Golden Rule Lodge No. 409
Instituted 1885
Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Canada
in the Province of Ontario
All About Us
Introduction
The Charter of Golden Rule Lodge No. 409, A.F. & A.M., is dated July 8th, 1885, and issued under the authority of Hugh Murray, Grand Master; Henry Robertson, Deputy Grand Master; and J.J. Mason, Grand Secretary. There
were sixteen Charter Members.
Through realignment to strengthen Freemasonry north of the Severn River, Golden Rule Lodge No. 409 was first assigned to Georgian District No. 8 , then to Nipissing No. 18, then Muskoka District 19 which later became Muskoka Parry Sound and 2014 the lodge, along with six other lodges in Muskoka Parry Sound District were assigned to the newly created District Nipissing Muskoka.
Following below are lists of lodge members who have served Grand Lodge in either an elected or an appointed capacity.
Past District Deputy Grand Masters
1895 R.W. Bro. A. A. Mowry
1904 R.W. Bro. W. W. McPhee
1911 R.W. Bro. L. McLeay
1920 R.W. Bro. E. M. Clipsham
1927 R.W. Bro. Thomas Greavette
1935 R.W. Bro. Fred Sharpe
1943 R.W. Bro. J. W. Fryer
1951 R.W. Bro. John Jackson
1959 R.W. Bro. W. E. McDonald
1967 R.W. Bro. Oscar Finnson
1974 R.W. Bro. Robert Duncan
1983 R.W. Bro. Lorne McNeice
1993 R.W. Bro. William Cleverdon
1998 R.W. Bro. Roy Kerr
2006 R.W. Bro. Garnet E. Schenk
2014 R.W. Bro. Terry P.A. Taylor
Elected to Grand Lodge (Grand Registrar)
1977 R.W. Bro. Aage Bjereknes
1978 R.W. Bro. Eldon Matches
