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WILLIAM E. HOLLAND
Grand Standard Bearer, 2003
Deputy Grand Master, 2006
BIOGRAPHY
From Trowel, Spring 2006:
Most Wor. Bro. Hodgdon appointed Rt. Wor. William E. Holland to serve as Deputy Grand Master. As a young man, Bro. Holland was active in Needham Chapter, Order of DeMolay, and has received the coveted Degree of Chevalier and the Legion of Honor. He was raised in Norfolk Lodge, Needham, where he served as Master. He is the Junior Warden of The Masters Lodge, Needham, and is an honorary member of St. John's Lodge No. 1, New York City.
In Grand Lodge, the Deputy Grand Master was first appointed to serve as Grand Standard Bearer in 1993 and then District Deputy Grand Master of the Brighton 5th Masonic District in 1998–1999. He presently chairs the Grand Lodge 2006 One-Day Class Committee and the Electronic Communication Committee, and previously served on the Grand Lodge Long Range Planning and Public Relations Committees.
Rt. Wor. Bro. Holland has been an active Scottish Rite Mason. Joining the Valley of Boston in 1984, he was appointed to serve as an Assistant Master of Ceremonies in 1991. He served as the Valley Family Life chairman and instituted the Charity Ball to support the 32° Masonic Learning Center for Children, chairing that event for several years. The Commander-in-Chief of Massachusetts Consistory in 2000–2003, he then served as Deputy’s Representative for the Valley of Boston in 2003–2005, President of the Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, Inc. and Trustee of Massachusetts Consistory. Bro. Holland received the Meritorious Service Award in 1993 and the 33° in 2001.
Bro. Holland is a member of Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter, Needham, and St. Bernard Commandery, #12, Knights Templar, Boston. He is also a member of the Aleppo Shrine and Massachusetts College, S.R.I.C.F. (Rosicrucian).
After working for Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation for nearly 30 years, Rt. Wor. Bro. Holland now serves as Executive Secretary and Director of Operations for the Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, N.M.J.
He and his wife Amy reside in Needham. They have three children, Mary, Catherine and Andrew.
