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

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

Edward Asa Raymond, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Edward Asa Raymond, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Edward Asa Raymond

( 1791 - 1864 )

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

(1849 - 1851)

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

(1851 - 1860)

Abandoned the Supreme Council in August, 1860

and formed the schismatic Raymond Council (1860 - 1863)

Past Grand High Priest

Grand Chapter of Massachusetts

(1834 - 1836)

Past Most Illustrious Grand Master

Grand Council of Massachusetts

(1857 - 1859)

Past Grand Master

Grand Encampment of Massachusetts & Rhode Island

(1834 - 1835)

by Travis Simpkins

 History of the Scottish Rite

Edward Asa Raymond. Documents. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, NMJ

 For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

Edward Asa Raymond, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins