M.W. Stephen F. Oakley. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Illinois. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Stephen F. Oakley. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Illinois. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Stephen F. Oakley

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Illinois

by Travis Simpkins

Portrait presented to M.W. Stephen F. Oakley at a reunion

held in his honor at the Scottish Rite Valley of Danville, Illinois

July, 2021

Not Just a Man, a Mason

For more info, please visit:

ilmason.org

M.W. Stephen F. Oakley. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Illinois. by Travis Simpkins

 

R.W. Jeffrey W. Coy. Past Grand Treasurer. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Jeffrey W. Coy. Past Grand Treasurer. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of

Jeffrey W. Coy

(1951 - 2018)

Past Right Worshipful Grand Treasurer

Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

Past Active Member

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

U.S.A.

Oil on Canvas

by Travis Simpkins

Collection of the Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania

Masonic Temple in Philadelphia

Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

Masonic Temple in Philadelphia

For more info, please visit:

pagrandlodge.org

and

pamasonictemple.org

R.W. Jeffrey W. Coy. Past Grand Treasurer. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Norman Vincent Peale. Minister and Author. Freemason. The Power of Positive Thinking. by Travis Simpkins

Norman Vincent Peale. Minister and Author. Freemason. The Power of Positive Thinking. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Norman Vincent Peale

( 1898 - 1993 )

American Minister and Writer

One of the Most Influential

Religious Leaders of the 20th Century

Pastor of Marble Collegiate Church

Author of

The Power of Positive Thinking

33rd Degree Freemason

Valley of Syracuse, New York

Scottish Rite, NMJ

Member of

Midwood Lodge No. 1062

Brooklyn, New York

Past Grand Chaplain

Grand Lodge of New York

by Travis Simpkins

Norman Vincent Peale

Norman Vincent Peale

For more info, please visit: 

Norman Vincent Peale. Minister and Author. The Power of Positive Thinking. by Travis Simpkins

 

Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ. Portrait by Travis Simpkins

Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ. Portrait by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of

Robert W. Reinhardt III, 32°, HGA

House of the Temple Benefactor 

"Supreme Temple Architect"

Intendant of the Building Society

Oil on Canvas

by Travis Simpkins

Commissioned for the Pillars of Charity Hall at the 

House of the Temple. Washington, DC

Collection of the Supreme Council, 33° 

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction 

House of the Temple - Washington, D.C.

Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ

For more info, please visit:

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Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ. Portrait by Travis Simpkins

 

Caid McKinley, 33°. Ohio Council of Deliberation. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Caid McKinley, 33°. Ohio Council of Deliberation. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Caid McKinley

Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33°

Honorary Member of Supreme Council

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

by Travis Simpkins

Scottish Rite, NMJ

For more info, please visit:

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Caid McKinley, 33°. Ohio Council of Deliberation. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

 

Giles Fonda Yates, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Giles Fonda Yates, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Giles Fonda Yates

( 1799 - 1859 )

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

( 1851 )

Former Member of the 

Supreme Council, 33°, Southern Jurisdiction

Charleston, South Carolina

Past Master of St. George's Lodge No. 6

Founder of Delta Lodge of Perfection

New York

by Travis Simpkins

 History of the Scottish Rite

Giles Fonda Yates, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. Supreme Council

 For more info, please visit:

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and

scottishrite.org

Giles Fonda Yates, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Roscoe Pound. Legal Scholar. Harvard Law School. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Roscoe Pound. Legal Scholar. Harvard Law School. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Roscoe Pound

(1870 - 1964)

Legal Scholar and Educator

Dean of the

University of Nebraska College of Law

Dean of

Harvard Law School

33rd Degree Freemason

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, NMJ

Past Deputy Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Roscoe Pound

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

 

Roscoe Pound. Legal Scholar. Harvard Law School. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Gary Henningsen. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New York. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Gary Henningsen. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New York. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Gary Henningsen

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of New York

33rd Degree Freemason

Active Emeritus Member

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

by Travis Simpkins

Not Just a Man, a Mason

For more info, please visit:

nymasons.org

 

M.W. Gary Henningsen. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New York. by Travis Simpkins

John William McNaughton, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

John William McNaughton, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

John William McNaughton

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

( 2006 - 2017 )

by Travis Simpkins

 Scottish Rite, NMJ - Our Core Values

 Scottish Rite, NMJ - Seeking Further Light

 

 For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

John William McNaughton, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

John R. Patterson, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

John R. Patterson, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

John R. Patterson, Jr.

33rd Degree Freemason

Active Emeritus Member

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

 

Herbert Atkinson, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. Delaware. by Travis Simpkins

Herbert Atkinson, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. Delaware. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Herbert Atkinson

33rd Degree Freemason

Active Emeritus Member

for Delaware

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

 

Andrew Johnson. 17th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Andrew Johnson. 17th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Andrew Johnson

(1808 - 1875)

17th President of the United States

(1865-1869)

Freemason

Member of

Greenville Lodge No. 119

Greenville, Tennessee

by Travis Simpkins

President Andrew Johnson

For more info, please visit:

whitehouse.gov/andrew-johnson

 

Andrew Johnson. 17th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

J.J.J. Gourgas, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

J.J.J. Gourgas, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

John James Joseph Gourgas

( 1777 - 1865 )

Charter Member of the

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

1st Grand Secretary General

3rd Sovereign Grand Commander

1832 - 1851

by Travis Simpkins

David A. Glattly, 33°. Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ

For more info, please visit:

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J.J.J. Gourgas, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Leon Martin Abbott. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Leon Martin Abbott. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Leon Martin Abbott

( 1867 - 1932 )

Past Provincial Grand Master

Royal Order of Scotland

(1914 - 1916)

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

(1917 - 1919)

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

(1921 - 1932)

Provided gifts in his will that established the NMJ's

Leon M. Abbott Scholarship Fund

by Travis Simpkins

 Scottish Rite, NMJ - Our Core Values

Leon Martin Abbott. 33° and Active Member diplomas, 1906 & 1909. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ

Leon M. Abbott Scholarship Fund. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, NMJ

 For more info, please visit:

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M.W. Leon Martin Abbott. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Henry Lynde Palmer, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Henry Lynde Palmer, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Henry Lynde Palmer

( 1819 - 1909 )

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Wisconsin

(1852 - 1853) and (1871 - 1872)

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

( 1879 - 1909 )

Past Master of Evening Star Lodge No. 75

West Troy, New York

Past Master of Tracy Lodge No. 13

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

by Travis Simpkins

History of the Scottish Rite

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ. Scottish Rite document. Henry L. Palmer

 For more info, please visit:

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 and 

wisc-freemasonry.org

Henry Lynde Palmer, 33°. Sovereign Grand Commander. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Killian Henry Van Rensselaer, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Killian Henry Van Rensselaer, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Killian Henry Van Rensselaer

( 1800 - 1881 )

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

(1861 - 1867)

Voluntarily resigned at the 1867 Union

Served as Lieutenant Grand Commander & 

Acting Sovereign Grand Commander

after Edward Asa Raymond's abrupt departure

( 1860 )

Organized and Instituted

numerous Scottish Rite bodies

throughout the Northern Jurisdiction states

between 1848 and 1863

by Travis Simpkins

History of the Scottish Rite

Killian Henry Van Rensselaer, 33°. Documents. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ

 For more info, please visit:

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Killian Henry Van Rensselaer, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Leon Martin Abbott, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Leon Martin Abbott, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Leon Martin Abbott

( 1867 - 1932 )

Past Provincial Grand Master

Royal Order of Scotland

(1914 - 1916)

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

(1917 - 1919)

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

(1921 - 1932)

Provided gifts in his will that established the NMJ's

Leon M. Abbott Scholarship Fund

by Travis Simpkins

 Scottish Rite, NMJ - Our Core Values

Leon Martin Abbott. 33° and Active Member diplomas, 1906 & 1909. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ

Leon M. Abbott Scholarship Fund. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, NMJ

 For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

Leon Martin Abbott, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Sampson Simson, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Sampson Simson, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Sampson Simson

( 1780 - 1857 )

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

( 1825 - 1832 )

Past Grand Treasurer

Grand Lodge of New York

( 1812, 1813, 1815 )

Philanthropist and Founder of

Mount Sinai Hospital in New York

( Established in 1852 )

by Travis Simpkins

 History of the Scottish Rite

Mount Sinai Hospital. New York. Founded by Sampson Simson in 1852

 For more info, please visit:

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Sampson Simson, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins