COMMEMORATION OF THE GRAVES OF THE GRAND MASTERS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF CANADA: 1855 to TODAY Status as of January 21, 2015 Did you know that a deceased Grand Master might be buried in a cemetery near your home? Volunteers with the Library, Museum and Archives Committee, are researching cemetery locations across our Grand Jurisdiction to establish the graves of our deceased Grand Masters. The following list is a summary of our results to date, arranged alphabetically, within their respective geographical location. As a Mason, you are encouraged to honour the memory of our deceased Grand Masters by visiting their grave sites. In some cases the significance of the gravestones are difficult for cemetery visitors to determine, because many bear no Masonic designation. QUEBEC CEMETERIES: Coteau Landing: M. W. Bro. William Benjamin Simpson: 1818-1883; GM 1864-66 Montreal: M. W. Bro. Lt. Col. Alexander Allan Stevenson: 1829-1910; GM 1868-1870; died in Montreal and buried in Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec ONTARIO CEMETERIES: 1.) North-North West & North-North East: (Includes: Algoma, Algoma E, Western, Temiskaming, Nipissing E, Sudbury-Manitoulin) Sault Ste. Marie: M. W. Bro. William Lockridge Wright: 1904 – 1989; GM 1955-1957; died in Sault Ste. Marie, buried in West Korah Cemetery, gravestone shows his career as Bishop but not his Masonic designation 2.) North-East: (Includes: Ottawa 1 & 2, Eastern) Ottawa: M. W. Bro. John Alexander Dobbie: 1874-1945; GM 1939-1941; died in Ottawa Ottawa: M. W. Bro. Sidney Albert Luke: 1862-1918; GM in 1915-1917; died in Ottawa; buried in Beechwood Cemetery, section 40, plot 143; the grave is marked by a large grey grave stone, listing several family members, but M W Bro Luke’s Masonic affiliation is not engraved on the stone Ottawa: M. W. Bro. Clarence McLeod Pitts: 1894-1965; GM 1959-1961; died in Ottawa, buried in Beechwood Cemetery; grave stone does not indicate any Masonic affiliation Ottawa: M. W. Bro. Howard Olin Polk: GM 1981-1982; died in Ottawa age 87, buried in cremation – urn garden SW corner of Pinecrest Cemetery, Section 6G, location # 1696A; plaque includes name, square & compasses, years as Grand Master Pembroke: M. W. Bro. James H. Burritt: 1846-1926; GM 1905-1907; died in Pembroke, buried in Holy Trinity Cemetery, no Masonic designation Pembroke: M. W. Bro. William R. White: 1843-1925; GM 1894-1896; died in Pembroke, buried in Holy Trinity Cemetery, gravestone engraved with Grand Master’s jewel 3.) South-East: (Includes: Prince Edward, St Lawrence, and Frontenac) Belleville: M. W. Bro. William Nesbitt Ponton: 1855-1959; GM 1921-1923; died in Belleville, buried in Belleville Cemetery Section O, near the Bay of Quinte; gravestone shows his military affiliation as Lieutenant Colonel, but not his Masonic affiliation Kingston: M. W. Bro. James Alexander Henderson: 1807-1890; GM 1879-81; died in Kingston, buried in Cataraqui Cemetery, M184, # 10628, gravestone shows no Masonic designation Kingston: Richard T Walkem: 1840-1906; GM 1888-1890; buried in Cataraqui Cemetery, 47N, #6659; gravestone shows no Masonic designation Napanee: M. W. Bro. Walter Stevens Herrington: 1860-1947; GM 1931-1933; died in Napanee, buried from Mary Magdalene Church, grave in Riverside Cemetery, Napanee; gravestone has no information except the family name, no Masonic designation Prescott: M. W. Bro. Thomas Douglas Harington: 1808-1882; GM 1860-64; died in Prescott; buried at Blue Church Cemetery, Prescott – red granite monument erected in 1942 by Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario, located in east side of cemetery, square & compasses, and years as Grand Master carved on headstone 4.) North Central: (Includes: Georgian N & S, Nipissing Muskoka, Victoria, Peterborough, Ontario) Barrie: M. W. Bro. William Thompson Anderson: GM 1997-1998; died at age 67, buried in Barrie Cemetery Barrie: M. W. Bro. Daniel Fraser MacWatt: 1853-1920; GM 1909-1911; died in Barrie Beaverton: M. W. Bro. John Alexander McRae: 1890-1960; GM 1941-43; died in Kingston, buried in Beaverton Stone Church Cemetery, no Masonic designation on headstone Bracebridge: M. W. Bro. Aubrey White: 1845-1915; GM 1911-1913; died from a stroke suffered at the family cottage on Chief Island, Lake Muskoka; buried in St Thomas’ Anglican Church Cemetery; gravestone has square & compasses, but no Grand Master inscription Coburg: M. W. Bro. William Henry Weller: 1824-1881; GM 1877-79; died in Coburg; buried in Section A, St Peter’s Cemetery, Ontario St; grave is clearly marked with his name and dates, but no Masonic affiliation is carved into headstone Collingwood: M. W. Bro. Henry Robertson: 1840-1923; GM 1886-1888; died in Collingwood, buried in Trinity Church Cemetery; gravestone has engraved depiction of Grand Master’s collar 5.) Toronto: (Includes: Toronto 1-7 inclusive - GTA) Springbrook: M. W. Bro. William Kirk Bailly: 1904 – 1991; GM 1971-1973; died in Toronto, member of Stirling Lodge No 69, buried in Mount Nebo Cemetery Toronto: M. W. Bro. Benjamin Allen: 1854-1920; GM 1904-1905; died in Toronto Toronto: M. W. Bro. Alexander James Anderson: 1863-1946; GM 1935-1937; died in Toronto Toronto: M. W. Bro. David Crowe Bradley: GM 1989-1990 “It is with the deepest regret and profound sympathy of great loss that I notify you of the death of our Past Grand Master M.W. Bro. David Crowe Bradley (Grand Master, 1989 – 1991) on Saturday, January 19, 2013, at St Joseph’s Health Care Centre. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Noon, Service at 1:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home and Chapel, 467 Sherbourne Street. (South of Wellesley) Toronto. ON” The location of the grave is yet to be determined. Toronto: M. W. Bro. A Lou Copeland: GM 1985-1986; died at age 73, Toronto Toronto: M. W. Bro. Roderick Bernard Dargavel: 1875-1952; GM 1929-1931; died in Toronto, buried from High Park United Church Toronto: M. W. Bro. William James Dunlop: 1881-1961; GM 1937-1939; died in Toronto, buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery Toronto: M. W. Bro. Donald Jamieson Gunn: 1897-1972; GM 1967-1969; died in Toronto, buried in Park Lawn Cemetery, 2845 Bloor St West, Toronto, entrance off Prince Edward Drive, Section X, Lot 128 Toronto: M. W. Bro. Charles Stanton Hamilton: 1884-1960; GM 1945-1947; died in Toronto, funeral St. George’s United Church, buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery Toronto: M. W. Bro. Frederick Weir Harcourt: 1854-1932; GM 1919-1921; died in Toronto Toronto: M. W. Bro. Joseph Alonzo Hearnes: 1895-1968; GM 1953-1955; died in Toronto, buried in Toronto or Port Credit, to be determined Toronto: M. W. Bro. James Kirkpatrick Kerr: 1841-1916; GM 1875-77; died in Toronto, buried St. James Cemetery Toronto: M. W. Bro. James Patterson Maher: 1890-1961; GM 1949-1951; died in Toronto, funeral St. Michael’s and All Angels Church Toronto: M. W. Bro. Elis Talbot Malone: 1854-1934; GM 1898-1900; died in Toronto; buried in St James Cemetery Toronto: M. W. Bro. Harry Laishly Martyn: 1896-1976; GM 1957-1959; died in Toronto Toronto: M. W. Bro. William David McPherson: 1863-1929; GM 1913-1915; died in Toronto Toronto: M.W.Bro. John Ross Robertson: 1841-1918; GM 1890-1892; died in Toronto, buried in Toronto at the Necropolis and Crematorium, gravestone is a large red granite column, but it has no Masonic references Toronto: M. W. Bro. John Albert Rowland: 1875-1942; GM 1925-1927; died in Toronto; funeral Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery 6.) Hamilton: (Includes: Hamilton A, B, C) Ancaster: M. W. Bro. Norman Edward Byrne: GM 1991-1992; Mother Lodge - University Lodge no 496; died at age 79, Ancaster Hamilton: M. W. Bro. Augusta Topland Freed: 1835-1924; GM 1907-1909; Mother Lodge - Independence Lodge no 185, New York; died in Hamilton Hamilton: M. W. Bro. Sir John Morison Gibson: 1842-1929; GM 1892-1894; Mother Lodge - Lodge of Strict Observance, Hamilton; died in Hamilton Hamilton: M. W. Bro. John Elly Harding: 1840-1925; GM 1901-1904; Mother Lodge - St John’s No. 73, Hamilton; died in Hamilton Hamilton: M. W. Bro. Hugh Murray: 1843-1903; GM 1884-86; died in Hamilton; Mother Lodge - Acacia No. 61, Hamilton; buried in Hamilton Cemetery, 777 York Blvd Hamilton: M. W. Bro. Eric William Nancekivell: 1916-2001; GM 1975-1977; Mother Lodge - Hillcrest Lodge no 594; died in Hamilton Hamilton: M. W. Bro. Thomas Hamilton Simpson: 1891-1969; GM 1947-1949; Mother Lodge - Acacia Lodge no 61, Hamilton; died in Hamilton, buried in Hamilton Cemetery, 777 York Blvd Hamilton: M. W. Bro. Russell William Treleavan: 1891-1969; GM 1961-1962; Mother Lodge - Acacia Lodge no 61, Hamilton; died in Stoney Creek Hamilton: M. W. Bro. William Hugh Wardrope: GM 1917-1919; died in Hamilton; Mother Lodge - Acacia Lodge, Toronto; buried in Hamilton from Melrose United Church 7.) Niagara & Brant: (Includes: Niagara A & B, Brant) Beamsville: M. W. Bro. William Gibson: 1849-1914; GM 1896-1898; died in Beamsville, but buried somewhere in Scotland, location to be determined, Grand Lodge of Scotland has been asked to assist, no response as of August 21, 2013. There is also some thought that he was buried in Ontario, still to be determined. Dunnville: M. W. Bro. James Noble Allen: 1894-1992; GM 1965-1966; died in Dunnville, buried in Riverside Cemetery; role as Grand Master shown on gravestone Grimsby: M. W. Bro. William John Drope: 1866-1927; GM 1923-1925; buried in Old Grimsby Cemetery, designation and years as Grand Master shown on gravestone St. Catharines: M. W. Bro. James Seymour: 1825-1888; GM 1871-72; died in St Catharines; buried in Victoria Lawn Cemetery; no Masonic designation on gravestone 8.) North-West Central: (Includes: Bruce, Grey, and North & South Huron) Grand Valley: M.