Konohassett
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KONOHASSETT LODGE
Location: Cohasset
Chartered By: Charles C. Dame
Charter Date: 06/13/1866 VII-81
Precedence Date: 06/15/1865
Current Status: Active
PAST MASTERS
- George Beal, 1865, 1866
- James H. Bouve, 1867-1869
- Zacheus Rich, 1870
- Charles A. Gross, 1871, 1872
- William J. Newcomb, 1873
- Andrew W. Williams, 1874-1876
- David Bates, 1877, 1878
- Alfred A. Seaverns, 1879, 1880
- George H. Bates, 1881-1884
- Edward E. Ellms, 1885, 1886
- John O. Hall, 1887, 1888
- James A. Bouve, 1889, 1890
- Amos A. Lawrence, 1891, 1892; Memorial
- Edward F. Ripley, 1893
- Thomas A. Rich, 1894, 1895
- Harry W. Souther, 1896, 1897
- Harry E. Mapes, 1898, 1899
- William E. Crocker, 1900, 1901
- Stephen R. Nichols, 1902, 1903
- Burton S. Treat, 1904, 1905
- Herbert E. Fernald, 1906
- Darius W. Gilbert, 1907, 1908; N
- Edward E. H. Souther, 1909, 1910
- Edgar W. Bates, 1911
- Eugene N. Tower, 1912, 1913
- Stanley C. Lary, 1914, 1915
- Peter W. Sharp, 1916, 1917
- Anselm L. Beal, 1918, 1919
- Merton L. Bosworth, 1920, 1921
- Harry H. Reed, 1922, 1923; N
- Milton L. Kerr, 1924
- Walter C. Wheelwright, 1925, 1926
- Sargent F. Tower, 1927, 1928
- Harold F. Barnes, 1929
- Conrad W. Carlander, 1930, 1931
- Ziba T. Lapham, 1932, 1933
- Harold S. Bandura, 1934, 1935
- Robert V. Collier, 1936, 1948; N
- Arthur L. Lehr, 1937, 1938
- Charles B. Walsh, 1939
- G. Warren Bates, 1940
- John D. Beal, 1941
- Harry H. Reed, Jr., 1942, 1943
- Norman Card, 1944, 1945
- Thomas D. Vass, 1946, 1947
- Ronald G. Beal, 1949, 1950
- Frank Wheelwright, 1951, 1952
- Harold G. Goodwin, 1953, 1954
- Milton L. Kerr, Jr., 1955
- George W. Orr, 1956
- Robert G. Pyne, 1957
- George W. Dunlap, 1958
- Carlton S. Pratt, 1959
- Kenneth L. Burnside, 1960
- Norman F. Megathlin, 1961
- Stanley MacLeod, 1962
- John E. Hunt, 1963
- Harry H. Ritter, 1964
- Robert B. O'Quin, 1965, 1966; SN
- Nelson C. Pratt, Jr., 1967; PDDGM
- David D. Honick, 1968; PDDGM
- David M. Blossom, 1969
- Donald W. Pratt, 1970
- Michael Sawchuk, 1971
- Kjeil H. Pehrson, 1972
- Don E. Harrold, 1973
- George E. Dixon, 1974
- Robert W. MacNeill, 1975, 1990
- Lot E. Bates, 1976
- Francis J. Mitchell, 1977
- Edward E. Ettinger, 1978
- John J. Rhodes, III, 1979, 1989
- Alan S. James, 1980
- David E. James, 1981, 1982
- Millard E. MacNeill, 1983
- Brian L. James, 1984
- Laurence S. James, 1985
- Joseph M. Tierney, 1986
- Donald F. McCormack, 1987
- Herbert I. Lewis, 1988-1991; PDDGM
- Thomas J. Hill, 1992, 1993
YEARS
1865 1866 1871 1872 1877 1879 1882 1886 1889 1890 1891 1892 1898 1908 1910 1912 1913 1917 1922 1926 1927 1931 1940 1949 1956 1965 1968 1971 1973 2009
EVENTS
CONSTITUTION OF LODGE, JUNE 1866
From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XXV, No. 9, July 1866, p. 287:
This Lodge was constituted, and its officers publicly installed, at Cohasset, on Wednesday, the 27th June ultimo, by the M. W. Grand Lodge. The new hall, which is a very neat and convenient one, was also dedicated. The installation of the officers took place in the Town Hall, and in the presence of a large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen. At the conclusion of the ceremony the audience were addressed by the Rev. Brother Dadmun. The officers are as follows: —
- W. M., George Beal, Jr.
- S. W., James H. Bouve
- J. W., Zaccheus Rich
- Secretary, Q. O. Cole
- Treasurer, A. T. Prouty
- S. D., Charles A. Gross
- J. D., M. B. Stetson
- S. S., H. C. Mapes (D. W. Pratt, proxy)
- J. S., H. Merritt
- Tyler, Joseph H. Smith
- Marshal, E. E. Tower.
The Lodge is well officered, and in a very prosperous condition.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- Robert V. Collier, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1950, 1951; N
- Darius W. Gilbert, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1915; N
- David D. Honick, DDGM, District 2 (Boston), 1996, 1997
- Amos A. Lawrence, DDGM, District 25 (Hingham), 1895; Memorial
- Herbert I. Lewis, DDGM, District 18, 2004, 2005
- Robert B. O'Quin, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1970, 1971; SN
- Nelson C. Pratt, Jr., DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1986, 1987
- Harry H. Reed, DDGM, District 27 (Plymouth), 1940, 1941; N