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JOHN HANCOCK LODGE
Location: Methuen
Chartered By: William T. Coolidge
Charter Date: 09/11/1861 VI-382
Precedence Date: 10/10/1860
Current Status: Active
PAST MASTERS
- Stephen Huse, 1860, 1861
- Ebenezer Sawyer, 1862, 1863
- James O. Parker, 1864, 1865
- Jacob Emerson, 1866, 1867
- Granville E. Foss, 1868
- Joseph S. Howe, 1869, 1870; SN
- Darius S. Pierce, 1871, 1872
- George W. Sawyer, 1873, 1874
- Benjamin M. Hall, 1875, 1876
- Robert H. Sheils, 1877, 1878
- Henry N. Hall, 1879, 1880
- Edward F. Johnson, 1881, 1882
- Daniel H. Sawyer, 1883, 1884
- George R. Merrill, 1885, 1886
- Franklin Russell, 1887
- J. Frank Emerson, 1888, 1889
- Charles Easton, 1890, 1891
- Tenney Morse, 1892, 1893
- Eugene N. Hall, 1894, 1895
- Everett L. Edmands, 1896, 1897
- Arthur L. Russell, 1898, 1899
- Millard F. Emerson, 1900, 1901
- Clarence T. Adams, 1902, 1903
- George P. Dunham, 1904, 1905
- Edward A. Bower, 1906, 1907
- Charles B. Marble, 1908; SN
- William H. Buswell, 1909, 1910; SN
- Frederic L. Barstow, 1911, 1912
- Robert Stanley, 1913, 1914
- John A. Ingraham, 1915, 1916
- Joseph Sherlock, 1917, 1918; N
- Silas Thomas, 1919, 1920
- Charles H. Cooper, 1921, 1922
- Herbert E. Gordon, 1923, 1924
- Alfred Humphries, 1925
- Edgar Wilson, 1926, 1927
- Herbert Ellis, 1928, 1929
- Ben Oldfield, 1930, 1931; N
- Ralph W. Turner, 1932, 1933
- Harry G. Irving, 1934, 1935
- Edward V. Reed, 1936, 1937
- J. Walter Ostler, 1938, 1939
- Frank J. Kolb, 1940, 1941
- Frederic L. Sjostrom, 1942
- C. Roy Perry, 1943, 1944
- George Frost, 1945, 1946
- Clifton F. Swain, 1947, 1948; N
- Norman Ashton, 1949, 1950
- Henry R. Loeschner, 1951, 1952
- William Taylor, 1953, 1954
- Guy L. Beal, Jr., 1955, 1956
- Eric Rothwell, 1957, 1958
- Bernard B. Wallace, 1959, 1960
- Harold C. Matthews, 1961, 1962
- Manuel J. Enus, Jr., 1963, 1964
- Raymond Dooley, 1965, 1966; SN
- Charles F. Slack, 1967
- J. Tyler Douglas, 1968
- Fred A. Dobson, 1969; N
- Ralph B. Duncan, 1970; N
- Charles A. Shionis, 1971, 2002
- John C. Kevgas, 1973
- Thomas W. Cleary, 1974
- Georfe F. Dyer, 1975
- Richard F. Dooley, 1976, 1994
- Walter H. Graichen, 1977
- Wayne O. Newton, 1978
- Peter W. Chapman, 1979
- Arthur M. Dallon, 1980
- William J. O'Donnell, 1981, 1982
- Richard W. Ingalls, 1983, 1993
- Alfred R. Nault, 1984, 2001
- Thomas H. Hargreaves, 1985, 2005, 2006; PDDGM
- Kenneth J. Wetmore, 1986
- James H. Henderson, 1987
- Paul A. Miller, 1988
- Thomas W. Nesbitt, 1989
- Paul M. Robito, 1990
- Warren A. Archambault, 1991
- Stephen E. Barbin, 1992, 1993
- David L. Bowden, 1995
- Richard C. Dewhirst, 1996
- Scott C. Rosentrater, 1997
- Cortland R. Posluszny, 1998
- Richard D. Dooley, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2011
- John I. Perkins, 2000
- Michael T. Hargreaves, 2007, 2008
- Geoffrey K. Hargreaves, 2009, 2010
- Fred A. Dobson, Jr., 2012
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
ANNIVERSARIES
- 1910 (50th Anniversary)
- 1935 (75th Anniversary)
- 1960 (Centenary)
- 1985 (125th Anniversary)
- 2010 (150th Anniversary)
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
- 1861 (W. Coolidge; Constitution of Lodge and installation)
- 1882 (Lawrence)
- 1908 (Blake)
- 1910 (Flanders; 50th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1916 (M. Johnson; Hall dedication; Special Communication)
- 1922 (Prince)
- 1935 (Allen; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
- 1960 (Eaton; Centenary; Special Communication)
- 1970 (Jaynes)
- 1971 (Jaynes)
- 1985 (Richardson; 125th Anniversary)
- 1988 (Ames)
- 1989 (Ames)
- 1991 (Darling; installation)
- 1994 (Lovering)
- 2000 (Bauer)
- 2004 (Hicks)
- 2010 (Pageau; 150th Anniversary)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1871 1872 1883 1894 1896 1911 1913 1920 1922 1929 1944 1947 1951 1953 1957 1974 1978 1983 1986 1991 1992 1995 1996 1998 2000 2009
HISTORY
OTHER
- 1922 (Participation in cornerstone laying, 1922-105)
- 1963 (Participation in cornerstone laying, 1963-227)
EVENTS
CONSTITUTION OF LODGE, JULY 1861
From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XX, No. 8, June 1861, Page 256:
We understand that the new Lodge which has been working under a Dispensation for the year past, will be constituted on the 17th instant, under the name of John Hancock Lodge, should a Charter be obtained of the Grand Lodge at its ensuing session, of which there is very little doubt.
From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XX, No. 10, August 1861, Page 384:
John Hancock Lodge is the name of a new Lodge, which, for the year past, has been working under Dispensation at the pleasant manufacturing town of Methuen, on the Merrimack River. Having met with the requisite encouragement and success, a Charter was granted by the Grand Lodge in September last for its permanent organization; and on the 20th of that month it was constituted and its officers installed in due and ancient form. The ceremony was performed by the Grand Master, assisted by the Grand Officers. The installation service was public and took place in the evening in the presence of the lady-friends of the Brethren.
The Lodge the past year has been very successful, and has been enabled to fit up a very neat and convenient hall for its accommodation. Among ils members are several Brethren who were attached to Grecian Lodge in the antimasonic times, but since removed to the neighboring town of Lawrence. Among them are the present W. Master, Dr. Stephen Huse, and both Wardens. The Lodge starts under highly favorable auspices.
MEMORIALS
THOMAS C. MASON d. 1864
- MM 1861, John Hancock
From Moore's Freemason's Monthly, Vol. XXIII, No. 8, June 1864, Page 256:
We regret to learn that Br. Thomas C. Mason, a member of John Hancock Lodge, at Lawrence, in this State, was killed in one of the recent battles in Virginia. He was a Corporal in Company B., Mass. Heavy Artillery.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
- William H. Buswell, DDGM, District 11 (Lawrence), 1920, 1921; SN
- Fred A. Dobson, DDGM, District 11 (Lawrence), 1982, 1983; Grand Marshal 1999-2001; Senior Grand Warden 2002; N
- Raymond Dooley, DDGM, District 11 (Lawrence),1972, 1973; SN
- Ralph B. Duncan, DDGM, District 11 (Lawrence), 1995-1996; N
- Thomas H. Hargreaves, DDGM, District 11, 2003, 2004, 2005
- Joseph S. Howe, DDGM, District 6 (Newburyport), 1872, 1873, 1874; SN
- Charles B. Marble, DDGM, District 10 (Lawrence), 1910; District 11 (Lawrence), 1911, 1912; SN
- Ben Oldfield, DDGM, District 11 (Lawrence), 1942, 1943; N
- Joseph Sherlock, DDGM, District 11 (Lawrence), 1930, 1931; N
- Clifton F. Swain, DDGM, District 11 (Lawrence), 1954, 1955; N
DISTRICTS
1867: District 6 (Newburyport)