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Was there a Provincial Grand Lodge in Madras? Or was it District Grand Lodge of Madras under the UGLE?
Madras had both, functioning sequentially as a Provincial Grand Lodge and then as a District Grand Lodge under English authority.
MaldenMackey
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What is the history of the Lodge of Perfect Unanimity?
Lodge of Perfect Unanimity, designated No. 1 on the Coast of Coromandel, was revived in Madras in 1786 and listed as No. 199 under the English constitution in the calendar of 1793. Meeting at the First Freemasons' Hall in Madras on the first and second Thursdays of each month, it maintained continuous activity through periods when other regional lodges lapsed. By 1835, it stood as the sole lodge in the province actively submitting returns and dues to the Provincial Grand Secretary.
MaldenFirminger
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How did Freemasonry come to Madras?
Freemasonry first reached Madras in 1752 with the warranting of a lodge under the English Constitution, listed in official records as Lodge No. 222. The Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India notes that this pioneer lodge does not appear to have received a formal name.
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How did Freemasonry reach India?
British military personnel, merchants, sailors, and civil servants introduced Freemasonry to India during the eighteenth century alongside the expansion of British influence and the East India Company, according to the Grand Lodge of India and Quatuor Coronati Lodge. Within twelve years of the founding of the Grand Lodge of England, brethren in India petitioned for a Provincial Grand Lodge at Fort William, Calcutta, resulting in the appointment of a Provincial Grand Master in 1729 to supervise Masonic activity in India and the Far East, as recorded by the Grand Lodge of India.
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What is the significance of the Lodge of Perfect Unanimity in Masonic history?
The Lodge of Perfect Unanimity holds a central place in the history of Freemasonry on the Coromandel Coast as the premier lodge (No. 1) under the English jurisdiction in Madras. Formed by former members of Athole Lodge 152 and revived in 1786, it served as the anchor of the Craft in the region during periods when institutional activity elsewhere faltered.
MaldenFirminger
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History of Freemasonry in India?
Craft Masonry in India was introduced under the English Constitution following a deputation granted to George Pomfret in 1728. The earliest lodge, East India Arms (No. 72), was constituted at Calcutta in 1730 by officers of the East India Company at Fort William, as an article on the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India's website notes. Early lodges were established primarily by British merchants, soldiers, and sailors, including military bodies like Gibraltar Lodge attached to the 39th Foot.
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How did Freemasonry spread globally?
The global expansion of Freemasonry was carried out principally by sea captains, merchants, and military or naval lodges acting as Masonic missionaries across foreign ports and colonies.
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How are the other officers of the Regional Grand Lodge appointed?
Officers of a Regional Grand Lodge—including the Deputy Regional Grand Master, Assistant Regional Grand Masters, and other regional officers—are appointed directly by the Regional Grand Master for a term of one year, as the Regional Grand Lodge of Northern India sets out.
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How did Freemasonry come to Madras?
Madras received its initial Masonic lodge in 1752 with the establishment of Lodge No. 222 EC, which does not appear to have received a name, as noted by the Regional Grand Lodge of South India . The arrival of the Craft on the Coast of Coromandel coincided with a broader era of expansion brought by English merchants, soldiers, and sailors, who were later followed by Irish and Scottish Masons.
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How does a regional grand master elected
A Provincial Grand Master or District Grand Master is not elected by the brethren of the jurisdiction; he is appointed by the Grand Master, who grants him a patent of appointment to be installed and invested into office, as the United Grand Lodge of England states.
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What was the first Lodge created in the United States?
The "First Lodge in Boston," duly constituted on July 30, 1733, is identified as the first regular and duly constituted lodge in North America under standard authority. Henry Price convened ten brethren at the Bunch of Grapes tavern in Boston, produced his deputation as Provincial Grand Master for New England granted by Anthony Lord Viscount Montague, Grand Master of England, and formally constituted the lodge according to the Book of Constitutions.
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What were the significant events in the history of Freemasonry in Madras?
Freemasonry in Madras began with the English chartering of a lodge in 1755, followed by the appointment of Captain Edmond Pascal as Provincial Grand Master in 1766. Following the early organization of the Provincial Grand Lodge under Matthew Home and Terence Gahagan, Josias Du Pre Porcher was appointed Acting Grand Master of the Presidency, and Lodge Perfect Unanimity No. 1 was formed alongside the Stewards' Lodge. Ameer-ul-Omrah Bahadur, second son of the Nabob of the Carnatic, was admitted as a Mason during this period. In 1791, war with Tippu Sultan interrupted lodge operations and charitable remittances as many military brethren were called into the field.
MaldenMackey
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How did Freemasonry come to Madras?
Freemasonry was introduced to Madras during the mid-eighteenth century under the authority of the Grand Lodge of England. The Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India states that Freemasonry arrived in Madras with the formation of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Madras in 1752, when the first unnamed lodge, No. 222 EC, was constituted. The District Grand Lodge of Madras records Captain Edmund Pascal as the first Provincial Grand Master appointed in 1752, though early encyclopedia records date the chartering of the first English lodge at Madras to 1755 and Captain Edmond Pascal's appointment to 1766.
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