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OLD COLONY LODGE
Location: Hanover; Hingham (1807)
Chartered By: John Cutler
Charter Date: 12/10/1792 II-28
Precedence Date: 12/10/1792
Current Status: Active
NOTES
PAST MASTERS
- John Young, 1792, 1793
- Charles Turner, Jr., 1794-1796, 1802, 1805-1807; SN
- Benjaim Whitman, 1797-1801, 1803, 1804
- Jotham Lincoln, 1808-1819, 1822
- Caleb Bates, 1820, 1821
- Marshall Lincoln, 1823, 1824, 1852-1855
- Fearing Loring, 1825-1827
- Charles Fearing, 1828-1830
- Charles Gill, 1831, 1832
- DARK 1832-1851
- Bela Lincoln, 1856, 1857
- Enos Loring, 1858, 1859; SN
- Warren A, Hersey, 1860, 1861
- Edwin Wilder, 1862, 1863
- E. Waters Burr, 1864-1866
- Charles N. Marsh, 1867-1869
- Henry Stepherson, 1870, 1871
- Jason W. Whitney, 1872, 1873
- Charles W. S. Seymour, 1874-1876; SN
- Charles T. Burr, 1877-1879; SN
- John M. Trussell, 1880, 1881
- Stetson Foster, 1882, 1883, 1885; Mem
- Alvah W. Lincoln, 1884
- Arthur L. Whiton, 1886, 1887
- Wallace Corthell, 1888, 1889
- William F. Harden, 1890, 1891
- Charles H. Marble, 1892, 1893; N
- George S. Marsh, 1894, 1895; Mem
- Walter B. Foster, 1896, 1897
- Andrew McNeil, 1898, 1899
- Edward B. Pratt, 1900, 1901; SN
- Edwin M. Wilder, 1902, 1903
- Charles M. Thayer, 1904, 1905
- Walter W. Hersey, 1906, 1907
- Harry L. Thomas, 1908, 1909
- Edward W. Thayer, 1910
- Oliver Cushing, 1911, 1912
- Atkins S. Rich, 1913, 1914
- Alexander W. Rick, 1915, 1916
- Winthrop J. Cushing, 1917, 1918
- Charles R. Downey, 1919, 1920
- Ralph C. Stoddard, 1921, 1922
- William L. Howard, 1923, 1924
- J. Irving Botting, 1925, 1926; N
- Seth Sprague, II, 1927, 1928
- Herbert L. Wilder, 1929, 1930; SN
- Harold B. Murch, 1931, 1932
- Charles B. Worrick, 1933, 1934; N
- C. Sales Cross, 1935, 1936
- Alfred W. Jacobs, 1937, 1938
- Richard Laurie, 1939, 1940
- Harold L. Downing, 1941, 1942; N
- Leon F. Whittier, 1943, 1944
- Carleton N. Goff, 1945, 1946
- Eugene E. Bickford, 1947, 1948
- Albert W. Kimball, 1949, 1950
- E. Gardner Jones, 1951, 1952; SN
- C. Russell Morse, 1953, 1954
- Oscar P. Beck, 1955
- Elbert S. Stallard, 1956
- Phillip A. Stoddard, 1957
- William R. Wirkala, 1958; SN
- Thomas F. Parker, 1959
- J. Stewart Borland, 1960
- John R. Downing, 1961
- Robert J. Falconer, 1962
- Paul C. Ross, 1963
- George L. Jewett, 1964
- Frank H. Walker. Jr., 1965
- Arthur P. Tower, 1966
- Robert B. McCormack, 1967
- Dwight L. Mayo, 1968
- Alfred L. Dowden, 1969
- Charles E. Black, 1970
- Walter S. Bird, 1971
- Leroy E. Euvard, Sr., 1972
- Raymond M. Studley, 1973
- Edward G. Jones, 1974
- Marshall W. Bates, Sr., 1975; N
- David J. Adam, 1976
- Howard L. Tufts, Jr., 1977
- Richard G. Weston, 1978, 1979; PDDGM
- Russell E. Matson, 1980
- Lawrence E. Emery, 1981
- James D. Damstra, 1982
- Marshall W. Bates, Jr., 1983
- George A. Parker, III, 1984
- Paul E. Wuori, Sr., 1985; PDDGM
- Thomas H. McCallum, Jr., 1986
- Gerald J. Sullivan, 1987
- Brian S. Noble, 1988
- Thomas L. Knowlton, 1989
- David J. Damstra 1990, 07
- F. Brian Emery, 1991
- Ronald E. Lincoln, 1992
- Frederick M. Shaw, Jr., 1993
- William A. Fredericks, III, 1994
- George J. Szabo, 1995
- H. Lee Potter, Sr., 1996, 2000; PDDGM
- George L. Marlette, III, 1997
- Robert J. Olsson, 1998, 2008
- R. Lane Partridge, 1999
- K. Barry Williams , 2001
- William J. Peterson , 2002, 2006
- C. Alexander Peterson, 2003
- Harold G. Y. Lincoln, 2004
- Rodney E. Andrews, 2005
- Joseph C. DeNicola, 2009, 2010; DDGM
- James M. Gilmore, 2011, 2012
YEARS
Charter surrendered 1832; restored 1851
1851 1865 1871 1872 1873 1874 1880 1881 1888 1889 1892 1896 1897 1907 1908 1909 1911 1913 1916 1920 1923 1926 1928 1929 1934 1937 1942 1953 1954 1955 1957 1958 1959 1961 1967 1969 1973 1976 1988 1992 1993 1996 2000 2004 2007 2011
MEMORIALS AND BIOGRAPHIES
EVENTS
INSTALLATION, FEBRUARY 1852
From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol XI, No. 6, April, 1852, p. 186:
The officers of Old Colony Lodge, at Hingham, which has just been revived, after having lain dormant for several years, were publicly ilntalled on the 23rd February last. The ceremonies took place in the North Church, and in the presence of a large concourse of spectators. After the installation, the R. W Rev. Br. Albert Case, D. D. G. M,, delivered an address appropriate to the day and the occasion. The Hingham Journal makes the following notice of this performance:-
'"He congratulated the officers and members, and the Fraternity, on the installment of the Lodge. He congratulated the audience and the community, because he said the institution was calculated to promote the sociai and moral welfare of any community where the sound of the gavel was heard. The Lodge was chartered in 1797, and continued in successful operation until about twenty years since, when its labors were suspended. That true and trusty Brethren, who loved the institution, had united to revive the Lodge - men of intelligence and moral worth, enjoying the confidence of the -hole community, and of the Grand Lodge - men of whom not an individual would presume to say that in their associate capacity, they had any evil designs against either Church or State.
"He then referred to the life and services of Washington, and while others in the cities and towns of the Union were discoursing upon his exalted patriotism, his wise policy as a statesman, and the rich inheritance he has left in the imperishable wisdom of his fatherly counsels, he, the speaker, dwelt at considerable length upon his Masonic character, his labors in the Lodge, devotion to the Craft, Masonic correspondence, &c. &c.
After refuting many of the objection that have been raised against the institution, and stating its beneficial influence, he said that it now enjoyed a higher degree of prosperity in every State of the Union, than it had at any period in the history of our country. He exhorted the brethren to a faithful discharge of every Masonic duty, and gave them the parental benediction of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge. At the close of the address, the choir sang "Auld Lang Syne", and the exercises were closed with an impressive prayer, by the venerable Rev. Br. Richardson."
OFFICER LIST, NOVEMBER 1861
From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XXI, No. 3, November 1861, Page 96:
Officers for the current year:—
- Edwin Wilder, 2d, W. M.
- Luther Stevenson, Jr., S. W.
- Alfred L. Rouell, J. W.
- Royal Whiton, Treas.
- Chas. N. Marsh, Sec'y.
- E. Waters Burr, S. D.
- Henry Fearing, J. D.
- A. B. Bates, S. S.
- H. Stephenson, J. S.
OFFICER LIST, FEBRUARY 1864
From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XXIII, No. 4, February 1864, Page 128:
Officers of Old Colony Lodge, Hingham.
- E. Waters Burr, W. M.
- Wm. Fearing, 2d, S. W.
- Jason W. Whitney, J. W.
- David Cushing, Jr., Treasurer
- Edwin Wilder, 2d, Sec.
- Charles N. Marsh, S. D.
- Henry Stephenson, J. D.
- Henry Merrill, Jr., S. S.
- Eliphalet L. Cushing, J. S.
- Benj. Studley, Chap.
- Joseph A. Newhall, Marshal.
- Enos Loring, Tyler.
OFFICER LIST, JANUARY 1868
Officers of Old Colony Lodge, Hingham, Mass. —
- W. Master, Br. Charles N. Marsh
- S. Warden, Br. Henry Stephenson
- Treasurer, Br. David Cushing, Jr.
- Secretary, Br. Charles W. S. Seymour
- Senior Deacon, Br. Jason W. Whitney
- Junior Deacon, Br. William F. Harden
- Senior Steward, Br. James Beal
- Junior Steward, Br. Henry Hobart
- Chaplain, Rev. Br. Joshua Young
- Marshal, Br. Elijah D. Tilden
- Inside Sentinel, Br. William T. Kelson
- Chorister, Br. Luther Stephenson, Jr.
- Organist, Br. Reuben Sprague
- Tyler, Br. Henry F. Hersey.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Marshall W. Bates, Sr., DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1980, 1981; N
- J. Irving Botting, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1928, 1929; Senior Grand Warden 1934; N
- Charles T. Burr, DDGM, District 25 (Hingham), 1892, 1893, 1894; SN
- E. Waters Burr, Junior Grand Warden 1871
- Winthrop J. Cushing, Deputy Grand Master 1942
- Joseph C. DeNicola, DDGM, District 18, 2012, 2013
- Harold L. Downing, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1946, 1947; N
- F. Brian Emery, Deputy Grand Master 1999
- Stetson Foster, DDGM, District 25 (Hingham), 1890, 1891; Memorial
- E(rnest). Gardner Jones, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1958, 1959; SN
- Enos Loring, DDGM, District 5, 1862-1863; SN
- Charles H. Marble, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1918, 1919; N
- George S. Marsh, DDGM, District 25 (Hingham), 1902, 1903; Memorial
- H. Lee Potter, Sr., DDGM, District 18, 2006, 2007
- Edward B. Pratt, DDGM, District 25 (Hingham), 1908, 1909; SN
- Charles W. S. Seymour, DDGM, District 16 (Plymouth), 1881, 1882; District 25 (Hingham), 1883; SN
- Charles Turner, DDGM, District 3 (South Shore and Cape Cod), 1808, 1809, 1810, 1811, 1812; SN
- Richard G. Weston, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1992, 1993
- Herbert W. Wilder, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1942, 1943; SN
- William R. Wirkala, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1964, 1965; SN
- Charles B. Worrick, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1936, 1937; N
- Paul E. Wuori, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1998, 1999
DISTRICTS
1803: District 3 (South Shore and Cape Cod)
DARK 1832-1851