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

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

Diane D. Collins. 2024 Youth Advisor of the Year. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Diane D. Collins. 2024 Youth Advisor of the Year. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Diane D. Collins

2024 Youth Advisor of the Year

Scottish Rite, NMJ

by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

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Ronald Connelly, 33°. Valley of Dayton, Ohio. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Ronald Connelly, 33°. Valley of Dayton, Ohio. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Illustrious Brother
Ronald Connelly, 33°
Treasurer Emeritus
Valley of Dayton, Ohio
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite
Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, USA

by Travis Simpkins

 

 

Not Just a Man, a Mason

 For more info, please visit:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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William E. Holland, 33°. Massachusetts Consistory. Scottish Rite Valley of Boston. by Travis Simpkins

William E. Holland, 33°. Director of Operations. Supreme Council, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Worshipful and Illustrious Brother

William E. Holland

33rd Degree, MSA, DSA

Director of Operations

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

Past Commander in Chief

Massachusetts Consistory - Valley of Boston

Past Deputy Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Not Just a Man. A Mason

For more info, please visit:

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William E. Holland, 33°. Massachusetts Consistory. Scottish Rite Valley of Boston. 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

Basil Sands, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Prince Hall Scottish Rite, NJ. by Travis Simpkins

Basil Sands, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Prince Hall Scottish Rite. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Basil L. Sands

( 1930 - 2018 )

33rd Degree Prince Hall Freemason

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

2016 - 2018

United Supreme Council

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, PHA

Northern Jurisdiction, USA, INC.

by Travis Simpkins

The United Supreme Council. Prince Hall Scottish Rite, NJ

 For more info, please visit:

uscnjpha.org

Basil Sands, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Prince Hall Scottish Rite. 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

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 and 

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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

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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:

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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

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

Stanley Fielding Maxwell, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Stanley Fielding Maxwell, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Stanley Fielding Maxwell

( 1910 - 1997 )

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

( 1975 - 1977 )

Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

( 1975 - 1985 )

Past Commander in Chief

Massachusetts Consistory

Scottish Rite Valley of Boston

(1970 - 1973)

by Travis Simpkins

Scottish Rite, NMJ - Core Values

Stanley Fielding Maxwell. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ

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Stanley Fielding Maxwell, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Daniel D. Tompkins, 33°. First Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Daniel D. Tompkins, 33°. First Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Daniel D. Tompkins

( 1774 - 1825 )

33rd Degree Freemason

First Sovereign Grand Commander

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of New York

4th Governor of New York

6th Vice President of the

United States of America

by Travis Simpkins

Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library - Lexington, MA

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Daniel D. Tompkins, 33°. First Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Loren Barnes, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Loren Barnes, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Loren Barnes

33rd Degree Freemason

Active Emeritus Member

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

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