, 1889, by demit from Lodge of Hope, Bradford, England, he joined [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=RoswellLee Roswell Lee] Lodge, of Springfleld. He was elected a member of the [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew], of Boston, June 22, 1893, and was appointed Chaplain of the Lodge in November, 1898. He held this position until his decease. He was exalted in Morning Star R.A, Chapter Dec. 27, 1889; and was Chaplain of the Chapter in 1891 and 1892. He was Knighted in Springfield Commandery of Knights Templars April 18, 1892, and became a member of St. Bernard Commandery, of Boston, Dec. 13; 1893, and was made an honorary member Feb. 13, 1907. |
| − | of the Chapter in 1891 and 1892. He was Knighted in Springfield Commandery of Knights Templars April 18, 1892, and became a member of St. Bernard Commandery, of Boston, Dec. 13; 1893, and was made an honorary | + | |
Brother Cuckson was an earnest preacher, a studious pastor, an excellent citizen and a zealous Mason. The parish in Plymouth, and that community, the [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew] and our Fraternity lost in his death a worthy and devoted pastor, citizen and Brother. | Brother Cuckson was an earnest preacher, a studious pastor, an excellent citizen and a zealous Mason. The parish in Plymouth, and that community, the [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=StAndrew Lodge of St. Andrew] and our Fraternity lost in his death a worthy and devoted pastor, citizen and Brother. | ||
Revision as of 21:02, 14 July 2014
CUCKSON, JOHN 1846-1907
- MM before 1884, Hope #302, Bradford, England
- Affiliated with Roswell Lee, 1889
- Affiliated with Lodge of St. Andrew, 1893
- Grand Chaplain 1893-1895
MEMORIAL
From Proceedings, Page 1907-158:
Rev. John Cuckson, Grand Chaplain of this Grand Lodge in 1893, 1894 and 1895, was born in Lincolnshlre, England, Jan. 25, 1846, and died at Plymouth. Mass., May 6, 1907. He attended the endowed grammar school of Caistor, the Government school at Sheffield and completed his education at the Manchester, England, Unitarian College. At the age of twenty-one he settled in Liverpool, being ordained by Rev. Wm. Gaskell, the husband of the novelist. He was afterwards settled in Birmingham and Bradford, England. He was pastor of the Unitarian Church in Springfield, Mass., from 1884 to 1892, when he was called to the Arlington Street Church, Boston. He remained there eight years, when he became pastor of the First Parish Church in Plymouth, Mass., where he was at the time of his death.
Brother Cuckson was made a Mason in England, but Nov. 6, 1889, by demit from Lodge of Hope, Bradford, England, he joined Roswell Lee Lodge, of Springfleld. He was elected a member of the Lodge of St. Andrew, of Boston, June 22, 1893, and was appointed Chaplain of the Lodge in November, 1898. He held this position until his decease. He was exalted in Morning Star R.A, Chapter Dec. 27, 1889; and was Chaplain of the Chapter in 1891 and 1892. He was Knighted in Springfield Commandery of Knights Templars April 18, 1892, and became a member of St. Bernard Commandery, of Boston, Dec. 13; 1893, and was made an honorary member Feb. 13, 1907.
Brother Cuckson was an earnest preacher, a studious pastor, an excellent citizen and a zealous Mason. The parish in Plymouth, and that community, the Lodge of St. Andrew and our Fraternity lost in his death a worthy and devoted pastor, citizen and Brother.
